(18 January 2009)

ADNAN OKTAR: For example, it says in the Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar that “he will deny it when they say, ‘You are Hazrat Mahdi’.” It also says in the Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, “They will say to him your name is this and your father’s name is that, but he will again decline.” They will say to Hazrat Mahdi (as) that if you do not protect us against the system of the dajjal and the irreligious, then may all our sins and all the spilled blood of Muslims be yours, in other words, may the sins of all be upon your head if you refuse. Following those words, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will assume the spiritual leadership in order not to assume such a great spiritual responsibility, it says in the Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar.

(8 February 2009)

ADNAN OKTAR: There will be a rise in the number of people claiming to be Hazrat Mahdi (as), and that is even stated in the New Testament. The prophet Jesus (as) says, “There will be false Messiahs before me.” And these are now appearing. You see them out and about with dyed hair and beards. We see Mahdis all over the place. They openly say that such and such a person is Hazrat Mahdi (as). And that person does not hide it, “I am Hazrat Mahdi (as)” he says. Look, they say, you can see my signs. In other words, these people are neither mad nor sane, do not resemble Muslims in the least, and are by no means ignorant. And this is a miracle, a marvel. What effrontery, what nerve, what shamelessness! But Hazrat Mahdi (as) will never say, “I am Hazrat Mahdi (as).”