Islam - The Summit of Religious Evolution — Page 125
125 5. The Messiah will kill the swine and break the Cross. 45 This means he will rescue Muslims from depravity and expose the false beliefs on which Christianity was founded. 6. The Mahdi will abrogate religious wars. 46 7. At the time of the Mahdi’s coming, there will be great increase in knowledge and much mixing of the people ( 47 ). 8. At that time, new means of transport will come into use and camels will be redundant. 48 9. There will be decline in religious faith, and nothing will be left of Islam except its name and nothing of the Quran except its text. 49, 50 10. The Christian nations will hold supremacy in the world. 51, 52 11. When they hear of the Mahdi’s advent, Muslims are required to give him "ba'iat" (allegiance) even if they have to crawl on snow to get to him. 53, 54 12. He will have 313 companions. 55 13. He will be born a twin. 56 14. He will recall the teachings of Jesus. 57 15. He will suffer from two illnesses, one in the upper part of the body and one in the lower part. 58 16. The pilgrimage to Mecca will be impeded ( 59 ). 17. There will be plague at the time. 60 18. The Messiah will rise in the East. 61, 62 19. He will come from a place called Kada. 63 20. He will be of Persian decent. 64 21. There will also be false claimant. 65, 66 22. Islam would have three centuries of greatness, then it would ascend back to heaven for a thousand years. 67 (This brings the start of its revival to the 14th century of the Hijrah). The following conclusions can be drawn from the above evidence: