The hadiths about the Mahdi do not mention where he will be born or when, and they do not tell us to look for him or to bring him up; rather they say that Allah will prepare him in a single night and that the Muslims will swear allegiance to him.

Al-Kawthar has two meanings: 1- It is a river in Paradise which Allah has given to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), 2- It is a great cistern – a tank for holding water – which will be set up in the place of gathering on the Day of Resurrection, to which the ummah of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) will come.