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The Day of the Coming of the Promised, Awaited Messenger
Ahmed the Promised One · Alaa Alsalem
4. The Day of the Coming of the Promised, Awaited Messenger
The coming of the promised messenger of whom all heavenly messages have given glad tidings is undoubtedly true. Furthermore, the time of his coming is one and the same, and it is specified in all religions. This concurrence is clear, simply for this reason: everyone agrees that the great event humanity is anticipating will take place in the end times. The period of time on the earth is the same for everyone, including when it ends. That is why "The Day of the Lord”, “The Day of Salvation”, or “The Day of Judgement" in the Torah and Gospel, and "The Appointed Day” or “The Day of Emergence" in the Quran are all one and the same, nothing more than that.
Concerning the Appointed Day, the Almighty said about Iblis (may God curse him), after his disobedience:22 {[God] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved ✶ Until the Day of the Appointed Time"} Quran Chapter “The Rocky Tract” 15:37-38. This is the Day of the RiserPBUH. Imam Al-RidaPBUH said: "The day of the time appointed is the day of the emergence of our Riser from Ahl al-Bayt."23
And according to some Sunnis, "It [the appointed day] is the day that the Sun rises from the West.”24 This is a sign linked to the Riser and the Mahdi in the end times, as is well known.
It is the same as the day of emergence, which is also the day of the Riser. This is because it is said regarding the interpretation of the Almighty's words {that is the Day of Emergence}: "It is the Return" meaning a return in terms of similarity, in the sense that people return who are counterparts to people of the past. This will happen in the days of the RiserPBUHAP.25
Imam Al-Sadiq said, regarding the verse {Indeed, He who imposed upon you the Quran will take you back to a place of return} Quran Chapter “The Stories” 28:85: “By God, this world will not end or perish until the Messenger of God and Ali meet each other in Al-Thawiyah.
They will meet and build a mosque in Al-Thawiyah that has twelve thousand gates."26 Al-Thawiyah is a place in Kufa.27
It will be a mosque that the RiserPBUH will build during his days, because the people will tell him, “‘The mosque is not big enough for us.’ Then he will say, ‘I will return to you soon.’ He will go to Al-Ghiri and build a mosque that has one thousand doors, big enough for the people.”28 Therefore, what is intended by the Messenger of God and Ali in the previous hadith is their counterparts, such that their coming will be similar to the coming of the Prophet and AliPBUT.29
The return in terms of similarity is mentioned by Imam Al-SadiqPBUH: ”The Riser will bring out twenty-seven men from the rear of Kufa, fifteen from the people of Moses that used to guide with truth and were just, and seven from the companions of the cave, Joshua Ibn Nun, Salman, Aba Dajana Al-Ansari, Al-Muqdad, and Malik Al-Ashtar. They will be his supporters and leaders.”30 Certainly, what is meant by this is the emergence of people who are counterparts to these individuals.
The same holds true for this religious account from Ibn Abbas: “The People of the Cave are the helpers of Al-Mahdi.”31
Furthermore, this return in terms of similarity is consistent with what JesusPBUH clarified concerning the appointed coming of Elijah. We will see this when we discuss the next topic.
The text mentioned above, for Muslims, relates to the day of the RiserPBUH in the end times.
As for the Day of Judgement and Salvation, in the Gospel it says:
[28] Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
[29] and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment (John 5).
The words of JesusPBUH regarding the messenger on that day were mentioned previously:
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food . . .
This means that the Day of Judgement is linked to “the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set”.32 In other words, he is a Riser as well.
And in the Torah, it says: [31] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” [32] Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! [33] Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. [34] Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
[35] Say also:
“Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and deliver us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise (1 Chronicles 16).
Also in the Torah: [9]It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the LORD; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation” (Isaiah 25).
We have previously mentioned what the Torah says regarding the savior messenger: “In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples-of him shall the
nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious” (Isaiah 11:10). This means that the day of salvation is the day when the Root of Jesse shall rise.
Let’s not forget that the appointed day is the day of the rise of the Riser from the progeny of Muhammad, as we have heard from Imam Al-RidhaPBUH. Moreover, if we recall from our previous discussion the consistency within all heavenly messages of the "promised messenger" in terms of his characteristics, then it certainly necessitates consistency regarding the “promised day”. There is no obstacle left to prevent people today from believing in the world reformer, who is calling out before the flood!!
By examining our conclusions in this discussion and in what has already been mentioned, consistency becomes more apparent:
1. Consistency in the characteristics of the messenger, as we have learned from the previous discussion.
2. Consistency in the time period (the end times) that was specified for his dispatch in all heavenly messages, as we have explained at the beginning of the discussion.
3. Consistency of the signs for that day present in all religious texts. We have discussed the smoke, and a discussion of more signs will follow.
4. Likewise, we will show consistency in his lineage, and other facts that will contribute to making the truth as clear as day.
As such, the conclusion of the previous research has become very clear and we obtain this final result:
The Riser “from the family of Muhammad” = the“faithful and wise servant” who was assigned by his master = the shoot “from the stump of Jesse”.
We will examine in the upcoming discussion how it could be that he is the Riser from the progeny of Muhammad and from the lineage of Jesse (David’s father) at the same time. It will be shown that his great-grandfather is Prophet MuhammadPBUHAP from his father’s side, and Prophet JacobPBUH from his mother’s side.