11, section 1, p249 al-Tathkirah, by al-Qurtubi, p617...

11, section 1, p249 al-Tathkirah, by al-Qurtubi, p617 al-Hawi, by al-Suyuti, v2, pp 165-166 Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah, by al-Zurqani, v5, p348 Fat'h al-Mugheeth, by al-Sakhawi, v3, p41 Kanz al-Ummal, v7 P186 Iqd al-Durar Fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, v12, Ch. 1, al-Bayan fi Akhbar Sahib al-Zaman, By Ganji al-Shafi'i, Ch. 12 al-Fusool al-Muhimmah, by Ibn Sabbagh al-Maliki, Ch.

12 Arjahul Matalib, by Ubaidallah Hindi al-Hanafi, p380 Muqaddimah, by Ibn Khaldoon, p266 and also in the works of Ibn Habban, Abu Nua'ym, Ibn Asakir, etc. Also: The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "al-Mahdi is one of us, the members of the household (Ahlul-Bayt)." Sunni reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4085 It is evident from the above traditions that Imam al-Mahdi (AS) is from the Ahlul-Bayt of , so he can not be Jesus (the Messiah; al- Maseeh).

Thus, al-Mahdi and Messiah are two different personalities but they come at the same time, al-Mahdi as Imam and Jesus as his follower. The following tradition clearly mentions that Imam al-Mahdi is one of descendants of the daughter of (PBUH&HF): The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah (the Prophet's daughter). Sunni references: Sunan Abu Dawud, English version, Ch.

36, Tradition #4271 (narrated by Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet) Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4086 al-Nisa'i and al-Bayhaqi, and others as quoted in: al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch.

11, section 1, p249 Also: The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "We the children of Abd al-Muttalib are the Masters of the inhabitants of the heaven: Myself, Hamza (RA), Ali (AS), Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib (RA), al-Hasan (AS), al-Husain (AS), and al- Mahdi (AS)." Sunni references: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4087 al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, on the authority of Anas Ibn Malik al-Daylami al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch.

11, section 1, p245 The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "The Mahdi will appear in my Ummah. He will appear for a minimum of 7 or a maximum of 9 years; at that time, my Ummah will experience a bountiful favor like never before. It shall have a great abundance of food, of which it need not save anything, and the wealth at that time is in great quantities, such that if a man asks the Mahdi to give him some, and the Mahdi (AS) will say: Here!