Hazrat Mahdi's (as) Name

The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) state that Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) name will be compatible with that of our Prophet (saas) and that Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) father’s name will be compatible with that of the father of the Prophet (saas). According to Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi's accounts from Ibn Mas'ud (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "His name will be compatible with mine, and his father's name with my father's name..." (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, pp. 159-160) According to Abu Hurairah’s (ra) account; The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: Even if only one day is left to the life of this world, Allah will certainly prolong that day until the coming of a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from the Ahl al-Bayt whose name is compatible with mine. (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad) According to Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar’s (ra) account; The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "The world will not come to an end until a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from my Ahl al-Bayt whose name is compatible with mine imposes his rule over all the Arabs." According to another account, he said: "Even if only one day remains from the life of this world, Allah will certainly prolong that day until He sends a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from my Ahl al-Bayt whose name is compatible with mine. He will fill the world that was previously filled with cruelty and oppression with truth and justice instead." (At-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawud, An-Nasai, Al-Bayhaqi and Abu 'Amr ad-Dani) Again according to Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar’s (ra), he said: "The world will not come to an end until a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from my Ahl al-Bayt whose name is compatible with mine establishes dominion (on earth). He will fill the world that was previously filled with cruelty and oppression, with truth and justice instead." (At-Tabarani, al-Mu'jam as-Saghir; Tirmidhi, al-Jami` and Sunan Abu Dawud) The hadiths emphasize that these names will be “compatible with one another.” In other words, one must not expect Hazrat Mahdi (as) to be directly called “Ahmad” or “Muhammad,” nor his father to go by the name of “Abdullah.” (Allah knows the truth.) Ahmad Muhammad Hazrat Mahdi (as) is the name Allah gives to one who will come in the End Times. In other words, his birth name will not be “Ahmad Muhammad Mahdi.” This is a name given him by Allah. Our Prophet (saas) does not say “his name will be the same as mine” in the hadiths; he says “it will be compatible with mine.” In the same way, he says, “His father’s name will be compatible with my father’s name.” There is a sign and a secret in this. We must also consider this: If someone does not want the children in his family to be Hazrat Mahdi (as) he can supposedly prevent their being Hazrat Mahdi (as) by giving them another name. In the same way, he can supposedly guarantee that his son will be Hazrat Mahdi (as) by calling him“Ahmad Muhammad.” That is obviously totally illogical. Allah has selected the person He chooses in destiny and has given him the name “Ahmad Muhammad Mahdi.” Some being given or not being given that name cannot change situation in the slightest. Our Prophet's (saas) Line of Descent ADNAN had two sons, MAAD and 'Akk. MAAD had four sons: NIDHAR, Quda'a, Qunus and Iyad. NIDHAR had three sons. Their names were: MUDAR, Rabia and Anmar. MUDAR had two sons: ILYAS and Aylan. ILYAS had three sons. Their names were: MUDRIKA, Tabîha and Kamaa. MUDRIKA had two sons: KHUZAYMA and Hudhayl. KHUZAYMA had four sons. These were: KINANAH, Asad, Asada and Hun. He known as KINANAH had four sons NADR, Malik, Abd Manaf and Milkan. NADR had two sons. Their names were: MALIK and Yakhlud. MALIK had just one son. His name was FIHR. This person had four sons. Their names were: GHALIB, Muharib, Harith and Asad. GHALIB had two sons. These were: LU'AYY and Taym. LU'AYY had four sons, whose names were: KA'B, Amir, Sama and Awf. KA'B had three sons. They were: MURRAH, Adiy and Husayn. MURRAH had three sons, whose names were: KILAB, Taym and Yaqazah. KILAB had two sons: QUSAYY and Zuhrah. QUSAYY had four sons and two daughters. The sons' names were: ABD MANAF, Abd ad-Dar, Abduluzza and Abd Qusayy, and the girls were called Tahmur and Barra. ABD MANAF had four sons. Their names were: HASHIM, Abd Shams, Muttalib and Nawfal. HASHIM had four sons and five daughters. The sons were called: ABD AL-MUTTALIB (SHAYBA), Asad, and Abu Saifi, and the daughters Ash-Shifa, Khalida, Da'ifa, Ruqyah and Jannah. The Prophet's (saas) grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, had ten sons and six daughters. Since these were not all born of the same mother, we are listing them by their mothers: ABDULLAH, Abu Talib, Zubair, Umm Hakim Baydha, Atikah, Arwa and Barra. Their mother was Fatima. Abbas and Dharar. The mother of these two sons was Nutayla. The mother of the sons Hamza, Muqawwim, and Hadhi and of the daughter Safiyya was Hala. The mother of the son called Kharis was Samra. Abu Lahab's (Abd-l Uzza) mother was Lubni. Hazrat Amina's mother was Barra. Her father was Wahb, his father was Abd Manaf, and his father was Zuhrah. The paternal line of Hazrat Abdullah has already been shown above. His mother was Fatima, her mother was Sahra, and their mother was Tahmur. Both lines come together in KILAB. Hazrat Ali Reveals In Al-Qasidat Al-Urjuzah That Our Prophet's (saas) Name Is Adnan (It is narrated that following one event Hazrat Ali addressed our Prophet (saas), who gave him the title of Abu Turab, as "The Prophet Mustafa Adnan the Hadi.") I therefore came to have two names. And there is the title I had never heard before. He gave me this title, Abu Turab: The Prophet Mustafa Adnan the Hadi… The Titles of Hazrat Mahdi (as) AL-MAHDI: He who has been rightly guided AL-HADI: He who guides, leads to the true path AL-QA'IM: He who arises for truth AL-HUJJAT: Definitive proof that cannot be denied AL-MUNTADHAR: The awaited one MAHDI AL-MUNTADHAR: The awaited Mahdi IMAM AL-MUNTADHAR: The awaited imam (spiritual leader) KHALAF AL-SALIH: The righteous successor (spiritual leader) MANSUR: Divinely aided SAHIB AL-AMR: The one who is entrusted with the Divine command SAHIB AZ-ZAMAN: The master of the age WALI AL-'ASR: The guardian and sole guide of the era MAHDI AL-MAWUD: The promised Mahdi IMAM AL-'ASR: Imam (spiritual leader) of the era SAHIB AD-DAR: The master (spiritual leader) of the abode BAQIYATULLAH: Last guide and spiritual leader of Allah remaining on Earth QA'IM AL-MUHAMMAD (AS): A member of the Prophet's (saas) family who would rise AL-KHATIM: One who terminates, the last one NAHIYAT AL-MUQADDAS: Sacred path Abd al-Malik al-Shafi'i al-Makki al-'Isami (1111): A well-known historian living in Mecca. In his four-volume work known as the Simt al-Nujum al'awali he writes: "Among the names of Hazrat Mahdi (as) are HUJJAT, KHALAF AL-SALIH, QA'IM, MUNTADHAR, SAHIB AZ-ZAMAN AND, BEST KNOWN OF ALL, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)..." (Simt al-Nujum al'awali, Vol. 4, p. 138) Al-Qaraghulli writes in his Jawharat al-Kalam: "... The names of Hazrat Mahdi (as) are THE MAHDI, QA'IM, MUNTADHAR, SAHIB AZ-ZAMAN, HUJJAT..." (Al-Qaraghulli, Jawharat al-Kalam fee Madh as-Sadah al-A'lam, p. 157) Al-Arif Abdul Rahman Sufi is the author of the Persian-language book Mir'at al-Asrar. Shah Wali Allah Dahlawi, father of Abdul Aziz Dahlawi, author of the book Ithna Ashariya, quotes from him in his Al Intibah Fi Salasil e Awliya Allah, saying this of the Imam az-Zaman [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]: ... [THE NAMES OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] ARE THE MAHDI, HUJJAT, QA'IM, MUNTADHAR AND SAHIB-AZ ZAMAN. Umar ibn Zahir relates: "Someone asked Imam Jaffar Sadik, 'Can we address the Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] as the Amir al-Muminin (Commander of the Faithful)?' The imam replied; 'No...' The man then asked, 'HOW CAN I GREET HIM?' HE ANSWERED: 'GREETINGS TO YOU O BAQIYATULLAH.'" Our Prophet's (saas) Addresses To Hazrat Mahdi (as) Hazrat Mahdi (as) is the peacock (adornment) of the Paradise. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol 51, p. 105) Hazrat Mahdi (as), one of my children, comes into being, by the blessing of Allah, upon the approach of the Day of Judgment; the weakening of the believers' hearts because of death, hunger, fitnah and the disappearance of the Sunnah; and the emergence of innovations and the loss of means by which to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong. His justice and prosperity will ease the believers' hearts, and friendship and love will settle between the non-Arab and the Arab nations. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 66) Imam Hussain (as) is reported as saying: “When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears, people will not recognize him. Then HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL COME HAVING A BEAUTIFUL VISAGE...” (Iqdud Durar, p. 41) A MAN CALLED AL-HARITH IBN HARRATH (LION) WILL COME FORTH FROM MA WARA AN-NAHR (TRANSOXIANA). His army will be led by a man called Mansur who will establish or consolidate things for Muhammad's family as Quraysh consolidated them for the Messenger of Allah (saas). Every believer must help him. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 36, 4277;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib; At-Taj al-jami' lil 'usul fi ahadith al-Rasul, Mansur 'Ali Nasif, Vol. 5, p. 617) One of Hazrat Mahdi's (as) Names will Be "Arslan" (The Lion) A MAN CALLED AL-HARITH IBN HARRATH (LION) WILL COME FORTH FROM MA WARA AN-NAHR (TRANSOXIANA). His army will be led by a man called Mansur who will establish or consolidate things for Muhammad's family as Quraysh consolidated them for the Messenger of Allah (saas). Every believer must help him. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 36, 4277; Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib; At-Taj al-jami' lil 'usul fi ahadith al-Rasul, Mansur 'Ali Nasif, Vol. 5, p. 617) * Haris means lion. "O Master of believers, tell us about Hazrat Mahdi (as)." And the Master of believers said "... HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS A WELL-PREPARED, VICTORIOUS LION WITH AN EXTENSIVE IMPACT..." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani,[Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 184)