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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al Mahdi, The Twelfth Khalifah In The Sahih Sunni Ahadith The Mahdi Claimants ====================== So, who is this Mahdi, ‘alaihi al-salam , who will transform our cursed earth into a land of unprecedented purity and comfort? We only know, at this point, that he is from the offspring of the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi , from his , ‘alaihim al-salam .

We are also aware that he has a broad forehead and a curved nose, and will be the leader and ruler over ‘Isa b. Maryam, the Masih, ‘alaihi al-salam . We know as well that his name is Muhammad, the name of the Messenger of Allah. We are yet to look into the other authentic ahadith on the lineage and physical characteristics of our mawla , the saviour of mankind.

Nonetheless, what we have so far is a good guide in identifying the true Mahdi of this Ummah , the last khalifah of al-Rahman on His earth. Meanwhile, a lot of people have claimed to be this Mahdi throughout Islamic history; and a lot of people have similarly been called “the Mahdi”, even without or against their approval[^1]. For instance, this is a list of people who were respectively identified – without their sanction - as the Promised Mahdi by some sections of the Ummah : ‘Ali b.

Abi Talib (d. 40 H), ‘alaihi al-salam . Muhammad b. ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (d. 93 H). Sulayman b. ‘Abd al-Malik (d. 99 H). ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (d. 101 H). Musa b. Talhah b. ‘Ubayd Allah (d. 103 H). Muhammad b. ‘Ali al-Baqir (d. 110 H), ‘alaihi al-salam . Isma’il b. Ja’far b. Muhammad (d. 138H). Muhammad b. ‘Abd Allah al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah (d. 145 H). Ja’far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (d. 148 H), ‘alaihi al-salam . Muhammad b. Isma’il b. Ja’far (d. 193 H). Musa b.

Ja’far al-Kazim (d.182 H), ‘alaihi al-salam . Yahya b. ‘Umar b. Yahya b. al-Husayn b. Zayd b. ‘Ali b. Husayn b. ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (d. 250 H). Sayyid Ahmad b. ‘Irfan (d. 1246 H) Muhammad b. Muhammad b. ‘Ali al-Sunusi (d. 1320 H) Muhammad b. al-Qasim b. ‘Ali. Yahya b. Abi Shumayt. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiyah b. ‘Abd Allah b. Ja’far b. Abi Talib. The Masih ‘Isa b. Maryam. As it can be clearly seen, only six of them were named “Muhammad”. So, naturally, all the others are ruled out.

Interestingly, even the Masih and other people who were not from the Prophet’s offspring were identified as the Mahdi by some Muslims! What exactly has happened to this Ummah ? Meanwhile, there were equally a number of others, who each declared himself the Mahdi. Some of their names are these: i.