Muhammad al-Mahdi
E186464
Muhammad al-Mahdi is the twelfth and final Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, believed to be in occultation and destined to reappear as the divinely guided savior.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muhammad al-Mahdi canonical | 8 |
| twelfth Imam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muhammad al-Mahdi Context triple: [Ja'fari school, basedOnTeachingsOf, Muhammad al-Mahdi]
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A.
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh was the first Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili imam who established a Shi'a caliphate in North Africa in the early 10th century.
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B.
Muhammad al-Jawad
Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
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C.
Ali al-Hadi
Ali al-Hadi was the tenth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious and spiritual authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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D.
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Al-Nasir Muhammad was a long-reigning and influential Mamluk sultan of Egypt whose rule in the 14th century marked a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in the sultanate.
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E.
al-ʿAzīz Billāh
al-ʿAzīz Billāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph who consolidated Fatimid rule in Egypt and expanded their influence across the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muhammad al-Mahdi Target entity description: Muhammad al-Mahdi is the twelfth and final Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, believed to be in occultation and destined to reappear as the divinely guided savior.
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A.
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh was the first Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili imam who established a Shi'a caliphate in North Africa in the early 10th century.
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B.
Muhammad al-Jawad
Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
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C.
Ali al-Hadi
Ali al-Hadi was the tenth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious and spiritual authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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D.
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Al-Nasir Muhammad was a long-reigning and influential Mamluk sultan of Egypt whose rule in the 14th century marked a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in the sultanate.
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E.
al-ʿAzīz Billāh
al-ʿAzīz Billāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph who consolidated Fatimid rule in Egypt and expanded their influence across the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological figure
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Imam ⓘ religious figure ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divinely guided savior
ⓘ
eschatology in Shia Islam ⓘ occultation ⓘ reappearance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shia messianic expectations
ⓘ
Twelver Shia doctrine of Imamate ⓘ concept of the Hidden Imam ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 869 CE ⓘ |
| birthDateHijri | 15 Shaʿban 255 AH ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Samarra ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 15 Shaʿban ⓘ |
| commemorationType | birthday celebrations in Shia communities ⓘ |
| denomination |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
| father | Hasan al-Askari ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice | Ziyarat and supplications addressed to him ⓘ |
| hiddenStatus | in occultation ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Imam al-Zaman
ⓘ
Sahib al-Zaman ⓘ al-Hujja ⓘ al-Mahdi ⓘ al-Qaʾim ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| lineage |
descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
descendant of Fatima bint Muhammad ⓘ from the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| majorOccultationStart | 941 CE ⓘ |
| meaningOfTitle | the rightly guided one ⓘ |
| minorOccultationStart | 874 CE ⓘ |
| mother | Narjis ⓘ |
| occultationType |
Major Occultation
ⓘ
Occultation ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Occultation
|
| position |
final Imam in Twelver Shia doctrine
ⓘ
Muhammad al-Mahdi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
twelfth Imam
|
| prophesiedRole |
will defeat oppression and tyranny
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will fill the earth with justice and equity ⓘ will reappear to establish justice ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
living but hidden Imam
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rightful leader of the Muslim community ⓘ successor of Hasan al-Askari ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| statusInTwelverShia |
central figure of eschatological belief
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current Imam despite occultation ⓘ |
| succeeded | Hasan al-Askari as Imam ⓘ |
| tribe | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
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Subject: Muhammad al-Mahdi Description of subject: Muhammad al-Mahdi is the twelfth and final Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, believed to be in occultation and destined to reappear as the divinely guided savior.
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
twelfth Imam