It is a Mahdi, Mahdi, Mahdi, Mahdi world!

It's a Mahdi, Mahdi, Mahdi, Mahdi World!

Why Uncle Sam will never win the war in Iraq

It's not very often that I wax political. I'm wrong about so many OTHER aspects of human life, why expose myself to more ridicule, more personal attacks from my fellow Christian Americans? But something's been stuck in my craw for a while now and I have to get this off my chest.

Perhaps you've heard the phrase "The Twelfth Imam" mentioned by TV's talking heads lately. Well, I have! In October, 2005, Iran's President Mahmoud "Mammy" Ahmadinejad, made reference to this guy - The Twelfth Imam - when he addressed the United Nations. As he was wrapping up his speech, he asked Allah to quickly usher in "the Twelfth Imam."

As one, the all-knowing pundits and world's intellectual elite, mouths agape with wonder, replied, "huh?"

Sometimes referred to as the "Hiddden Imam" or "The Mahdi," Mammy's prayer caused many of those who consider themselves in-the-know to confess that they were clueless and sent them scrambling to Google.com, just as I did myself. Afterward, Mammy claimed that he was surrounded by some sort of halo of light as he spoke and that the leaders of the world were mesmerized by his speech.

Whatever.

SO, WHO WAS MAMMY TALKING ABOUT?

Many Shia Muslims, like Mammy, believe that this "Mahdi" person - meaning "the guided one," used in reference specifically to one guided by God - fulfills a type of messianic role in Sunni Islam, though it has been used by Sunnis to refer to various reformers who have arisen periodically in history to revive Islam when it has grown weak. The concept is more popular among the Shi'ites who believe Mahdi to be the last in a line of saints descended from Ali, the founder of the Shia sect. They say he disappeared down a well in Iran, in A.D. 941. Yes, a well. Well...they say he went into a state of "occultation," like the sun disappearing behind the clouds. One fine day, after a terrible period of apocalyptic wars upon the earth, they believe these clouds will part, and the Mahdi will be appear on the scene. They believe that, when he is released from his imprisonment in the well, the entire world will finally convert to Islam. That is, after all, the goal of Islam in a nutshell; conversion or death. Face it, many see this as the goal of Christianity as well. Let's not throw stones for, over the centuries, we've been plenty guilty of advancing our perceived Christian cause through bloodshed, too. The TRUTH is, the goal of Christianity is NOT to score conversions. According to Jesus Christ, His "goal" - His Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20) - was that we make DISCIPLES, teaching them His Doctrine. HUGE difference. But I digress...

We laugh at unfamiliar religious notions like those of Mammy but, friends, guys like him are incredibly motivated to see their religious beliefs fulfilled. Where they're concerned, Islam is "to die for!" Not only does he believe it, but the tens of thousands of mullahs - teachers of Islam - throughout the Middle East and elsewhere believe it, too, and they're preaching it and teaching it with great zeal. These people are on a mission from God, fighting a Holy War. They're training their kids to hate the Jews and the Christians and world domination is their ultimate goal. They are taught to believe that, when they die in this jihad, they become martyrs and ascend to Paradise where 72 beautiful virgins await them. They BELIEVE this as fervently as any Christian believes in the resurrection of Christ. They will NEVER surrender. For every one we kill - especially those we consider collateral damage - two more will rise up in their places. At the start of this war, I said that, even if we did catch Sadaam Insane and Osama Been Hidin' dining at the same table and served them each a live grenade sandwich, there are millions of like-minded fanatics lined up right behind them, ready to jump in line for the sake of the cause as well as the power and prestige that goes with it.

I'm as patriotic an American as they come, but we can dispel any notions that there will ever come a glorious moment of Al-Qaida surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri.

There will be no Appomattox Courthouse.

No Yorktown.

No ticker-tape parades as Johnny comes marchin' home once and for all.

Shall we cut our losses and bring our soldiers home? Not on your life! These people will follow them home like the snarling, growling, frothing German Shepherd that followed me home in the 8th grade! They believe they are on a mission from God.

Repeat: they believe they are on a mission from God.

AND THE WINNER IS...

Jeremiah 15:7 declares that "Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the LORD, intoxicating all the earth. The nations have drunk of her wine; Therefore the nations are going mad..." Imagine, a wicked, evil place referred to as "a golden cup" in the hand of the Lord. God was using Babylon just as He uses the devil, just as He's using Islam today. You see, I believe that Islam is a thorn in the side of the Church. God's trying to stir the Church to recognize that something else is trying to UNITE the world and it's NOT Christianity. We are too divided by ideologies, doctrines and dogmas and it's proving to a world that notices our division, our declining numbers, our publicized immorality - a world that's looking for answers - and they've determined that our faith is NOT the answer.

Islam is here to wake us up! The bloodiest wars ever fought have been fought by Christians and Muslims. Today, there are Christian countries destroying other countries believing that we're going to help them by bringing them democracy, something they don't even desire. We act like democracy is the Divine Government of God. Democracy is NOT what they need. The people need their King, Jesus. THAT is what we who know that King should be bringing them.

A CNN World News Story article headline, April 14, 1997, read: "Fast-growing Islam winning converts in Western world." The body read, in part: "...The second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, Islam is also the fastest-growing religion. In the United States, for example, nearly 80 percent of the more than 1,200 mosques have been built in the past 12 years..."

Other notable comments regarding the rise of Islam include the following:

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..."

- Hillary Clinton, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3

Already more than a billion-people strong, Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion. - ABCNEWS,

Abcnews.com

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country." NEWSDAY, March 7, 1989, p.4

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States..." NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1

"Moslems are the world's fastest-growing group..." - USA TODAY, The Population Reference Bureau, Feb. 17,

1989, p.4A

"Muhummed is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities." - Encyclopedia Britannica

"There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now." - Dan Rather, CBSNEWS

WHAT'S A CHRISTIAN TO DO?

Whatever the Western Church is currently doing to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, frankly, it simply isn't working. I say scrap the popular hunker-down-in-the-edifice mentality, scrap anything but the teachings of Christ, and adjust our sails to catch the wind of the Holy Spirit. We can learn from the example of our persecuted brethren in the underground Church in developing nations, the ONLY place on the planet where our faith is thriving, incidentally. Is it persecution that will cause the Imperialistic Western Church to seek relationship with God and abandon the powerless form of self-righteous godliness that we currently possess?

Recently, I began pondering a verse from the Book of the Revelation, Chapter 20, verse 4. In the Amplified Bible, it reads: "Then I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom authority to act as judges and to pass sentence was entrusted. Also I saw the souls of those who had been slain with axes [beheaded] for their witnessing to Jesus and [for preaching and testifying] for the Word of God, and who had refused to pay homage to the beast or his statue and had not accepted his mark or permitted it to be stamped on their foreheads or on their hands..."

I recall the first time I read this verse, about age 19. I remember thinking, "Beheadings??! Who does THAT any more? Surely there are some more effective and efficient methods for mass murdering one's enemies....just look at Auschwitz!"

Now, as I push age 50, I've already heard far too many horrifying news reports about beheadings - more than I ever imagined possible - all at the hands of Islamic extremists. Is THIS what the Church has in store for her because we failed to preach Christ all these centuries while we had the chance? As we approach Christmas 2006, even the City of Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus, has a Muslim majority whereas fifty years ago, Bethlehem was overwhelmingly Christian.

One day, something will grind "Christian" America's billion wheels to a halt. Pride comes before destruction, after all.

WHAT'S A NATION TO DO?

So, what should America and her allies do? For starters, sadly, our armies must remain there or the fight WILL come to our pampered shores.

At the end of Word War 2, General Douglas MacArthur said that we should send a battleship filled with missionaries to Japan. He was right. We failed to heed his advice and Japan remains a virtually Christ-less nation today. Jesus was the answer and we failed. The relative few ministers who are there are aging rapidly with shrinking congregations.

With that in mind, nearly ten years ago, a dear friend of mine, a woman with many Muslim friends who refer to her as "sister," gifted in ministry to children who once had a Christian television show in Canada, suggested to me that America should focus a major effort on evangelizing the children of the Muslim world. "What child can resist cookies and candy, puppet shows and coloring books," she insisted. "Kids know when they're being loved."

I believed then she was right. When I saw on television a beautiful 5-year old Iraqi boy with big brown eyes, glaring into the camera and, with clenched teeth, spewing hatred and damnation upon Jews and Americans, I KNEW she was right.

Armed with the capability to produce nuclear weapons, Iran will soon possess the ability to carry out her threats against us. With his finger on the button, Mammy will be in position to launch his rockets, driven as much by hatred as his desire to usher in the return of the Mahdi. Of course, this Hidden Imam will remain hidden for he is not coming; he's a figment of Islamic imaginations. Though he won't be making his long-awaited appearance, American and Israeli forces WOULD retaliate immediately.

Talk about unleashing Hell.

We can't leave Iraq. Neither can we defeat this enemy with "horses and chariots" (Ps 20:7). Sorry, but to all those who insist upon talking to these madmen, we can't reason with Iraq nor with their neighbor, President Mammy of Iran.

But the Church CAN pray and we can evangelize the children like there's no tomorrow.

At this rate, frankly, there may not be.

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD!

Thanks to my brother in Christ, Ed Dupas of Canada, who writes, after reading my rough draft on this article: "...I thought the name "Mahdi" had a familiar ring, but wasn't sure until I did a little internet surfing. There was a 1966 movie called "Khartoum", which starred Charleton Heston (a British General) and Sir Lawrence Oliver (as the Mahti). Because of the pronunciation of 'Mahdi' that I have been hearing recently, I didn't make the connection. Olivier pronounced it like "Maw-ch-tee" (as though one was collecting a gob of spit in his throat on the first syllable). It was a powerful movie, made so by the sheer screen presence of both Olivier and Heston."

Thanks, Ed! I followed up on the movie and one critic wrote, "In the light of recent world events, this classic confrontation between Western Imperialism and Eastern Islamic fundamentalism makes "Khartoum" more topical than ever."

Some of what the critic wrote included: "Heston essays one of his best roles as Charles "Chinese" Gordon, the patriot who thrives on challenge... Gordon becomes a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartoum...Gordon is a Christian with the Bible constantly under his arm... A national hero who abolished slavery in China... An honest man revered by the British, as well as by the foreigners... A martyr-warrior who ever truly loves the Sudan and cannot, under 'his' God, leave it to the misery and the sickness of which he once cured it...A solitary non-conformist who craved and despised public adulation, a devout Christian that never allied himself to any church, a reluctant empire builder more often sympathetic to those he had to oppose....

"Lawrence Olivier is superb as the fanatical Arab leader, Muhammed Ahmed Al Mahdi, the Expected-One... His softly glowing black eyes never blink... His measured voice spreads holy terrors: "I have been instructed by the Lord Mohammed, Peace be upon Him, to worship in the Khartoum mosque. Therefore I must take Khartoum by the sword."

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The Mahdi and his helpers

Our Prophet (saas) has told us that the Mahdi will serve for the benefit of Islam and Muslims and will carry out many important activities. According to the information provided in the hadiths, the Mahdi, who resembles our Prophet (saas) in terms of his moral values, will engage in sincere efforts for people's salvation in this world and in the Hereafter, and by means of him there will be comfort, peace and abundance in the world. It is also reported that he will have a small number of helpers in this honorable and superior duty. The information provided regarding the Mahdi's helpers in the hadiths and in the expressions of Islamic scholars are the signs that will enable him to be recognized.

The 1400s (Hijri) in which we are living is a time when the portents of the end times reported in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) and in the works of Islamic scholars are becoming true one by one. We are informed that great and historic events will take place in this period. Allah has chosen blessed people to conduce to those developments. The superior moral values and honorable struggle of the Mahdi, is described detailed in the hadiths. Another thing we are informed about is the Mahdi's helpers and their various features. One of the most striking features is their numbers. According to the hadiths, the numbers of his helpers, who will be active on a global scale, will remain the same and won't change during their transmission. This is a miraculous state of affairs created by Allah in His wisdom. The numbers of the Mahdi's helpers are going to be the cause of his recognition.

When the Mahdi Appears His Helpers Will Be Few

As revealed by our Prophet (saas) in the hadiths, the number of the people who support him when he first appears will be very few as a requirement of the law of Allah revealed in the Qur'an. This has been same in all the communities of believers who lived throughout the history. The Qur'an also contains information about the fewness of sincere believers around the prophets.

For example, only few young people constituting the community in which the Prophet Musa (as) lived, believed in him:

"No one believed in Musa except for a few of his people out of fear that Pharaoh, and the elders, would persecute them. Pharaoh was high and mighty in the land. He was one of the profligate." (Surah Yunus: 83)

The same thing is valid for the helpers in the period when Prophet 'Isa (as) first appeared. It is understood that no one has believed in him except few Disciples The Disciples believed in Prophet (as) is revealed as follows in the Qur'an:

"You who believe! Be helpers of Allah as 'Isa son of Maryam said to the Disciples, 'Who will be my helpers to Allah?' The Disciples said, 'We will be the helpers of Allah.' One faction of the tribe of Israel believed and the other disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy and they became victorious." (Surah As-Saf: 14)

The Qur'an also tells us that the Companions of the Cave were very few in number:

"They will say, 'There were three of them, their dog being the fourth.' They will say, 'There were five of them, their dog being the sixth,' guessing at the Unseen. And they will say, 'There were seven of them, their dog being the eighth.' Say: 'My Lord knows best their number. Those who know about them are very few.' So do not enter into any argument concerning them, except in relation to what is clearly known. And do not seek the opinion of any of them regarding them." (Surat Al-Kahf: 22)

In another verse we are told that the number of people following Prophet Nuh (as) was also few:

"...But those who believed with him were only few." (Surah Hud: 40)

It is also reported in the Qur'an that very few people believed in Prophet Lut (as). When the People of Lut (as) were struck by a great disaster, apart from his non-believing wife, Allah rescued only the believer members of Prophet Lut's (as) family:

"...We are going to rescue him and his family-except for his wife. She will be one of those who stay behind. When Our Messengers came to Lut, he was distressed on their account, feeling incapable of protecting them. They said, 'Do not fear and do not grieve. We are going to rescue you and your family-except for your wife; she will be one of those who stay behind." (Surat Al-'Ankabut: 32-33)

The Number of the Mahdi's Helpers Will be Around 300

A specific number is cited in the hadiths for the number of people who will follow the Mahdi:

These 313 are devout believers by night and heroes by day. (Al-Uqayli, An-Najmu's-saqib fi Bayan Anna'l Mahdi min Awladi Ali b. Abu Talib Ale't-Tamam ve'l Qamal)

They consist of a group, including women, of 314 people. They will overcome all tyrants. Their hearts are like iron, and they are lions by day and devout believers by night. Neither those before nor after them can match them in self-sacrifice. (Al-Uqayli, An-Najmu's-saqib fi Bayan Anna'l Mahdi min Awladi Ali b. Abu Talib Ale't-Tamam ve'l Qamal)

Three hundred and fourteen people, among them women, will appear before the Mahdi. (Al-Uqayli, An-Najmu's-saqib fi Bayan Anna'l Mahdi min Awladi Ali b. Abu Talib Ale't-Tamam ve'l Qamal)

It is striking that the number of people believing in this valuable person who serves for the religion and calls people to believe in Allah, are few. There is no doubt that this is a miraculous state of affairs. The Mahdi, who will prevail the moral values of the Qur'an, will have only 313-314 helpers, when even the smallest religious communities today have thousands of members, is one of the main distinguishing features of the Mahdi and his community.

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi also recalled in his writings that although their numbers will be few every member of the community of the Mahdi would be spiritually very powerful:

It was related from Muhammed b. Hanefi that: Their numbers will be those of the people of Badr (313). In the same way that those before them cannot match them, neither can those who come after. Their number is as many as those who crossed the river with Talut. (Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr Fi'l Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar)

The force and spiritual army this duty depends on is some students in full possession of titles of loyalty and solidarity. No matter how few they may be, they are as powerful and valuable as a literal army. (Emirdag Addendum, p. 259)

Angels Will Also Assist the Mahdi

Allah will support him with three thousand angels. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar)

Jibril will be before them, and Mikail behind.

... .( Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar)

It is reported in the hadith that Jibril and Mikail will be among the Mahdi's helpers. According to this information, by Allah's will, angels are also going to help the Mahdi.

The angels' help to true believers is reported in various verses of the Qur'an. Our Lord also supported our Prophet (saas) and his companions with angels. Some verses on the subject are as follows:

"And when your Lord revealed to the angels, 'I am with you so make those who believe firm..." (Surat Al-Anfal: 12)

"And when you said to the believers, 'Is it not enough for you that your Lord reinforced you with three thousand angels, sent down?'" (Surah Al 'Imran: 124)

Every Believer Living in the End Times Is Very Valuable

Another noteworthy subject in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) is that every believer in the end times will be very valuable. In the end times, when atheism is widespread all over the world and when moral degeneration is proceeding at a great pace, believers, and especially the Mahdi, will encounter great difficulties and social pressure. This is reported in one of the hadiths as follows:

Such a time will come that he who is patient before the religion will be like one holding a glowing ember. (Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr Fi'l Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar)

To serve with this worthy person who is patient in the face of such pressure, people need to compete with one another to be his helpmates in great excitement and enthusiasm. However, during the end times, truth and falsehood will change place in practice. The people who have left the moral values of the Qur'an and the moral degeneration's enormous dimension may prevent people from following such an honorable believer and joining his community.

The Mahdi's Helpers in Various Islamic Sources

They are young

The standard-bearer of the Mahdi will be a young person, fair colored, with light beard." (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar, p. 51)

His (the Mahdi's) standard-bearer will be a young person belonging to the line of Temimi from the East. ((Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar, p. 26)

They are non-Arabs

The Mahdi's helpers will not be Arabs, but will be from other nations." (Portents of Doomsday, p.187)

They possess knowledge

"These ministers will be wise in all matters." (M. Arabi) (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, p. 37, Kopru Publishing)

They will be supported spiritually

Know that when the Mahdi appears all those with great knowledge and fear of Allah and the people in general will rejoice. They will be divine, in other words spiritually supported man of the Mahdi. They will preserve his call, assist him, and reunite him to the victory. They will assume all heavy burdens belonging to the nation. They will support the Mahdi beyond the duty entrusted to him by Allah." (M. Arabi) (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, p. 37, Kopru Publishing)

They will have a protector who is not one of their kind. This has never opposed Allah. He will be one of the purest and most honest ministers." (M. Arabi) (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, p. 37, Kopru Publishing)

It is related from Muawiya b. Qurra that:

A group from his community will be helped until the Resurrection day. (Ramuz al-Ahadith, 472)

They have superior moral values

It is certain they are banners of the true path. (Ramuz al-Ahadith, 1/135)

They are people of Islam who fear no condemnation from any critics nor any malicious tales on the path of Allah. (Sunan Ibn Majah,10-259)

It is related from the blessed Ali that:

"...they are people who truly know Allah, and they will be the Mahdi's helpers in the end times." (Abu Naim Al Qufi)

By Allah's will they are not going to be defeated

One of the distinct qualities of these ministers is that they will never be defeated." (M. Arabi) (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, p. 37, Kopru Publishing)

According to Nuaym, related from Abu Jaffar:

Allah will grant success to the army of the Mahdi and his helpers..." (Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr Fi'l Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar)

They are the most trustworthy among people

The Mahdi will remain hidden until the time comes, he will appear at the promised time. Those whom he trusts, his viziers are the most trustworthy. (M. Arabi) (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, p. 37, Kopru Publishing)

His (the Mahdi's) commanders are the most auspicious of people." (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar, p. 49)

They feel no sorrow for those who leave, nor joy for those who join them

It is related from Muawiya b. Qurra that:

Neither will the desertion of those who abandon them will do them no harm. (Ramuz al-Ahadith, 472)

It is related from Muhammad bin Hanafi that:

...As the clouds gather around the skies, so Allah will gather a community around him. He reconciles their hearts. They do not grieve for the martyred nor rejoice for who join them. Their number will be as many as the People of Badr (313). In the same way that those before them can not equal them, neither can those who come after and their number is as many as those who crossed the river with Talut (Book of sayings on the portents of the Mahdi of the End Times-57)

Allah has concealed them

Allah has appointed a group to them as viziers. Allah has concealed these individuals. (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, M. Arabi p. 36, Kopru Publishing)

Allah creates a community for the Mahdi. They are concealed by Allah. (Prophecies of the Mahdi. p. 129)

They will be true to their word

They will act in the vanguard like leaders... In the same way that leading believers kept their word to Allah, so they will confirm their words. (M. Arabi) (Hayrettin Gumusel, The Awaited Mahdi, p. 37, Kopru Publishing)

In his commentary, Ibn Marduya relates a hadith from Ibn Abbas: He stated that:

The Companions of the Cave will be the Mahdi's helpmates." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman)

In his commentary on the Qur'an, Imam Abu Ishaq Salam states that:

When the Mahdi appears he will go to the Companions of the Cave and greet them, and Allah will resurrect them and they will take their places at the Mahdi's side. Afterwards, they will return to the place where they lie and not rise again until the day of Resurrection. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman)

Imam Suyuti states:

The slumber of the Ashab al-Kahf is a grant them by Allah. Because they will be the Mahdi's helpers and will have the honor of being included in the community of Muhammed (saas). (Hadiths from the commentary by Jalaladdin Suyuti, Portents of the Mahdi of the End Times, p. 59)

The Mahdi's Helpers in Various Islamic Sources

As revealed by our Prophet (saas) 1400 years ago, the Mahdi, one of the chosen servants of Allah, by the will of Allah, will prevail the moral values of the Qur'an to all over the world. He will fulfill that duty as written in his destiny, even if he has to do it alone. It is a mercy and blessing from Almighty Allah to be supported by helpers during the period of his transmission. Our Lord's support for His emissaries is revealed in the Qur'an as follows:

"If you do not help him, Allah did help him..." (Surah At-Tawba: 40)

The Ashab al-Kahf Will Join the Mahdi's Helpers

According to the blessed Huzayfa:

The Prophet (saas) stated: "My community will not be raised before the Mahdi appears. Allah will support him with three thousand angels... The Ashab al-Kahf will be with him and be his helpers."

They Will Pray by Night and Work by Day

Abu Nuaym related from Abu Jaffar:

"Upon this call, 313 people, as many as the People of Badr, who were not previously allied together will immediately appear, and worship by night and act as lions by day (Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr Fi'l Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar)

CONCLUSION

The Mahdi will be a holy individual, whose moral values, physical features, activities, services and effect on the world were described by our Prophet (saas) 1400 years ago, and which are written in his own destiny. Those features cannot be imitated, nor acquired by effort, so, by the will of Allah, the Mahdi's work cannot be prevented or rejected by any kind of pretext. By Allah's will The Mahdi will serve, together with Prophet 'Isa who will return back to Earth for the second time in the end times to prevail the moral values of the Qur'an to all over the world as reported by our Prophet (saas). This is a destiny determined by Allah. The domination of the moral values of Islam is described in the Qur'an as follows:

It is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over every other religion, though the idolaters hate it. (Surat As-Saff: 9)

, HARUN YAHYA
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