Mahdiism
Sign in to saveMahdism () is a kind of messianism. In the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, it is 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. From this perspective, it is believed that Jesus and Khidr are still alive and will emerge with Muhammad al-Mahdi in order to fulfil their mission of bringing peace and justice to the world.
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It is catalogued under topics including Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi, Imams and Islamic eschatology.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Mahdism in Quran
- Mahdism in Twelver branch
- Mahdism in other Shiite branches
- Mahdism in Sunni branch
- Political Mahdism
- See also
- References
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Mahdism () is a kind of messianism. In the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, it is 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. From this perspective, it is believed that Jesus and Khidr are still alive and will emerge with Muhammad al-Mahdi in order to fulfil their mission of bringing peace and justice to the world.
==Mahdism in Quran== Many verses of the Quran are related to Mahdism, such as verse 105 of Al-Anbiya Surah:
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