(CERTAIN FEATURES OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) THAT RESEMBLE OUR PROPHET(SAAS)
1. "The Messenger of Allah (saas) was very handsome and attractive.
His holy face shone like the full moon on the fourteenth of the month…
HIS NOSE WAS VERY HANDSOME… He had a thick beard, large
eyes and flat cheeks. His mouth was wide and HIS TEETH AS BRIGHT
AS PEARLS… His neck was like a silver beam… THE SPACE
BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS WAS BROAD, and the ends of his shoulder
bones were thick…” (Al-Rudani, Jam' al-Fawa`id, Vol. 5, p. 31)
2. Anas bin Malik (ra) narrates:
“The Messenger of Allah (saas) was neither tall, nor short. HIS COMPLEXION
WAS NEITHER PURE WHITE, NOR TOO DARK. HIS
HAIR WAS NEITHER STRAIGHT NOR CURLY. ... When he bade
farewell to this mortal world, there were not 20 white hairs in his hair
and beard." (Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Yunus Emre Press, Istanbul, Vol. 4, p. 201)
3. "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS) WAS WHITE, ATTRACTIVE
AND TEMPERATE (slow and moderate)." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa
Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 2, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 7-8)
4. Anas bin Malik (ra) relates: "Our Prophet (saas) was of MEDIUM
STATURE; he was neither tall, nor short; he had an attractive appearance.
His hair was neither curly, nor straight. THE COLOR OF HIS
HOLY FACE WAS A LUMINOUS WHITE." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa
Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 2, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 7-8)
5. Al-Bara’ bin Azib (ra) relates: "I never saw anyone more BEAUTIFUL
than the Messenger of Allah (saas). HIS HAIR WAS OVER HIS
SHOULDERS. THE SPACE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS WAS
WIDE. HE WAS NEITHER TALL, NOR SHORT." (Sunan at-Tirmidhi,
Yunus Emre Press, Istanbul, Vol. IV, p. 210)
6. Ibrahim bin Muhammad, one of the grandsons of Hazrat Ali, relates:
"My grandfather, Hazrat Ali, described our Prophet (saas) thus: ‘Our
Prophet (saas) was NEITHER EXCESSIVELY TALL, NOR VERY
SHORT; HE WAS OF MEDIUM STATURE AMONG THOSE IN HIS
COMMUNITY. HIS HAIR WAS NEITHER CURLY, NOR STRAIGHT;
IT WAS SLIGHTLY WAVY. HIS HOLY FACE WAS A PINKISH
WHITE; HIS EYES WERE BLACK, AND HIS EYELASHES THICK AND
LONG; THE TOPS OF HIS SHOULDERS WERE VERY SOLID. He was
the most generous-hearted of all men, the gentlest and the friendliest.
THOSE WHO SAW HIM UNEXPECTEDLY WERE COMPLETELY
TAKEN ABACK BY HIS MAJESTY; THOSE PRESENT WHO KNEW
HIS QUALITIES AND WERE PRESENT DURING HIS CONVERSATIONS
loved him above all else..." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn
`Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 18-19)
7. Hazrat Hassan (ra) narrates: "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS)
WAS MAJESTIC AND GLORIOUS BY NATURE. HIS HOLY FACE
RADIATED LIGHT LIKE THAT OF THE FULL MOON. HE WAS
ABOVE AVERAGE HEIGHT, THOUGH SHORTER THAN TALL. His
hair was between straight and curly; if parted in two it hang down on both
sides of his head, if not, it would not. When allowed to grow it would pass
his ear lobes. OUR PROPHET’S (SAAS) COMPLEXION WAS WHITE
AND BRIGHT, A LUMINOUS WHITE. HIS FOREHEAD WAS CLEAR.
HIS EYEBROWS WERE LIKE CRESCENTS, THICK AND CLOSE TO
ONE ANOTHER. His neck was of the brilliance of statues made of pure
marble. All the parts of his body were in proportion to one another, AND
HE HAD A HANDSOME BUILD..." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn
`Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 18-22-23)
8. Abu Hurairah (ra) relates: "THE PROPHET (SAAS) WAS OF A
LUMINOUS WHITE, AS IF MADE OF SILVER; HIS HAIR WAS
LIGHTLY WAVY." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi,
Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 28-29)
9. "OUR PROPHET (SAAS) WAS BETWEEN WHITE AND PINK IN
COLOR..." (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2, Gonca
Press, Istanbul, 1997, p. 519/4)
10. "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS) HAD A BROAD BROW
AND CURVED AND THICK EYEBROWS. The space between his
eyebrows was clear, like pure silver... HIS BEARD WAS THICK. HIS
NECK WAS VERY LOVELY, IT WAS NEITHER TALL NOR SHORT.
THAT PART OF HIS NECK OPEN TO THE SUN AND WIND WAS
VERY BRIGHT, SUCH AS TO REFLECT THE REDNESS OF GOLD
AND THE WHITENESS OF SILVER LIKE AN EWER MADE OF
GOLD AND SILVER. HIS CHEST WAS BROAD, AND THE FLATNESS
OF HIS CHEST SUGGESSTED THAT OF A MIRROR AND
THE WHITENESS OF HIS CHEST SUGGESTED THAT OF THE
MOON. HIS SHOULDERS WERE BROAD. HIS ARMS AND SHOULDERS
WERE LARGE. His palms were softer than silk." (Hujjat-ul-
Islam, Imam Ghazzali, Ihya Ulum-id-din, Vol. 2, Huzur Press, Istanbul 1998, p. 820)
11. ..."He had a bright face AND WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE; HE WAS
NOT THIN. ... His hair, eyelashes and mustache were thick. His voice
was thick. When silent, he was majestic, WHEN HE SPOKE, HE WAS
ALSO MAJESTIC. Looked at from afar he was the loveliest and most
attractive of men; looked at from close up he looked sweet and pleasant.
He spoke very sweetly. HE WAS OF AVERAGE STATURE; an onloo-
ker regarded him as neither tall, nor short. HE WAS THE MOST
ATTRACTIVE AND RADIANT AMONG THREE PEOPLE. ...." (Ibn
Sa'd, at-Tabaqat-ul-kubra, I, 230-231; Tabarani, al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, IV, 49, no: 3605,
VII, 105, no: 6510; Mustadrak al-Hakim, III, 9-10; Al-Bayhaqi, Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, I,
276-284; Ibn al-Athakir, Tarih al-Damascus, III, 314-336, Prof. Dr. Ali Yardim, Peygamberimizin
Semaili [Shamail ar-Rasul], Damla Press, 3rd edition, Istanbul, 1998, p. 48)
12. Jabir ibn Samurah (ra) narrates: "I SAW THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD
BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES OF THE MESSENGER
OF ALLAH (SAAS)..." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi,
Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 36)
13. Abu Nadr (ra) relates: " I asked Abu Sa’id al-Khudri about the Messenger
of Allah’s (saas) SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD. He said there was
A PIECE OF FLESH ON HIS HOLY BACK, LIKE A ROSE BUD." (At-
Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal
Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 42)
14. Abu Hurairah (ra) narrates: "I never saw anyone more attractive
than the Messenger of Allah (saas); it was as if the Sun was shining in
his face. I NEVER SAW ANYONE WALK FASTER THAN OUR
PROPHET (SAAS); when he walked, it was as if the earth folded for
him. WHEN WE FOLLOWED BEHIND HIM, WE HAD TO WORK
HARD NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed
ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 157)
15. From Abu Ataba (ra): "HE WALKED WITH POWERFUL
STRIDES." (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2,
Gonca Press, Istanbul, 1997, 541/2)
16. The Messenger of Allah (saas) was the finest spoken of men, HE
SPOKE PERFECTLY AND THE FINEST WORDS (honey dripped from
his lips)! He said: "I am the finest speaker among the Arabs." (At-Tabarani,
Al-Hakim; Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imam Ghazzali, Ihya Ulum-id-din, Vol. 2, Huzur Press,
Istanbul, 1998, p. 800)
17. From Abu Umama (ra): "HE WAS THE MOST SMILING AND
AGREEABLE OF MEN." (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith,
Vol. 2, Gonca Press, Istanbul, 1997, 545/4)
