Mahdi: The Promised Caliph - Paperback

by Abu Rahma (Author)

There are many stories, fables, exaggerations, myths and legends, as well as confusions surrounding the Mahdi. Moreover, many theories have emerged that have no basis in any text while some theories are based on distortion and twisting of texts. Varying people have employed different means to understand the subject while lacking internal consistency in the approach. In this book, we look at who or what the Mahdi is, how he looks like, what he will do and when he will come; special care has been taken to distinguish authentic sources from the inauthentic ones.This book attempts to understand the Hadiths pertaining to the Mahdi in an organized and systematic manner to sort out the fact from the fiction, to present a sequence of events, and to address criticisms and clarify misunderstandings.

Author Biography

Abu Rahma has been deeply involved in Islamic apologetics and has over 13 years of experience in the field. In addition, he has an active interest in end times prophecies and has been studying them since around 13 years as well. Abu Rahma is a working professional and hence dedicates his time to Islamic learning on a part time basis in a flexible manner. He has been studying Islam under both personal capacity and with Islamic scholars and licensed teachers since a number of years. He studies the religion through the traditional approach and refrains from adopting unconventional and unorthodox methods of approaching the text. He is an avid and an active writer and has produced hundreds of essays on various topics related to Islam and, quite recently, has ventured into book writing. He runs his site at QuranAnswers.me and can be reached there for queries, objections, clarifications, comments, and recommendations.