Some people wonder about the idea of ​​the promised savior of mankind who will perform the function of justice on earth. This idea must sometimes be touched upon, to find out if it exists or if Muslims only expect it. In this lesson, we will talk in a simple way the views of the three religions, which are Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Let's stop for a moment and answer this important question first:
Is belief in the promised Mahdi confined to the followers of Islam, or is it present in other religions as well?
In fact, this belief is not limited to Muslims alone. In almost all heavenly religions and beliefs, one can find a similar belief in the future savior. Followers of these religions believe that there will come a time when the world will be corrupted and plunged into crisis. Evil and injustice will become the rule of the day. Blasphemy will cover the whole world.At that time, the universal savior of the world will appear. And with a wonderful divine help, he will restore the purity of faith and defeat materialism with the help of divine worship. Not only is the news found in the books revealed to Zoroastrians, the Torah, and other biblical books for the Jews and the Christian Bible, but this information can also be seen, in one form or another. Among the Brahmins and Buddhists.

In the Jewish religion, they believe that a savior will be sent to the Jews, who will get them out of calamities and calamities and place them in a position that requires the idea of ​​choice by choice. Israel and the world. The doctrine of the promised savior who will save the scattered Jews in the world and grant them sovereignty is one of the most important beliefs of the Jewish religion, and that this Savior, the Messiah, is the one who will come at the end of time to fill the earth with justice and peace.

In the Christian religion, the idea of ​​the savior is an extension of the idea of ​​the savior in the thought of the Jewish religion, and the essential difference between the two ideas is that the Messiah promised to the Jews will come while the Christian messiah has been crucified, but he will return again, so the first coming was at the hand of (Jesus, the son of Mary), and that he had an advent second.

As for the Islamic religion, some believe that the Mahdi was not born, but he will be born at the end of time, while others believe that he was born a long time ago, as he is a descendant of the house of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and that he has a specific time for his appearance, and as in other religions, he will fill The earth is just.

Followers of all religions and traditions maintain this belief and await the emergence of such a leading figure under divine protection. Each tradition recognizes this number with a different name and a specific address. Zoroastrians call him Saoshyant (meaning savior of the world); The Jews know him as the Messiah, while the Christians consider him the Savior. However, each group believes that this divinely appointed savior will be among them. Zoroastrians believe that he is Persian and a follower of Zoroaster. The Jews confirm that he will be among the children of Israel and the followers of Moses. Christians believed that he would be one of them. Muslims believe that he will be from the Hashemites and from the Prophet's direct descendants.

It is striking that all the characteristics and signs mentioned for this general savior in other religions apply to the promised Mahdi Ibn Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari. He could be considered Iranian by race because among his ancestors was the mother of the Fourth Imam, Zayn al-Abidin who, the daughter of Yazdakird, the Sasanian king, was a Persian princess. It can also be considered among the children of Israel, because both the Hashemites and the Israelites are descendants of Abraham. The Hashemites are descendants of Ishmael (Ishmael) and the Israelites are descendants of Isaac (Isaac). Therefore, the Hashemites and the Israelis are one family. It is also related to Christians because, according to some traditions, the mother of the current imam was a Byzantine princess by the name of Nargis (Narges), which is part of the miraculous story mentioned in some sources.