Mahdi
Messianic figure in Islamic eschatology
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Summary
Mahdi is a Messiah[1]. Mahdi draws 8,773 Wikipedia views per month (messiah category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Sex or gender: male[3]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mahdi (messianic figure)[4]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[6], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], New International Encyclopedia[10]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[11]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/imam-mahdi[12]
- Name in native language: المهدي[13]
- Different from: Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah[14], Muhammad al-Mahdi[15], Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah[16]
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Influence
Things named for Mahdi include Mahdist War[17], a war[18], in Sudan[19].
Why It Matters
Mahdi has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Mahdi is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for Mahdi include Mahdist War[17], a war[18], in Sudan[19].