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When  Imam Al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) appears, he will be accompanied by a set of cosmic signs known to the whole world, including the rising of the sun from the west, and the huge sound from the sky. If will be appeared to the public and he will say: I am the Mahdi from the family of Muhammad (peace be upon them), because with the emergence of these two great signs, it is impossible for the impersonators to look like his personality.  Mam Al-Mahdi (AS) is supported by the divine support from Allah, and he will have the ability to practically eliminate his  opponents in the East and West.

Wassalam.

It will be obvious when the Mahdi comes because he will be accompanied by cosmic signs that will make clear that it is him (for instance, a call from the heavens, the arrival of Jesus with him). His arrival will also be apparent for all people and not confined to one group or region. (You can read more about the signs on this website.)

This is apart from the signs that all the Imams bore, such as comprehensive knowledge, knowledge of all languages, knowledge of all aspects of the religion, the ability to perform karamat, etc. Failing one of these things (for instance, not being able to understand a certain language or answer a question accurately) means he is not the Mahdi. 

Anyone who does not have these signs is not the Mahdi. 

In my understanding of the texts, when the Mahdi arrives, the question will not be whether he is the Mahdi or is a fake. It will be obvious that he is someone different from everyone else with a global role. The question will be whether people choose to follow him or not, as some people will not like what he stands for.
 

1. The definite signs of the Day of Judgement did not happen yet.

2. Dajjal is not apparent yet.

Wassalam. 

In the past few decades, some Islamic scholars have put forward the view that Dajjal is metaphorical for an evil system, such as capitalism. Others hold to the literal view in hadith that Dajjal is a one-eyed person who will arise at the end of time, have many followers, cause suffering and harm, deceive people into following him, and ultimately be defeated by the Mahdi (A). (In that, the Mahdi will be supported by Jesus (A))

It is often difficult to understand future prophecies until they happen. Certainly, many prophecies about the Dajjal would have seemed fanciful in the past. For instance, there is mention of the Dajjal having a smoky chariot that crosses great distances at great speed. However, these days, this sounds normal to us. 50 years ago, the idea that, in the end times, the believer in the east will see the believer in the west was farfetched, and yet today we can do it with mobile phones.

When it is time for the reappearance of the Mahdi (A), it will be clear. Of course, in the meantime, it is good to be cautious of things that have a Dajjal-like aspect - in particular, deceiving people and causing suffering - whether or not they are individual leaders or intangible things such as ideologies.

There are a lot of views in narrations about what Gog and Magog are. Some identify specific peoples. Some refer to them being something other than Bani Adam (i.e. not humans). Some attribute peculiar and non-human traits ot them. They are also discussed in the Jewish and Christian traditions and they also have various ideas about who they are. Some people may have been tempted to draw parallels between Gog and Magog and twentieth-century powers such as the US and the USSR; however, given that the international situation is always changing, it seems that this is unlikely. In any case, this doesn't match the Qur'anic view of them existing in ancient times and having a wall built between them (18:94-95). So, basically, this is an issue which there are many viewpoints about. For more information you can look at tafsir works on the verses of the Qur'an pertaining to Gog and Magog.