Mahdism, the Glossary
Mahdism (مَهدَویّت, المهدوية) in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, derived from the belief in the reappearance of the Twelfth Shiite Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, as the savior of the apocalypse for the salvation of human beings and the establishment of peace and justice.[1]
Table of Contents
72 relations: Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud, Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud, Abdolkarim Soroush, Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz, Africa, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Anbiya, Al-Ghazali, Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Qasas, Al-Suyuti, Algeria, Ali Shariati, An-Nur, Companions of the Prophet, Democracy, Denise Spellberg, Egypt, Eschatology, Faqīh, Fatimid Caliphate, Fiqh, Four Deputies, Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, Hadith, Hanbali school, Hasan al-Askari, Hasan ibn Ali, Hojjatie Society, Husayn ibn Ali, Ibn Khaldun, Imam, Imamate, Isma'ilism, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Jesus, Kanz al-Ummal, Khidr, List of Mahdi claimants, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Mahdist War, Major Occultation, Messianism, Minor Occultation, Mirza Rida Quli Shari'at-Sanglaji, Muhammad, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad al-Mahdi, Muqaddimah, Musa al-Kazim, ... Expand index (22 more) »
- Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi
- Imams
- Twelve Imams
Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud
Abu Bakr ‘Aasim Ibn Abi al-Najud al-'Asadi (died 745 CE / 127 AH),Shady Hekmat Nasser,, p. 57.
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Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (translit) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Islamic tradition regards the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever.
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Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush (عبدالكريمسروش), born Hossein Haj Faraj Dabbagh (born 16 December 1945; حسين حاج فرج دباغ), is an Iranian Islamic thinker, reformer, Rumi scholar, public intellectual, and a former professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran and Imam Khomeini International University.
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Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz
Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz (translit; 21 November 1912 – 13 May 1999), popularly known as Bin Baz or Ibn Baz, was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who served as the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999 (1420AH).
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (translit; November 780 – 2 August 855) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, ascetic and eponym of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence—one of the four major orthodox legal schools of Sunni Islam.
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Al-Anbiya
Al-Anbiyaʼ (الأنبياء,; "The Prophets") is the 21st chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 112 verses (āyāt).
Al-Ghazali
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsiyy al-Ghazali (أَبُو حَامِد مُحَمَّد بْن مُحَمَّد ٱلطُّوسِيّ ٱلْغَزَّالِيّ), known commonly as Al-Ghazali (ٱلْغَزَالِيُّ;,; – 19 December 1111), known in Medieval Europe by the Latinized Algazelus or Algazel, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath.
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi
‘Ala al-Din ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (Arabic: علاء الدين علي بن عبدالملك حسامالدبن المتقي الهندي) (1472 - 1567 CE/888 - 975 AH) was a Sunni Islamic scholar who is known for writing Kanz al-Ummal.
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Al-Qasas
Al-Qasas (القصص.,; The Story) is the 28th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 88 verses (āyāt).
Al-Suyuti
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī; 1445–1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent. Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading muhaddith (hadith master), mufassir (Qu'ran exegete), faqīh (jurist), usuli (legal theorist), sufi (mystic), theologian, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer and historian, who authored works in virtually every Islamic science.
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
Ali Shariati
Ali Shariati Mazinani (علی شریعتی مزینانی, 23 November 1933 – 18 June 1977) was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist who focused on the sociology of religion.
An-Nur
An-Nur (The Light) is the 24th chapter of the Quran with 64 verses.
Companions of the Prophet
The Companions of the Prophet (lit) were the disciples and followers of Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime, while being a Muslim and were physically in his presence. Mahdism and Companions of the Prophet are Islamic terminology.
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Democracy
Democracy (from dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
Denise Spellberg
Denise A. Spellberg (born c. 1958) is an American scholar of Islamic history.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Eschatology
Eschatology concerns expectations of the end of present age, human history, or the world itself.
Faqīh
A faqīh (fuqahā, فقيه;: ‏فقهاء&lrm) is an Islamic jurist, an expert in fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic Law.
Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.
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Fiqh
Fiqh (فقه) is Islamic jurisprudence.
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Four Deputies
The Four Deputies (ٱلنُّوَّاب ٱلْأَرْبَعَة) were the four individuals who are believed by the Twelvers to have successively represented their twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, during his Minor Occultation (874–941 CE). Mahdism and four Deputies are Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi.
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
The Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (ولایت فقیه|Velâyat-e Faqih, also Velayat-e Faghih; Wilāyat al-Faqīh) is a concept in Twelver Shia Islamic law which holds that until the reappearance of the "infallible Imam" (sometime before Judgement Day), at least some of the religious and social affairs of the Muslim world should be administered by righteous Shi'i jurists (Faqīh).
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Hadith
Hadith (translit) or Athar (أثر) is a form of Islamic oral tradition containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the prophet Muhammad. Mahdism and Hadith are Islamic terminology.
Hanbali school
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
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Hasan al-Askari
Hasan ibn Ali ibn Muhammad (translit), better known as Hasan al-Askari (translit), was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Mahdism and Hasan al-Askari are Twelve Imams.
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Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali (translit; 2 April 670) was an Alid political and religious leader. Mahdism and Hasan ibn Ali are Twelve Imams.
Hojjatie Society
Anjoman-e Hojjatieh, also called The Hojjatie Society (Allah's Proof Over Creation, also spelled hojjatiya), is a traditionalist Iranian Shi'i lay religious organization.
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Husayn ibn Ali
Imam Husayn ibn Ali (translit; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a social, political and religious leader. Mahdism and Husayn ibn Ali are Twelve Imams.
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Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun (أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي.,, Arabic:; 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 AH) was an Arab sociologist, philosopher, and historian widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and considered by many to be the father of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography studies.
Imam
Imam (إمام,;: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position. Mahdism and Imam are imams.
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Imamate
The term imamate or imamah (إمامة, imāmah) means "leadership" and refers to the office of an imam or a Muslim theocratic state ruled by an imam. Mahdism and imamate are Islamic terminology.
Isma'ilism
Isma'ilism (translit) is a branch or sect of Shia Islam.
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (translit; –765 CE) was a Shia Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian, and the sixth imam of the Twelver and Isma'ili branches of Shia Islam. Mahdism and Ja'far al-Sadiq are Twelve Imams.
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Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
Kanz al-Ummal
Kanz al-Ummal Fee Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al (كنز العمال في سنن الأقوال والأفعال), known in English as Treasures of the Doers of Good Deeds, is a Sunni hadith collection, collected by the Islamic scholar Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik al-Hindi (1472 CE - 1567 CE).
Khidr
Al-Khidr (al-Khaḍir; also Romanized as al-Khadir, Khader, Khidr, Hidr, Khizr, Kezr, Kathir, Khazer, Khadr, Khedher, Khizir, Khizar, Khilr) is a figure not mentioned by name in the Quran.
List of Mahdi claimants
In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is a Messianic figure who, it is believed, will appear on Earth before the Day of Judgment, and will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny. Mahdism and List of Mahdi claimants are Islamic eschatology.
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Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی; 20 February 1919 – 1 February 2022) was an Iranian Grand Ayatollah.
See Mahdism and Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War (ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881–1899) was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain.
Major Occultation
In Twelver Shia Islam, the Major Occultation (ٱلْغَيْبَة ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ,, 329 AH-present, 941 CE-present) is the second occultation of the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, which is expected to continue until his rise in the end of time to establish peace and justice on earth. Mahdism and Major Occultation are Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi and Islamic terminology.
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Messianism
Messianism is the belief in the advent of a messiah who acts as the savior of a group of people. Mahdism and Messianism are Islamic terminology.
Minor Occultation
The Minor Occultation (ٱلْغَيْبَة ٱلصُّغْرَىٰ), also known as the First Occultation (ٱلْغَيْبَة ٱلْأُولَىٰ), refers in Twelver Shia Islam to a period of nearly seventy years (874–941 CE, 260–329 AH) during which the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to have communicated regularly with his followers through four successive agents. Mahdism and Minor Occultation are Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi.
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Mirza Rida Quli Shari'at-Sanglaji
Ayatollah Muhammad Hassan Mirza Rida Quli (1891 – 1944), was an Iranian reformer, theologian, philosopher, and scholar.
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Muhammad
Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal (محمد أحمد بن عبد الله بن فحل; 12 August 1843 – 21 June 1885) was a Sudanese religious and political leader.
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Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdi (translit) is believed by the Twelver Shia and Sunni Naqshbandiyya to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam. Mahdism and Muhammad al-Mahdi are Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi and Twelve Imams.
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Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah (مقدّمة "Introduction"), also known as the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun (مقدّمة ابن خلدون) or Ibn Khaldun's Prolegomena (Προλεγόμενα), is a book written by the historian Ibn Khaldun in 1377 which presents a view of universal history.
Musa al-Kazim
Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim (translit) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam. Mahdism and Musa al-Kazim are Twelve Imams.
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal (مسند أحمد بن حنبل) is a collection of musnad hadith compiled by the Islamic scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. AH 241/AD 855) to whom the Hanbali fiqh (legislation) is attributed.
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Occultation (Islam)
Occultation (غَيْبَة) in Shia Islam refers to the eschatological belief that the Mahdi, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, has already been born and he was subsequently concealed, but he will reemerge and he will establish justice and peace on earth at the end of time. Mahdism and Occultation (Islam) are Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi and Islamic terminology.
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Qa'im Al Muhammad
In Shia Islam, Qāʾim Āl Muḥammad (lit) is an epithet for the Mahdi, the eschatological figure in Islam who is widely believed to restore the religion and justice in the end of time. Mahdism and Qa'im Al Muhammad are Islamic eschatology.
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Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah). Mahdism and Quran are Islamic terminology.
Raj'a
(), also known as, is a doctrine in Shia Islam positing that some of the dead will return to life before the Resurrection to avenge their oppression. Mahdism and Raj'a are Islamic eschatology and Islamic terminology.
Reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
The reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi is the Twelver eschatological belief in the return of their Hidden Imam in the end of time to establish peace and justice on earth. Mahdism and reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi are Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi.
See Mahdism and Reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan (رضا اصلان,; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociality, writer, and television host.
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (Dudmâne Safavi) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736.
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Salvation
Salvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation.
Sayyid Abu al-Fadl Burqaʻi
Sayyid Abu al-Fadl Burqa'i, known in سید ابوالفضل ابن الرّضا برقعی, (1908-1993) also known commonly as Ayatollah Borqei or Ibn al-Ridah was an Ayatollah and a former Shi'ite scholar.
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Second Coming
The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christian belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his ascension to Heaven (which is said to have occurred about two thousand years ago). Mahdism and Second Coming are Islamic eschatology and Islamic terminology.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Seyyed Hossein Nasr (سید حسین نصر, born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian-American philosopher, theologian and Islamic scholar.
See Mahdism and Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam.
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.
Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah
Abū Muḥammad Sufyān ibn ʽUyaynah ibn Maymūn al-Hilālī al-Kūfī (أبو محمد سفيان بن عيينة بن ميمون الهلالي الكوفي) (725 –) was a prominent eighth-century Islamic religious scholar from Mecca.
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Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Surah
A surah (translit; label) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. Mahdism and surah are Islamic terminology.
Taqi al-Din al-Subki
Abu Al-Hasan Taqī al-Dīn Ali ibn Abd al-Kafi ibn Ali al-Khazraji al-Ansari al-Subkī (أبو الحسن تقي الدين علي بن عبد الكافي بن علي الخزرجي الأنصاري السبكي), commonly known as Taqī l-Dīn al-Subkī (تقي الدين السبكي) was a Sunni Egyptian polymath and foremost leading Shafi'i jurisconsult, traditionist, Quranic exegete, legal theoretician, theologian, mystic, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer, genealogist, historian, logician, controversial debater, and researcher of his time.
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Twelve Imams
The Twelve Imams (ٱلْأَئِمَّة ٱلْٱثْنَا عَشَر,; دوازده امام) are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, including that of the Alawite and Alevi.
Twelver Shi'ism
Twelver Shīʿism (ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة), also known as Imāmiyya (إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa, comprising about 90% of all Shīas.
See Mahdism and Twelver Shi'ism
Wilferd Madelung
Wilferd Ferdinand Madelung FBA (26 December 1930 – 9 May 2023) was a German author and scholar of Islamic history widely recognised for his contributions to the fields of Islamic and Iranian studies.
See Mahdism and Wilferd Madelung
Zaydism
Zaydism is one of the three main branches of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali‘s unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate.
See also
Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi
- Final letter of Muhammad al-Mahdi to al-Samarri
- Four Deputies
- Mahdism
- Major Occultation
- Minor Occultation
- Muhammad al-Mahdi
- Occultation (Islam)
- Reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
- Wokala
Imams
- Grand Imam of al-Azhar
- Habiburrahman Shakir
- Imam
- Mahdi
- Mahdism
- Süleyman Çelebi (poet)
- Sunni imams
- Weli-Ahmed Hakim
- Women as imams
Twelve Imams
- Ali
- Ali al-Hadi
- Ali al-Rida
- Ali al-Sajjad
- Hasan al-Askari
- Hasan ibn Ali
- Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi
- Husayn ibn Ali
- Ja'far al-Sadiq
- Mahdism
- Muhammad al-Baqir
- Muhammad al-Jawad
- Muhammad al-Mahdi
- Musa al-Kazim
- Twelve Imams
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdism
Also known as Mahdiism.
, Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Occultation (Islam), Qa'im Al Muhammad, Quran, Raj'a, Reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi, Reza Aslan, Safavid dynasty, Salvation, Sayyid Abu al-Fadl Burqaʻi, Second Coming, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Shia Islam, Sudan, Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah, Sunni Islam, Surah, Taqi al-Din al-Subki, Twelve Imams, Twelver Shi'ism, Wilferd Madelung, Zaydism.