
The Mahdi (or Mehdi), in Islamic eschatology, is a man who will come at the End times. In a Hadith upon whose authenticity all Muslims agree, the Holy Prophet has said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before Doomsday (Day of judgment),Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by myname. He will then fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny before then." Reference: Sahih Tirmidhi, V2, P86, V9, P74-75. The exact nature of the Mahdi differs between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. ==The Mahdi in Sunni traditions== The exact nature of the Mahdi is not completely clear, but according to Sunni traditions a basic overview is as follows: The Mahdi will appear during the last days of the world, and will precede the second coming of Isa, who Muslims believe to be the messiah. The two are different individuals, but they will work together to fight evil in the world and to cement justice on Earth. Mahdi means "the guided one" and he will apparently come from Mecca and rule from Damascus. He will not defeat the false Messiah, known as Dajjal; that will be done by Jesus, who will slay the pretender. Once Dajjal is defeated, Jesus and the Mahdi will live on Earth for a number of years. According to some traditions, Jesus will get married and have a family, and then die. There are claims that a grave is dug for him next to Muhammad's in the Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, but whether or not this is factual is unknown. Some hadith about the Mahdi give the following information believed by Sunnis: Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph, reported that the Prophet Muhammad said, "Even if only a day remains for Qiyamah (Day of judgement) to come, yet Allah will surely send a man from my family who will fill this world with such justice and fairness, just as it initially was filled with oppression." According to other reported sayings of the Prophet Muhammad some of the features of al-Mahdi are: *He will be tall *He will be fair-complexioned *He will have a broad forehead and a pointed (prominent) nose. ... *His facial features will be similar to those of the Prophet Muhammad *His character will be like that of the Prophet Muhammad *He will member of Prophet Muhammad's Ahlul-Bayt Household. *He will be descendent of Hazrat Hassan (ra) *His father's name will be Abdullah [same as Prophet Muhammad's father] *His mother's name will be Aamina [same as Prophet Muhammad's mother] *His name will be "Muhammad" *He will speak with a slight stutter *He will occasionally hit his hand upon his thigh when he stutters *His age at the time of his emergence will be forty years (like Muhammad) *He will be born in Medina (literally a city or township) *He will receive knowledge from Allah ==The Mahdi in Shiite traditions== Twelver Shia Muslims believe that the Mahdi is the last (i.e. 12th) of the Shia Imams. The Mahdi was actually born in 868, but went into occultation when he was five. For more information see: Muhammad al-Mahdi Like in the Sunni tradition, Shiites believe that the Mahdi will return to Earth at the end of times and will usher in a new age of peace and help defeat the false messiah. ==The Mahdi in other Islamic traditions== According to the Hadith and the Ahmaddiya movement, one of the signs which will indicate the emergence of al-Mahdi will be that in the month of Ramadan prior to his emergence two eclipse will occur, one of the sun and one of the moon, both being visible from the East and West. These signs were visible right after the claim of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. These claims are disputed by many non-Ahmadi Muslims. The title has been claimed by various individuals in history, including Muhammad Ahmad, who founded a short-lived empire in Sudan in the late 19th century, and the Punjabi Mirza Ghulam Ahmad who founded the Ahmadiyya Movement within Islam in 1889. Another historical claimant was born in northeastern India, in a town called Jaunpur (now in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh). This town is known for its Islamic universities, which produced a number of great Islamic scholars. He was named Syed Mohammad and is also remembered as Syed Mohammad Jaunpuri (1443 C.E. - 1505 C.E.). ==People who saw themselves as Mahdi== * Syed Mohammad Jaunpuri (1443 A.D. - 1505 A.D.) * Siyyid Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad (The Báb), the founder of Babiism and forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith. * Muhammad Ahmad, who opposed the British in the Sudan at the end of the 19th century * Mohammed bin Abdullah the "Mad Mullah" of Somaliland. He gave the British and Italian authorities no end of trouble from 1900 to 1920. * Djoehaiman al-`Otaibi, who occupied the mosque in Mecca in 1979 * Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, he claimed to be Mahdi, Promised Messiah, and various fulfilment of other prophets. * Wallace Fard Muhammad, is said to be the Mahdi by the Nation of Islam. Several non-Muslim religious leaders, including Franklin A. Jones (Adi Da) and the so-called World-Teacher Maitreya of Share International, while not explicitly claiming the title of Mahdi, have claimed to fulfil the messianic expectations of all faiths, including the Mahdi of Islam. ==The Mahdi in fiction== Several authors, with varying degrees of understanding of the Sunni and Shia beliefs, have used the concept of the Mahdi within their fictional stories. Perhaps the best known is Frank Herbert, whose ''Dune (novel)'' science fiction novels centered on the character of Paul Atreides, who was proclaimed by his followers, the Fremen, to be the Mahdi. Paul's Fremen name, "Muad'Dib", is also from Arabic, meaning "teacher of adab (manners and respect)". Islam Religious leaders == External links == *[http://members.lycos.co.uk/yusufsdomain/judgment.html Prophesy] *[http://www.mahdavia.info Mahdawia Sect]
I replaced the following text from the article with a sentence about the dispute, based on sites arising from [http://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22Mirza%20Ghulam%20Ahmad%22%20eclipse], such as [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/eclipse.php], which I expect are also disputed. :''This has only happened once when Mirza Ghulam Ahmad announced that he was the Promised Messias and Mahdi. The eclipses that took place when he made his announcement were seen all over the world.'' The previous text was: :''This has never happened before in history [as of Jumaada al-awal 1424 AH / July 2003 CE]. Only the year 2005 stands out uniquely when a Solar and Lunar eclipse would both occur during the month of Ramadan and these eclipse be visible from Middle East and Arabia.'' Perhaps someone else can incorporate the various beliefs about the eclipses in a Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:NPOV manner ...? -- User:Zigger 09:49, 2004 Jul 3 (UTC) ---- == Question About Islamic beliefs == According to this article, it says muslims believe Jesus is god's savior. I was under the immpresion this was the christian doctrine and that muslims beleve he is only a phrophet of god, and the messiah has not yet appeared. Im not a religious scholar, though, so ill refrain from editing this. --- There is only one Messiah in the Quran. Quran 3:45 PICKTHAL: (And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). --- It should be noted that, in other sections here and, in Islam in general, there is a huge debate about the supposed inadequacies of the the Picthal translation. Many muslims I know seem to find it is too much like the translators are trying to unify the christian Bible with the Quran rather than give an accurate translation. All in all I'd say that Picthal is in dispute and you'll have to verify it with other translations. == Does this rewording of the Ahmadi claims help the NPOV any? == "According to the Ahmaddiya movement, one of the signs which will indicate the emergence of al-Mahdi will be that in the month of Ramadan prior to his emergence two eclipses will occur, one of the sun and one of the moon, both being visible from the Middle East and Arabia. These signs are said to have been visible right after the claim of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, and are supposed to happen again during Ramadan AH 1426 (roughly October 2005 CE). These claims are disputed by many non-Ahmadi Muslims." (My recent attempt toward an NPOV here.) It seems to me (a non-Muslim) that we should try to include "variant" positions on the Mahdi in Wikipedia, as different doctrines concerning the Messiah are addressed in that article. I think too that maybe the layout of this article should be changed, adding a "non-Sunni and non-Shia" section that the Ahmadi claims would be fit into. (Am I correct that the Ahmadiyya are generally thought of as being neither Sunni nor Shi'ite?) To further the general appearance of coherence as well, I would also remove the next sentence ("The title has been claimed by various individuals in history[...]") to the "People who saw themselves as Mahdi" section and rework that. Or maybe it'd be better to note that "The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has other doctrines and predictions concerning the Mahdi" and for that off into another article entirely (something like "The Mahdi in the Ahmadi tradition")? Maybe the hypertextish nature of Wikipedia can be employed to good advantage here too? I put the Ahmaddiyah view of the Mahdi in it's own section. The Ahmadiyya movement is a very small one among worldwide Muslims, but if you want to include their view of the mahdi, I do not think there is a problem with it. However, it should be seperate from the Sunni view as most Sunnis do not view the Ahmadiyya movement as a Muslim one. Thus, I have created a new section for it within the article, and removed the NPOV notice. User:DigiBullet 20:41, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC) == features of al-Mahdi == I think it would be nice if someone knowledgable quote books of hadith for this and possibly references to hadith books online (or, is there wikisource Bukhari at least?) 18:41, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Quran or Hadith? == Can someone confirm if the Mahdi is mentioned only in the Hadiths, or is he also specified in the Quran? If so where? User:mpa
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The Mahdi (or Mehdi), in Islamic eschatology, is a man who will come at the End times. In a Hadith upon whose authenticity all Muslims agree, the Holy Prophet has said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before Doomsday (Day of judgment),Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by myname. He will then fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny before then." Reference: Sahih Tirmidhi, V2, P86, V9, P74-75. The exact nature of the Mahdi differs between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. ==The Mahdi in Sunni traditions== The exact nature of the Mahdi is not completely clear, but according to Sunni traditions a basic overview is as follows: The Mahdi will appear during the last days of the world, and will precede the second coming of Isa, who Muslims believe to be the messiah. The two are different individuals, but they will work together to fight evil in the world and to cement justice on Earth. Mahdi means "the guided one" and he will apparently come from Mecca and rule from Damascus. He will not defeat the false Messiah, known as Dajjal; that will be done by Jesus, who will slay the pretender. Once Dajjal is defeated, Jesus and the Mahdi will live on Earth for a number of years. According to some traditions, Jesus will get married and have a family, and then die. There are claims that a grave is dug for him next to Muhammad's in the Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, but whether or not this is factual is unknown. Some hadith about the Mahdi give the following information believed by Sunnis: Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph, reported that the Prophet Muhammad said, "Even if only a day remains for Qiyamah (Day of judgement) to come, yet Allah will surely send a man from my family who will fill this world with such justice and fairness, just as it initially was filled with oppression." According to other reported sayings of the Prophet Muhammad some of the features of al-Mahdi are: *He will be tall *He will be fair-complexioned *He will have a broad forehead and a pointed (prominent) nose. ... *His facial features will be similar to those of the Prophet Muhammad *His character will be like that of the Prophet Muhammad *He will member of Prophet Muhammad's Ahlul-Bayt Household. *He will be descendent of Hazrat Hassan (ra) *His father's name will be Abdullah [same as Prophet Muhammad's father] *His mother's name will be Aamina [same as Prophet Muhammad's mother] *His name will be "Muhammad" *He will speak with a slight stutter *He will occasionally hit his hand upon his thigh when he stutters *His age at the time of his emergence will be forty years (like Muhammad) *He will be born in Medina (literally a city or township) *He will receive knowledge from Allah ==The Mahdi in Shiite traditions== Twelver Shia Muslims believe that the Mahdi is the last (i.e. 12th) of the Shia Imams. The Mahdi was actually born in 868, but went into occultation when he was five. For more information see: Muhammad al-Mahdi Like in the Sunni tradition, Shiites believe that the Mahdi will return to Earth at the end of times and will usher in a new age of peace and help defeat the false messiah. ==The Mahdi in other Islamic traditions== According to the Hadith and the Ahmaddiya movement, one of the signs which will indicate the emergence of al-Mahdi will be that in the month of Ramadan prior to his emergence two eclipse will occur, one of the sun and one of the moon, both being visible from the East and West. These signs were visible right after the claim of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. These claims are disputed by many non-Ahmadi Muslims. The title has been claimed by various individuals in history, including Muhammad Ahmad, who founded a short-lived empire in Sudan in the late 19th century, and the Punjabi Mirza Ghulam Ahmad who founded the Ahmadiyya Movement within Islam in 1889. Another historical claimant was born in northeastern India, in a town called Jaunpur (now in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh). This town is known for its Islamic universities, which produced a number of great Islamic scholars. He was named Syed Mohammad and is also remembered as Syed Mohammad Jaunpuri (1443 C.E. - 1505 C.E.). ==People who saw themselves as Mahdi== * Syed Mohammad Jaunpuri (1443 A.D. - 1505 A.D.) * Siyyid Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad (The Báb), the founder of Babiism and forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith. * Muhammad Ahmad, who opposed the British in the Sudan at the end of the 19th century * Mohammed bin Abdullah the "Mad Mullah" of Somaliland. He gave the British and Italian authorities no end of trouble from 1900 to 1920. * Djoehaiman al-`Otaibi, who occupied the mosque in Mecca in 1979 * Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, he claimed to be Mahdi, Promised Messiah, and various fulfilment of other prophets. * Wallace Fard Muhammad, is said to be the Mahdi by the Nation of Islam. Several non-Muslim religious leaders, including Franklin A. Jones (Adi Da) and the so-called World-Teacher Maitreya of Share International, while not explicitly claiming the title of Mahdi, have claimed to fulfil the messianic expectations of all faiths, including the Mahdi of Islam. ==The Mahdi in fiction== Several authors, with varying degrees of understanding of the Sunni and Shia beliefs, have used the concept of the Mahdi within their fictional stories. Perhaps the best known is Frank Herbert, whose ''Dune (novel)'' science fiction novels centered on the character of Paul Atreides, who was proclaimed by his followers, the Fremen, to be the Mahdi. Paul's Fremen name, "Muad'Dib", is also from Arabic, meaning "teacher of adab (manners and respect)". Islam Religious leaders == External links == *[http://members.lycos.co.uk/yusufsdomain/judgment.html Prophesy] *[http://www.mahdavia.info Mahdawia Sect]
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I replaced the following text from the article with a sentence about the dispute, based on sites arising from [http://www.google.com.au/search?q=%22Mirza%20Ghulam%20Ahmad%22%20eclipse], such as [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/eclipse.php], which I expect are also disputed. :''This has only happened once when Mirza Ghulam Ahmad announced that he was the Promised Messias and Mahdi. The eclipses that took place when he made his announcement were seen all over the world.'' The previous text was: :''This has never happened before in history [as of Jumaada al-awal 1424 AH / July 2003 CE]. Only the year 2005 stands out uniquely when a Solar and Lunar eclipse would both occur during the month of Ramadan and these eclipse be visible from Middle East and Arabia.'' Perhaps someone else can incorporate the various beliefs about the eclipses in a Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:NPOV manner ...? -- User:Zigger 09:49, 2004 Jul 3 (UTC) ---- == Question About Islamic beliefs == According to this article, it says muslims believe Jesus is god's savior. I was under the immpresion this was the christian doctrine and that muslims beleve he is only a phrophet of god, and the messiah has not yet appeared. Im not a religious scholar, though, so ill refrain from editing this. --- There is only one Messiah in the Quran. Quran 3:45 PICKTHAL: (And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). --- It should be noted that, in other sections here and, in Islam in general, there is a huge debate about the supposed inadequacies of the the Picthal translation. Many muslims I know seem to find it is too much like the translators are trying to unify the christian Bible with the Quran rather than give an accurate translation. All in all I'd say that Picthal is in dispute and you'll have to verify it with other translations. == Does this rewording of the Ahmadi claims help the NPOV any? == "According to the Ahmaddiya movement, one of the signs which will indicate the emergence of al-Mahdi will be that in the month of Ramadan prior to his emergence two eclipses will occur, one of the sun and one of the moon, both being visible from the Middle East and Arabia. These signs are said to have been visible right after the claim of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, and are supposed to happen again during Ramadan AH 1426 (roughly October 2005 CE). These claims are disputed by many non-Ahmadi Muslims." (My recent attempt toward an NPOV here.) It seems to me (a non-Muslim) that we should try to include "variant" positions on the Mahdi in Wikipedia, as different doctrines concerning the Messiah are addressed in that article. I think too that maybe the layout of this article should be changed, adding a "non-Sunni and non-Shia" section that the Ahmadi claims would be fit into. (Am I correct that the Ahmadiyya are generally thought of as being neither Sunni nor Shi'ite?) To further the general appearance of coherence as well, I would also remove the next sentence ("The title has been claimed by various individuals in history[...]") to the "People who saw themselves as Mahdi" section and rework that. Or maybe it'd be better to note that "The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has other doctrines and predictions concerning the Mahdi" and for that off into another article entirely (something like "The Mahdi in the Ahmadi tradition")? Maybe the hypertextish nature of Wikipedia can be employed to good advantage here too? I put the Ahmaddiyah view of the Mahdi in it's own section. The Ahmadiyya movement is a very small one among worldwide Muslims, but if you want to include their view of the mahdi, I do not think there is a problem with it. However, it should be seperate from the Sunni view as most Sunnis do not view the Ahmadiyya movement as a Muslim one. Thus, I have created a new section for it within the article, and removed the NPOV notice. User:DigiBullet 20:41, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC) == features of al-Mahdi == I think it would be nice if someone knowledgable quote books of hadith for this and possibly references to hadith books online (or, is there wikisource Bukhari at least?) 18:41, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Quran or Hadith? == Can someone confirm if the Mahdi is mentioned only in the Hadiths, or is he also specified in the Quran? If so where? User:mpa
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