We move on to our next section now. This section presents the Islamic views on Bahais beliefs. Islam holds Prophet Muhammed
( PBUH ) as the last & final Prophet and the Quran as the last & final revelation for all times. Here are some Islamic views.

About the finality of Prophethood

        When any person, irrespective of religion examines the Quran & the hadith, he is left with no doubt whatsoever that Islam clearly declares Muhammed ( PBUH ) as the last Prophet.

Apart from this there are numerous hadiths of the Prophet ( PBUH ) which confirm his finality. Here are a few.

1. The holy Prophet ( PBUH ) observed:; " The tribe of Israel were guided by many prophets. When a prophet passed away, another Prophet succeeded him. But no Prophet will come after me; only caliphs will succeed me".

3. The holy Prophet ( PBUH ) observed: " God has bestowed upon me six favours which the former Prophets didn't enjoy
        i)  I have been endowed with the gift of perfect speech.
        ii) I was granted victory owing to my awe.
        iii) The spoils of war were made lawful unto me.
        iv) The whole earth has been made the place of worship for me and it has become the purification for me also. Prayers can be offered at any place over the earth. And in the case water is not available, it is lawful for my people to perform ablutions with the earth ( tayammum ) and to cleanse themselves with the soil if water for bathing is scarce.
        v) I have been sent by Allah to carry His Divine message to the whole world.
        vi) And the line of Prophets has come to its final end in me.

4. The Prophet of Allah ( PBUH ) affirmed: " The chain of messengers and Prophets has come to an end. There shall be no messenger nor Prophets after me".

5. The holy Prophet ( PBUH ) observed : " I am Muhammed, I am Ahmed, I am the effacer and infidelity shall be erased through me: I am the assembler. People shall be assembled on doomsday after my time. And I am the last in the sense that no Prophet shall succeed me ".

About future people claiming prophethood
 

1. Abu Huraira observed that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "In the latter Days there will come forth men who will deceive the world by religion, clothed before men in sheepskin because of gentleness, their tongues sweeter than sugar, and their hearts the hearts of wolves."

1. Hadrat Abu Huraira reports that the Apostle (PBUH) of Allah affirmed: "No Prophet shall come during the period between me and Jesus (PBUH). And Jesus shall descend. Recognize him when you see him; he is a man of medium height and of a rudy, fair complexion. He will be dressed in two pieces of yellow garment. The hair of his head will appear as if water is trickling out of them, though his hair would not be wet. He will fight for the cause of Islam. He will break the Cross (Christianity) into pieces. He will slay the swine. He will abolish the Jizya (tax) on non-believers. In his time God will put an end to all other faiths except the religion of Islam . And Christ will kill Dajjal (antichrist). He will live on this earth for a period of forty years and at the end of this period he will pass away. The Muslims will offer the funeral prayers of Christ (PBUH).

2.-"Ibn Mas'ood reported that the Prophet (S) said, "On the night of the Israa' (night journey), I met my father Abraham, Moses and Jesus, and they discussed the Hour. The matter was referred first to Abraham, then to Moses, and both said, 'I have no knowledge of it'. Then it was referred to Jesus, who said, 'No one knows about its timing except Allah; what my Lord told me was that the Dajjal (AntiChrist)   will appear, and when he sees me he will begin to melt like lead. Allah will destroy him when he sees me. The Muslims will fight against the Kaafirs (non-believers) , and even the trees and rocks will say, "O Muslim, there is a Kaafir (non-believer)   hiding beneath me - come and kill him!" Allah will destroy the Kaafirs (non-believers) , and the people will return to their lands. Then Gog and Magog will appear from all directions, eating and drinking everything they found. The people will complain to me, so I will pray to Allah and He will destroy them, so that the earth will be filled with their stench. Allah will send rain which will wash their bodies into the sea. My Lord has told me that when that happens, the HOUR WILL BE VERY CLOSE, LIKE A PREGNANT WOMAN WHOSE TIME IS DUE, BUT HER FAMILY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN SHE WILL DELIVER."

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) that the Prophet of Allah(SAW) said:
 

By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, Son of  Mary (Jesus) will shortly descend amongst you people (Muslims) as a just ruler and will break the Cross and kill the pig and abolish the Jizyah (a tax taken from the non-Muslims, who are in the protection, of the Muslim government). Then there will be abundance of money and no one will accept charitable gifts.
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 34, No. 425)
 

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) that hazrat Muhammad(SAW) said:
 

The Hour will not be established until the Son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizyah tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 43, No. 656)
 

Allah's Apostle(SAW) declared:
 

I swear by Him in Whose hands is my life that soon there will descend among you Hazrat Isa Ibn-e-Mariam as a Just Ruler; so (he) will break the 'cross', kill swine and prohibit war!
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, No. 668, Book of Prophets, P. 490)
 

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) he heard Allah's Apostle(SAW) say:
 

By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, surely (Jesus,) the Son of Mary will soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly (as a Just Ruler); he will break the Cross and kill the pigs and there will be no Jizyah (i.e. taxation taken from non Muslims). Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it, and a single prostration to Allah (in prayer) will be better than the whole world and whatever is in it." Abu Huraira added "If you wish, you can recite (this verse of the Holy Book): -- "And there is none Of the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) But must believe in him (i.e Jesus as an Apostle of Allah and a human being) before his death. And on the Day of Judgement He will be a witness against them." (Quran 4:159)
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 55, No. 657; Fateh-ul Bari, Vol. 7, P. 302)

A similar narration by Ata(RA) has been recorded by Muslim with the following sentence added at the end:

Mutual hatred, jealousy and grudge will disappear.
 

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) that hazrat Muhammad(SAW) taught:
 

How will you be when the Son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you and he will judge people by the law of the Quran and not by the law of Gospel.
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 55, No. 658; Fateh-ul Bari, Vol. 7, P. 304-305)
 

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) that the Prophet(SAW) said:
 

There is no prophet between me and him, that is, Jesus (peace be upon him). He will descent (to the earth). When you see him, recognize him: a man of medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments, looking as if drops were falling down from his head though it will not be wet. He will fight the people for the cause of Islam. He will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizyah. Allah will perish all religions except Islam. He will destroy the Antichrist and will live on the earth for forty years and then he will die. The Muslims will pray over him.
(Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 37, No. 4310)
 

It is reported by Anas(RA) that the holy Prophet(SAW) said:
 

Whosoever from amongst you lives to see Jesus, son of Mary, he should convey my greetings to him.
(Hakim)
 

Jabir ibn Abdullah(RA) narrated I heard the Messenger of Allah(SAW) say:
 

A section of my people will not cease fighting for the Truth and will prevail till the Day of Resurrection. He said: Jesus Son of Mary will then descend and their (Muslims') commander (Al Mahdi) will invite him to come and lead them in prayer, but he would say: No, some amongst you are commanders over some (amongst you). This is the honour from Allah for this Ummah.
(Sahih Muslim, Book 1, No. 0293)
 

Allah's Apostle(SAW) said:
 

Allah will send Maseeh ibne Maryam (Messiah son of Mary). Thus he will descend near the White Eastern Minaret of Damascus, clad in two yellow sheets, leaning on the shoulders of two angels.
(Sahih Muslim, Vol. 8, P. 192-193)
 

It is reported by Aws Ibn Aws al-Thaqafi(RA) that hazrat Muhammad(SAW)said:
 

Jesus, son of Mary, will descend near the white minaret towards the east of Damascus.
(Tabarani)
 

Narrated Ibn Abbas(RA) the Prophet(SAW)said:
 

On the night of my Ascent to the Heaven, I saw Moses who was a tall brown curly haired man as if he was one of the men of Shan'awa tribe, and I saw Jesus, a man of medium height and moderate complexion inclined to the red and white colours and of lank hair. I also saw Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire and Ad-Dajjal amongst the signs which Allah showed me. (The Prophet then recited the Holy Verse) "So be not you in doubt of meeting him' when you met Moses during the night of Mi'raj over the heavens (Quran, 32:23)".
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 54, No. 462)
 

Allah's Apostle(SAW) said:
 

I saw myself (in a dream) near the Ka'ba last night, and I saw a man with whitish red complexion, the best you may see amongst men of that complexion having long hair reaching his earlobes which was the best hair of its sort, and he had combed his hair and water was dropping from it, and he was performing the Tawaf around the Ka'ba while he was leaning on two men or on the shoulders of two men. I asked, 'Who is this man?' Somebody replied, '(He is) Messiah, Son of Mary.' Then I saw another man with very curly hair, blind in the right eye which looked like a protruding out grape. I asked, 'Who is this?' Somebody replied, '(He is) Messiah, Ad-Dajjal.'
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 87, No. 128)
 

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah(SAW) said:
 

I dreamt at night that I was at the Kabah, and I saw a dark man like the most handsome of dark men you have ever seen. He had hair reaching to between his ears and his shoulders like the most excellent of such hair that you have seen. He had combed his hair, and water was dripping from it. He was leaning on two men or on the shoulders of two men doing tawaf around Kabah. I asked, 'Who is this?' It was said, 'al-Masih ibn Maryam.' Then we were with a man with wiry hair and blind in his right eye, as if it was a floating grape. I asked 'Who is this?' It was said to me, 'This is al-Masih ad-Dajjal.'
(Malik's Muwatta, Book 49, No. 49.2.2)
 

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) that Allah's Apostle(SAW) said:
 

On the night of my Ascension to Heaven, I saw (the prophet) Moses who was a thin person with lank hair, looking like one of the men of the tribe of Shanua; and I saw Jesus who was of average height with red face as if he had just come out of a bathroom....
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 55, No. 607)
 

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr(RA) that:
 

Someone came to him and said: What is this hadith that you narrate that the Last Hour will come at a certain time? Thereupon he said: Hallowed be Allah, there is no god but Allah (or words to the same effect). I have decided that I shall not narrate anything to anyone now. I have only said that you will see after some time an important event: that the (sacred) House (Ka'bah) will be burnt and it will definitely happen.

He then reported that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: The Dajjal will appear in my Ummah and he will stay (in the world) for forty -- I cannot say whether he meant forty days, forty months or forty years. Allah will then send Jesus, son of Mary, who will resemble Urwah ibn Mas'ud. He (Jesus Christ) will chase him and kill him. Then people will live for seven years, during which time there will be no rancor between any two persons. After that Allah will send a cold wind from the direction of Syria. None will survive on Earth, having a speck of good in him or faith in him: he will die. Even if some among you were to enter the innermost part of the mountain, this wind would reach that place also and cause your death.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: Only the wicked people will survive and they will be as careless as birds with the characteristics of beasts. They will never appreciate good nor condemn evil...
(Sahih Muslim, Book 40, No. 7023)
 

Narrated Abdullah(RA) the Prophet(SAW) mentioned the Messiah Ad-Dajjal in front of the people saying:
 

Allah is not one eyed while Messiah, Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye and his eye looks like a bulging out grape. While sleeping near the Ka'ba last night, I saw in my dream a man of brown color the best one can see amongst brown color and his hair was long that it fell between his shoulders. His hair was lank and water was dribbling from his head and he was placing his hands on the shoulders of two men while circumambulating the Kabah. I asked, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'This is Jesus, son of Mary.' Behind him I saw a man who had very curly hair and was blind in the right eye, resembling Ibn Qatan (i.e. an infidel) in appearance. He was placing his hands on the shoulders of a person while performing Tawaf around the Ka'ba. I asked, 'Who is this? 'They replied, 'The Masih, Ad-Dajjal.'
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 55, No. 649)
 

Hanzalah al-Aslami reported to have heard Abu Huraira(RA) as narrating from Allah's Apostle(SAW):
 

By Him in Whose Hand is my life, Ibn Maryam (Jesus Christ) would certainly pronounce Talbiyah for Hajj or for Umrah or for both (simultaneously as a Qarin) in the valley of Rawha.
(Sahih Muslim, Book 7, No. 2877)
 

Allah's Prophet(SAW) said:
 

Hazrat Masih(SAW) will die after completing the duration he was destined to pass in the world and that Muslims would offer his funeral prayers and bury him next to the grave of the holy Prophet, Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar(RAs).
(Mishkat, P. 480)
 

Allah's Apostle(SAW) foretold:
 

After his descent on earth, Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will marry. He will have children, and he will remain on earth 19 years after marriage. He will pass away and Muslims will perform his Janaza Salaat  (funeral prayers) and bury him next to Rasulullah (SAW). (Tirmidhi)
 

Narrated Abu Huraira(RA) that hazrat Muhammad(SAW) said:
 

...Satan will cry: The Dajjal has taken your place among your families. They will then come out, but it will be of no avail. When they reach Syria, he will come out while they are still preparing themselves for battle, drawing up the ranks.

Certainly, the time of prayer will come and then Jesus (peace be upon him), Son of Mary, will descend and lead them in prayer. When the enemy of Allah see him, it will (disappear) just as salt dissolves in water and if he (Jesus) were not to confront them at all, even then it would dissolve completely. Allah would kill them by his hand and he would show them their blood on his lance (the lance of Jesus Christ).
(Sahih Muslim, Book 40, No. 6924)
 

Narrated An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an(RA) that Rasulullah(SAW) said:
 

...He will then call (that young man) and he will come forward laughing with his face gleaming (with happiness). It will at this very time that Allah will send Christ, son of Mary. He will descend at the white minaret on the eastern side of Damascus, wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the wings of two Angels. When he lowers his head, there will fall beads of perspiration from his head, and when he raises it up, beads like pearls will scatter from it. Every non-believer who smells the odor of his body will die and his breath will reach as far as he is able to see. He will then search for him (Dajjal) until he catches hold of him at the gate of Ludd (Jerusalem) and kills him.

Then a people whom Allah had protected will come to Jesus, son of Mary, and he will wipe their faces and inform them of their ranks in Paradise. It will be under such conditions that Allah will reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth from among My servants such people against whom none will be able to fight; you take these people safely to Tur, and then Allah will send Gog and Magog and they will swarm down from every slope. The first of them will pass the lake of Tiberias and drink out of it. And when the last of them passes, he will say: There was once water there...
(Sahih Muslim, Book 40, No. 7015)
 

Mujammi Ibn Jariyah al-Ansari(RA) stated that he heard the Messenger of Allah(SAW) say:
 

The son of Mary will kill the Anti-Christ (Dajjal) at the door of Ludda.
(Tirmidhi and Ahmad)
 

Abdullah Bin Umar(RA) reported that Rasulollah(SAW) said:
 

How can perish the Ummah of which I am at the beginning and Jesus, son of Mary, is at the end.
(Hakim and Nasai)
 

Narrated Hudhayfah ibn Usayd Ghifari(RA):
 

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came to us all of a sudden as we were (busy in a discussion) He said:
"What are you talking about?" (the Companions) said: "We are discussing about the Last Hour". Thereupon, he said:
It will not come until you see ten signs before and (in this connection) he made a mention of the smoke, Dajjal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the west, the descent of Jesus son of Mary (Allah be pleased with him), The Gog and Magog, and landslides in three places, one in the east, one in the west and one in Arabia at the end of which fire would burn forth from the Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their assembly.
(Sahih Muslim, Book 40, No. 6931)

Prophecies of the real Imam Mahdi

        Here are Prophecies relating to the coming of the real Imam Mahdi, which the Bahais claim are referring to the Bab. Decide for yourselves.
 

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas'ood(RA) reports from the Prophet(SAW), who said:
 

The world will not come to pass until a man from among my family, whose name will be my name, rules over the Arabs.
(Tirmidhi Sahih, Vol. 9, P. 74; Abu Dawud, Sahih, Vol. 5, P. 207;
also narrated by Ali b. Abi Talib, Abu Sa'id, Umm Salma, Abu Hurayra)
 

The Prophet(SAW) said:
 

Allah will bring out from concealment al-Mahdi from my family and just before the day of Judgment; even if only one day were to remain in the life of the world, and he will spread on this earth justice and equity and will eradicate tyranny and oppression.
(Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Vol. 1, P. 99)
 

Hadhrat Ali(RA) narrates that Rasulullah(SAW) said:
 

Even if only a day remains for Qiyamah to come, yet Allah will surely send a man from my family who will fill this world with such justice and fairness, just as it initially was filled with oppression.
(Abu Dawood)
 

Ali b. Abi Talib(RA) has related a tradition from the Prophet(SAW) who informed him:
 

The promised Mahdi will be among my family. God will make the provisions for his emergence within a single night.
(Ibn Majah, Sahih, Vol. 2, P. 519)
 

Hazrat Umme Salmah(RA), Prophet's wife, narrates that she heard the Prophet(SAW) say:
 

The promised Mahdi will be among my progeny, among the descendants of Fatima.
(Abu Dawud, Sahih, Vol. 2, P. 207; Ibn Majah, Sahih, Vol. 2, P. 519)
 

Rasulullah(SAW) announced:
 

The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatima (the Prophet's daughter). (Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 2, Tradition No. 4086)
 

The Prophet(SAW) taught:
 

Al-Mahdi is one of us, the members of the household (Ahlul-Bayt).
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 2, Tradition No. 4085)
 

Abu Sa'id al-Khudari(RA) narrated that the Prophet(SAW) said:
 

Our Mahdi will have a broad forehead and a pointed (prominent) nose. He will fill the earth with justice as it is filled with injustice and tyranny. He will rule for seven years.
(Abu Dawud, Sahih, Vol. 2, p. 208; Fusul al-muhimma, p. 275)
 

Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri(RA) relates that Rasulullah(SAW) said:
 

Al Mahdi will be from my progeny. His forehead will be broad and his nose will be high. He will fill the world with justice and fairness at a time when the world will be filled with oppression. He will rule for seven years.
 

Hadhrat Umme Salmah(RA) narrates that Rasulullah(SAW) said:
 

After the death of a Ruler there will be some dispute between the people. At that time a citizen of Madina will flee (from Madina) and go to Makkah. While in Makkah, certain people will approach him between Hajrul Aswad and Maqaame Ibraheem, and forcefully pledge their allegiance to him.

Thereafter a huge army will proceed from Syria to attack him but when they will be at Baida, which is between Makkah and Madina, they will be swallowed into the ground.

On seeing this, the Abdaals of Shaam as well as large numbers of people from Iraq will come to him and pledge their allegiance to him. Then a person from the Quraish, whose uncle will be from the Bani Kalb tribe will send an army to attack him, only to be overpowered, by the will of Allah. This (defeated) army will be that of the Bani Kalb. Unfortunate indeed is he who does not receive a share from the booty of the Kalb. This person (Imam Mahdi) will distribute the spoils of war after the battle. He will lead the people according to the Sunnat and during his reign Islam will spread throughout the world. He will remain till seven years (since his emergence). He will pass away and the Muslims will perform his Janazah salaat.
(Abu Dawood)
 

The holy Prophet(SAW) said:
 

A group of my Ummah will fight for the truth until near the day of judgment when Jesus, the son of Marry, will descend, and the leader of them will ask him to lead the prayer, but Jesus declines, saying: "No, Verily, among you Allah has made leaders for others and He has bestowed his bounty upon them.
(Sahih Muslim)
 

It is reported from Abu Hurayra(RA) that the Prophet(SAW) said:
 

What will be your reaction when the son of Mary (Jesus) descends and your Imam is from among yourselves?
(Sahih Muslim, bab nuzul 'isa, Vol. 2; Sahih Bukhari, kitab bad' al-khalq wa nuzul 'isa, Vol. 4)
 

The holy Prophet(SAW) said:
 

What would be your situation if the Son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends upon you and your Imam is from among you?
(Bukhari, kitabul-Anbiya, Chapter Nuzul Isa bin Maryam)
 
 

Please do e mail me with your comments & suggestions or if you want me to add something to these pages. The author can be contacted at rihan@mantramail.com