The True Nature of the Mahdi

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The True Nature of the Mahdi — Page 6

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 6 page 383, he gives the glad tidings that the era of the Mahdi has come near. On page 384, he writes that the one sect of the Muslims that does not hold the belief that the Mahdi will descend with this glory and this [Divine] Command, that is he will appear as a Mujahid ( مُجَاھِد ) and a Ghazi ( غَازِی ), is in the wrong, because the Mahdi’s appearance with this sign is cor - roborated by the Sihah Sittah, that is the six authentic books of Ha - dith. Then on page 395 of Hujaj-ul-Kiramah , Nawwab Siddiq Hasan Khan writes that the from the Holy Messenger of Allah, peace and bless - ings of Allah be on him. This Hadith means that except the person, who will come with the disposition, and in the spirit, of Jesus, no other Mahdi will come. That is, he will at once be both the Promised Mes - siah and Mahdi , who will come with the disposition, and in the spirit, of Jesus; and whose teachings will be similar to those of Jesus, peace be on him. That is to say that he will not respond to evil with evil and will not fight; rather, he will spread guidance through his holy example and heavenly signs. In support of it there is an - other Hadith that Imam Belief of Our Opponent Maulvis Regarding the Mahdi (Cont’d) My and My Community’s Belief Regarding the Mahdi (Cont’d)