The Reality of Khilafah — Page 89
Chapter Two—About the Mahdi 89 will think that he has personally been sent back to his people. He becomes completely certain that he has descended among them and has achieved his goal. Thus, he sorrows no more and is well pleased. This is the reality of the descent of Jesus as regarding which they differ. Allah has sealed their hearts so that they do not know the reality nor ask anyone else about it. Anyone who gets rid of the dust of prejudice and becomes enlightened through research and investigation will have no doubt regarding these hidden signs. He will never doubt them and will understand that the people who have passed away will never return to the world and will never taste another death after the first one. You will find that the Quran and the Sunnah bear witness to this statement, but you must investigate and reflect in an unbiased manner. It is narrated in some Traditions that the Prophet of Allah said: ِ ي ْ أَو ْ مِن ْ أَهْل ِّ ً مِن ال َبْعَث َ رَجُ ی ی َّ َوْم َ حَت ی ْ َوْم ٌ لَطَوَّل َ هللا ُ ذَلِك َ ال ی َّ َا إِل ی َبْق َ مِن َ الدُّنْ ی ْ لَو ْ لَم 1 ْه ِ اسْم َ أَبِي. ی ِ ُوَاطِئ ُ اسْمُه ُ اسْمِي وَاسْم ُ أَب ی بَيْتِي [Even if there was only one day left in the world, Allah would extend it until He has sent someone from me or from my progeny. His name shall be like mine, and the name of his father shall be like my father’s]. This is narrated by Ab u D a w u d, one of the great Imams of Hadith. The words ‘from me’ and ‘his name shall be like my name’ indicate what I have explained previously. Think like a seeker of the light. If you desire that the mysteries of the truth be revealed to you, do not over- look this point and do not restrain your eyes like the wrongdoers. Know that the similarity in names is a spiritual likeness and not a transient or physical one. Every person has a name in the eye of 1. Sunan Ab u D a w u d, Kit a bul al-Mahd i , Hadith 4282 [Publisher]