I provided extensive traditions from the six authentic Sunni collections concerning the fact that Imam al-Mahdi (as) who is different than Jesus (the messiah) WILL come and he is the descendant of the Prophet (S) and his daughter Fatimah (sa). The traditions further illuminated the fact that Jesus (who was a great Prophet) will pray behind al-Mahdi (who is a divinely appointed Imam).
Also I gave some of the Fatwa of Sunni scholars which state that the belief in “the Mahdi of the House of the Prophet”is one of the Islamic tenets for “Ahlussunnah wal Jama’a”, and any one who denies it is either ignorant or an innovator.
In this part however, I would like to talk about some special attributes of Imam al-Mahdi which are not acknowledged by most Sunnis.
Imam Al-Mahdi’s Identification
The Shi’a believe that Imam al-Mahdi is the only son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (the 11th Imam) who was born on the 15th of Sha’ban 255/869 in Samarra, Iraq. He became the divinely appointed Imam when his father was martyred in 260/874. Imam al-Mahdi went into occultation (disappearance; leaving among people while he is not identified) at the same time. He will re-appear when Allah wills. More specifically:
• His title is “al-Mahdi”which means “The Guided One.”
• His name is Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan (as).
• His lineage, traced back to Imam ‘Ali (as), is: Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Musa Ibn Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali Ibn al-Husayn Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as).
Categories: Imam Mahdi, Shia, The Muslim Times
We have given the view of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at regarding the recognition of the Imam Mahdi here: https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/03/20/recognition-of-imam-mahdi/ . In the article above the reader may compare the Shi’ite teachings in regard to the same topic.
My personal humble / unlearned opinion: The Prophet with the highest level of all, Prophet Mohammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, has lived and died in accordance with all laws of nature. Consequently I just cannot think that any other person should have lived outside the laws of human nature. But, dear readers, please judge for yourself.