Imam of the Ansar

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Imam of the Ansar is the hereditary religious and community leadership title of the Ansar movement in Sudan, historically associated with the Mahdist tradition and the al-Mahdi family.

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Imam of the Ansar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community leadership title
hereditary title
religious leadership title
appliesToMovement Ansar movement NERFINISHED
associatedFamily al-Mahdi family NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ansar (Sudan) NERFINISHED
Sudanese Mahdiyya NERFINISHED
basedOn legacy of Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
communityFunction mediation in social and political matters affecting Ansar
representation of Ansar community
country Sudan
hereditaryIn al-Mahdi family NERFINISHED
historicalImportance central leadership institution of the Ansar movement
inception late 19th century
leadershipRole community leader of the Ansar
religious leader of the Ansar
spiritual head of the Ansar
leadershipScope Ansar followers in Sudan
Mahdist community in Sudan
originatesFromEvent Sudanese Mahdist movement GENERATED
region Nile Valley NERFINISHED
Sudan and South Sudan (historical) NERFINISHED
religiousFunction guidance in Islamic practice for Ansar
interpretation of Mahdist teachings
religiousTradition Mahdist tradition
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
successionType hereditary succession
titleLanguage Arabic

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Sadiq al-Mahdi positionHeld Imam of the Ansar