HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL SPIRITUALLY CAPTURE ISTANBUL
Followers in far distant places will swear allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (as). He will intellectually neutralize oppression and oppressors, AND will stabilize countries, AND ALMIGHTY ALLAH WILL CAUSE HIM TO (SPIRITUALLY) CAPTURE ISTANBUL.”
Al-Uqayli "An-Najm al-saqib fi Bayan Anna al-Mahdi min Awladi Ali Ibn Abi Talib Ale't-Temam wa al-qamal”
The Prophet of Allah (saas) said: “Doomsday will not take place until a man from my Ahl al-Bayt, Hazrat Mahdi (as) rules (the world) HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL (SPIRITUALY) CAPTURE ISTANBUL AND THE DJEBEL (ITS SEVEN HILLS).”
Mer'iy Ibn Yusuf Ibn Abi bakr Ibn Ahmad Ibn Yusuf al-Makdi'si "Faraidu Fawaidi'l Fikr Fi'l Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntazar
When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears, even Muslims living in distant countries will express their love for and devotion to him. Our Prophet (saas) reveals in the hadith that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will spiritually capture Istanbul and its DJEBEL. The term DJEBEL, or mountain, in the hadith refers to the seven hills of Istanbul. One of Istanbul’s distinguishing features is that it was built on seven hills. The idea of “7 hills” is a well-known one that immediately puts people in mind of Istanbul.