Based on the teachings of the Rasul of Allah (saw) the real ‘Mahdi’ will first emerge in Mecca and then move to Medina, upon which an army will be sent against him and this army will be plunged under the earth. These events will serve as evidence that he is indeed the Mahdi.
No sound person living in Istanbul or in Ankara or some other city will claim to be the Mahdi. If he does, then the situation must either be psychiatric or one that needs to be turned over to experts who expel jinn.
As for my own thoughts…
I believe we need to leave it to time; wait and see what happens. For we have seen every year, for twenty years now, how during the pilgrimage (hajj) period people claim “the Mahdi will appear this year” and plan their entire future based on this expectation only to be disappointed.
Despite all of this, we neither deny it, which is the output of impotence and limited comprehension, nor confirm it, as this matter isn’t associated with the pillars of faith and there is no concrete evidence regarding its accuracy. If such a person does appear and we meet him, we will make our final decision then, and act accordingly.
Indeed, time answers and explains everything in the best way!
On the other hand, there has been a significant increase in the number of people claiming to be the Mahdi. Almost in every city there is a few people who not only delude themselves but also those around them. It’s even sadder that these naive yet ignorant people have given rein to the jinn who is ruling behind the scenes. And it is very difficult to be freed from it!
Some of these people are exaggerated by the media, while others wait in silence for the day they will rise to glory!
I have already explained the reason behind these super mahdis who think they are the sheikh of tens of thousands is that they are possessed by the jinn.
Now let us talk about the other aspect…
If you’re searching for a particular channel on your TV, you will encounter the following situation.
At first, your screen will be covered with unclear, unknown, distorted images, as you get closer to the broadcast you are searching for the disturbances will begin to disappear until finally you see a net, clear broadcast!
As I previously explained, every single event that transpires in the world, does so through the various cosmic influences, stage by stage. Everything starts from the bottom, from zero-state, rises in stages until it reaches its highest point, and then it starts to go down back to zero again! This is the absolute order and mechanism of the system!
In this world, all events are formed in certain cycles and in the light of today’s terminology, at certain periods, certain trends become “fashionable”.
For the past perhaps twenty years or so, my answer to those who claimed the Mahdi will arrive that year, has been a solid ‘No.’ By divine grace, I was never mistaken. For my research on this topic indicated the arrival of the Mahdi was still quite a long time away.
But why did so many people who have not even discerned the meaning of ‘Amantu’ were delusively claiming to be the Mahdi?
There were two main reasons for this.
First, because they were unaware, they were being ruled by the jinn and were inadvertently being dragged into a situation against which they could not take precaution, misleading many others alongside.
Secondly, they were under the influence of the disturbed energy waves rather than clear original ones.
The disturbed unclear energy waves carrying the meaning and wisdom of the Mahdi, or in other words, the pre-runners of the Mahdi, have already begun to spread on Earth.
The same goes for the Messiah!
For this reason, in the years to come, many individuals will appear under the guise of the ‘Mahdi’ or ‘JESUS’ and unfortunately, they will deceive many people.
Therefore, to be protected from such delusion and to have a more realistic point of view one must know the facts with certainty.
Starting with hadith books such as ‘Qutub-u Sitte’ many books and works unanimously agree that Jesus (pbuh) will come back to Earth. And this claim was made by Jesus (pbuh) himself, at that time, for 2000 years later.
Be cautious!
If Jesus (pbuh) said he’d come back 2000 years later and he said this before he died, then he would have said this when he was 33, i.e. the year 33 based on the Gregorian calendar, which indicates his return will be in year 2033.
Before the return of Jesus (pbuh) to earth, the Antichrist (Dajjal) will emerge and he will manifest extraordinary powers causing great provocation and disorder to mankind. He will claim to be ‘God’ who has descended from the heavens and that he is the long-awaited Rabb of the humans.
The dajjal will remain on earth for forty days and at the end of this period, Jesus (saw) will return to earth and kill him.
Jesus (saw) will live on earth for 40 years, 9 to 11 of these years he will spend with the Mahdi. That is, the Mahdi, who will have already emerged before Jesus (pbuh), will spend the last 9-11 years of his life with Jesus (pbuh) after which he will pass on to the afterlife.
The Dajjal will appear 9-11 years before the Mahdi passes away.
My late master, Haji Osman Efendy (also known as the Madinian) told me the following in 1963:
“The Egyptian astrologers had written in the newspapers of Cairo some years ago that the star of Mahdi is born… He is here now, growing up among us…”
With respect to all this information and the things I’m unable to pen here, my personal opinion is:
Before the advent of Mahdi, the third world war will take place and Europe will be razed to the ground. After this the Mahdi will reveal himself during a pilgrimage season due to the persistence of the Rijal al-Ghayb (The Men of the Unknown). Following this, he will go to Medina and there, an army would be sent onto him from Damascus and this army will be swallowed by the earth and plunged under the ground completely somewhere around near Medina. It is also mentioned in various valuable sources that the Dajjal (Antichrist) will emerge while the Mahdi is in Istanbul…
Therefore, there is strong implications that there will be lots of political changes and wars in Europe, the United States, Russia and the Middle East before the Mahdi appears.
In short, whatever the case may be, the start of these events would be no sooner than the beginning of the 2000’s.
Considering the astrological transits, there is a strong indication that important events will transpire after the planet Uranus goes into the sign of Aquarius in 1996. If we also take into consideration the fact that Pluto will enter Sagittarius approximately around the same period, the experts can clearly see the kind of important events are awaiting us…
So, as this period comes closer, the number of people claiming to be the Mahdi or Jesus will increase and this will also cause the emergence of false Dajjals.
According to an explanation given by Muhammad (saw), before the arrival of the actual Dajjal close to 30 false Dajjals will emerge and they will all claim to be a ‘prophet.”
This simply indicates that before and after every ‘original’ broadcast, false side waves will always appear.
As a result of their incorrect belief in a god in space or their ignorant assumption that Allah is a god in the heavens, many people will fall into the the trap of accepting the dajjal as their god.
The only way people can protect themselves from the dajjal is by understanding Allah as explained by Muhammad (saw).
Those who have not discerned Allah, as defined and explained by the Quran, are vulnerable to becoming the victims of a false “god.”
On the other hand, I would like to take this opportunity to mention another important point, while we’re on the topic.
There are indeed some people who have absolutely no relation with the jinn, who are students of great masters and under their protection, but who also think they may be the Mahdi… So how can it be that even though they are under the protection of saints and have no relation with the jinn that these people also assume to be the Mahdi and give this impression to their surroundings?
In Sufism, as the aspirant continues on his path, he encounters certain states. For example, the “Rank of Gaws” the “Rank of Hızır”, the “Rank of Mahdi” etc...
The Sufis know, as the aspirant advances through these spiritual stations, the qualities of that particular rank is reflected on him like a mirror reflecting the rays of the Sun, the individual inadvertently starts to think of himself as the source of that light…
Such people may not be able to refrain themselves from this pleasure and remain in that state for a considerable length of time. As a result, they begin to think of themselves as the actual saint to whom that rank and state really belongs… Similarly, those around him who have not become fully enlightened also assume that he is the actual person through whose rank he is simply transiting.
If his master is powerful enough, the aspirant may be saved from this state easily and will see the reality. But if his master is not strong enough, if he has not yet reached perfection, then he may stay in that state for 5-10 years, sometimes his entire life, and resultantly believe he is the actual person of that rank, deceiving not only himself but also those around him.