The Mahdi
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The Mahdi is the prophesied Islamic messianic figure believed by many Muslims to appear before the end times to restore justice and true religion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hidden Imam | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological figure
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | occultation in Shia belief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Day of Judgment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
appearance of Jesus in Islamic belief ⓘ end times ⓘ |
| believedBy | many Muslims ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Shia eschatology
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Dajjal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
Islamic apocalyptic literature
ⓘ
Islamic political rhetoric ⓘ Muslim popular piety ⓘ |
| eschatologicalPartner | Jesus in Islamic belief ⓘ |
| expectedTo |
appear before the end times
ⓘ
establish righteousness ⓘ fight oppression ⓘ fill the earth with justice and equity ⓘ restore justice ⓘ rule for a limited period ⓘ unite Muslims ⓘ uphold true religion ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalDifferencesIn |
Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantIn | Sunni eschatology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic political movements
ⓘ
various Mahdist movements ⓘ |
| languageName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | hadith literature ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the rightly guided one ⓘ |
| notMentionedIn | Quran by name ⓘ |
| opposes |
corruption
ⓘ
injustice ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleIn | Islamic eschatology ⓘ |
| sometimesClaimedBy | self-proclaimed Mahdis ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Islamic theological debates
ⓘ
eschatological speculation ⓘ |
| timeOfAppearance |
latter days
ⓘ
period of great turmoil ⓘ |
| titleUsedBy |
Muhammad Ahmad of Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various historical rebel leaders ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
guide to true Islam
ⓘ
leader of the Muslim community ⓘ restorer of justice ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hidden Imam