… And at the Last Days when the Ever-Promised Savior -Imam Mahdi (PBUH)- shall Emerge, all Shaitaan-directed misguidance as propagated by usurpers and liars will be disclosed. It has been exactly such Shaitaan-directed misguidance and distortions of the usurpers throughout history -such as …, Paul, AbuBakr, 'Umar, …- which have caused the concealment of the Truth, i.e. the Divinely Bestowed Position and Rightfulness of Mohammad and his AhlulBayt (PBUT) -the Allah Appointed lords and masters of all creations- from many; and that has exactly been the goal and promise of Shaitaan as the clear enemy of humankind, i.e. to deviate human from the 'Straight Path' leading to Everlasting Salvation: Qur'an 7:16 … Verily I (Shaitaan) shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy 'Straight Path'.; the 'walaayat' (Wilayat) -Divinely Ordained lordship and mastership- of Muhammad and his AhlulBayt (PBUT) over all other creations, has always been the only 'Straight and Right Path' to Everlasting Salvation.

As the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) has repeatedly clarified and interpreted, including in the Everlasting 'Sermon of Ghadir':

"… O' people! I (Mohammad) am the 'Straight Path' of Allah whom He has commanded you to follow (Qur'an 6:153, …), and such after me also is Ali, and then my offspring from his loins, the Imams who guide with Truth and turn (people) to it. (Qur'an 7:181) …"

Many such declarations by the Prophet (PBUH&HP) have been narrated by even the Sunni narrators such as Zayd son of Thaabet who has said that the Prophet had mentioned that he was leaving two precious things for his Ummah, Qur'an and Ali son of Abi-Taaleb, and that the Prophet continued that Ali was the superior of the two, because Ali was the interpreter of Qur'an; in spite all such clear indications, yet the usurpers and their followers -being the best students of Shaitaan- misguided many using means such as force, money and … . Ah! Considering all the pains the usurpers have caused for humankind, even the worst punishments are not enough for them.

It is so beautiful and heart-warming that in spite all distortions, the most Compassionate Allah has never allowed His Light to be put out: Qur'an 9:32 They have desired to put out the Light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will not consent save to perfect His Light, though the unbelievers are averse. And therefore still the traces of Light are found in the midst of the darkness of distortions.

As mentioned previously, in gospel of Matthew 24:37-39, and in many other statements from the current Bible, the return of the 'son of man' has been mentioned; for more information regarding Jesus (PBUH) who will descend at the Last Days, and the conquering crowned King, riding the white horse, i.e. the return of the 'son of man', please refer to the [kindfather comments] of the article: "What the Bible says about Muhammad - II" and the article: "Second coming of Jesus (PBUH)" in the site kindfather.com; yes Allah shall finally perfect His Light, i.e. His final Chosen One will Appear … .

Bible, gospel of Matthew 24:27 "For as the lightning COMETH OUT OF THE EAST, AND SHINETH EVEN UNTO THE WEST; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

At the end, it is noteworthy to mention that the word "messiah" itself, has not been our main emphasis in these articles; rather our focuses have been: (a) the Promised Ones after Moses (PBUT) -who are mentioned in the old scriptures, which we have, to some extent, discussed and explored in various writings in this site, kindfather.com-, and (b) the establishment of worldwide Divine Kingdom at the hand of the Ever-Promised Final Savior at the Last Days; nevertheless, in addition to non-Islamic documents, in Islamic Ahadith and documents, there are also some thought-provoking points in this regard which we wish to briefly cover in this article too, mainly as a possible gateway for further research, and another opportunity for sincere imploration to Mahdi(PBUH) for continuous guidance and help, and to Allah for the hastening of the Appearance … .

In the Tafsir Manhaj-O-Ssaadeqeen -as narrated from Tafsir Tebyaan-, in regard to Verse 6 of Surah Saf [61], it has been said that "Maseeha" is one of the names of Hadrat Muhammad (PBUH&HP) in Syriac.

And in the gospel of Barnabas it is mentioned so many times that Jesus (PBUH) said that The Messiah whom every one had been waiting for was Mohammad (PBUH&HP) who would come after him; let us read together one of those indications:

"Chapter 96 When the prayer was ended, the priest said with a loud voice: "Stay, Jesus, for we need to know who you are, for the quieting of our nation." Jesus answered: "I am Jesus, son of Mary, of the seed of David, a man that is mortal and fears God, and I seek that to God be given honour and glory." The priest answered: "In the Book of Moses it is written that our God must send us the Messiah, who shall come to announce to us that which God wills, and shall bring to the world the mercy of God. Therefore I pray you tell us the truth, are you the Messiah of God whom we expect?" Jesus answered: "It is true that God has so promised, but indeed I am not he, for he is made before me, and shall come after me." The priest answered: "By your words and signs at any rate we believe you to be a prophet and a holy one of God, wherefore I pray you in the name of all Judea and Israel that you for love of God should tell us in what wise the Messiah will come.

Chapter 97 Jesus answered: "As God lives, in whose presence my soul stands, I am not the Messiah whom all the tribes of the earth expect, even as God promised to our father Abraham, saying: "In your seed will I bless all the tribes of the earth." But when God shall take me away from the world, Satan will raise again this accursed sedition, by making the impious believe that I am God and son of God, whence my words and my doctrine shall be contaminated, insomuch that scarcely shall there remain thirty faithful ones: whereupon God will have mercy upon the world, and will send his Messenger for whom he has made all things who shall come from the south with power, and shall destroy the idols with the idolaters who shall take away the dominion from Satan which he has over men. He shall bring with him the mercy of God for salvation of them that shall believe in him, and blessed is he who shall believe his words. "Unworthy though I am to untie his hosen, I have received grace and mercy from God to see him. …

Then said the priest: "How shall the Messiah be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?" Jesus answered: "The name of the Messiah is 'Admirable, the Praised One', for God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in a celestial splendour. God said: "Wait Muhammad; for your sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make you a present, insomuch that whoever shall bless you shall be blessed, and whoever shall curse you shall be accursed. When I shall send you into the world I shall send you as my Messenger of salvation, and your word shall be true, insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail, but your faith shall never fail." Muhammad is his blessed name."

(For more information in regard to the gospel of Barnabas, please refer to the article: "How did the gospel of Barnabas survive?" in this site, kindfather.com)

And as mentioned in both Shi'ah and Sunni documents, the Prophet (PBUH&HP) has repeatedly said that:

“If there remains only one day for the end of this world, Allah will prolong that day till He does raise a person from my progeny whose name will be my name and whose Koniyah (an Arabic title starting with either Ab or Om) will be my Koniyah. He will fill the earth with justice and equity as it would be fraught with injustice and tyranny.”

(Shi'ah documents: Kamaal-O-Ddeen; Behaar-Ol-Anwaar; …)

(Sunni documents: Sonan Abi Daawood, Ketaab al-Mahdi; Sonan Termedhi, Baab-o-Ma Jaa'a fel Mahdi; …)

And Allah in three similar Verses of Qur'an, 9:33, 48:28 and 61:9, has promised that:

He (Allah) is Who has sent His Rasool (Messenger, Mohammad -PBUH&HP-) with guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He would cause It to prevail over all religions, … .

Of course the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) has already come to this earth and gone, and the prevailing of the Religion of Truth over all ways of life -as confirmed by all Islamic documents- will only happen at the loving and powerful hand of the Ever-Promised Mohammad's final Allah-Chosen Successor -Imam Mahdi- (PBUT), whose name is the same as the Prophet's, and his most famous title is Mahdi … .

In addition, in the renowned Arabic lexicon glossary, the "Lesaan-Ol-Arab", among other such lexical books, it is stated that the Arabic verb "Yaseeho یسیح" means he who travels on earth and worships, and then it gives the example of Hadrat 'Eesa "Maseeh مسیح" (Messiah); i.e. from one particular lexical aspect the word "Maseeh مسیح" (Messiah) is from the root "Sayaha سیح" and therefore according to the "Lesaan-Ol-Arab" the word "Maseeh" (Messiah), if considered from the root of "Sayaha" rather than from the root of "Masaha", then it refers to he who travels on earth and worships.

In other words, from one lexical aspect, Hadrat Eisa -'Eesa- (PBUH) was called "Maseeh (Messiah)" because he used to travel a lot on earth and worship at all places; Islamic Ahaadith narrate many travels of Hadrat Maseeh son of Maryam (PBUT), and in the Bible, there are also such indications. In the gospel of Matthew 8:20, it is stated that Jesus (PBUH) has said that the foxes had holes, and the birds of the air had nests; but he had not where to lay his head.

Then, in the collection of Islamic Ahaadith, such as in the books "Elzaam-O-Naaseb" and "Yawm-Ol-Khalaas" and …, certain traditions and Sonan of previous Prophets (PBUT) which also exist in Imam Mahdi (May Allah hasten his Emergence), are mentioned by Imam Saadeq (PBUH); according to these Ahadith, one tradition and manner which Imam Mahdi and Hadrat 'Eesa -Jesus- (PBUT) have in common, is "Siyaahah", which according to the "Lesaan-Ol-Arab" is from the root of "Sayaha", and means, traveling and worshipping.

Hadrat Mahdi (PBUH) has been advised by his father Imam Hasan Askari (PBUH), not to reside at cities during his Occultation, and Imam Mahdi (PBUH) himself in a letter to Sheikh Mofeed has said:

"… While we (the Imam -PBUH- and …) are residing in our location on top of a mountain at an unknown place, which recently because of some disbelievers, we have unavoidably moved to, from a treeful location; and we shall soon move from this place to a flat plain, not too far from inhabited locations … ."

(Behaar-Ol-Anwaar, vol. 53; Kalemat-Ol-Imam-El-Mahdi, p. 197; …)

Of course, it must be reminded that while the place of residence of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) is not known, but the Imam (PBUH) is within and close to people; as it is narrated, he is among people, walks in markets, steps on carpets, …; i.e. while he travels and resides at locations not known by all, but he comes and goes within people.

In other words, according to such Ahaadith, both Imam Mahdi -during his Occultation- and Hadrat 'Eesa (PBUT), in regard to traveling on earth and worshipping Allah (Siyaahah) are considered to have similarities; i.e. from this aspect, the ascription of being "Maseeh (Messiah)" -meaning he who travels and worships- may be attributed to both Imam Mahdi and Hadrat Eisa -'Eesa- (PBUT)! ALLAH KNOWS BEST! TWO MESSIAHS?!!!

Let us implore Allah from the bottom of our broken and anticipating hearts , sincerely and humbly, to hasten the glorious and wonderful Ever-Promised Appearance of the Final Remaining Treasure of all Divine Prophets (PBUT) -our beloved Mahdi (PBUH)-, so that all questions may be answered, human problems solved and hearts healed, specially the loving heart of Mahdi (PBUH) himself, which, benevolently and compassionately, beats for obedience of Allah and Salvation of humankind … .

AAMEEN

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