Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Make Use of Technology

The universe will be as visible as the palm of his hand for Hazrat Mahdi (as).  (Bihar al-anwar, vol. 52, p. 328)

The hadith indicates that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will make use of technology in the End Times. Wide-ranging information about the universe will be obtained in the End Times. By the will of Allah, many things that were hitherto unknown will be learned through advances made in the End Times. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will use hand-held computer technology to obtain any information he wants or to establish communication with anywhere in the world.

People in Many Different Cities will be Able to Hear Hazrat Mahdi (as) Preach the Word at the Same Time

Aban ibn Taglib says: I heard Imam Jaffar Sadik say, It is as if I can see the Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi (as)],... people in all countriesWILL SEE HIM WITH THEM IN THEIR COUNTRIES, he will unfurl the standard of the Messenger of Allah (saas)... (Zamanın Imamını Tanıyalım, Imam Mehdi [Let us get to know the imam of the time, Imam Mahdi], Ali Irfan, p. 94)

This hadith reveals that even people living in other cities and countries will see Hazrat Mahdi (as) as if he were next to them and living in their own cities, in other words, that they will listen to him by means of the technology of the time, live television, radio and the Internet. Just like the Prophet (saas), Hazrat Mahdi (as) will spread the moral values of Islam across the world, and the holy banner of our Prophet (saas), which is preserved in Topkapi Palace will be unfurled for the first time since his day. (Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in Istanbul, where the banner of our Prophet (saas) and other holy relics are kept.)

Electronic Commnunications in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (As)

A herald will cry out from the sky saying, "Truth lies with the line of Muhammed", and a herald will emerge from the earth, and he will say, "Truth lies with the line of Jesus."

Abbas said, "The voice from the earth comes from satan, and that from the sky comes from Allah."  (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 53)

All kinds of sounds and images will reach the earth through television, radio the internet and through radio waves in the form of electronic waves from the sky. In this way, information will reach people that "Truth lies with the line of Muhammed," in other words, Hazrat Mahdi (as) is from the lineage of our Prophet (saas). Everyone on earth will hear and see these sounds and images.

False and misleading information will be spread by atheist masons working underground and by the atheist secret state, in other words, the committee of the antichrist. They will spread the idea that "Truth lies with the lineage of Jesus." They will maintain that the Prophet Jesus (as) married, had children, and continued his line and that his descendants are living today. The claim of the "Holy Grail" made by atheist masons in the present day is a reflection of this subject. The appearance of this matter in the End Times is another miracle of our Prophet's (saas).

Technologies in the End Times Reported By Our Prophet (saas)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Tell the Whole World of the Moral Values of the Qur'an and the Signs Leading to Faith By Means of the Technological Means of the End Times

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will disseminate knowledge across the world in the same way as justice and equality. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 36, p. 253)

Thanks to the Imam az-Zaman's [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] grace, knowledge will enter people's hearts.  (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 53, p. 86 narrated from al-Ikhtesaas; Mikyaal al-Makaarim, Vol. 1, p. 236)

In this age [the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as)] people will be taught the Holy Qur'an and its truths.  (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 339)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Definitely Appear

The Importance of The Glad Tidings of Hazrat Mahdi (as) Being Imparted Among Muslims

By saying, “Hear the glad tidings of Hazrat Mahdi (as),” (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 12) our Prophet (saas) noted the importance of awaiting the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) with fervor and enthusiasm and of preparing the way for this holy person. The love and devotion that believers must feel toward Hazrat Mahdi (as) is described as follows in another hadith:

So whoever reaches him ought to come and join him, even if crawling on the snow, since he is Hazrat Mahdi (as). (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Definitely Appear

Even if only one day of the world remained, Allah would extend that day until he [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] takes power.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 10)

If it were the last day of life, Allah would prolong that day until He sends a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from my Household.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 10)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come from among my community… In his time, my community will be blessed with a blessing the like of which has never been seen before. Much rain will fall down from the sky, and the plants of the ground will hold back nothing. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 9)

Even if only one night remained for the world, Allah would extend it, so that one from my House would come and rule the world. His name matches mine, and his father's name my father's name. Just as the world was filled with cruelty, he will fill it with justice. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 11)

Hear the Glad Tidings of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

He is one from the Quraysh and from my Ahl al-Bayt." 
(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 13)

" HEAR THE GLAD TIDINGS OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS). He is one from the Quraysh and from my Ahl al-Bayt."(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 13)

"The subject of the Mahdi" is one that has always occupied an important place in the Islamic world, ever since the Age of Bliss. Hoping that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be instrumental in making the afflictions Muslims have been going through, the intellectual systems based on denial, unfair and unjust practices, conflicts and wars pervading the world to come to an end, believers have always awaited the coming of this blessed individual in their own times and sincerely prayed to Allah for it to come about.

The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) speak of Muslims eagerly awaiting the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) ever since the time of the Ashab al-Kiram (Companions of the Prophet [saas]) and of their "begging Allah to be among the living at that time." We are told that the old "will beg Allah to be young" in order to live to see the age of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as). In the hadiths, our Prophet (saas) also tells the believers who will live in that time "to find and follow Hazrat Mahdi (as), even by crawling over ice," and advises those who live to see this happy age to strive to be worthy of this blessing from Allah:

Ibn Abi Shayba and Nuaim Ibn Hammad in Kitab Al-Fitan, and Ibn Majah and Abu Na'im quoted from Ibnu Mas'ud. He said that:

"... He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] owns the earth and fills the earth with justice which was previously filled with oppression and violence. WHOEVER OF YOU LIVES TO SEE HIM, LET HIM CRAWL OVER SNOW TO HIM AND JOIN HIM. Because he is Hazrat Mahdi (as)." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)

"In his [Hazrat Mahdi's (as)] time, ADULTS WILL SAY "WISH I WAS YOUNGER," AND YOUNGER ONES WILL SAY "WISH I WAS GROWN UP." (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 48; Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 17)

"… THE LIVING (FOR OTHERS TO SEE THE GRACES THEY ENJOY) WILL WISH THE DEAD WERE ALIVE." (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 437)

Nuaim Ibn Hammad quoted from Ibn Abbas: "Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a young man from the Ahl al-Bayt. OUR OLD MEMBERS WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE HIM, WHILE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HOPE FOR HIM." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 23)

Nuaim Ibn Hammad reported from Tawus: "I WISH I WOULD NOT DIE UNTIL HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WERE TO APPEAR. For then, in his period the good become even better, and even the wicked ones are treated well." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 17)

"His [Hazrat Mahdi's (as)] time will be one of such justice that THE DEAD IN THE GRAVES WILL ENVY THE LIVING..." (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 22)

This blissful time, for which people have been deeply longing for hundreds of years will, according to the indications in the hadiths, last "for more than half a century." And little time now remains until these historic glad tidings, of such great importance to the Islamic world, finally come about. By Allah's leave, the timing given by the Prophet (saas) in the hadiths for the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is now imminent. The century we are living in, or "Hijri 1400s", is "the century of the Mahdi," by Allah's leave. "The coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as)," that people have been keenly awaiting and praying for over the centuries will, by His leave, take place in this century. Sincere Muslims living in this century and who eagerly, hopefully and enthusiastically await the coming of these historic individuals will, insha'Allah, be able to enjoy the honor of being among the Prophet Jesus' (as) and Hazrat Mahdi's (as) helpers, friends and close followers. They will be able to support the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) in their intellectual struggle against irreligious movements, in spreading the moral values of Islam across the world, in uniting the Islamic world and in causing the Christian world to follow the Qur'an and the true faith. Being among the supporters of these holy individuals, they will have the honor of being among those instrumental in the Muslim world attaining the peace, happiness, plenty and abundance for which it has longed for the last 14 centuries.

The hadiths of our Prophet (saas), books written by great Sunni scholars, and all the statements by worthy scholars who were mujaddids (revivers) and mujtahids (scholars who derive legal rulings) of their own times, all point to the present century. Almost all the events known as "The Portents of the End Times" have come about one after the other "like the beads on a necklace." The developments taking place in the world on an almost daily basis show that we are living in "The End Times" and that "the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in this age, and the age that they will be instrumental in its being a most holy one is approaching."

Everyone, whether or not they take a great interest in this reality, is by now well aware of it; the subject of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is being discussed on domestic and foreign television and radio stations, on chat programs, in newspapers and magazines, at conferences and on web sites. There is no doubt that this is an important sign revealed in the hadiths and foretelling the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as):

"HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL APPEAR, EVERYONE WILL SPEAK ONLY OF HIM, DRINK OF HIS LOVE AND SPEAK OF NOTHING ELSE." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 33)

One of the aims in the preparation of this book is to enable both Muslims excitedly awaiting the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) and everyone interested in the subject to obtain the most accurate information and access the most trustworthy sources; it is for them to be able to learn important facts regarding these holy individuals from valuable hadiths that have been scrupulously transmitted from the Prophet (saas) and down the centuries to the present day. In this way, Muslims, the Islamic world and everyone on Earth will be able to follow these significant events of such great importance for human happiness and to ready themselves for these historic events both better and faster.

People have not had the honor of seeing a "Prophet" for the last 14 centuries. They have been unable to meet and see such a holy person and to witness his deep faith, fear of Allah and superior moral virtues. By Allah's leave, this time is now the age when people will be honored by a "Prophet" after 1400 years. Allah will send the Prophet Jesus (as) back to Earth to support Hazrat Mahdi (as) in his struggle against denial. On this second coming, the Prophet Jesus (as) will adhere to the Qur'an and will be instrumental in the whole Christian world also obeying the Qur'an. The Prophet Jesus (as) will follow Hazrat Mahdi (as) and they will establish the global dominion of Islamic moral values under Hazrat Mahdi's (as) spiritual leadership. This is a great blessing from Allah for people living in the current century.

The "Mahdi of the End Times" awaited for hundreds of years will only come once, and people in this century will have the honor of seeing this Great Person. Our Prophet (saas) reveals in the hadiths that "Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be the most virtuous person of his age." We are told that his good manners and conduct will resemble those of our Prophet (saas). It is a great blessing from Allah for a believer to live in the same age as such a virtuous and holy figure. A Muslim must strive to find someone described as "the most virtuous person in the world" of his own day. Allah's sending two such superior figures chosen by and beloved of Him at the same time is a great blessing. The information in this book will, by Allah's leave, be instrumental in Muslims having a better understanding of this great mercy and these glad tidings from Allah, and getting ready in a much better way for the dominion of the moral values of Islam after so many centuries.

Such Goodness and Beauty will be Created in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) That Even Those Who Feel Themselves to be Spiritually Dead will be Filled with A Zest for Life

Abu Sa'id relates that the Prophet (saas) said: ... And Allah will later send one from my Ahl al-Bayt to fill the earth that is filled with oppression with justice. The dwellers on earth and the heavens will be pleased with him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]. The earth will cause all its plants to flourish for them and the sky will constantly cause rain to fall down on them... BECAUSE OF ALL THE BOUNTY THAT ALMIGHTY ALLAH SENDS DOWN TO THE EARTH, THE DEAD WILL WISH TO LIVE AGAIN.  (Al-Bayan, p. 72, Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 161, Yanabi Al-Mawadda, Vol. 2, p. 177)

The hadiths and accounts that have come down from our Prophet (saas) describe people attaining the highest possible level of spiritual and physical well-being in the period following the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and how they will live in a hitherto unseen security and happiness. So much so that because of the beauty of this climate and way of life, even those who feel themselves to be spiritually dead, and people who say, "I am already dead" or who are described as "already having died" by other people, will be filled with a renewed zest for life. The hadith therefore indicates that through the incomparably excellent life to be enjoyed in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), such people will be restored to life and will find religious strength.

Islam is the Religion of Peace and Love: the Time of the Coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be One of Peace and Security

Verses from the Qur'an referring to Islam as the religion of peace, love and brotherhood:

You who believe! Enter peace (Islam) totally. Do not follow in the footsteps of satan. He is an outright enemy to you. (Surat al-Baqara, 208)

Allah calls to the Abode of Peace and He guides whom He wills to a straight path.... (Surah Yunus, 25)

... if someone kills another person—unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth—it is as if he had murdered all mankind. ... (Surat al-Maida, 32)

The believers are brothers, so make peace between your brothers and fear Allah so that hopefully you will gain mercy.  (Surat al-Hujurat, 10)

Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not quarrel among yourselves lest you lose heart and your momentum disappear. And be steadfast. Allah is with the steadfast.  (Surat al-Anfal, 46)

As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful will bestow His love on them. (Surah Maryam, 96)

You are the best nation ever to be produced before mankind. You enjoin the right, forbid the wrong and believe in Allah...  (Surah Al 'Imran, 110)

Make allowances for people, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.  (Surat al-A'raf, 199)

Hadith Regarding the Prophet Jesus (as) Bringing Peace and Love to the World and Putting an End to Killing, Oppression and War:

I swear that Jesus (as), son of Mary will descend as a just ruler... And all HOSTILITIES, QUARRELS, ENVY WILL ABSOLUTELY VANISH...  (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 498)

Jesus (as), son of Mary will be a just judge and a just ruler, ... abolish the jizya (from the non-Muslims), FILL THE EARTH WITH PEACE just as the water fills the pot. There will also be unity in religion and noone other than Allah will be worshipped anymore.  (Sunan Ibn Majah, 10/334)

The Prophet Jesus (as) exists in my community as a just ruler... ALL HOSTILITY AND HATRED VANISH... Earth becomes like a silver plate and grows the plants in abundance just like in the time of the Prophet Adam (as) ...  (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 496)

EARTH WILL BE FILLED WITH PEACE just like water fills the pot. NO HOSTILITY WILL REMAIN AND ALL HOSTILITIES, QUARRELS, ENVY WILL ABSOLUTELY VANISH. (Sahih Muslim, 1/136)

Then he will live for 40 years. No one will die at his time. A person will tell his sheep and animals to go and graze, they will go and although they will pass through crops, they will take not a single ear of grain into their mouths. Snakes and scorpions will not harm anyone. Beasts will stand before the doors and will not harm anyone...  (Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, Kıyamet alametleri, Olum ve Dirilis [Portents of the Judgment Day, Death and Resurrection], p 184)

ENMITY AND GRUDGE among people will disappear. Scorpions and snakes will be without poison; even a child will play with a snake with bare hands without getting a snakebite. A girl will try to drive a lion but that lion will not touch her. A wolf will remain among sheep as if it were a shepherd dog. As a bowl fills with water, the earth will fill with the unity of religion. People will worship no being other than Allah. NOTHING IN THE NAME OF WARS, STRIFE WILL REMAIN... The earth will be like a silver table. It will give off its plantations as it were in the time of Prophet Adam (as). A bunch of grapes will suffice a private. A group of people will be full with a single pomegranate. The price of an ox will be that much and a horse will be purchased in return for a dirham.
They said:
"The Messenger of Allah! Why will a horse be so cheap?"
"BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO WAR, PEOPLE WILL NOT NEED IT MUCH!"
"Why will an ox will be so expensive?"
"Because the entire earth will be planted, it will be of great demand..." (Ibn Majah reported a similar one from Umama; Great Hadith Collection, al-Rudani, Vol. 5, p. 370-371-372)

Jesus (as) remains among the people as a just judge, an absolute judicious imam (religious leader) – ruler... ALL ENMITIES, GRUDGE DISAPPEAR, the poison of each poisonous animal is drawn. Furthermore, a child puts his hand in the mouth of a snake but that snake does not give harm to it. A girl annoys a lion while caressing it but that lion does not give harm to the girl. A wolf becomes like a shepherd dog among a sheep herd. THE EARTH IS FILLED WITH PEACE AND SECURITY AS IF A BOWL IS FILLED WITH WATER. (At that time) a single word (the word of tawhid) remains and people worship only Allah. Warriors LEAVE THEIR LOAD (THAT IS THEIR ARMS, WEAPONS ETC.)   (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, pp. 496-497)

[Jesus (as)] will then live for forty years. AT HIS TIME NO ONE WILL DIE. A person will tell his sheep and animals to go and graze, they will go and although they will pass through crops, they will take not a single ear of grain into their mouths. Snakes and scorpions will not give harm to anyone. Predatory animals will lie at people's doorsteps but they will not give harm to anyone. A person will take a scale of wheat and plant it [in a field] without ox and catapult, but he will still take seven hundred scales of wheat in return. (Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, Kıyamet alametleri, Olum ve Dirilis  [Portents of the Judgment Day, Death and Resurrection], p. 184)

"For seven years NO ONE WILL BE ENEMIES TO ONE ANOTHER."  (264- Ibn Manda, a.e II 958-9, al-Mukhaddas, a.E. Vr. 136-a 137-b)

In his [Jesus' (as)] time, earth brings out its treasures in its depths. People do not demand any possessions. Envy and grudge disappear. Allah clears off the poison of each poisonous being. Thus children play with snakes and scorpions, but they are not harmed. Wolves do not give harm to sheep. PEOPLE DO NOT KILL ONE ANOTHER. PEACE DOMINATES THE EARTH. Soil gives plenty of crops as it were in its initial days.  (265- see Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, II, 409, 437; al-Safarini, Lavami, II 95) (Dr. Zeki Saritoprak, Jesus' Descend from the Point of Islam, Cağlayan Press, Izmir, 1997, p. 96)

THERE WILL BE NO PLACE FOR GRUDGE AND ENMITY AMONG PEOPLE since the causes disappear...  (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, pp. 242-243)

"Jesus (as), son of Mary, will descend no matter what."... "ENMITY, GETTING CROSS WITH EACH OTHER AND JEALOUSY WILL BE REMOVED." (Abu Huraira, Great Hadith Collection, al-Rudani, Vol. 5, p. 379)

All Wars, Oppression and Corruption will Come to An End in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (As)

THE FLAME OF STRIFE AND CONFLICT WILL BE PUT OUT, OPPRESSION, NIGHT RAIDS AND THE HABIT OF PILLAGING WILL COME TO AN END, AND WARS WILL DISAPPEAR in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as).  (Al-Mahdi Al-Maw'ud, Vol. 1, p. 264)

Yes, ALMIGHTY ALLAH WILL SEND THE GREAT PURIFIER (HAZRAT MAHDI [AS]) WHEN STRIFE AND ENMITY ENFOLD THE WORLD, WHEN EVERYWHERE IS FILLED WITH OPPRESSION, RUINATION AND PILLAGING, TO TEAR DOWN THE BASTIONS OF DEPRAVITY AND DEVIATION (to intellectually neutralize the circles that deviate towards falsehood leaving the truth behind), TO UNIFY HEARTS OF STONE AND DARKNESS AND ENLIGHTEN THEM WITH HUMANITY AND THE LIGHT OF JUSTICE. (Al-Mahdi Al-Maw'ud, Vol. 1, p. 310)

HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL FREE PEOPLE FROM A GREAT SCOURGE, FROM BLIND CORRUPTION THAT AFFLICTS EVERYONE. (Al-Mahdi Al-Maw'ud, Vol. 1, p. 264)