জরুরি সতর্কবার্তা ও তাত্ত্বিক ব্যাখ্যা

Important Note: It has been narrated that the Great Battle (al-Malhamah al-Kubra), the conquest of Constantinople, and the emergence of the Dajjal will occur within seven months, and in another narration: within seven years. Abu Dawud stated in his "Sunan" that the narration mentioning "seven years" is more authentic than the narration mentioning "seven months", as mentioned in "al-Isha'ah", and likewise more authentic than the narration mentioning "one year".

Supplementary Discussion: The narrations vary regarding the duration of the Mahdi's rule. In some of them: "he rules for five, or six, or seven [years]" with hesitation; in some: "nineteen years and some months"; in some: "twenty"; in some: "thirty"; and in some: "forty years, of which nine years he spends in a truce with the Romans." The author of "al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar" said: Reconciliation is possible, assuming all narrations are authentic, by understanding that his reign varies in terms of manifest prominence and power. Thus, the longest duration is understood as encompassing the entirety of his rule, the shortest as referring to the peak of supreme authority and manifestation, and the intermediate durations as referring to the intermediate stages. End of quote.

The author of "al-Isha'ah" stated: Several points support what he mentioned:

First: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave glad tidings to his Ummah, especially to the members of his household, that Allah will compensate them for oppression and tyranny with equity and justice. What is befitting of the generosity of Allah is that the duration of this justice should be long enough for them to forget past oppression, tyranny, and tribulations; and seven or nine years is far too brief for that.

Second: He will conquer the entire world just as Dhul-Qarnayn and Solomon conquered it, and he will enter all horizons and distant lands, as mentioned in some narrations, and he will construct mosques