We have received many comments and concerns about the rising number of Sites and Homepages of various Islamic Sects "divisions", and many non-Muslims have wrote us asking: " Which one (Sect) should we consider as true Islam, since all Sects seem to believe in One God? ".

In Islam, in order to be a Muslim, One has to testify that " There is no God but Allah, Mohammad is Messenger of Allah". Once the person establishes this fundamental belief in his or her Heart, then he or she can progress unto the next step. But without the testimony and the belief in it, then there is no foundation to base his or her faith upon. Obeying Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is part of the foundation. Believing and pursuing His Doctrine "Sunnah" is part of the foundation also.

Many non-Muslims think that Muslims worship Mohammad (pbuh). They came to this conclusion, because Muslims repeatedly give blessings unto the Prophet (pbuh) right after praising the Almighty Allah (swt). For clarity, Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is the Final Messenger of Allah. Allah has sent him to guide humanity and lead them toward the right path. Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is only a slave and a servant of the Almighty Allah (swt), and in no way he claimed to be God, Never.

"" Mohammad is not the father of any of your men, but the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets, and Allah has full knowledge of all things. 33:40 ""

In the above Verse, Allah makes it clear that our Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is a Messenger of His, and the Seal of the Prophets.

Muslims don't regard Mohammad (pbuh) as the way Christians regard Jesus (pbuh). Mohammad (pbuh) isn't our Savior, but rather our Interceder "Shafi". Our Prophet (pbuh) will intercede or plead for our mercy and forgiveness to Allah (swt), but Allah has the only and final decision, to whether forgive our sins or not. We highly respect and love our Prophet because he gave us hope in this tough and merciless life, and because he guided us toward our beloved Creator, the Almighty Allah (swt). We always give blessings to our dear Prophet (pbuh) and we always ask for his Intercession "Shafa'a".

In the above Hadith, The Prophet (pbuh) said: " The Jews got divided into 71 Divisions, One in Heaven and 70 in Hellfire, and the Christians got divided into 72 divisions, 71 in Hellfire and One in Heaven, and by whom Mohammad's soul is in his hand, my people "Ummah" will be divided into 73 divisions, One in Heaven and 72 in Hellfire, and it's said, who are they (One in Heaven) O' Messenger of Allah, he said " Al-Jama'ah" ( Ibn Majah )
Al-Jama'ah means Mohammad's (pbuh) Followers.

The above Hadith clearly spells out the fact that if you don't believe in the Prophet's Doctrine "Sunnah", then you're going to Hell in spite of believing in the Oneness of Allah. The Prophet Sunnah clearly states that Mohammad (pbuh) is the Final and the Seal of the Prophets. Before we get to the Hadiths that affirm the finality of our beloved Prophet (pbuh), let's proceed with our subject regarding the various divisions in Islam:

Let's take a look at the following Hadiths where the Prophet (pbuh) affirms the fact that He is the Final Prophet and whoever claims the Prophethood after him will be a Liar and "Kafir" Disbeliever:

The Prophet (pbuh)said: " Among My People "Ummah", there shall be born Thirty Grand Liars (Dajjals), each of whom will claim to be a prophet, but I am the Last Prophet; there is no prophet after me." ( Abu Dawud; Tirmithi ).

Also the Prophet (pbuh) said: " The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When a prophet passed away, another prophet succeeded him. But no prophet shall come after me; Only Caliphs will succeed me. " ( Bukari ).

The Prophet (pbuh)said: " The chain of Messengers and Prophets has come to an end. There shall be no Messenger nor Prophet after me." ( Tirmithi )

The Prophet (pbuh)said: " I am like unto that one missing brick and I am the last in the line of the Prophets." ( Bukhari)

The Prophet (pbuh)said: " I am Mohammad, I am Ahmad, I am the effacer and infidelity shall be erased through me; I am the assembler. People shall be assembled on Doomsday after my time. (In other words Doom is my only successor.) And I am the last in the sense that no prophet shall succeed me. " ( Approved Upon )

The Prophet (pbuh)said: " God Almighty hath sent unto the world no apostle who did not warn his people about the appearance of Dajjal( Anti-Christ, but Dajjal did not appear in their time). I am the last in the line of Prophets and ye are the last community of believers. Without doubt,then, Dajjal shall appear from amongst ye". ( Ibn Majah )

The Prophet (pbuh)said: " If an Apostle were to succeed me, it would have been 'Omar bin Khattab." ( Tirmithi )

The Prophet (pbuh) told Ali Ibn Abi-Talib: " You are related to me as Aaron was related to Moses(pbuh). But no Apostle will come after me." ( Approved Upon )

From the above sayings "Hadiths" of our beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), you clearly get the fact that there is no Messenger or Prophet comes after him. So for example, the "Ahmadiyya Sect" claim that their leader "Mirza Ghulam" is a prophet of God, is completely Bogus, and is considered disbelief "Kufr" in Islam, since the Prophet Mohammad Doctrine "Sunnah" was violated. The finality of our Prophet (pbuh) is a status which is most dignified, an honor most distinguished and an esteem most high. It is therefore a great insult to our Prophet (pbuh) if somebody is so insolent to lay a claim to the line of prophethood.

Finally, As far as the "Al-Mahdi" concerned, he is still yet to show up. His arrival is going to be at the time of Al-Dajjal. Remember now that Al-Mahdi will rise from Arabia, and his name will be identical to our Prophet (pbuh) : " Mohammad Ibn Abdullah ". Al-Mahdi will be descended from Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet (pbuh). He will lead the Islamic Ummah, and he will fight the West. He will be a great leader, and he will wipe out all the Bogus Islamic Sects. Al-Mahdi will come just before Jesus, and actually his name Al-Mahdi, is taken from an Arabic word "Mahad" which means: to prepare, or to pave the way ----> for Jesus (pbuh) in fighting the Anti-Christ "Al-Dajjal".

Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) had the following Hadiths in this regard: " " If only one day of this world remained. Allah would lengthen that day (according to the version of Za'idah), till He raised up in it a man who belongs to me or to my family whose father's name is the same as my father's, who will fill the earth with equity and justice as it has been filled with oppression and tyranny (according to the version of Fitr). Sufyan's version says: The world will not pass away before the Arabs are ruled by a man of my family whose name will be the same as mine. " Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud" ( In Sunan Abu-Dawud ).

The Prophet (pbuh) said: " If only one day of this time (world) remained, Allah would raise up a man from my family who would fill this earth with justice as it has been filled with oppression." Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib" (In Sunan Abu-Dawud)

The Prophet (pbuh) said: " The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah. Abdullah ibn Ja'far said: I heard AbulMalih praising Ali ibn Nufayl and describing his good qualities." Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin" ( In Sunan Abu-Dawud)

Abu-Ishaq told that Ali looked at his son al-Hasan and said: This son of mine is a sayyid (chief) as named by the Prophet (pbuh), and from his loins will come forth a man who will be called by the name of your Prophet (pbuh) and resemble him in conduct but not in appearance. He then mentioned the story about his filling the earth with justice." Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib" ( In Sunan Abu-Dawud)

In conclusion, Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is the Final and the Seal of the Prophets. Muslims don't regard Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) as a God, on the contrary, he is Allah's Servant. Al-Mahdi didn't appear yet, otherwise you'll see him ruling the Islamic World. Al-Mahdi will rise from Arabia and will carry the same name as our beloved Prophet "Mohammad Ibn Abdullah" (pbuh). Al-Mahdi will pave way for Jesus upon his comth to kill the Dajjal and spread the word of Allah before Judgment Day. The Religion of Islam is complete, and Allah has stated this clearly in this Verse:

" This day I have perfected your religion... 5:3"

So there is no need for Prophets anymore. Al-Mahdi is not a prophet, but a Muslim Leader that will re-institute the Islam and will fight the Disbelievers. Even Jesus (pbuh) himself will come to re-affirm the Religion of Islam as the Religion of Allah, and He will kill the Dajjal and he won't tolerate any other Sects or Religions but the True Religion of Allah, and won't accept any other religion but.....The Islam.

Weird and yet interesting E-mail received:

Thomas King, from Albany - New York wrote: " I am not a Muslim, but is this "Al-Mahdi" the same person that Nostradamus predicted as the Third Anti-Christ that will rise from Arabia and launch the Third World War against the West? " Please advise if possible.....

At first we didn't know what Thomas was talking about as far as "Nostradamus" and his predictions, and we asked ourselves: " Who is Nostradamus in the first place? ". After surfing the net, we found many Sites about this so-called Nostradamus. This ,Jewish convert to Christian, Nostradamus lived back in the 15th Century. Apparently he used to be a Doctor, but he became a famous Psychic. Many Sites claim that this man has predicted the cometh of Three Anti-Christ who will bring war and destruction to this world, and they are: Napoleon, Hitler, and the Third Anti-Christ yet to rise from Arabia......

Our response: Muslims ONLY believe in the prophecies that our beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) told us. We don't believe in Psychics and other bunch of nonsense. Also, Al-Mahdi isn't the Anti-Christ as this Bogus Nostradamus claimed. Al-Mahdi is going to be the great leader and defender of Islam as our Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) told us. The Anti-Christ will be the "Dajjal" that Jesus (pbuh) will destroy upon his arrival.

We are not sure what Judaism and Christianity are teaching their followers, but it seems that they are aiming their evil toward Islam and Muslims......