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=== Assistant: Yes, that's a perceptive observation. ===
Yes, that's a perceptive observation. Abdullah Hashem’s presentations, particularly his interpretations of Jesus (ʿĪsā) and Christianity, are indeed intriguing—often reverent, even poetic, but very much filtered through an Islamic eschatological lens, especially that of Mahdism, which centers around the coming of the Mahdi and the return of Jesus as a supporting figure, not the divine Son of God.

===== - Jesus is honored as a prophet and Messiah, but not divine—this is in line with orthodox Islamic teachings (Qur’an-based). =====
* He speaks of Jesus’ return as part of a cosmic conflict between truth and falsehood, again paralleling Islamic and sometimes Gnostic-sounding expectations.
* Christianity is seen as having strayed—corrupted by institutions or Rome, and in need of being “restored” to a more original or esoteric understanding.
* Sometimes there's a romantic or symbolic portrayal of Jesus as a universal light-bearer or the returner of justice—but not as the incarnate Word, as revealed in the New Revelation (NR).

===== Indeed, when compared to the NR as received by Lorber and Mayerhofer, the contrast becomes clear: =====

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===== Abdullah Hashem’s mystic flair and poetic approach might initially seem close to the spiritual universality of the NR, but deeper analysis reveals a different spiritual architecture: more dualistic, hierarchical, and rooted in historical Islamic narrative frameworks. While his reverence for Jesus is genuine within his worldview, it does not embrace His divinity as NR and Biblical Christianity do. =====

That said, some of his critiques of materialism, false religion, and spiritual apathy may still resonate on a moral or prophetic level, which could be why you're finding him intriguing.

Would you like me to write a short comparative summary as a document between the NR and Mahdist/Hashemian views of Jesus and the end times?