In the name of Allah most gracious most merciful
Assalaamu alykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu,
Hudhayfah son of Al-Yaman reported that the Messenger of Allah
sallalluhu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Prophethood (meaning himself) will
remain with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain, then Allah will raise
it up whenever he wills to raise it up. Afterwards, there will be a Caliphate
that follows the guidance of Prophethood remaining with you for as long as
Allah wills it to remain. Then, he will raise it up whenever He wills to raise
it up. Afterwards, there will be a reign of
oppressive (The reign of Muslim kings who are partially unjust) rule and it
will remain with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, there will
be a reign of tyrannical rule and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it
to remain. Then, Allah will raise it up whenever He wills to raise it up. Then,
there will be a Caliphate that follows the guidance of Prophethood." Then
Hudhayfah said, "The Prophet stopped speaking." (As-Sililah As
Sahihah)
The Caliphate immediately after Prophet Muhammad lasted for
thirty years
The
Prophet declared:
"This affair began with Prophethood and as a mercy;
then it will be mercy and Caliphate; afterwards it will change into a cruel
monarchy, and finally into an iniquity and tyranny." He also prophesied:
"Surely, the Caliphate after me will last thirty years; afterwards it will
be a cruel monarchy."
(Abu
Dawud, At‘ıma, 11; Tirmidhi, At‘ıma, 39; I. Hanbal, 5.441.)
*Note: according to the Prophet, the Caliphate only spanned 30
years after his death, which it did. The Prophet died in 632 CE. Abu Bakr was
the 1st Caliph, and he ruled for 2 years, until 634 CE, when he died. Following
that was the 2nd Caliph, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and he ruled for 10 years, until
644 CE, when he was martyred. Then there was the 3rd Caliph 'Uthman, who ruled
for 12 years, until 656 CE, when he too was martyred. After that, was the 4th
Caliph 'Ali ibn Abu Talib, who ruled for 5 years, until 661 CE, when he was
also martyred. Finally, his son, the 5th Caliph
Hasan ibn 'Ali, ruled for 6 months, and then was abdicted. On the gregorian
calendar, it comes to 29 years, while on the Islamic calendar it comes, as the
Prophet had prophecied, to 30 years. So in a 30 year period, we only had 5 Caliphs.
Over all there will be twelve Caliphs
Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 4266 Narrated byJabir ibn Samurah
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The religion will continue to be established till there are twelve caliphs over
you, and the whole community will agree on each of them. I then heard from the
Prophet (peace be upon him) some remarks which I could not understand. I asked
my father: What is he saying: He said: all of them will belong to Quraysh.
a khalifah will be only
be from a Quraysh.its destiny.whoever takes
office in the name of khalifah,will
never be perfect khalifah.even muwayiah was a quraysh but he was'nt a khalifah.he was
king.quraysh can be kings,other non-quraysh can be kings,other kinds of
rulers,but it is so destined that a khalifah will be from quraysh,only quraysh
ppl will fit the actual khalifah
office.
"The destined qualifications for Imamate are eight: Islam, maturity (puberty),
intellect (i.e. sanity), maleness, justice, knowledge, competence, and that his descent should be
from Quraysh.
Five are already mentioned above,the remaining are as follows.
Sixth is 'Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz ,about
seventh,eighth,ninth,tenth , Some may
have already come or any would come .Allah subhanawatala knows best.
First
Caliph - Abu Bakr may Allah be pleased with him]
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.19 Narrated byAisha
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle died while Abu Bakr was
at a place called As-Sunah (Al-'Aliya) 'Umar stood up and said, "By Allah!
Allah's Apostle is not dead!" 'Umar (later on) said, "By Allah! Nothing occurred to my mind except
that." He said, "Verily! Allah will resurrect him and he will cut the
hands and legs of some men." Then Abu Bakr came and uncovered the face of
Allah's Apostle, kissed him and said, "Let my mother and father be
sacrificed for you, (O Allah's Apostle), you are good in life and in death. By
Allah in Whose Hands my life is, Allah will never make you taste death
twice." Then he went out and said, "O oath-taker! Don't be
hasty." When Abu Bakr spoke, 'Umar sat down. Abu Bakr praised and
glorified Allah and said, -No doubt! Whoever worshipped Muhammad, then Muhammad
is dead, but whoever worshipped Allah, then Allah is alive and shall never
die." Then he recited Allah's Statement.:
"(O Muhammad) Verily you will die, and they
also will die." (39.30) He also recited:
"Muhammad is no more than an Apostle; and indeed many
Apostles have passed away, before him, If he dies Or is killed, will you then
Turn back on your heels? And he who turns back On his heels, not the least Harm
will he do to Allah And Allah will give reward to those Who are grateful."
(3.144)
The people wept loudly, and the Ansar were assembled with Sad bin
'Ubada in the shed of Bani Saida. They said (to the emigrants). "There
should be one 'Amir from us and one from you." Then Abu Bakr, Umar bin
Al-Khattab and Abu 'baida bin Al-Jarrah went to them. 'Umar wanted to speak but
Abu Bakr stopped him. 'Umar later on used to say, "By Allah, I intended
only to say something that appealed to me and I was afraid that Abu Bakr would
not speak so well. Then Abu Bakr spoke and his speech was very eloquent. He
said in his Statement, "We are the rulers and you (Ansars) are the
ministers (i.e. advisers)." Hubab bin Al-Mundhir said, "No, by Allah
we won't accept this. But there must be a ruler from us and a ruler from you." Abu Bakr said, "No, we will be the
rulers and you will be the ministers, for they (i.e. Quarish) are the best
family amongst the 'Arabs and of best origin. So you should elect either 'Umar
or Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah as your ruler." 'Umar said (to Abu Bakr),
"No but we elect you, for you are our chief and the best amongst us and the
most beloved of all of us to Allah's Apostle." So 'Umar took Abu Bakr's
hand and gave the pledge of allegiance and the people too gave the pledge of
allegiance to Abu Bakr. Someone said, "You have killed Sad bin
Ubada." 'Umar said, "Allah has killed him." 'Aisha said (in
another narration), "(When the Prophet was on
his deathbed) he looked up and said thrice, '(Amongst) the Highest Companion,'
(See Qur'an 4.69)." Aisha said, "Allah benefited the people by their
two speeches. 'Umar frightened the people some of whom were hypocrites whom
Allah Caused to abandon Islam beCause of 'Umar's speech. Then Abu Bakr led the
people to True Guidance and acquainted them with the right path they were to
follow so that they went out reciting:
'Muhammad is no more than an Apostle and indeed many Apostles have
passed away before him...' (3.144)"
Second Caliph - Umar Ibn Khattab [may
Allah be pleased with him]
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.50 Narrated byAmr bin Maimun
I saw 'Umar bin Al-Khattab a few days before he was stabbed in
Medina. He was standing with Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman and 'Uthman bin Hunaif to
whom he said, "What have you done? Do you think that you have imposed more
taxation on the land (of As-Swad, i.e. 'Iraq) than it can bear?" They
replied, "We have imposed on it what it can bear beCause of its great
yield." 'Umar again said, "Check whether you have imposed on the land
what it cannot bear." They said, "No, (we haven't)." 'Umar
added, "If Allah should keep me alive I will let the widows of Iraq need
no men to support them after me." But only four days had elapsed when he
was stabbed (to death). The day he was stabbed, I was standing and there was
nobody between me and him (i.e. Umar) except Abdullah bin 'Abbas. Whenever
'Umar passed between the two rows, he would
say, "Stand in straight lines."
When he saw no defect (in the rows), he would go forward and
start the prayer with Takbir. He would recite Surat Yusuf or An-Nahl or the
like in the first Rak'a so that the people may have the time to Join the prayer.
As soon as he said Takbir, I heard him saying, "The dog has killed or
eaten me," at the time he (i.e. the murderer) stabbed him. A non-Arab
infidel proceeded on carrying a double-edged knife and stabbing all the persons
he passed by on the right and left (till) he stabbed thirteen persons out of
whom seven died. When one of the Muslims saw that, he threw a cloak on him.
Realizing that he had been captured, the non-Arab infidel killed himself. 'Umar
held the hand of 'Abdur-Rahman bin Auf and let him lead the prayer.
Those who were standing by the side of 'Umar saw what I saw, but
the people who were in the other parts of the mosque did not see anything, but
they lost the voice of 'Umar and they were saying, "Subhan Allah! Subhan
Allah! (i.e. Glorified be Allah)." Abdur-Rahman bin Auf led the people a
short prayer. When they finished the prayer,
'Umar said, "O Ibn 'Abbas! Find out who attacked me." Ibn 'Abbas kept
on looking here and there for a short time and came to say. "The slave of
Al Mughira." On that 'Umar said, "The craftsman?" Ibn 'Abbas
said, "Yes." 'Umar said, "May Allah curse him. I did not treat
him unjustly. All the praises are for Allah Who has not Caused me to die at the
hand of a man who claims himself to be a Muslim. No doubt, you and your father
(Abbas) used to love to have more non-Arab infidels in Medina." Al-Abbas
had the greatest number of slaves. Ibn 'Abbas said to 'Umar. "If you wish,
we will do." He meant, "If you wish we will kill them." 'Umar
said, "You are mistaken (for you can't kill them) after they have spoken
your language, prayed towards your Qibla, and performed Hajj like yours."
Then Umar was carried to his house, and we went along with him,
and the people were as if they had never
suffered a calamity before. Some said, "Do not worry (he will be all right
soon)." Some said, "We are afraid (that he will die)." Then an
infusion of dates was brought to him and he drank it but it came out (of the
wound) of his belly. Then milk was brought to him and he drank it, and it also
came out of his belly. The people realized that he would die. We went to him,
and the people came, praising him. A young man came saying, "O chief of
the believers! Receive the glad tidings from Allah to you due to your company
with Allah's Apostle and your superiority in Islam which you know. Then you
became the ruler (i.e. Caliph) and you ruled with justice and finally you have
been martyred." 'Umar said, "I wish that all these privileges will
counterbalance (my shortcomings) so that I will neither lose nor gain
anything."
When the young man turned back to leave, his clothes seemed to be
touching the ground. 'Umar said, "Call the young man back to me."
(When he came back) 'Umar said, "O son of my brother! Lift your clothes,
for this will keep your clothes clean and save you from the punishment of your
Lord." 'Umar further said, "O 'Abdullah bin 'Umar! See how much I am in debt to others." When the
debt was checked, it amounted to approximately eighty-six thousand. 'Umar said,
"If the property of 'Umar's family covers the debt, then pay the debt
thereof; otherwise request it from Bani 'Adi bin Ka'b, and if that too is not
sufficient, ask for it from Quraish tribe, and do not ask for it from any one
else, and pay this debt on my behalf."
'Umar then said (to 'Abdullah), "Go to 'Aisha (the mother
of the believers) and say: "Umar is paying his salutation to you. But
don't say: 'The chief of the believers,' beCause today I am not the chief of
the believers. And say: "Umar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission to be buried
with his two companions (i.e. the Prophet, and Abu Bakr)." Abdullah
greeted 'Aisha and asked for the permission for entering, and then entered to
her and found her sitting and weeping. He said to
her, "'Umar bin Al-Khattab is paying his salutations to you, and asks the
permission to be buried with his two companions." She said, "I had
the idea of having this place for myself, but today I prefer 'Umar to
myself." When he returned it was said (to 'Umar), "'Abdullah bin
'Umar has come." 'Umar said, "Make me sit up." Somebody
supported him against his body and 'Umar asked ('Abdullah), "What news do
you have?" He said, "O chief of the believers! It is as you wish. She
has given the permission." 'Umar said, "Praise be to Allah, there was
nothing more important to me than this. So when I die, take me, and greet
'Aisha and say: "Umar bin Al-Khattab
asks the permission (to be buried with the Prophet), and if she gives the
permission, bury me there, and if she refuses, then take me to the grave-yard
of the Muslims."
Then Hafsa (the mother of the believers) came with many other
women walking with her. When we saw her, we went away. She went in (to 'Umar)
and wept there for sometime. When the men asked for permission to enter, she
went into another place, and we heard her weeping inside. The people said (to
'Umar), "O chief of the believers! Appoint a successor." Umar said,
"I do not find anyone more suitable for the job than the following persons
or group whom Allah's Apostle had been pleased with before he died." Then
'Umar mentioned 'Ali, 'Uthman, AzZubair, Talha, Sad and 'Abdur-Rahman (bin Auf)
and said, "Abdullah bin 'Umar will be a witness to you, but he will have
no share in the rule. His being a witness will compensate him for not sharing
the right of ruling. If Sad becomes the ruler, it will be alright: otherwise,
whoever becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him
beCause of disability or dishonesty." 'Umar added, "I recommend that
my successor takes care of the early emigrants; to know their rights and
protect their honor and sacred things.
I also recommend that he be kind to the Ansar who had lived in
Medina before the emigrants and belief had entered their hearts before them. I
recommend that the (ruler) should accept the good of the righteous among them
and excuse their wrong-doers, and I recommend that he should do good to all the
people of the towns (Al-Ansar), as they are the protectors
of Islam and the source of wealth and the source of annoyance to the enemy. I
also recommend that nothing be taken from them except from their surplus with
their consent. I also recommend that he do good to the 'Arab bedouin, as they
are the origin of the 'Arabs and the material of Islam. He should take from
what is inferior, amongst their properties and distribute that to the poor
amongst them. I also recommend him concerning Allah's and His Apostle's
protectees (i.e. Dhimmis) to fulfill their contracts and to fight for them and
not to overburden them with what is beyond their ability." So when 'Umar
expired, we carried him out and set out walking. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar greeted
('Aisha) and said, "'Umar bin Al-Khattab asks for the permission."
'Aisha said, "Bring him in." He was brought in and buried beside his
two companions.
When he was buried, the group (recommended by 'Umar) held a
meeting. Then 'Abdur-Rahman said, " Reduce the candidates for rulership to
three of you." Az-Zubair said, "I give up my right to Ali."
Talha said, "I give up my right to 'Uthman," Sad, 'I give up my right
to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf." 'Abdur-Rahman then said (to 'Uthman and 'Ali),
"Now which of you is willing to give up his right of candidacy to that he
may choose the better of the (remaining) two, bearing in mind that Allah and
Islam will be his witnesses." So both the sheiks (i.e. 'Uthman and 'Ali)
kept silent. 'Abdur-Rahman said, "Will you both leave this matter to me,
and I take Allah as my Witness that I will not choose but the better of
you?" They said, "Yes." So 'Abdur-Rahman took the hand of one of
them (i.e. 'Ali) and said, "You are related to Allah's Apostle and one of
the earliest Muslims as you know well. So I ask you by Allah to promise that if
I select you as a ruler you will do justice, and if I select 'Uthman as a ruler
you will listen to him and obey him." Then he took the other (i.e.
'Uthman) aside and said the same to him. When 'Abdur-Rahman secured (their
agreement to) this covenant, he said, "O 'Uthman! Raise your hand."
So he (i.e. 'Abdur-Rahman) gave him (i.e. 'Uthman) the solemn pledge, and then
'Ali gave him the pledge of allegiance and then all the (Medina) people gave
him the pledge of allegiance.
Third Caliph - Uthman
ibn affan [ may Allah be pleased
with him]
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 9.314 Narrated byAl Miswar bin Makhrama
The group of people whom 'Umar had selected as candidates for
the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other. Abdur-Rahman said to them,
"I am not going to compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I
would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to
let 'Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed the case in
the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody followed the
rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed 'Abdur-Rahman
and consulted him all those nights till there came the night we gave the oath
of allegiance to 'Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: 'Abdur-Rahman called
on me after a portion of the night had
passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you
have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept
enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I called them for him and he
consulted them and then called me saying, "Call 'Ali for me." I called
'Ali and he held a private talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Ali
got up to leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but
'Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something concerning 'Ali. 'Abdur-Rahman then said
to me, "Call 'Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on speaking to
him privately till the Mu'adhdhin put an end to their talk by announcing the
Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their morning prayer and
that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit, 'Abdur-Rahman sent for all the
Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there and sent for the army chief
who had performed the Hajj with 'Umar that year. When all of them had gathered,
'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,"
and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have looked at the people's tendencies and
noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to 'Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then 'Abdur-Rahman said
(to 'Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that you will
follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the traditions of
the two Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave the oath of allegiance
to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar
and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
Fourth Caliph- Ali ibn Talib [may Allah be pleased with him]
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.728 Narrated byAbdullah bin Abbas
Ali bin Abu Talib came out of the house of Allah's Apostle during
his fatal illness. The people asked, "O Abu Hasan (i.e. Ali)! How is the
health of Allah's Apostle this morning?" 'Ali replied, "He has
recovered with the Grace of Allah." 'Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib held him by
the hand and said to him, "In three days you, by Allah, will be ruled (by
somebody else), and by Allah, I feel that Allah's Apostle will die from this
ailment of his, for I know how the faces of the offspring of 'Abdul Muttalib
look at the time of their death. So let us go to Allah's Apostle and ask him
who will take over the Caliphate. If it is given to us we will know as to it,
and if it is given to somebody else, we will inform him so that he may tell the
new ruler to take care of us." 'Ali
said, "By Allah, if we asked Allah's Apostle for it (i.e. the Caliphate)
and he denied it us, the people will never give it to us after that. And by
Allah, I will not ask Allah's Apostle for it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.333 Narrated byUrwa
Az-Zubair said, "I met Ubaida bin Said bin Al-As on the day
(of the battle) of Badr and he was covered with armor; so much that only his
eyes were visible. He was surnamed Abu Dhat-al-Karish. He said (proudly), 'I am
Abu-al-Karish.' I attacked him with the spear and pierced his eye and he died.
I put my foot over his body to pull (that spear) out, but even then I had to
use a great force to take it out as its both ends were bent." 'Urwa said,
"Later on Allah's Apostle asked Az-Zubair for
the spear and he gave it to him. When Allah's Apostle died, Az-Zubair took it
back. After that Abu Bakr demanded it and he gave it to him, and when Abu Bakr
died, Az-Zubair took it back. 'Umar then demanded it from him and he gave it to
him. When 'Umar died, Az-Zubair took it back, and then 'Uthman demanded it from
him and he gave it to him. When 'Uthman was martyred, the spear remained with
Ali's offspring. Then 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair demanded it back, and it remained
with him till he was martyred.
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 4876 Narrated
byAli ibn AbuTalib
AbuTufayl Amir ibn Wathilah reported: I was in the company of
Ali ibn AbuTalib, when a person came to him, and said: What was it that Allah's
Apostle (peace be upon him) told you in secret? Thereupon he (Ali) was enraged
and said: Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) did not tell me anything in
secret, that he hid from people, except that he told me four things. He said:
Commander of Faithful, what are these? He said: Allah cursed him who cursed his
father; Allah cursed him who sacrificed for
anyone besides Allah; and Allah cursed him who accommodates an innovator (in
religion); and Allah cursed him who changed the minarets (the boundary lines)
of the land.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 9.225 Narrated byAl Hasan Al Basri
When Al-Hasan bin 'Ali moved with army units against Muawiya,
'Amr bin Al-As said to Muawiya, "I see an army that will not retreat
unless and until the opposing army retreats." Muawiya said, )If the
Muslims are killed) who will look after their children?" 'Amr bin Al-As
said: I (will look after them). On that, 'Abdullah bin 'Amir and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura said, "Let us meet
Muawaiya and suggest peace." Al-Hasan Al-Basri added: No doubt, I heard
that Abu Bakra said, "Once while the Prophet was addressing (the people),
Al-Hasan (bin 'Ali) came and the Prophet said, 'This son of mine is a chief,
and Allah may make peace between two groups of Muslims through him."
Fifth Caliph - Hasan Ibn Ali
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 3.867 Narrated byAl Hasan Al Basri
By Allah, Al-Hasan bin Ali led large battalions like mountains
against Muawiya. Amr bin Al-As said (to Muawiya), "I surely see battalions
which will not turn back before killing their opponents." Muawiya who was
really the best of the two men said to him, "O 'Amr! If these killed those
and those killed these, who would be left with me for the jobs of the public,
who would be left with me for their women, who would be left with me for their
children?" Then Muawiya sent two Quraishi men from the tribe of 'Abd-i-Shams
called 'Abdur Rahman bin Sumura and Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Kuraiz to Al-Hasan saying to them, "Go to this man (i.e. Al-Hasan) and
negotiate peace with him and talk and appeal to him." So, they went to
Al-Hasan and talked and appealed to him to accept peace. Al-Hasan said,
"We, the offspring of 'Abdul Muttalib, have got wealth and people have
indulged in killing and corruption (and money only will appease them)."
They said to Al-Hasan, "Muawiya offers you so and so, and appeals to you
and entreats you to accept peace." Al-Hasan said to them, "But who
will be responsible for what you have said?" They said, "We will be
responsible for it." So, whatever Al-Hasan asked they said, "We will
be responsible for it for you." So, Al-Hasan
concluded a peace treaty with Muawiya. Al-Hasan (Al-Basri) said: I heard Abu
Bakr saying, "I saw Allah's Apostle on the pulpit and Al-Hasan bin 'Ali
was by his side. The Prophet was looking once at the people and once at
Al-Hasan bin 'Ali saying, 'This son of mine is a Saiyid (i.e. a noble) and may
Allah make peace between two big groups of Muslims through him.' "
Sixth Caliph- Abdullah
bin Zubair [may Allah be pleased
with him]
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.248 Narrated byAsma
That she conceived 'Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair. She added, "I migrated to Medina while I was at full term of
pregnancy and alighted at Quba where I gave birth to him. Then I brought him to
the Prophet and put him in his lap. The Prophet asked for a date, chewed it,
and put some of its juice in the child's mouth. So, the first thing that
entered the child's stomach was the saliva of Allah's Apostle. Then the Prophet
rubbed the child's palate with a date and invoked for Allah's Blessings on him, and he was the
first child born amongst the Emigrants in the Islamic Land (i.e. Medina).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 6.120 Narrated byMuhammad bin Abdur Rahman Abu
Al Aswad
The people of Medina were forced to
prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham during the caliphate of
'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in it. Then I met
'Ikrima, the freed slave of
Ibn 'Abbas, and informed him (about it), and he forbade me strongly to do so
(i.e. to enlist in that army), and then said, "Ibn 'Abbas informed me that
some Muslim people were with the pagans, increasing the number of the pagans
against Allah's Apostle. An arrow used to be shot which would hit one of them
(the Muslims in the company of the pagans) and kill him, or he would be struck
and killed (with a sword)." Then Allah revealed:
"Verily! as for those whom the
angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by staying among the
disbelievers)..." (4.97) Abu Aswad
added, "Except the weak ones among men, women..." (4.98)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 1.128 Narrated byAswad
Ibn Az-Zubair said to me, "
'Aisha used to tell you secretly a number of things. What did she tell you
about the Ka'ba?" I replied, "She told me that once the Prophet said,
'O 'Aisha! Had not your people been still close to the pre-Islamic period of
ignorance (infidelity), I would have dismantled the Ka'ba and would have made
two doors in it; one for entrance and the other for exit." Later on Ibn
Az-Zubair did the same.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 2.656 Narrated byYazid bin Ruman from Urwa
'Aisha said that the Prophet said to
her, "O Aisha! Were your nation not close to the pre-Islamic period of
Ignorance, I would have had the Ka'ba demolished and would have included in it
the portion which had been left, and would have made it at a level with the ground
and would have made two doors for it, one towards the east and the other
towards the
west, and then by doing this it would have been built on the foundations laid
by Abraham." That was what urged Ibn-Az-Zubair to demolish the Ka'ba. Jazz
said, "I saw Ibn-Az-Zubair when he demolished and rebuilt the Ka'ba and
included in it a portion of Al-Hijr (the unroofed portion of Ka'ba which is at
present in the form of a compound towards the northwest of the Ka'ba). I saw
the original foundations of Abraham which were of stones resembling the humps
of camels." So Jarir asked Yazid, "Where was the place of those
stones?" Jazz said, "I will just now show it to you." So Jarir
accompanied Yazid and entered Al-Hijr, and Jazz pointed to a place and said,
"Here it is." Jarir said, "It appeared to me about six cubits
from Al-Hijr or so."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.171 Narrated byAmr bin Dinar and Ubaidullah
bin Abi Yazid
In the lifetime of the Prophet there
was no wall around the Ka'ba and the people used to pray around the Ka'ba till 'Umar
became the Caliph and he built the wall around it. 'Ubaidullah further said,
"Its wall was low, so Ibn Az-Zubair built it."
684: Abdullah b Zubair declares himself aS the Caliph at'Makkah. Marwan I
becomes the Caliph' at Damascus. Battle of Marj Rahat.
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 6176 Narrated
byAsma bint AbuBakr
AbuNawfal reported: I saw (the dead body of) Abdullah ibn Zubayr
hanging on the road of Medina (leading to Mecca). The Quraysh passed by it and
other people too. Then Abdullah ibn
Umar happened to pass by it. He stood
there and said: May there be peace upon you, AbuKhubayb (the Kunya of Abdullah
ibn Zubayr); may there be peace upon you, AbuKhubayb; may there be peace upon
you, AbuKhubayb! By Allah, I used to forbid you to do this; by Allah, I used to
forbid you to do this; by Allah, I used to forbid you to do this. By Allah, so
far as I know, you had been very much devoted to fasting and prayer and you had been taking great care to cement blood-ties. By
Allah, the group to which you, as a wicked person belong, is indeed a fine
group. Then Abdullah ibn Umar went away.
The stand Abdullah (bin Umar) took in regard to the inhuman treatment
(meted out to Abdullah ibn Zubayr) and his words (in that connection) were
conveyed to Hajjaj (ibn Yusuf) and (as a consequence of that) he (the body of
Abdullah ibn Zubayr) was brought down from the stump (the scaffold) from which
it was hanging and thrown into the graves of the Jews. He (Hajjaj) sent (his
messenger) to Asma' (bint AbuBakr), Abdullah's mother. But she refused to come.
He again sent the messenger to her with the message that she must come,
otherwise he would bring her forcibly by the hair. But she again refused and said: By Allah, I shall not come to you
until you send to me one who will drag me by the hair. Thereupon he said: Bring me my shoes. He put
on his shoes and walked quickly, swollen with vanity and pride until he came to
her and said: How do you find what I have
done with the enemy of Allah? She said:
I find that you wronged him in this world; whereas he has spoiled your next
life. It has been conveyed to me that you used to call him (Abdullah ibn
Zubayr) the son of one having two belts. By Allah, I am indeed (a woman) of two
belts. With the help of one of them I used to suspend high the food of Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) and that of AbuBakr (keeping it out of the reach)
of animals and, so far as the second belt is concerned, that is the belt which
no woman can dispense with. Verily Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) told us that in Thaqif there would be born a
great liar and great murderer. The liar we have seen, and as far as the
murderer is concerned, I do not find anyone else besides you. Thereupon he
(Hajjaj) stood up and did not give any reply to her.
Seventh Caliph- Abdul
Malik [may Allah be pleased with
him]
685: Death of Marwan I. Abdul Malik becomes the Caliph at
Damascus. Battle of Ain ul Wada.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 9.312 Narrated byAbdullah bin Dinar
When the people took the oath of allegiance to 'Abdul Malik,
'Abdullah bin 'Umar wrote to him: "To Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief
of the believers, I give the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and
obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, according to Allah's
Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle in whatever is within my ability; and my
sons too, give the same pledge."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.311 Narrated byAbdullah
The Prophet recited Surat-an-Najm and then prostrated himself,
and all who were with him prostrated too. But an old man took a handful of dust
and touched his forehead with it saying, "This is sufficient for me."
Later on I saw him killed as an infidel.
Narrated 'Urwa (the son of Az- Zubair): Az-Zubair had three scars
Caused by the sword, one of which was over his shoulder and I used to insert my
fingers in it. He received two of those wounds on the day of Badr and one on
the day of Al-Yarmuk. When 'Abdullah bin Zubair was killed, 'Abdul-Malik bin
Marwan said to me, "O 'Urwa, do you recognize the sword of
Az-Zubair?" I said, "Yes." He said, "What marks does it
have?" I replied, "It has a dent in its sharp edge which was Caused
in it on the day of Badr." 'Abdul- Malik said, "You are right! (i.e.
their swords) have dents beCause of clashing with the regiments of the
enemies." Then 'Abdul-Malik returned that sword to me (i.e. Urwa).
(Hisham, 'Urwa's son said, "We estimated the
price of the sword as three-thousand (Dinars) and after that it was taken by
one of us (i.e. the inheritors) and I wish I could have had it.")
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 9.310 Narrated byAbdullah bin Dinar
I witnessed Ibn 'Umar when the people gathered around 'Abdul
Malik. Ibn 'Umar wrote: "I gave the Pledge of allegiance that I will
listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers
according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle as much as I can;
and my sons too, give the same pledge."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 2.724 Narrated bySalim bin Abdullah bin Umar
'Abdul-Malik bin Marwan wrote to Al-Hajjaj that he should follow
'Abdullah bin 'Umar in all the ceremonies of Hajj. So when it was the Day of
'Arafat (9th of Dhul-Hijja), and after the sun has deviated or has declined
from the middle of the sky, I and Ibn 'Umar came and he shouted near the cotton
(cloth) tent of Al-Hajjaj, "Where is he?" Al-Hajjaj came out. Ibn
'Umar said, "Let us proceed (to 'Arafat)." Al-Hajjaj asked,
"Just now?" Ibn 'Umar replied, "Yes." Al-Hajjaj said,
"Wait for me till I pour water on me (i.e.
take a bath)." So, Ibn 'Umar dismounted (and waited) till Al-Hajjaj came
out. He was walking between me and my father. I informed Al-Hajjaj, "If
you want to follow the Sunna today, then you should shorten the sermon and then
hurry up for the stay (at 'Arafat)." Ibn 'Umar said, "He (Salim) has
spoken the truth."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 2.474 Narrated byUrwa
When the wall fell on them (i.e. graves) during the caliphate of
Al-Walid bin 'Abdul Malik, the people started repairing it, and a foot appeared
to them. The people got scared and thought that it was the foot of the Prophet.
No one could be found who could tell them about it till I ('Urwa) said to them,
"By Allah, this is not the foot of the Prophet but it is the foot of
Umar." 'Aisha narrated that she made a will to 'Abdullah bin Zubair,
"Do not bury me with them (the Prophet and his two companions) but bury me
with my companions (wives of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) in Al-Baqi as I would not
like to be looked upon as better than I really am (by being buried near the
Prophet)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 9.512 Narrated byAl Mughira
Sa'd bin 'Ubada said, "If I saw a man with my wife, I would
strike him (behead him) with the blade of my sword." This news reached
Allah's Apostle who then said, "You people are astonished at Sa'd's Ghira.
By Allah, I have more Ghira than he, and Allah has more Ghira than I, and
because of Allah's Ghira, He has made unlawful shameful deeds and sins (illegal
sexual intercourse etc.) done in open and in secret. And there is none who
likes that the people should repent to Him and beg His pardon than Allah, and
for this reason He sent the warners and the givers of good news. And there is
none who likes to be praised more than Allah does, and for this reason, Allah
promised to grant Paradise (to the doers of good)." 'Abdul Malik said,
"No person has more Ghira than
Allah."
Eigth
was 'Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz The Khalifa/Caliph
Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 5378 Narrated
byHudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
An-Nu'man told on Hudhayfah's authority that Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said, "Prophecy will remain among you as long as Allah
wishes it to remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then there will be a
caliphate according to the manner of prophecy as long as Allah wishes it to
remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then there will be a distressful
kingdom which will remain as long as Allah wishes it to remain, then Allah Most
High will remove it. Then there will be a proud kingdom which will remain as
long as Allah wishes it to remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then
there will be a caliphate according to the manner
of prophecy." Then he stopped.
Habib said: "When Umar ibn AbdulAziz became caliph I wrote to him,
mentioning this tradition to him and saying, "I hope you will be the
commander of the faithful after the distressful and the proud kingdoms."
It pleased and charmed him, i.e. Umar ibn AbdulAziz."
Ahmad and Bayhaqi, in Dala'il an-Nubuwwah, transmitted it.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 8.703 Narrated byAl Juaid bin Abdur Rahman
As-Sa'ib bin Yazid said, "The Sa' at the time of the
Prophet was equal to one Mudd plus one-third of a Mudd of your time, and then
it was increased in the time of Caliph 'Umar bin 'Abdul Aziz."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 3.832 Narrated byIbn Umar
Allah's Apostle called me to present myself in front of him or
the eve of the battle of Uhud, while I was fourteen years of age at that time,
and he did not allow me to take part in that battle, but he called me in front
of him on the eve of the battle of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and
he allowed me (to join the battle)." Nafi' said, "I went to 'Umar bin
'Abdul Aziz who was Caliph at that time and related the above narration to him,
He said, "This age (fifteen) is the limit between childhood and
manhood," and wrote to his governors to give salaries to those who reached
the age of fifteen.
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 6961 Narrated
byJabir ibn Abdullah
AbuNadrah reported: We were in the accompany of Jabir and he
said: It may happen that the people of Iraq may not send their qafiz and
dirhams (their measures of food-stuff and their money). We said: Who would be
responsible for it? He said: The non-Arabs
would prevent them. He again said: There is the possibility that the people of
Syria may not send their dinar and mudd. We said: Who would be responsible for
it? He said: This prevention would be made by the Romans. He (Jabir ibn
Abdullah) kept quiet for a while and then reported Allah's Apostle (peace be
upon him) having said: There would be a caliph in the last (period) of my Ummah
who would freely give handfuls of wealth to the people without counting it. I
said to AbuNadrah and AbulAla: Do you mean Umar b. AbdulAziz? They said: No
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 9.37 Narrated byAbu Qilaba
Once 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz sat on his throne in the courtyard
of his house so that the people might gather
before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came in), he said, "What
do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said, "We say that it is lawful to
depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas
depending on it." Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say
about it?" He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of
the Believers! You have the chiefs of the army staff and the nobles of the
Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a married man had committed illegal
sexual intercourse in Damascus but they had not seen him (doing so), would you
stone him?" He said, "No." I said, "If fifty of them testified
that a man had committed theft in Hums, would you cut off his hand though they
did not see him?" He replied, "No." I said, "By Allah,
Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the following three
situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual
intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted
Islam and became an apostate." Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin
Malik narrate that Allah's Apostle cut off the hands of the thieves, branded
their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said, "I shall tell
you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight persons from the tribe of
'Ukl came to Allah's Apostle and gave the Pledge of allegiance for Islam
(became Muslim). The climate of the place (Medina) did not suit them, so they
became sick and complained about that to Allah's Apostle. He said (to them ),
"Won't you go out with the shepherd of our camels and drink of the camels'
milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said, "Yes." So they went
out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and after they became healthy, they
killed the shepherd of Allah's Apostle and took away all the camels. This news
reached Allah's Apostle, so he sent (men) to follow their traces and they were
captured and brought (to the Prophet). He then ordered to cut their hands and
feet, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, and then he threw
them in the sun till they died." I said, "What can be worse than what
those people did? They deserted Islam, committed murder and theft."
Then 'Anbasa bin Said said, "By Allah, I never heard a
narration like this of today." I said, "O 'Anbasa! You deny my
narration?" 'Anbasa said, "No, but you have related the narration in
the way it should be related. By Allah, these people are in welfare as long as
this Sheikh (Abu Qilaba) is among them." I added, "Indeed in this
event there has been a tradition set by Allah's
Apostle. The narrator added: Some Ansari people came to the Prophet and
discussed some matters with him, a man from amongst them went out and was
murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold, their companion was
swimming in blood. They returned to Allah's Apostle and said to him, "O
Allah's Apostle, we have found our companion who had talked with us and gone
out before us, swimming in blood (killed)." Allah's Apostle went out and
asked them, "Whom do you suspect or whom do you think has killed
him?" They said, "We think that the Jews have killed him." The
Prophet sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did you kill this
(person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the Al-Ansars, "Do
you agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath that they have not killed
him?" They said, "It matters little for the Jews to kill us all and
then take false oaths." He said, "Then would you like to receive the
Diya after fifty of you have taken an oath (that the Jews have killed your
man)?" They said, "We will not take the oath." Then the Prophet
himself paid them the Diya (Blood-money)." The narrator added, The tribe
of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his evil conduct) in the
Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance.
Then, at a place called Al-Batha' (near Mecca), the man attacked
a Yemenite family at night to steal from
them, but a man from the family noticed him and struck him with his sword and
killed him. The tribe of Hudhail came and captured the Yemenite and brought him
to 'Umar during the Hajj season and said, "He has killed our
companion." The Yemenite said, "But these people had repudiated him
(i.e., their companion)." 'Umar said, "Let fifty persons of Hudhail
swear that they had not repudiated him." So forty-nine of them took the
oath and then a person belonging to them, came from Sham and they requested him
to swear similarly, but he paid one-thousand Dirhams instead of taking the
oath. They called another man instead of him and the new man shook hands with
the brother of the deceased. Some people said, "We and those fifty men who
had taken false oaths (Al-Qasama) set out, and when they reached a place called
Nakhlah, it started raining so they entered a cave in the mountain, and the
cave collapsed on those fifty men who took the false oath, and all of them died
except the two persons who had shaken hands with each other. They escaped death
but a stone fell on the leg of the brother of the deceased and broke it,
whereupon he survived for one year and then died." I further said, (Abdul Malik bin Marwan sentenced a man to death in Qisas
(equality in punishment) for murder, basing his judgment on Al-Qasama, but
later on he regretted that judgment and ordered that the names of the fifty
persons who had taken the oath (Al-Qasama), be erased from the register, and he
exiled them in Sham."
could be coming soon.
Tenth Caliph ?
May come Inshallah soon…..…..…..…..Ibni Munavi said that, “Danyal (Daniel) (as) reported
in his book that, “There are 3 Sufyaanis and 3 Mahdis.
When the first Sufyaani appears and his name and fame
become widespread, the first Mahdi will confront him,
the second Mahdi will confront the second Sufyaani and
the third Mahdi will confront the third Sufyaani and
Allah, the Exalted, will send him (the third Mahdi) to
save the ones who have suffered mischief, and the
believers. The Sunnah will be revived through him and
oppression, injustice and cruelty will come to an end
through him. The people will be highly prized and
become victorious over their opponents at his time. A
beautiful life will be lived, and the earth and the
heavens will increase their blessing.. (*)
(*) This hadith exists in a handwritten copy of the
book titled Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir
al-Zaman held in the Suleymaniye Library.
*Note:Out Of 3 Mahdi's two are un-named while the third one is Imam Mahdi
Twelfth
Caliph Mahdi
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas'ood (RA) reports from the Prophet (SAW),
who said:
"The world will not come to pass until a man from among my family,
whose name will be my name, rules over the Arabs."
(Tirmidhi Sahih, Vol. 9, P. 74; Abu Dawud, Sahih, Vol. 5, P. 207;
also narrated by Ali b. Abi Talib, Abu Sa'id, Umm Salma, Abu Hurayra)
From the above we can see
that that the Mahdi would be from amongst the family of Prophet Muhammad, his
name would be Muhammad, and he would come to rule over the Arabs.
"The promised Mahdi will be among my family. God will make
the provisions for his emergence within a single night."
(Ibn Majah, Sahih, Vol. 2, P. 519)
Thus, the Mahdi will be inspired, and preparations will be made for him
in one night to carry out his task successfully. They will actually lead him by
the hand towards the Hajare Aswad, where people will then formally
pledge their allegiance to him as the Khaleefah. This pledge will take
place in front of The Holy Ka 'ba, between the Hajare Aswad and the Maqaame
Ibraheem, during or just after the days of Hajj.
Initially the number of
people to take the bay 'at pledge of allegiance at his hands will be
313, which is the number of Sahaba that took part in the battle of Badr. He
will be forty years old at the time of his appointment. This will all take
place in the month of Zul-Hijjah.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudari (RA) narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said:
"Our Mahdi will have a broad forehead and an aquiline nose.
He will fill the earth with justice as it is filled with injustice and tyranny.
He will rule for seven years."
(Abu Dawud, Sahih, Vol. 2, p. 208; Fusul al-muhimma, p. 275)
The following new year,
immediately upon his appointment as the new Khaleefah Imam Mahdi will witness the direct
Help of Allah. This would be considered the first year of the Mahdi's rule,
as he only emerged at the end of the previous year. Before the Mahdi, a man
from the heart of Damascus, known as Sufyaani (from the family of Abu
Sufyaan) had begun a horrendous campaign of bloodshed and killing, during which
no tribe or community will be left alone. Even women and children will be
mercilessly butchered. His chief supporters and followers will be the tribe of Kalb.
Just before allegiance is pledged to Imam Mahdi, a great battle will be
fought at Ahjar Al Zayt -- The Stone of Oil -- between the army of the Sufyaani
and the Muslims of Medina in which the people of Medina will suffer. Shuayb,
the son of Salih from Tamin will learn of the coming of the Mahdi and march to
join him from Khurasan (Afghanistan) under three banners, under which will be
5,000 warriors ready to pledge their allegiance to the Mahdi. Muslims from
Talakaan, Kufa, Yemen and Tunisia will also march to join him and the Hashimite
will join him from forces from Ar-Ray.
When
this Sufyaani hears of Imam Mahdi, he will immediately dispatch an army
towards Makkah (where the Mahdi will be). The Imam and his handful of followers
will easily defeat this army. Then this Sufyaani will himself lead a contingent
from Syria towards Makkah to fight against Imam Mahdi.
This
army will be destroyed by an enormous earthquake at Baidaa, a
place just after Zhul-Hulaifa, on the way to Makkah. First the rear of the
army will be devastated, and when those in front go back to see what had
happened, they too will meet the same fate.
All but two members of this army will perish, and these sole survivors will
take back the news of this disaster. There will
be many in this army who had been brought along by force, people who did not intend to oppose Imam Mahdi. Such people would
also be destroyed along with the others, but on the Day of Judgment they will
be raised up according to their intentions. When the story of Divine Help being
granted to Imam Mahdi spreads through the Muslim world, the Abdaals of Syria
and the pious people of Iraq will come to pledge
allegiance to Imam Mahdi and join his ranks.
Similarly, other Muslim
armies from Madinah and elsewhere will also come to Makkah and offer their
support and allegiance to Imam Mahdi.
Imam Mahdi then moves forward
to Syria, where he fights the armies of the Sufyaani who has the backing of the
tribe of Kalb. He too will send an army against Imam Mahdi - who will
yet again, through The Grace of Allah, inflict heavy defeat on his enemies.
The Prophet of Allah actually
castigated those who do not participate in this battle against the Kalb. The
inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth will be pleased
with him.
It will be compulsory upon
all Muslims who hear of Imam Mahdi to pledge their allegiance and full support
to him.
One conflict would be against
the tyranny, oppression and injustice in the region, replacing it with equity and
justice. Another conflict would be against the Romans, who would be trying to
destroy his Caliphate. Then, the final conflict would be against the False
Messiah, who would be trying to rule the world, and misguide people to his
false religion. This would occur as follows:
With his army now bolstered
by saintly and pious people Imam Mahdi will defeat his enemies, as we have seen
in the initial battles mentioned above. Upon releasing Syria from the oppressive
rule of the Sufyaani, whom he captures and executes, he then sends his forces
to Antioch to rest. One of the Prophet's companions commented upon the lushness
of Antioch saying that he had never seen a place that had so much rain,
whereupon the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told him that it was
because the Torah, Staff of Moses, Tablets and the Table of Solomon, the son of
David are concealed within its caves and that not one single cloud comes to it
from any direction that does not pour its blessing upon that valley.
After woods, he regroups his
forces in Syria, and prepares to engage the oppressive Zionists in Jerusalem.
He will fight them, and also release Jerusalem from their oppressive rule. All
the lands Imam Mahdi conquers were before him under Tyranny and Oppression,
which he replaces with Equity and Justice.
He will become the supreme
leader and reformer of the Muslim Ummah. He will rebuild the sanctuary of the
Masjid al-Aqsa as it was destroyed before him by the Zionists.
There will be a great Islamic
revival, and this Deen will reign supreme. He will fill the world with justice
after it had been plagued with oppression.
He will practice and lead
people according to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi
wasallam).
He will live for nine years
after his emergence, and rule for seven, with complete justice and
righteousness, and all this time Islam will be the predominant religion of the
world. .
During his rule, the Muslims
will experience great economic enrichment. There will be no droughts and lands
will be exceptionally fertile. The earth will yield crops in abundance and of
the best quality. This rich agricultural state will ensure a glut of money and
food. In fact, so much that people who come to the Baitul-Maal for assistance
will be given as much as they can take away.
In short the Muslims will
live a most luxurious and comfortable life, something they will never ever
experience again in this world. Imam Mahdi will distribute lands equally among
people.
The hearts of people will
become so independent of wealth and so dependent on Allah that when an
announcement is made for the needy to come forward, only one person will stand
up. When this person will be given wealth in such abundance, he will feel
ashamed and would want to return the wealth, but the answer will be: "We
do not take back what has been given. It's all yours to keep."
Imam Mahdi will conquer the
city of Constantinople (presently known as Istanbul). The story behind this conquest is
as follows:
After the earthquakes, which
destroyed his enemies, and the subsequent amassing of Muslim armies under his
leadership, the Imam will leave Makkah for Madinah, where he will offer salaam
at the Rowzha Mubarak (The Grave of The Messenger of Allah Sallallahu
alayhi wasallam).
Having done this his next
step would be to proceed on to Damascus, where the bulk of the Roman forces
along with the tribe of Kalb and their Sufyaani leader, would be deployed, as
was previously mentioned.
In Damascus, the Imam will
set up his headquarters. Following this, an agreement is made between Imam
Mahdi and the Romans, which is mediated by an Israelite, descending from Aaron.
This specific agreement with this specific Roman force will be upheld for seven
years. From here, he will conduct military operations against the enemies
of Islam and defeats them (such as the ones in Jerusalem), and from here, he
will rule. The Bayt-ul-Maqdis (Masjid al-Aqsa) in Jerusalem will also be
rebuilt.
In response to this, the
Roman forces, breaking whatever treaties remained between them and the Muslims,
will attack, and destroy the city of the Prophet (Madinah), and start to gather
their forces against its inhabitants.
At a place known as either A
'maaq or Daabiq, somewhere near Allepo Syria, 960,000 Roman forces would be assembled under 80 banners representing 80
nations, quite clearly to annihilate the Muslims.
At this time, the Muslims
will be gathering their armed forces in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, forming a huge
battalion. Imam Mahdi will send this battalion
of mujahideen (Muslim fighters), from among the best people on earth, to
engage them. The Romans and the Muslims will be gathering their forces for nine
months. When the two groups encounter each other face to face, the Romans
will request that the Muslims hand over to them those who had fought and
captured their Roman brethren. The Muslims will refuse, saying: “By Allah,
We will never hand over our Muslim brothers” thus triggering off a fierce
battle, which is the beginning of the Great war (i.e. Armageddon). A
third of the Muslim army will flee, and Allah will never ever grant them towba
(repentance). A third will be slain, and they will be the noblest martyrs in
The Sight of Allah. The surviving third will be victorious, never to suffer
defeat thereafter.
This battle will last four
days. Each day the Muslim troops will resolve on oath that they will not return
but as victors. For three days, they will fail to crush the enemy, with many
men becoming martyrs. On the fourth day, the Romans will falter and succumb to
a tremendous onslaught from the remaining Muslim troops. The ensuing slaughter
will be unprecedented in history. This decimation will utterly shatter the
morale of the Romans.
Thus, Imam Mahdi will smash
the might of the anti-Muslim forces in that period, forces which had come
together from all parts of the world.
Pressing forward against the
remaining Romans, the next destination will be Turkey. From the Syrian coast,
Imam Mahdi will dispatch 70,000 soldiers of the Banu Is-haq tribe to re-conquer
Istanbul, liberating it from Roman rule. They will cross the Mediterranean Sea,
bound for Turkey and will conquer Istanbul without the use of a single weapon.
Parts of the city will collapse upon the Takbeer and Tahleel of these
warriors. They will recite' Laa ilaha ilial-laahu wallahu Akbar' and
simply walk over the city. The
Muazhzhins of the Muslims will then establish the five times daily
azhaan throughout the city.
Imam Mahdi will also arrive
at Istanbul and set up the structure for his rule, appoint people to govern
there and most importantly, make arrangements for the implementation of Islamic
law.
This conquest will deliver
untold fortunes into the hands of the Muslims. As he and his men busy
themselves capturing and rounding up these vast riches a rumor will spread that
"the Dajjal has broken loose in
Syria and is wreaking havoc among your families.” This news will be very
disturbing to the Imam, and so consequently, he will hurriedly leave for Syria.
In the meantime, ten men will be sent ahead to ascertain the truth. About these
ten The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “ I know
their names and the names of their fathers they will be among the best warriors
in that era.” Prophet e Kareem (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) even knew
the color of their horses.
One of them will report that
the whole story is false. Dajjaal has not yet emerged. This was a lie
fabricated by Shaitaan to try and disrupt the progress of the Muslims. Imam Mahdi
will resume his return journey to Syria with greater ease and comfort once he
learns that the Dajjaal is not yet loose.
He will stop over in all the
towns and cities along the route to survey the situation and make necessary
arrangements for government.
Meanwhile the conquerors of
Istanbul will march on and invade the enemy territories of Western Europe
(Greece, Italy, etc.) in the same manner, with the Takbeer and Kalimah, and
eventually conquering Rome in the process.
In the seventh year after Imam Mahdi reaches Damascus the great
imposter, Dajjaal will now truly emerge and begin his campaign of
mischief and corruption between Syria and Iraq. He will remain to do his
bidding for forty days, one day like a year, one like a month, one like
a week, and the rest like regular days, so these days will in fact cover the
length of 428 days.
The Dajjaal will have a large following of mainly Jews from
Iran, Bedouins, and illegitimate people (those born outside of marriage), the
Muslims under Imam Mahdi will be trapped within Damascus, surrounded by the
forces of the Dajjaal. On the 40th day of the Dajjaal's reign,
Imam Mahdi and his companions will be busy arranging the formation for prayer
during the time of Fajr. The jamaat salaah will be almost
about to start when suddenly the
Messiah Eessa (Alayhis salaam)
son of Maryam will descend from the heavens, dressed in two yellow garments,
leaning on the shoulders of two angels and join the ranks of Muslims for
salaah. Imam Mahdi will lead the Fajr salaah. He will go out, slaying the
followers of the Dajjal, and then chases the Dajjal until he catches up with
him at the Gate of Uhud and slays him.
After the slaying of Dajjaal
by Prophet Eessa, Imam Mahdi will not live for very long. A few months will
elapse and this great Imam, a man who provided the perfect sequel to Allah's
Supreme Religion -ISLAM, will pass on to the realms of the hereafter. The
Muslims will perform his Janaaza salaah and bury him, and the Messiah son of
Maryam will then become the new ruler of the Muslims, and the Caliphate will be
taken away from the Quraysh.
The following are facts taken
from the sayings of the Messenger of Allah( Sallallahu alayhi wasallam):
Name and Title
His name will be the same as
that of The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam), i.e. Muhammad. In
addition, his father's name will be Abdullah. His title is the-Mahdi, meaning
the guided one. The Holy Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam also called him
Khaleefatullah, meaning "the Deputy of Allah".
FAMILY LINEAGE
Imam Mahdi will belong to the
tribe of Qurayish and the family of Fatima, the offspring of Imam Hasan.
CHARACTER
He will have the character
and morals of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). In one night
Allah will grant him unique qualities of faith, piety, leadership and
knowledge, hence the title Mahdi.
Allah knows best.