In his Commentary of Mathnawi, Ismail Haqqi al-Burusawi, one of the greatest spiritual guides of the 17th century, draws particular attention to the End Times and to Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times.
Burusawi states that the time when Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears will be full of disorder and that he will appear at a time of intense and severe physical and spiritual sickness. In addition, his reference to THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR IS PROPORTIONATE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE DISEASE, AFFLICTION, TROUBLE OR SCOURGE suggests that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will possess great knowledge, bestowed by Allah, that will represent a complete cure to this spiritual sickness and intense disorder, the like of which have never been seen before. In addition, Burusawi indicates that this time had not yet come in his own day, the 17th century, in the words, ”THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE TIME WILL KNOW THE FULL SCALE OF THE DISEASE, AFFLICTION, TROUBLE AND SCOURGE AFFLICTING THE WORLD IN THE END TIMES...”