73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at

73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at — Page 16

73 DIVISIONS IN ISLAM AND ONE TRUE JAMA’AT 16 Just like the Muslims of the present times, the Jews of the time of Jesu s (as) were waiting for two figures to appear, a priestly Messiah (equivalent of Islamic Mahdi) and a warrior Messiah, a king who would come and deliver Israelite from the bondage of slavery. Lawrence H. Schiffman in his article “Jewish Sectarianism in Second Tem ple Times” [12] says: “They believed that the coming age would indeed begin with a great war and punishment, yet they saw the leadership of the people in the hands of two Messianic figures. A priestly Messiah would take precedence and re - establish Jerusalem sacrificial cult. Al ong with him a Dividic Messiah would rule over the re - established temporal kingdom. ” Thus when Jesu s (as) preached peace and tolerance and non - violence, Jews mocked at him and rejected him. Today Muslim well aware of the mistakes Jews made, insist on the coming of a Mahdi (the guided one) for the religious reformation of the Ummah and a warrior Messiah. They a wait a Messiah whose sole job will be to lead Muslims in a holy war against all the other powers of the world and shed blood and kill Dajjal and that’s how, most of the Muslims of the present time believe, Messiah will save them.