fill ▁the ▁Earth ▁with ▁justice ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁truth ▁triumph ant ". ▁This ▁mess ian ic ▁figure ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁Mah di . ▁ ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁knowledge ▁and ▁certain ty ▁Sh ay k hi ▁teach ings ▁on ▁knowledge ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁S uf is , ▁save ▁that ▁where ▁the ▁S uf i ▁" way far er " ▁ar rog ates ▁to ▁himself ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁interpre ting ▁and ▁adj ud ic ating ▁truth , ▁Sh ay kh ▁A hm ad ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁ar b iter ▁for ▁interpretation ▁and ▁clar ity ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Im am . ▁ ▁Myst ical ▁sym b ology ▁and ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et ▁ ▁Sh ay kh ▁A hm ad ' s ▁pers pect ives ▁on ▁accepted ▁Islam ic ▁do ctr ines ▁diver ged ▁in ▁several ▁areas , ▁most ▁not ably ▁on ▁his ▁myst ical ▁interpretation ▁of ▁proph es y . ▁ ▁The ▁sun , ▁moon ▁and ▁stars ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur ʼ an ' s ▁es chat ological ▁sur ah s ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁alleg or ical , ▁similar ▁to ▁Is mail is , ▁where ▁common ▁Muslim ▁interpretation ▁is ▁that ▁events ▁involving ▁cel est ial ▁bodies ▁will ▁happen ▁literally ▁at ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁Jud gment . ▁In ▁other ▁writ ings , ▁Sh ay kh ▁A hm ad ▁synth es izes ▁rather ▁dram atic ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁proph ets , ▁the ▁prim al ▁word , ▁and ▁other ▁religious ▁them es