The Mahdi Servants Union, the Glossary
The Mahdi Servants Union (MSU; إتحاد خدامالمهدي), previously Khoddam Al-Mahdi Organisation (al-Mahdi) is a British Twelver Shia religious movement based in London, England, led by Kuwaiti scholar Yasser Al-Habib.[1]
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36 relations: Aisha, Ali Khamenei, Anti-Sunnism, Bid'ah, Buckinghamshire, Charitable organization, Charity Commission for England and Wales, Companies House, Companions of the Prophet, Company limited by guarantee, Dawah, Dormant company, Embassy of Iran, London, Fadak (TV channel), Far-right politics, Flag of Azerbaijan, Flag of Iran, Fulmer, Government of Iran, Hussein al-Shirazi, London, Marja', Metropolitan Police, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi, Muhammad al-Mahdi, Mujtaba al-Shirazi, Private company limited by shares, Qom, Sadiq al-Shirazi, The Lady of Heaven, Twelver Shi'ism, Umar, United Kingdom, Wives of Muhammad, Yasser Al-Habib.
- Anti-Sunnism
- Islamic organizations established in 2004
- Religious organisations based in London
- Shia organizations
Aisha
Aisha bint Abi Bakr was Islamic prophet Muhammad's third and youngest wife.
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Ali Khamenei
Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (translit,; born 19 April 1939) is an Iranian Twelver Shia marja' and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.
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Anti-Sunnism
Anti-Sunnism is hatred of, prejudice against, discrimination against, persecution of, and violence against Sunni Muslims.
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Bid'ah
In Islam, (بدعة) refers to innovation in religious matters.
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Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.
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Charitable organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
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Charity Commission for England and Wales
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities.
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Companies House
Companies House is the executive agency of the British Government that maintains the register of companies, employs the company registrars and is responsible for incorporating all forms of companies in the United Kingdom.
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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.
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Company limited by guarantee
A company limited by guarantee (CLG) is a type of company where the liability of members in the event the company is wound up is limited to a (typically very small) amount listed in the company's articles or constitution.
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Dawah
(دعوة,, "invitation", also spelt dâvah,,, or dakwah) is the act of inviting people to Islam.
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Dormant company
A dormant company is a company that carries out no business activities in the given period of time.
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Embassy of Iran, London
The Embassy of Iran in London is the diplomatic mission of Iran in the United Kingdom.
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Fadak (TV channel)
Fadak Satellite Channel (قناة فدك الفضائية) is a Shia Islam channel that was founded by a group of Shia Muslims in the United Kingdom with the purpose of conveying Shia Islam to mainly the Arab and Muslim world.
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Far-right politics
Far-right politics, or right-wing extremism, is a spectrum of political thought that tends to be radically conservative, ultra-nationalist, and authoritarian, often also including nativist tendencies.
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Flag of Azerbaijan
The national flag of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan bayrağı), often referred to in Azerbaijani as üçrəngli bayraq (Tricolour flag), is a horizontal tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, red, and green; a white crescent; and a centred eight-pointed star.
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Flag of Iran
The national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (پرچمایران), also known as the tricolour (پرچمسهرنگ ایران), is a tricolour featuring the Pan-Iranian colors comprising equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national emblem ("Allah") in red centred on the white band and the takbir written 11 times each in the Kufic script in white, at the bottom of the green and the top of the red band.
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Fulmer
Fulmer is a village and civil parish in south Buckinghamshire, England.
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Government of Iran
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Nezâm-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân), known simply as Nezam (translit), is the ruling state and current political system in Iran, in power since the Iranian Revolution and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
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Hussein al-Shirazi
Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein al-Husayni al-Shirazi (حسين حسينى شيرازى) is an Iraqi-Iranian Twelver Shia cleric.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
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Marja'
Marja (marjiʿ; plural marājiʿ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Islamic law for followers and clerics below him in rank.
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Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly known as the Metropolitan Police, which is still its common name, serves as the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London.
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Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (translit; 16 November 1935 – 4 July 2010) was a prominent Lebanese-Iraqi Twelver Shia cleric.
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Mohammed Ridha al-Shirazi
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Ridha al-Husayni al-Shirazi (محمد رضا الحسيني الشيرازي.; محمد رضا حسينى شيرازى; 1959 – June 1, 2008) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia scholar, and the eldest son of Muhammad al-Shirazi.
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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.
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Mujtaba al-Shirazi
Sayyid Mujtaba al-Husayni al-Shirazi.
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A private company limited by shares is a class of private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Scotland, certain Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland.
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Qom
Qom (قم) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
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Sadiq al-Shirazi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hussayni al-Shirazi (صادق الحسيني الشيرازي; سید صادق حسینی شیرازی; born August 20, 1942) is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja'.
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The Lady of Heaven
The Lady of Heaven is a 2021 British historical drama film written by the Twelver Shia cleric Yasser Al-Habib, the spiritual leader and founder of The Mahdi Servants Union as well as of Fadak TV.
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Twelver Shi'ism
Twelver Shīʿism (ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة), also known as Imāmiyya (إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa, comprising about 90% of all Shīas.
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Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Wives of Muhammad
A total of eleven women are confirmed as having been married to Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
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Yasser Al-Habib
Sheikh Yasser al-Habib (ياسر الحبيب born 20 January 1979) is a Kuwaiti Shi'i scholar, and the head of the London-based Mahdi Servants Union, as well as Al-Muhassin mosque in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, and the writer of The Lady of Heaven.
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See also
Anti-Sunnism
- Anti-Sunnism
- Hezbollah
- The Mahdi Servants Union
Islamic organizations established in 2004
- Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network
- Center for Islamic Pluralism
- Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism
- International Union of Muslim Scholars
- Islamic Center of Irvine
- Islamic Cultural Association (Hong Kong)
- National Organization of Russian Muslims
- Progressive Muslim Union
- Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath
- The Mahdi Servants Union
Religious organisations based in London
- Board of Deputies of British Jews
- British Sikh Report
- British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews
- British-Israel-World Federation
- Church's Ministry Among Jewish People
- City Sikhs
- Khalili Foundation
- London Missionary Society
- Muslim Educational Trust
- New England Company
- OMF International
- Regions Beyond Missionary Union
- SPAC Nation
- Street Pastors
- Temenos Academy
- The Mahdi Servants Union
- The Study Society
- Tony Blair Faith Foundation
Shia organizations
- Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces
- Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project
- All India Shia Personal Law Board
- Ansariyan Publications
- Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers
- Astan Quds Razavi
- Bilal Muslim Mission
- Houthi movement
- Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
- Imamia Students Organization
- Isfahan Seminary
- Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
- Jafaria Students Organization Pakistan
- Jaysh al-Mu'ammal
- Kata'ib Jund al-Imam
- Lebanese Resistance Regiments
- Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas
- Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
- Promised Day Brigade
- Rafed Network for Cultural Development
- Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda
- Shia Rights Watch
- Special Groups (Iraq)
- The Ahlulbayt Global Information Center
- The Mahdi Servants Union
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mahdi_Servants_Union
Also known as Khoddam Al-Mahdi, Khoddam Al-Mahdi Organization.