With reference to Ahadith relating to the advent of the Promised Messiah (as) Huzur(aba) cautioned not to be embroiled in their literal sense and await the Messiah to “descend from the heavens in Damascus along with angels”. These are all metaphors and there are ample examples of such metaphors in Islamic terminology used for the Holy Prophet(saw) as well which clarify that these are not to be taken literally.
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Huzur(aba) explained another hadith that relates a person from Samarqand to champion the teachings of the Holy Prophet(saw) and said that this too is about the Promised Messiahas. Huzuraba explained all these points from the august writings of the Promised Messiah(as) who asserted that the Messiah would put right the internal state of the Muslims with his truthful teaching and would dispel spiritual destitution, demonstrating the truths and the cognisance until such time that people will be satiated by this wealth and there shall be no more spiritual destitute left.
The other sign of the Messiah is that he would break the 'Cross’, kill the swine and defeat the Dajjal. Again this is not to be taken literally; the breaking of Cross connotes demolishing the acclaim of the Cross, the mention of swine denotes people with swine-like attributes and defeating the Dajjal signifies striking those who only have insight into this worldly life with argument and reasoning.
