What is the meaning of Al Mahdi?
guided one
mahdī, (Arabic: “guided one”) in Islamic eschatology, a messianic deliverer who will fill earth with justice and equity, restore true religion, and usher in a short golden age lasting seven, eight, or nine years before the end of the world.
What did Al Mahdi do?
Charges: Found guilty as a co-perpetrator of the war crime consisting in intentionally directing attacks against religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, in June and July 2012. Sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment, the time spent by the suspect in detention being deducted from the sentence.
What is the name of Al Mahdi?
Muhammad al-Mahdi
| Muhammad al-Mahdi مُحَمَّد ٱلْمَهْدِي 12th Imam of Twelver Shia | |
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| Calligraphic representation of the name of Muhammad al-Mahdi as it appears in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina | |
| Born | 15 Sha’ban 255 AH ( c.July 18, 869 CE) Samarra, Abbasid Empire |
Who is Imam Mahdi According to Quran?
The Mahdi (Arabic: ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: al-Mahdī, lit. ‘The Guided One’), is an eschatological messianic figure in Islam who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to appear alongside the prophet ʿĪsā (Jesus) and establish the divine kingdom of God on Earth.
What happened to Al Mahdi?
Following Ahmad’s death, Abdallahi ruled as Khalifa but his autocratic rule, as well as directly applied British military force, destroyed the Mahdi state following the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan in 1899. Despite that, the Mahdi remains a respected figure in the history of Sudan.
What does Quran say about Imam Mahdi?
Though the Mahdi is not referenced in the Quran, he is mentioned in the hadith literature. Among the first references to the Mahdi appear in the late 7th-century, when the revolutionary Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd ( c. 622–687) declared Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya, a son of caliph Ali ( r. 656–661), to be the Mahdi.