Some people think that the fact that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come some
400 years after Imam Rabbani will somehow diminish the worth of Imam
Rabbani and claim that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come 1000 years after
the imam. The fact is, however, that Hazrat Mahdi's (as) coming around
400 years after Imam Rabbani in no way diminishes his value. Allah
sent our Prophet (saas) just 571 years after the Prophet Jesus (as), a
Resolute Messenger. TheProphet Muhammad (saas) came soon after the
Prophet Jesus (as), with a new law and book. In other words, there are
571 years between the two Resolute Messengers. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will
come some 400 years after Imam Rabbani. Indeed, Imam Rabbani declared
as such himself, saying that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come 1000 years
after the death of our Prophet (saas):
The end of this Ummah will begin WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND
THOUSAND. IN OTHER WORDS, AFTER THE DEATH OF RASULULLAH... The full
implementation of the moral values of the Qur'anand the renewal of the
Islamic world IS IN THIS SECOND THOUSAND. THE JUST WITNESSES OF THE
TRUTHFULNESS OF THIS CASE ARE THE EXISTENCE OF JESUS (AS) AND THE
MAHDI (AS) IN THIS MILLENNIUM (IN OTHER WORDS, IN THE THOUSAND YEARS
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF OUR PROPHET (SAAS)). (Imam Rabbani, Letters of
Rabbani, p. 261)
Here, Imam Rabbani is clearly and explicitly speaking of NOT AFTER
HISOWN DEATH, BUT AFTER THAT OF OUR PROPHET (SAAS).
As Imam Rabbani says, theend of the Islamic world will begin with the
second millennium and Imam Rabbani, the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat
Mahdi (as) will bein the second millennium after the death of our
Prophet (saas).
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