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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Philosophic Conceptualities of the Self in Messianism / Mahdism Preface How beautiful are the feet of the herald on the mountains, announcing peace, heralding good tidings, announcing salvation, saying to Zion, "Your God has manifested His kingdom." (Isaiah 52:7) I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:13-14) But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. (Mark 14:61-62) Seek first the Kingdom of God, and its righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. (Philippians 3:21) Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day….

Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it. (Qur'an 75.12, 16) Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,--any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Qur'an 2.62) By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, surely the son of Mary will soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly… (Bukhari, 4.

60, 3448) [The Mahdi] will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny. (Sunan Abu Dawud, 36.4272).

Philosophy and faith are not incompatible.[^2] Indeed, whenever faith in divine revelation of the One God reflects upon anything in the world, this reflection constitutes what is commonly called "philosophy of religion." Philosophy of religion does its best work not so much in attempting rational proofs of revelation, but of explicating the truths of divine and human action as conveyed by revelation.