According to a saying of Prophet Mohammad, the world will not come to an end before the advent of Imam Mehdi and Imam Mehdi will not appear before a sign regarding him appears on the Sun. Many people are able to see a facial image on the Sun, which they believe to be that of Imam Mehdi. The Koran supports this understanding.
I will show them my signs, in the horizons and within themselves until they exclaim that this is the truth. [ Koran 41:53 ]
According to this, the truth shall manifest in the horizons( which includes the Moon, the Sun and all other celestial spheres) and within the hearts of believers. When people obtain spiritual benevolence from the Divine Signs and the divine light of the name of God enters their hearts, they will come to know that the one whose images have been manifested in the horizons is the God-sent truth.
The Hour will not be established until the Sun rises from the West. [ Maktubat-e-Imam Rabbani ]
The Muslims interpret‘ the Sun rising from the West’ to mean the Sun will literally rise from where it sets; this is a grave misconception. It is the physical Sun that rises in the East and sets in the West, but this prophecy does not refer to the physical Sun.
It is important to note the use of the Sun as a metaphor for the Awaited One in different religions. According to Hebrew Bible prophecy, which is heeded by both Christians and Jews, the Sun of Righteousness will rise to grant salvation to the faithful ones in the end times.
‘ For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,’ says the Lord of hosts.‘ So that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.’ [ Malachi 4:1-2 ]
Hindu scripture also compares Kalki Avatar to the Sun. [ Kalki Purana, 33. 13-28 ]
Similarly, the Sun is symbolic of Imam Mehdi. The rising of the Sun from the West is a reference to the emergence of Imam Mehdi, whose arrival shall mark the beginning of a new dawn, a new era and a brighter future for the world. The advent of Imam Mehdi shall take place from the Western World and his teachings shall be embraced by and gain popularity among people in the Western World. The propagation of the true Imam Mehdi and his teachings will commence from the West and spread throughout the globe; all human beings on Earth will come to know who Imam Mehdi is and shall have faith in him.
The last day will not come until the Sun rises from where it sets. When people see it, people on Earth have faith. [ Sunan Ibn Majah, volume 9, p. 4362 ]
Not only will the image of Imam Mehdi be visible on the physical Sun, but Imam Mehdi represents the era where peace, love and justice prevail. Before the‘ Sun’ of Imam Mehdi rises from the West, this world cannot come to an end.
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