Mahdi

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Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer in Islamic eschatology who is expected to appear before the Day of Judgment to restore justice and righteousness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eschatological redeemer
figure in Islamic eschatology
appearsBefore Day of Judgment
associatedConcept divine guidance
eschatological hope
justice
righteousness
associatedWith Day of Judgment
end times
final tribulations
global community of believers
category Islamic messianic figure
centralIn Twelver Shia theology
contrastedWith Dajjal in many narratives
domain Islamic eschatology
eschatologicalEvent appearance of the Mahdi
eschatologicalFunction prepare the world for final judgment
expectedBy many Muslims
expectedTo fill the earth with justice after it has been filled with injustice
lead a just government
support Jesus (Isa) upon his return in many traditions
unite Muslims
hasDoctrinalVariationsBetween Sunni and Shia interpretations
identifiedAsInTwelverShiism Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
languageOfName Arabic
linkedTo messianic expectations in Islam
mentionedIn hadith literature
mission to eradicate oppression
to establish justice
to restore true religion
notMentionedExplicitlyIn Quran
opposes corruption
injustice
tyranny
precedes second coming of Jesus in many Islamic traditions
religiousTradition Islam
role prophesied redeemer
restorer of justice
restorer of righteousness
statusInTwelverShiism currently in occultation
timeOfAppearance known only to God in Islamic belief
titleMeaning the rightly guided one
veneratedIn Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
viewInShiaIslam hidden Imam
viewInSunniIslam future righteous caliph or leader
willReappearAccordingTo Twelver Shia belief

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al-Mahdi declaredHimself Mahdi
Mahdism centralFigure Mahdi
Mahdi Army namedAfter Mahdi (messianic figure in Shia Islam)
linked to: Mahdi
Fard Muhammad regardedAs Mahdi
Occultation relatesToEvent reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
linked to: Mahdi
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad title Imam Mahdi
linked to: Mahdi
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimedRole Mahdi
Mahdi Akef givenName Mahdi
Mehdi variantForm Mahdi
Shia Imams areConnectedToBelief return of the Mahdi
linked to: Mahdi
al-Qaʾim viewedAsByTwelverShia the Twelfth Imam
linked to: Mahdi
Sahib al-Zaman alternativeNameOf Imam al-Mahdi
linked to: Mahdi
Imam al-Zaman positionInDoctrine twelfth Imam
linked to: Mahdi
al-Hujja relatedConcept Imam al-Mahdi
linked to: Mahdi
Báb claimedRole Mahdi (in Islamic eschatology, per his followers)
linked to: Mahdi
The Lisan al-Gaib relatedConcept Mahdi archetype
linked to: Mahdi
the Gate relatedConcept Mahdi in Shia Islam
linked to: Mahdi
Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad claimedRole Qáʼim (messianic figure in Shia Islam)
linked to: Mahdi
Qaʼim identifiedWith Mahdi
al-Mahdi hasRole Mahdi
the Guided One honorificFor the awaited Mahdi
linked to: Mahdi