According to the sense that this word reflects...
According to the sense that this word reflects, all the apostles, messengers, and prophets of God were - the guided ones. If we term the Prophet (SAW) himself and Ali Bin Abi Taleb and every other Imam as ‘Mahdi’ we have not committed a mistake. Of course, all of them were guided ones; so they were Mehdis.’ Even this word (MAHDI) can be applied to those who were taught in the schools of the Prophet or the Imams.
For instance, the companions of Imam Hussain or of any other Imam or the particular ones among the Shia or any other Shia who attained the guidance or…
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