Muhammad al-Mahdi

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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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Muhammad al-Mahdi canonical 23
al-Mahdi 2
Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam 1

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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 Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
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
Minor Occultation
linked to: Occultation
position final Imam in Twelver Shia doctrine
twelfth Imam
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
prophesiedRole will defeat oppression and tyranny
will fill the earth with justice and equity
will reappear to establish justice
regardedAs living but hidden Imam
rightful leader of the Muslim community
successor of Hasan al-Askari
religion Islam
statusInTwelverShia central figure of eschatological belief
current Imam despite occultation
succeeded Hasan al-Askari as Imam
tribe Banu Hashim

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ja'fari school basedOnTeachingsOf Muhammad al-Mahdi
Twelver Shia finalImam Muhammad al-Mahdi
Twelver Shia twelfthImam Muhammad al-Mahdi
Hasan al-Askari child Muhammad al-Mahdi
Hasan al-Askari successor Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muhammad al-Mahdi position twelfth Imam
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
Ithna Ashariyya recognizesAsImam Muhammad al-Mahdi
Ithna Ashariyya lastImam Muhammad al-Mahdi
Occultation concerns Muhammad al-Mahdi
House of Ali hasKeyFigure Muhammad al-Mahdi
Prophetic Household includes Muhammad al-Mahdi
al-Askari Shrine associatedWith Muhammad al-Mahdi
subject linked to: al-Askari Shrine in Samarra
al-Qaʾim viewedAsByTwelverShia Muhammad al-Mahdi
al-Qaʾim titleOf Muhammad al-Mahdi
Sahib al-Zaman refersTo Muhammad al-Mahdi
Sahib al-Zaman alternativeNameOf al-Mahdi ibn al-Hasan
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
Imam al-Zaman refersTo Muhammad al-Mahdi
Imam al-Zaman honorificFor Muhammad al-Mahdi
Imam al-Zaman alsoKnownAs al-Mahdi
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
al-Hujja refersTo Muhammad al-Mahdi
al-Hujja associatedWith Muhammad al-Mahdi
al-Hujja honorificFor al-Mahdi
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
Narjis motherOf Muhammad al-Mahdi
Narjis child Muhammad al-Mahdi
al-Askari Shrine associatedWithImam Muhammad al-Mahdi
Mahdi identifiedAsInTwelverShiism Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam
linked to: Muhammad al-Mahdi
Husaynids hasNotableMember Muhammad al-Mahdi