The scriptures of many religions speak of a coming leader who will consummate the fulfilment of the divine will on Earth. He will manifest in this person the righteousness and compassion of God, and he will bring about the final defeat of evil, and establish the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. The Hebrew title Messiah–’Christ’ in Greek means “anointed one,” that person who will be specially chosen by God for this mission and empowered to accomplish it.
But while the term Messiah is specific to only a few religions, prophecies that a leader will come and accomplish such a mission are nearly universal.
Religions call him by various names: Jews long for the promised Messiah; for Christians the Messiah is Jesus of Nazareth, who has already come and ascended to heaven but will reappear (perhaps in a new guise) at his Second Coming. Muslims also expect the second advent of Jesus, who will come as a Muslim Imam, and among Shiite Muslims there are various expectations of a future Imam Mahdi. Buddhist sutras prophesy the coming of the Maitreya Buddha; Vaishnavite Hindu scriptures prophesy the future descent of an avatar named Kalki; Zoroastrian scriptures prophesy the coming of the Saoshyant; and some Confucian texts speak of a future True Man who will finally bring peace to the world by perfectly instituting the Way of Confucius.
With this in mind and the many faiths and civilisations awaiting the fulfilment of prophesy, could a non-Muslim be the Mahdi, can both the Sunni interpretation of Christ to return be equally fulfilled as the Shia with their call for the Mahdi leader?
Yours in faith of the one and only God.
Optimal Unity
Last edited by Insaanah; 10-07-2014 at 06:21 PM.
Reason: Removed religious quotes and parts which may not be correct Islamically, just leaving the main/most important Question
That is not a valid source and they will adulterate Quran and Sunnah as I have shown you. Read my post before yours please. Foiling a Plot made by deceivers is not "deception" rather it is Justice.
To deceive is beneath Allah Most High, rather He is the best of Planners for those that plan against Him cannot match Him. If you want to learn Islam or discuss it then you will have to use appropriate sources.
Don't blame me, I do not see you as authority on the matter, the wiki is open to all Muslims to edit and modify, praise be to Allah for he truly is the best planer, so people like you as admirable as you might think you are control your fanaticism and adhere to consensus.
Feel free to join the community adjust the meaning as YOU see fit.
Don't blame me, I do not see you as authority on the matter, the wiki is open to all Muslims to edit and modify, praise be to Allah for he truly is the best planer, so people like you as admirable as you might think you are control your fanaticism and adhere to consensus.
Feel free to join the community adjust the meaning as YOU see fit.
There is a logical fallacy in wanting Qur'an to conform to ones desire as this only means the person is following their desire. Rather you should conform to the standards of the Qur'an and to do that you need to learn from experts in the field; the teachings of the Scholars that have been passed on for generations and their Ijma (concensus) on what those teachings are.
Don't blame me, I do not see you as authority on the matter, the wiki is open to all Muslims to edit and modify, praise be to Allah for he truly is the best planer, so people like you as admirable as you might think you are control your fanaticism and adhere to consensus.
Feel free to join the community adjust the meaning as YOU see fit.
Except wikiislam is not wikipedian. It is an anti-Islamic hate site.
There is a logical fallacy in wanting Qur'an to conform to ones desire as this only means the person is following their desire. Rather you should conform to the standards of the Qur'an and to do that you need to learn from experts in the field; the teachings of the Scholars that have been passed on for generations and their Ijma (concensus) on what those teachings are.
InToTheRain it is admirable that you see no attribute in Allah that implys a negative connotation hence why I say Allah commands even the Devil, so if it makes you feel better think of it as Devils work as you do but know even the Devil is part of the plan. What you need to be asking rather than reciting the meaning of the Qur'an is that if Islam is so blessed why is it looked at in fear by the world and a religion of war and terror not peace and love.
I am not here to debate the meanings of the Qur'an though I get the general point, leave that to those that focus on that, my focus is on how do we revive Islam again, and it is not by beheading the infidels, it is not by a bloody war, it is by the battle of wills and you can not win this will by the historical reason we need to look to the future for answers, what do we want humanity to evolve into?
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