Place of Birth: Promised Messiah will appear to the East of Damascus.

The Divine guidance about leadership in the latter days

By

Maulana Daud A. Hanif

The Divine leadership began with the appointment of Hadhrat Adam as as the first Prophet and
Khalifatullah (vicegerent of God) for the guidance of mankind. Through him very basic principles of
communal life were introduced for the first time, and the best way of governing human society was
taught and implemented in that age. Thereafter, a progressive set of guidance has been provided
befitting human evolution in the ever-dynamic world throughout history up to its full maturity.
History of world religions shows that there has been a conscious progression from the teachings of
Hadhrat Adam as, to Hadhrat Noah as, Hadhrat Abraham as, Hadhrat Moses as and to Hadhrat
Muhammadsaw finalizing in the form of the Holy Qur’an.

The Holy Qur’an is a compendium of all that is good; lasting and imperishable in its teachings and
with a good deal more, consisting of that which the earlier Scriptures lack but which mankind sorely
needed for its moral and spiritual development. All the right ideals, principles, ordinances and
commandments which are of permanent utility to man have been incorporated in it. The Holy Qur’an
stands, as it were, a guardian over previous Books and has steered clear of all those defects and
impurities, which were found in them. It claims that it lacks nothing (6:39) and is complete and perfect
in every respect. Here I quote from the relevant verse of the Holy Qur’an. It reads, “This day have I
perfected your religion for you and completed My favors upon you and have chosen for you Islam as
your religion.” (5:4)

Thus according to the divine guidance the Holy Prophet Muhammadsaw is the sole guide for all
mankind. So his leadership was to continue in one form or other till the end of times. About the latter
days scriptures of all religion mention many similar signs and appearance of a guide through whom
mankind would be united. Due to time constraints I would mention only a few of them. First I would
mention the signs of the Second Advent of Jesus Christ in the latter days according to the Bible.
Prophecies of second coming of Jesus Christ in Bible
"And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying; tell us, when
shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And
Jesus answered and said unto them. Take heed that no man deceive you.... And ye shall hear of
wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the
end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be
famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." (Matt. 24:3-7)
The world wars one and two and what is happening through out the world is ample prove that this
sign has been fulfilled

Condition of Faith in the latter day has been described in the following words:
"Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8)

Condition of people
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own
selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without
natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,