Mahdi

Mahdi ( Arabic : Mahdiye, , "man guided (by God) and one who shows the way") is a Muslim name denoting the well-guided, the Saviour of Islam to appear at the end of time.

Summary 1 In the Sunni 2 In Shiism Twelver Shi'ites 2.1 2.2 Ismailis 3 The so-called Mahdi 4 parallel Traditions 5 Books on the Mahdi 6 Notes and references 7 See also 8 External links

In the Sunni

The nature of the Mahdi is mentioned in the hadith. According to tradition Sunni , we can highlight some constants as they consider authentic hadiths and strong. The Mahdi will appear during the last days of the existence of the world and would be a major sign of end times. His coming would precede the second coming of Jesus on earth is the Messiah (Arabic: , Masih ^{In Shiism}

According to the hadith regarded by the Shiites, the Mahdi must be part of the family of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. It is said that Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth caliph and Muhammad's son, would have reported it:

"Even if there are long days by the day of Judgement, God will certainly be a man of my family who will fill this world with justice and equity . "

The Mahdi and Jesus would be two separate persons, but they would work together to fight evil and establish justice on earth. This is the Mahdi who would appear first, after a reign of many years during which he has reunited the divided Muslim nation, Jesus would appear "down from the sky supported by two angels." Jesus would overcome the "false messiah" (the Antichrist ) called Dajjal ( Arabic : al-masih ad-Dajjal), the antichrist that some .

It will be the family of Muhammad .

It will have a character similar to that of Muhammad.

There will be forty years old at the time of its emergence, like Muhammad, according to some sources, the youngest according to other sources.

He will receive the grace to know God in a night.

One sign of the arrival of the Mahdi is that during the same month of Ramadan there will be a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse (visible from any place, it is not specified).

Twelver Shiites

For the Twelver Shiites , who predominate among the Shiites , the twelfth Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (868 -???) was overshadowed by 874. That is to say that he is gone but he would remain alive to guide the community to this day through the Shiite clergy. The era of the Great Occultation, which started around 940, will end when the hidden imam comes back down to earth to establish justice and peace.

The hidden imam is considered the only legitimate ruler of the community, the Shiites have long adopted political attitudes or passive opposition to the temporal power. The hidden imam is expressed through representatives ( Arabic : Wakil, "manager; Agent") who are the imams speaking (Arabic: Natiq, "speaking, that is expressed in clear terms").

Ismaili

For Ismailis , the seventh imam is Ishmael , the eldest son of the sixth Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (702-765), although it disappeared before the death of his father in 760. They say he came into occultation and he is the Mahdi.

The so-called Mahdi

• Muhammad al-Mahdi ( 746 - 812 ) third Caliph Abbasid from 775 to 785.
• Muhammad al-Mahdi ( 868 - dimming ) Twelfth Imam Shiite.
• `Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi ( 881 - 934 ) Imam Ismaili first caliph Fatimid.
• Muhammad ibn al-Mahdi Tumart ( 1,080 - 1130 ) founder of the dynasty of the North African Almohad.
• Mirza Ali Muhammad (Shiraz in Iran 1819 - 1850 ) said the Bab (Gate), founder of Babism proclaimed himself Mahdi.
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (Qdyn in Punjab 1835 - 1908 ), proclaimed himself to be both the Messiah and the Mahdi in 1889.
• Muhammad Ahmad ibn Abd Allah Al-Mahdi ( 1 844 - 1,885 ), leader of the revolt Mahdist in Sudan.
• Wallace Fard Muhammad founder of Black Muslims in 1930, was called the Great Mahdi.
• Seydina Limamoul Mahdi ( 1843 - 1909 ) was declared to be the Mahdi in 1883 at the age of 40 years and lives followed by his son Seydina Rohoulahi Issa (the Messiah) who was then 33 years old (same age as Jesus when he was elevated to the sky). Seydina Issa "reigned" for 40 years as was predicted in the signs of Jesus' return .

Traditions parallel