Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Appear With Holy Relics

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Appear With The Signs of The Prophets Many hypocrites will appear during the time of Hazrat Mahdi's (as) occultation, the times when he is not to be seen among people, when he is not known or recognized, when he suffers imprisonment, exile, slander, oppression and cruelty. These people will fall into depravity because of the mistreatment towards Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his followers and the difficult conditions stemming from the world not being ruled by the moral values of Islam. However, when the time appointed by Allah comes, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear with various signs that have come down from the prophets to the present day. One of these is the Holy Mantle and the Battle Standard of our Prophet (saas) which are now in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Salih ibn Uqba related from his father, and he from Imam Muhammad Baqir, and he from his fathers that the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Hazrat Mahdi (as) is one of my children, THERE will BE A TIME WHEN HE DISAPPEARS. DURING THAT TIME, MANY OF THE COMMUNITY will FALL INTO MADNESS. HE will COME WITH THE SIGNS OF THE PROPHETS... (Qamal ud-din, Vol. 1, p. 287 and Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51, p. 72) Our Prophet's (saas) Standard will Be Beside Hazrat Mahdi (as), and That Banner will Increase The Fear of Enemies But Deepen The Faith of Sincere Muslims The standard brought during the Battle of Badr for the MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS) BY HAZRAT JIBRIL (as) will BE RAISED BY IMAM AZ-ZAMAN [HAZRAT MAHDI (as)]. THE SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE OF THIS STANDARD IS THAT IT will INSTIL FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF ENEMIES all around at a month's distance. Equally important, IT will INCREASE THE CONTENTMENT AND HEALTH IN BELIEVERS' HEARTS. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51, p. 135; Vol. 52, p. 328 from Kaamil Al-Ziyaaraat; Vol. 52, p. 360; Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, Vol. 78, p. 391; Yawm al-Khalaas, p. 288; Mikyaal al-Makaarem, Vol. 1, p. 241) Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Have The Staff of The Prophet Moses (as) and The Prophet Sulayman's (as) Ring From Abdullah Ibn Sinan: I heard Imam Jaffar Sadik say: "Moses' staff was the branch of one of the trees of Paradise, which Jibril gave to Moses (as) when he wished to go to the city of Madyan. THAT STAFF IS IN LAKE TIBERIAS TOGETHER WITH THE COFFIN OF THE PROPHET ADAM (as). THEY NEITHER DECAY NOR ALTER. WHEN THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (as)] EVENTUALLY APPEARS, HE will BRING THEM BOTH FORTH."(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 278) From Abul Jarud Ziyad Ibn Mundhir: Imam Abu Jaffer Muhammad Ibn Ali said: "WHEN THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (as)] COMES, HE will APPEAR WITH THE FLAG OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS), THE RING OF SOLOMON (as), AND THE STAFF AND STONE OF MOSES (as)..." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 279) ... HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (as)] will HAVE THE STAFF OF MOSES AND THE RING OF SOLOMON. ...Allah will keep him hidden from sight until He wills. Then he will appear and fill the Earth with justice, in the same way it was formerly filled with oppression. (Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 32; Al-Hurr al-Amili, Ithbat al-Hudat, Vol. 6, p. 19) The reason he is called Hazrat Mahdi (as) is that he shows the way to a hidden thing. HE will BRING FORTH THE ARK (ARK OF THE COVENANT) IN A PLACE KNOWN AS ANTIOCH. (As-Suyuti, Al-Hawi li al-Fatawa, II. 82) HAZRAT MAHDI (as) will BRING THE ARK OF THE COVENANT OUT OF THE CAVE OF ANTIOCH. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, 54) Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Unearth The Ark of The Covenant The reason he is called Hazrat Mahdi (as) is that he shows the way to a hidden thing. He will bring forth the Ark (Ark of the Covenant) in a place known as Antioch. (As-Suyuti, Al-Hawi li al-Fatawa, II. 82) He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will bring forth the Ark of the Covenant from the cave of Antioch.(Nuaim Ibn Hammad, Kitab Al-Fitan) "Hazrat Mahdi (as) will bring the Ark of the Covenant out of the cave of Antioch." (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, 54) Hazrat Mahdi's (as) Appearance with The Holy Relics Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in the evening time with the standard, mantle, sword, signs, light and beautiful expression of our Prophet (saas).(Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Qaari al-Hanafi, 'Risalat al-Mashrab al Vardi fi Mazhabi 'l Mahdi) He will produce the treasures of Jerusalem, the Ark of the Covenant, the table of the People of Israel and the tablets, the robe (jubba) of the Prophet Adam (as), the staff of the Prophet Solomon (as) and the milk-white glove sent by Allah to the People of Israel. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 33) Hazrat Mahdi's (as) Banner Hazrat Mahdi's (as) banner is the standard of our Prophet (saas): He will appear with the woolen standard of our Prophet (saas). That standard has four corners, is unstitched and black in color. There is a halo on it. It has not been unfurled since the death of our Prophet (saas), but it will be opened when Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 22) The features of Hazrat Mahdi's (as) banner are described as follows in other hadiths: Certain it is that in the End Times one known as the Hazrat Mahdi (as) will emerge from the furthest part of the country of Magrib (West). and help will go 40 miles before him. Hazrat Mahdi's (as) flags are striped and white and yellow. The great name of Allah is written upon them. No unit under his banner will be defeated. (Ash-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 438) "Obedience is to Allah" is written on Hazrat Mahdi's (as) banner. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 65) The hadiths also note the city that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will spiritually conquer with his banner. It is said he will plant his banner in Constantinople, in other words in Istanbul: During the [spiritual] conquest of Constantinople he [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will plant a standard when he goes to make ablution for the morning prayer, and the water will divide in two and withdraw from him. He will cross to the other side through this path that opens... (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 57) Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Use The Seal of Our Prophet (saas) It appears from the information provided in the hadith that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will use the seal of our Prophet (saas) in his works and in everything auspicious, excellent and useful that he does. It is particularly noted in this hadith that this seal will be golden, in other words, that a gold-colored seal will be used. Jaffar Sadik says: "It is as if I literally see Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]. HE will TAKE THE SEAL OF THE PROPHET'S (SAAS) GOLD-SEALED agreement OUT OF HIS POCKET and READ ALOUD to people."(Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 326)