Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be arab in complexion, in other words, he will be darkish white

The coloring of the Arab race is a reddish-white complexion like that of our Prophet (saas). The Prophet’s (saas) complexion is described as follows in accounts:

Hazrat Mahdi (as) is Arab in coloring… (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 15-75)

Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) coloring is Arab. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 163)

The Arab complexion is a mixture of red and white.

Our Prophet (saas) had a reddish-white complexion. However, the visible parts of his skin were nearer to dark because of the Sun and the wind. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be the same color as the Prophet (saas), whose complexion is described thus:

•    Anas ibn Malik (ra)