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**12Cickprior** · 02-01-2007, 11:59 AM

Does Mahdi stand for a particular person, or for a category of person.

As you mention, I recall Gordon fighting against the Mahdi, and Corporal Jones in Dad's Army (if you know the classic British comedy series) is often speaking of fighting the Mad Mahdi in the Sudan.

Was and is that Mahdi considered by some Muslims to be THE Mahdi?

Which Mahdi are the Muslims reported in the press expecting?

Peter

The Mahdi is the twelth imam... he has supposedly been hiding for the past few hundred years and will return to rule the world in righteousness with all the prophets and saints. He is a major figure in Shi'a Islam. They are very much into their saints and devotion to them, and the Mahdi is pretty much their Messiah.

02-01-2007, 11:59 AM	#7
12Cickprior Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	Does Mahdi stand for a particular person, or for a category of person. As you mention, I recall Gordon fighting against the Mahdi, and Corporal Jones in Dad's Army (if you know the classic British comedy series) is often speaking of fighting the Mad Mahdi in the Sudan. Was and is that Mahdi considered by some Muslims to be THE Mahdi? Which Mahdi are the Muslims reported in the press expecting? Peter The Mahdi is the twelth imam... he has supposedly been hiding for the past few hundred years and will return to rule the world in righteousness with all the prophets and saints. He is a major figure in Shi'a Islam. They are very much into their saints and devotion to them, and the Mahdi is pretty much their Messiah.
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