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Elijah, the Prophet - Official Website of Imam Mahdi Arrival

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He assumes all duties and helps <strong>the</strong> weak and lowly. (Muhyiddin<br />

ibn al-Arabi Futuhat al-Makkiye, 366, vol. 3, p. 327- 28)<br />

Hussain was asked: “By what signs will <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mahdi</strong> be known?” He<br />

replied: “By his ease <strong>of</strong> heart and dignity, by his knowing what is<br />

lawful and what is unlawful.”<br />

(Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr Fi'l <strong>Imam</strong> al-<strong>Mahdi</strong> al-Muntadhar)<br />

The lord <strong>of</strong> believers (saas) says: "... THE IMAM [HAZRAT<br />

MAHDI (AS)] WILL BETTER KNOW WHAT IS TRUE<br />

AND WHAT IS FALSE. HE WILL DO AWAY WITH<br />

FALSE LAWS. HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL<br />

PREVENT DANGERS AND NEUTRALIZE YOUR<br />

UNJUST RULERS AND WILL CLEANSE THE WORLD<br />

OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT HONEST. HE WILL ACT<br />

WITH EQUITY AND BUILD A MERCIFUL SCALE OF<br />

JUSTICE AMONG YOU... If you wait, you will be rewarded<br />

and YOU WILL REALIZE THAT IS DEFINITELY THE<br />

ONE WHO WILL SALVAGE YOUR RIGHTS and take<br />

revenge for <strong>the</strong> injustice inflicted upon you. I swear by <strong>the</strong><br />

name <strong>of</strong> Allah, that Allah is with <strong>the</strong> truly devout and those<br />

who do good.”<br />

Kitab al Ghaybat, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan<br />

Pubcations, collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlisi, Iran-<br />

Qum, 2003, p. 182.<br />

He is called <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mahdi</strong> because he has a secret power that<br />

cannot be known by anyone.<br />

(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-<strong>Mahdi</strong>)<br />

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Eliyahu <strong>the</strong> Interpreter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Torah and mitzvot:<br />

Eliyahu will stand as <strong>the</strong> Interpreter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Torah.<br />

(Zohar, Ẓaw, iii. 27; Yemenite Midrash, pp. 349-50; Men. 45b; Ab. R. N. xxxiv.; Num.<br />

R. iii., near <strong>the</strong> end; compare also Jew. Encyc. i. 637a; Tosefot Yom Tov, Eduyot;<br />

Gilyonei HaShas, Shabbat 108a)<br />

Eliyahu will have to settle all legal difficulties and decide vexed<br />

questions <strong>of</strong> ritual concerning which authors entertain contradictory<br />

views. All difference <strong>of</strong> opinion must be removed from <strong>the</strong> path <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

King Mashiach Ben-David.<br />

(Men. 45b; Ab. R. N. xxxiv.; Num. R. iii., near <strong>the</strong> end; compare also Jew. Encyc. i.<br />

637a; M. (‘Eduyot 8:7; B. Neahot 45a)<br />

"Till <strong>Elijah</strong> comes" is a phrase which is in use among <strong>the</strong> Jews to<br />

express postponement forever, like _ad Kalendas Graecas_. It is<br />

applied to questions that would take <strong>Elijah</strong> to settle, which, it is<br />

believed, he will not appear to do till doomsday. (Bava Metzia, fol. 37, col.<br />

2.)<br />

Eliyahu will reveal <strong>the</strong> secrets and mysteries:<br />

Eliyahu will explain <strong>the</strong> true meaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Meal Offering.<br />

Eliyahu will explain <strong>the</strong> true meaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> resurrection.<br />

Eliyahu will reveal <strong>the</strong> secret <strong>of</strong> redemption.<br />

Eliyahu will reveal <strong>the</strong> Halackot, Torah, Mitzvot and will teach deep

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