Category / Mahdism

Muhammad (born in 255/869), also known as Imam al-Mahdi (a) (Arabic: إمام المهدی), is the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shi’ism. He is the promised savior, who will rise one day and fill the earth with peace and justice. Imam al-Mahdi (a) has been in occultation from the early years of his life. Shi’as regard him as the Imam of the present age. Among his well-known titles are Imam al-Mahdi (the…