The Descension of Isa

The Descension of Isa (Jesus) the son of Mary (a.s)

I have taken the following from 'Islam, Jesus, Mehdi, Qadyanis and Doomsday' by Professor Mohammad Abdullah. In this book the hadith have been summarized into sentences.

• The night will be dark (Muslim) 
• People will be getting ready for war (Muslim)
• In the dark of the morning they will hear someone saying your helper has come. People will be surprised. It is the voice of someone properly fed. (Ahmed)
• Prophet Isa (Jesus) (a.s) will descend at the time of Fajr prayer. (Muslim)
• His both hands (and arms) will be on two angels shoulders. (Muslim)
• He would look like Urwa Masood (r.a) the Companion. (Muslim)
• Height medium. Colour red and white. (Ahmed, Abu Dawood)
• His hair hanging down his shoulders, straight, clean and shining as if after a bath. (Abu Dawood, Bukhari, Ahmed)
• When he bends his head water will (or appear to) twinkle like pearls. (Muslim)
• There will be an armour and (Muammar)
• Two light yellow clothes on the body. (Muslim, Abu Dawood, Ahmed)
• Jesus (a.s.) will descend on eastern white minaret of the Damascus grand Mosque or in Baitul Muqqadas near Imam Mahdi. (Muslim, Tibrani)
• At that time Imam Mahdi would have moved forward to lead the Fajr prayer. (Ibne Majah)
• Iqamah of the Salah (prayer) would have been said (Muslim)
• Imam Mahdi will invite Jesus (a.s.) for leading the prayer but he will turn down the offer and say...(Muslim, Hakim, Ahmed)
• This is an honour of this Ummah (Nation) that some would be leader (Imam) over some. (Muslim, Ahmed)
• When Imam Mahdi will go back, Jesus (a.s.) will put his hand on his back saying him to lead the prayer. (Ibn Majah, Ahmed, Hakim)
• Because the Iqamah has been recited for you (Ibn Majah)
• Imam Mahdi will lead the prayer that time then. (Bukhari, Muslim)

War with Anti-Christ (Dajjal)

• After fajr prayers, Jesus will have the door opened, behind which will be the Dajjal with 70,000 Jews (armed with weapons). (Ibn Majah)
• He will point out with his hands to get away between him and the Dajjal. (Hakim)
• Dajjal will begin to melt on seeing Jesus (a.s.) like salt in water (or fat melts). (Muslim)
• Any Kafir who wil recieve the air of Jesus' breath will die. His breath will reach as far as his sight goes. (Muslim)
• Muslims will get down the mountain and attack Dajjal's army. The Jews will be so frightened that a strong person among them could not lift his weapon.. (Muammar)
• There will be war. (Hakim)
• Dajjal will run away. (Ibn Majah)

Destruction of the Dajjal and Muslim victory

• Jesus (a.s.) will chase him. (Muslim, Ahmed)
• He will kill the Dajjal at Bab-e-Lud in Palestine. (now in Israel) (Tirmizi)
• Jesus will show the blood on the weapon to Muslims. (Muslim)
• His (Dajjal's) companions (the Jews ) will be fiercely defeated. (Ibn Majah, Ahmed)
• From the neighbourhood, those people who survived the atrocities of Dajjal will come to Jesus (a.s.) who will give them the good news of high places in Paradise. (Muslim)
• Then they will return to their homeland. (Ahmed)
• A group of Muslims will stay in his service and company. (Tirmizi)
• Jesus will move to 'Fajjur Rooha', from where he will go to Hajj (and/or Umra.) (Muslim, Ahmed, Hakim)
• He will say "salam" at the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) and he will reply to him (Hakim)