Belief in the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)—Mashiach
(Messiah) as Jews call him—is one of Judaism's fundamental beliefs. Ever since
the 12th century, the Jews have regarded Rabbi Maimonides (or in Arabic, Ibn
Maimun) as one of the greatest scholars of the Torah. Maimonides stated that of
the 13th fundamental principles of Judaism, the 12th was "to believe in
the coming of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]."
According to these principles, Jewish belief regarding
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is set out as follows:
"I sincerely
believe in the coming of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], and even if his
coming is delayed, I await his coming every day."
The Mishnah, the authorized explanation of the Judaic
scriptures, describes the position of those who deny the coming of the Messiah—that
is, of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh):
Whoever does not
believe in him, or does not await his coming, denies not only [the statements
of] the other Prophets, but also [those of] the Torah and of Moshe (Moses
[pbuh]), our teacher... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings 11:1)
In the Torah the fact that they have to search for the
King Messiah in the end times is stated as follows:
And after this
the children of Israel shall return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and
David their king [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]: and they shall fear the Lord, and His
goodness in the last days. (Hosea, 3:5)
In tractate Sanhedrin 97b of the Talmud the importance
of waiting for the King Messiah is emphasized:
For the vision is
yet for an appointed time, but at the end it (King Messiah) shall speak, and
not lie: though he (King Messiah) tarry, wait for him; because it will surely
come, it will not tarry. ... “For they would say, since the predetermined time has arrived, and yet
he has not come, he will never come.” But [even so], wait for him, as it is
written, Though he tarry, wait for him.... [for hoping], as it is written, blessed are all they that wait for him.
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