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35 they accept him, they shall still harbour malice against him in their hearts. The elite shall not accept him as readily as the common people. The sages, who are the recipients of visions and revelation, shall pledge their allegiance to him. In this statement, S idd i q H assan Sahib misunderstood the meaning of the word 'sword', by saying that if there were no fear of the 'sword' of the government, they would have murdered him. To ascribe the 'sword' to Mahdi as is to misconstrue the true intent of the Hadith. If the Mahdi as had the sword in his hand, then how could these cowardly Ulema , despicably avaricious for the pelf and pomp of this world, proclaim him to be an accursed, an infidel and Dajj a l ? They would rather fawn upon the infidels and destroy their faith. How could this indignant group call a believer an infidel and Dajj a l having seen the fury of his glittering sword? Besides, S idd i q H assan Sahib has made an unwarranted addition that the deniers of that Promised Imam will be the Hanafites, the Conformists and not they—the Muwa hh id s. The fact is that these Muwa hh id s are the foremost denigrators while the Muqallid i n [ Hanifite s] have simply followed suit. Again, S idd i q H assan Sahib is highly mistaken in thinking that the Promised Imam is Muhammad bin ‘Abdull a h Mahdi , because, according to him, the Promised Imam is a blood-thirsty Mahdi and a warrior. Besides, according to these Ulema, a loud voice will be heard from the heaven in support of that Promised Imam and he will perform great miracles. Jesus as will descend from the heaven and take the