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In The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
The Messiah 'Eessa ("Jesus") son of Maryam (Mary)
And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; And on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them; (4:159)
"Since the world came into existence, at the beginning of every century an important event occurred. At the beginning of one century, the Dajjal will emerge and Eessa, the son of Maryam will descend and kill him." (Ibn Abi Hatem)
"I swear by Him in whose hand is my soul: the son of Maryam shall descend among you as a just ruler. Then he will break the Cross, and kill the swine and put an end to war (in another Tradition, there is the word Jizyah (tax) instead of war, meaning that he will abolish of jizyah); then there will be such abundance of wealth that nobody will like to accept it, and (conditions will be such that) performing of one sajdah (prostration) before Allah will be considered better than the world and what it contains." (Bukhari and Muslim).
Prayer behind the Mahdi: "What will be your reaction when the son of Mary (Jesus) descends and your Imam is from among yourselves?" (Sahih Muslim, Sahih Bukhari) "What would be your situation if the Son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends upon you and your Imam is from among you?" (Bukhari) "... then ‘Eessa son of Maryam will descend. The leader of the Muslims will say to him, 'Come, lead us in the Prayer', but he will say, 'No: you yourselves are leaders over one another." This he will say in view of the honor that Allah has bestowed on this Community." (Muslim and Ahmad).
Narrated by Hudhayfah, The Prophet said: "The Mahdi is a man from my children his color is that of the Arab, and his body is like that of Israel. On his right cheek there is a mole that glitters like a star." The Mahdi will glance to the side as Jesus, the son of Mary descends with water dripping from his hair. So Al Mahdi will say to him: 'Come forward and lead the people in prayer.' But he will answer: 'The Call to Prayer has been made for you to lead.' So he will pray behind a man from my children." (Abu Nuaym, At-Tabarani, and Abu Amru Ad Dani.)
End of the Dajjal The Holy Prophet (after making mention of the appearance of the Dajjal) said: "In the meantime, When the Muslims will be making preparations to fight him, will be lining up (for the Prayer) and the lqamah will have been pronounced, ‘Eessa son of Maryam shall descend and lead them in the Prayer (actually the Mahdi leads them in prayer); and the enemy of Allah (i.e. the Dajjal) on seeing him shall start dissolving like salt in water. If ‘Eessa were to leave him alone, he would melt to death anyway, but Allah will have him killed at his hand, and he will show his blood on his spear to the Muslims." (Muslim).
Exactly at the time when the Imam of the Muslims will have stepped forward to lead them in the Morning Prayer, ‘Eessa son of Maryam shall descend upon them. The Imam will step back so that ‘Eessa may step forward (to lead the Prayer), but ‘Eessa, placing his hand between his two shoulders, will say, "No, you should lead, for the congregation has assembled to follow you. So, the Imam will lead the Prayer. After the salutation, ‘Eessa will say, "Open the gate;" so the gate will be opened. Outside there will be the Dajjal along with 70,000 of the armed Jews. As soon as he will look at ‘Eessa (upon whom be peace) he will start melting like the salt in water, and will flee. ‘Eessa will say, "I shall strike you a blow which will not let you live." And he will overtake him at the eastern gate of Lod, and Allah will cause the Jews to be defeated.... And the earth will be so filled with the Muslims as a vessel is filled with water. The entire world shall recite and follow one and the same Kalimah (word) and none shall be worshipped except Allah." (Ibn Majah).
"There is no prophet between me and him (i.e. the Messiah ‘Eessa son of Maryam), and he shall descend. So, recognize him when you see him. He is a man of medium height, of ruddy and fair complexion; he will be dressed in two yellow garments; the hair of his head will appear as though water was going to trickle down from it, whereas it will not be wet. He will fight people in the cause of Islam, will break the Cross and kill the swine and will abolish jizyah; and Allah will put an end to all communities in his time except Islam; and he will slay the Dajjal; and he will stay in the world for 40 years; then will die and the Muslims will offer the funeral Prayer for him." (Abu Da'ud and Ahmad). Note: Keep a note that he will bring an "end to all communities in his time except Islam".
From Ibn Sa'd page 244: Note: In the above hadeeth (although I'm not sure of it's authenticity) it points out that the lifespan of 'Eessa is 125 years. This may mean that he lived 125 years before his ascension or that his lifespan is 125 years total, including the last 40 years of his life, which he spends in the "end of time". In the case of the latter, 125 - 40 = 85, thus meaning he would have been at the age of 85 when he ascended and when he descends.
The Holy Prophet (while relating the story of the Dajjal) said: "At that time suddenly ‘Eessa son of Maryam (on whom be peace) shall appear among the Muslims. Then the people will stand up for the Prayer, and he will be asked, 'Step forward, O Spirit of Allah (and lead us in the Prayer); but he will say, 'No: your own leader should step forward and lead the Prayer.' Then, after offering the Morning Prayer, the Muslims shall go forth to fight the Dajjal.' He said, 'When the liar will see ‘Eessa, he will start dissolving like the salt in water. Then ‘Eessa will advance towards him and will slay him; and it will so happen that the trees and the stones will cry out: 'O Spirit of Allah, here is a Jew (and/or disbeliever) hiding behind me.' None will be left from among the followers of the Dajjal, whom he (i.e. ‘Eessa) will not kill." (Ahmad). What we can now conclude about 'Eessa's return to Earth is that:
What I'm about to say is pure conjecture, but, couldn't it be possible that 'Eessa's return to Earth is synonymous with the New Age that, according to the Mayans would begin around this same time frame?? Although we can't be 100% certain about exact dates with regard to future events, we can be more certain about these events in relation to each other. So here was what we know so far: The Mahdi emerges in the month of Zul-Qa'dah or Zul-Hijjah. His rule is therefore established the following year, which is the same year of the initiation of the "Great War". Then 6 years later is the Muslim conquest of Rome. In the 7th year, the Dajjal appears, and remains for 40 days (1 year, 2 months, and 14 days), and on the 40th day, 'Eessa descends and kills him. This would by normal standards be on the 9th year of the Mahdi's term, but still the 7th if counting the 40 days as 40 days instead of 428 days.
"In the mean time when the Dajjal will be busy doing this and this, Allah will send down the Messiah son of Maryam, and he will descend in the eastern part of Damascus, near the white minaret (tower), dressed in the two yellow garments, with his hands resting on the arms of two angels. When he will bend down his head, water drops will appear trickling down, and when he will raise it, it will appear as though pearl--like drops are rolling down. Any disbeliever whom the air of his breath reaches--and it will reach up to the last limit of his sight will fall dead. Then the son of Maryam will go in pursuit of the Dajjal, and will overtake him at the gate of Lod, and will kill him." (Muslim, Abu Da'ud: Kitab, Tirmidhi, son of Majah). The white minaret in the eastern part of Damascus where 'Eessa will descend: "The Dajjal will appear in my Ummah (nation), and will live for forty (I do not know whether he said 40 days, or 40 months or 40 years). Then Allah will send ‘Eessa son of Maryam. He will closely resemble 'Urwah son of Mas'ud (a Companion). He will pursue him and kill him. Then for seven years the people will live in such a state that no ill-will and enmity will exist between any two of them." (Muslim).
Then in the morning ‘Eessa son of Maryam will join the Muslims, and Allah will cause the Dajjal and his hosts to be routed, until the walls and the roots of the trees will call 'out: "O believer, here is a disbeliever hidden behind me: come and kill him." (Ahmad, Hakem).
Then ‘Eessa (on whom be peace) will descend, and Allah will cause the Dajjal to be killed near the mountain pass of Afiq. (Ahmad).
How will you be when the Son of Maryam (i.e. ‘Eessa) descends amongst you and he will judge people by the law of the Quran and not by the law of Gospel. (Bukhari)
Pronunciation of Talbiyah: "‘Eessa son of Maryam shall descend; then he will kill the swine and destroy the Cross; and a congregation will be held for him for the Prayer; and he will distribute so much wealth that people will be satiated with it; and he will abolish the tribute; and he will encamp at Rauha', and from there will go to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, or both." (Muslim).
By Him in Whose Hand is my life; son of Maryam (‘Eessa) would certainly pronounce Talbiyah for Hajj or for Umrah or for both (simultaneously as a Qarin) in the valley of Rawha. (Muslim)
Marriage, Children, and Death: Allah’s Apostle said: After his descent on earth, Hadhrat ‘Eessa will marry. He will have children, and he will remain on earth 19 years after marriage. He will pass away and Muslims will perform his (funeral prayers) and bury him next to the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad; referring to himself). (Tirmidhi)
Allah Allah’s Prophet said: Hadhrat Messiah will die after completing the duration he was destined to pass in the world and that Muslims would offer his funeral prayers and bury him next to the grave of the holy Prophet, Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar. (Mishkat, P. 480)
Allah Knows Best
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