All About Islam - Physical Form Of Imam Mahdi
Among the physical nature of the Mahdi is "أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَةِ" that his forehead wide, and "أَقْنَى الْأَنْفِ" meant his nose high, as mentioned in the following Hadith:
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنِّي أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَةِ أَقْنَى الْأَنْفِ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا وَظُلْمًا يَمْلِكُ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ”
"Al-Mahdi from off my forehead, nose high. He will fill the Earth with justice, as Earth has been filled with despotism and cruelty before. He will rule for seven years ". (Sunan Abi Dawood, no. 3736).
Other physical characteristics of the Mahdi, namely Eastern skin tone (Arabic) and body shape kebaratan or like white people (Bani Israel), these traits mentioned by Ibn Hajar in his book "Al-Sawaa'iq Al-Muharrafah"
اَلْمَهْدِي مِنْ وَلَدِي وَجْهُهُ كَالْكَوْكَبِ الدُّرِّيِ اللَّوْنِ لَوْنٌ عَرَبِيٌّ وَالِجسْمُ جِسْمٌ إِسْرَائِيْلِيٌّ يَمْلَأُ الأَرْضَ عَدْلاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا يَرْضَى لِخِلاَفَتِهِ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ وَأَهْلُ الأَرْضِ وَالطَّيْرُ فيِ الْجَوِّ يَمْلِكُ عِشْرِيْنَ سَنَةً
Ibn Hajar convey a Hadith: "Al-Mahdi of the children my seed, like the Papuan morning star, the color of his skin and body shape like kearab-araban Bani Israel. He will fill the Earth with justice, after the Earth was filled with terrors. The residents of the heavens and the Earth, and the birds of the air, willingly with the leadership/kekhalifahannya. He ruled for twenty years "(Ibn Hajar, Al-Sawaa'iq Al-Muharrafah, 2/475).
From the above Hadith is understood that imam Mahdi who awaited his arrival is a man who has the strapping and ideal with a high nose and wide forehead.
The Personality Of Imam Mahdi
Mahdi has a high personality, like wise, virtuous and moral is high and the universal humanity is enchanting. He was the leader of the world who are polite, generous and benevolent, hence his birth on this earth will be felt by all human beings with hearts happy, peaceful, serene. Because the time will disappear once the terrors, falsehood, fraud and confusion spread by previous leaders. The Prophet said:
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنِّي أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَةِ أَقْنَى الْأَنْفِ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا وَظُلْمًا يَمْلِكُ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ
From Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, the Messenger of Allah bersabada: "Al-Mahdi was off my forehead, nose high. He will fill the Earth with justice and wisdom, as previously filled with terrors and cheating. He led for 7 years ". (Abu Dawood: 3736).
In a long history of the origin of the appearance of the Mahdi, Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud told:
بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ فِتْيَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اغْرَوْرَقَتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَتَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُ. قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: مَا نَزَالُ نَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ شَيْئًا نَكْرَهُهُ. فَقَالَ: إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ اخْتَارَ اللهُ لَنَا اْلآخِرَةَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا، وَإِنَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي سَيَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِي بَلاَءً وَتَشْرِيْدًا وَتَطْرِيْدًا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ مَعَهُمْ رَايَاتٌ سُوْدٌ فَيَسْأَلُوْنَ الْخَيْرَ فَلاَ يُعْطَوْنَهُ فَيُقَاتِلُوْنَ فَيُنْصَرُوْنَ فَيُعْطَوْنَ مَا سَأَلُوا فَلاَ يَقْبَلُوْنَهُ حَتَّى يَدْفَعُوْهَا إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي فَيَمْلَؤُهَا قِسْطًا كَمَا مَلَئُوْهَا جَوْرًا، فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَأْتِهِمْ وَلَوْ حَبْوًا عَلَى الثَّلْجِ
"When we were on the side of the Prophet, all of a sudden come to a group of young men from Banu Hashim. When the Prophet saw them, both eyes he was teary-eyed and roman changed his face. Then I said: "we are still looking at your face something we don't like," and then he said: ' we are from the people of the temple. God Almighty has pick us from the world and the hereafter. And, indeed, sepeninggalku, my family will get to the disasters and expulsion. Until it comes to a House from the East, with them there is a black flag (Black Banners). They are asking for a favor but they were denied, and they fight and got help so they were given what they ask, but they don't accept it. Until they handed over the leadership to someone from my family. Then he filled the Earth with justice as the people to comply with kezhaliman. Whoever of you found it then go to them, although with crawling over the ice cubes ". (Sunan IBN Maajah, no.: 4072).
In the leadership of the Mahdi, the Earth became fertile, breeding, farm animals and humans into glorious, as told in the history of Sa'id al-Khudri:
يَخْرُجُ فيِ آخِرِ أُمَّتِي الْمَهْدِيُّ يُسْقِيْهِ اللهُ الْغَيْثَ وَ تُخْرِجُ الأَرْضَ نَبَاتَهَا وَ يُعْطِى الْمَالَ صَحَّاحًا وَ تُكْثِرُ الْمَاشِيَةَ وَ تُعَظِّمُ الأُمَّة
From Abu Said al-Khudri, the Messenger of Allah saw said: "the Mahdi will come out of the final generation of my people. (At the time of his reign) Almighty God bring down a lot of rain, and the Earth issued a lot of plants. She gave the property fairly, animals become many, and of mankind be glorious. (al-Hakim in his book "al-Mustadrak", no: 8673, this Hadith he said: its isnaad is valid, and agreed by imam al-Zahabi).
Of course this well-being, as a result of honesty and trust brought about by the imam Mahdi, it be fair, honest and sincere and uphold justice without viewing the status and rank of the person, by because it is not only combat the truth, even it was a fighter and penegak Justice on Earth.
In addition to that which is not less important, he spirited high patriotism in the fight against despotism and absence during the period, so he ruled the entire leadership of the world entirely. Kepimpinannya effect and bring many blessings and pleasure there is no tara and unrivalled in the world. In accordance with the promise of the Prophet in a Hadith:
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي الْمَهْدِيُّ إِنْ قُصِرَ فَسَبْعٌ وَإِلَّا فَتِسْعٌ فَتَنْعَمُ فِيهِ أُمَّتِي نِعْمَةً لَمْ يَنْعَمُوا مِثْلَهَا قَطُّ تُؤْتَى أُكُلَهَا وَلَا تَدَّخِرُ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا وَالْمَالُ يَوْمَئِذٍ كُدُوسٌ فَيَقُومُ الرَّجُلُ فَيَقُولُ يَا مَهْدِيُّ أَعْطِنِي فَيَقُولُ خُذْ
From Abu Said al-Khudri, the Messenger of Allah saw said: "he will be leading my people for seven or nine years. In those days, my people will get enjoyment they've never felt before. They will get a lot of food and they will not save it. At that time, the property melimpah-ruah. There is someone who says, ' O Mahdi, give me something. Then the Imam Mahdi said: Take all you want. " (Sunan IBN maajah, no.: 4073).
The most important of the personality of imam Mahdi as mentioned above is their ways equal to the morals of the Prophet, therefore the attitudes, actions and deeds will always refer to the King Prophet. The word of the Prophet:
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعٌوْدٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : “يَخْرُجُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي يُوَاطِئُ اِسْمَهُ اِسْمِي وَخُلْقُهُ خُلْقِيْ يَمْلَأُهَا عَدْلًا وَقِسْطًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْمًا وَجَوْرًا ”
From Ibn Mas'ud ra said, that the Prophet saw said, "will come out of someone than my family, whose name is the same as my name, their ways equal to akhlakku. He will fill the Earth with justice as has been filled with terrors and irregularities ". (Sahih Ibn Hibbaan, no.: 6825).
Thus the morals of the Mahdi is an apparition to the morals she saw. Then a very beruntunglah person who can see the morals she saw during his lifetime and was very lucky who can see also morals Mahdi during the descent. Why, the morals of the both of them it is the same great, so he became a role model for the universal, imitated and dicontohi for the sake of safety and well-being of the world towards the afterlife.
Time and time the leadership of Imam Mahdi
As for the time to appear and the leadership of the Mahdi, mentioned in the book (Tuhfatul Ahwadzi) Syarh (Sunan Al-Tirmidhi) that: "know, its been known among adherents of Islam throughout all time that in the end was definitely appear one of Ahl al bait (the family of the Prophet) who defend the religion and the spread of Justice, as well as followed by the Muslims. He also mastered the Islamic kingdoms. He was nicknamed al-Mahdi. Also about the Antichrist as well as signs of the Apocalypse later contained in the books of the Sahih Hadith, rise thereafter. And that the occurrence of ' Isa as well as afterwards, then he kill the Dajjal. Or ' Isa down afterwards and then helped him to kill the Dajjal then joined the prayer to the Mahdi in his prayer "[1].
At another site, Al-imam Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn Abdillah Zir ra, he said that the Prophet Muhammad said:
لاَ تَذْهَبُ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَمْلِكَ الْعَرَبَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي يُوَاطِئُ اسْمَهُ اسْمِي
"The world will not disappear until someone from my family gained control of the Arab people. Its name corresponds with my name "(Sunan Al-tirmidhi: 2230, and he argued that this Hadith is Hasan" valid ".
According to the analysis of Ibn Kathir, he argues that the emergence of the Mahdi at the last day, and is before the descent of the Prophet Isa Ibn Maryam, as indicated by the Hadith-Hadith related to it ".
From here, it means the advent of imam Mahdi is in the end time simultaneously initiate the great signs will be the coming of Apocalypse. However some scholars had doubt whether the descent of the Mahdi as the beginning of a sign or mark of the other. Some scholars assert with confidence that the Mahdi as the first sign, then successively come sign the others. Among the mentioned with such emphatic was Muhammad Al-Barzanji (died 1103 H). He says in his book (al-' Isya'ah li Asyrath al-Sa'ah): "the third Chapter, big signs and signs, which thereafter came the day of resurrection, and it's too much. Of which al-Mahdi, and that was the first ".
In terms of time, leadership and authority of the imam Mahdi expected right in a Hadith that reads:
إِنَّ فِي أُمَّتِي الْمَهْدِيَّ يَخْرُجُ يَعِيْشُ خَمْسًا، أَوْ سَبْعًا، أَوْ تِسْعًا -زَيْدٌ الشَّاكُّ- قَالَ: قُلْنَا: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَال: سِنِيْنَ.
"Behold my people there on Al-Mahdi. He appears, life (power) five or seven or nine "-Zaid (one of the Narrator/periwayat) – doubt. Abu Sa'id said: "what is it?" He said: "many years". (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no.: 2158).
يَكُوْنُ فِي أُمَّتِي الْمَهْدِيُّ إِنْ قُصِرَ فَسَبْعٌ وَإِلاَّ فَتِسْعٌ
"Will come on my people, Al-Mahdi, when time is short then 7 years old, if not then 9 years". (Sunan IBN maajah, no.: 4083).
With the difference of this history, then according to the view of Ibn Kathir the longest period of leadership or power of the Mahdi is nine years old, and at least five or seven years "[2].
Another history mentions that the Mahdi will rule for eight years, such as a history of Sa'id al-Khudri:
يَخْرُجُ فيِ آخِرِ أُمَّتِي الْمَهْدِيُّ يُسْقِيْهِ اللهُ الْغَيْثَ وَ تُخْرِجُ الأَرْضَ نَبَاتَهَا وَ يُعْطِى الْمَالَ صَحَّاحًا وَ تُكْثِرُ الْمَاشِيَةَ وَ تُعَظِّمُ الأُمَّة، يَعِيْشُ سَبْعًا أَوْ ثَمَانِيًا يَعْنِي “حِجَجًا”
From Abu Said al-Khudi, Prophet Muhammad said: "the Mahdi will come out of the final generation of my people. (At the time of his reign) Almighty God bring down a lot of rain, and the Earth issued a lot of plants. She gave the property fairly, animals become many, and of mankind be glorious. She will live for seven or eight years. (al-Hakim in his book "al-Mustadrak", no: 8673, this Hadith he said: its isnaad is valid, and agreed by imam al-Zahabi).
Based on the above history-history, then the presence of the Mahdi in the lives of people in the world, not so long ago, for the period of his presence the fastest is five years and the longest for nine years.
to be continued..
[1] al-Fitan, Baab "Ma Ja'a fi Al-Mahdi".
[2] Ibnu Kathir, al-Nihayah Fi al- Malahim wa al-Fitan, 1/18.
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