| MOHAMMED REZA ISFAHANI, JULY 2006 |
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This article is part of a series comparing the Mahdi of Islam with the Bab who claimed to be the Mahdi. The objective of this series is to establish that The Bab did not fulfill any of the Islamic prophecies regarding the Mahdi. The evidence against the Bab is overwhelming. In every part you will find more than 100 traditions available against the claim of the Bab.
| Mohammed ibnil Hasan, The Mahdi of Islam |
Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi, The Bab |
The narrations on this subject which have been reported by both Shiah and Sunni traditionalists is more than 318 traditions. Having said that, it is important to state that the Mahdi of Islam is not the only person in history who has been blessed with a long life. In fact there are dozens of other examples which are available in history of people who have had a long life. For the benefit of my Muslim brethren, just one example is quoted below from the Holy Quran,
وَلَقَدْ
أَرْسَلْنَا
نُوحًا
إِلَى
قَوْمِهِ
فَلَبِثَ
فِيهِمْ
أَلْفَ
سَنَةٍ
إِلَّا
خَمْسِينَ
عَامًا
"And surely We sent Nuh to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand years less fifty"
As per the above verse, Hazrat Nuh (as) lived amongst his people for 900 years. Traditions under this verse clearly indicate that the life of Hazrat Nuh (as) was more than 2,500 years. In fact as per the tradition of Imam Sadiq (as), Allah granted a long life to Hazrat Nuh (as) so that it would be a conclusive proof for the long life of the Mahdi.
Some of the historians who have reported traditions about the long life of the Mahdi are given below:
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Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi, The Bab did not enjoy a long life. In fact his age was even lower than the average age of man. He was born in the year 1819 and was killed in the year 1850, which makes his age just over 30 years. A far cry from the example of Hazrat Nuh (as) who only lived amongst his people for 900 years. If the age of the Mahdi was to be a short 32 years, then what was the need of the example of Hazrat Nuh (as). Surely a question that the Bahais must answer.
In fact the life of the Bab was so short that he was unable to complete his book - The Bayan in his lifetime and actually willed his successor Mirza Yahya Noori to complete it. Even his religion - The Babi Faith did not extend in Iran leave alone in the world during his short lifespan.
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The Mahdi of Islam v/s The Bab
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