Mahdi

The Mahdi (Arabic: مهدي, also transliterated as: Mehdi or Mihdi; translated as: guided one), in Islamic eschatology, is a prophecy about the redeemer of Islam, who will change the world into a perfect society before Yaum al-Qiyamah, literally meaning the "Day of Resurrection" (the end times).

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Arabic - Islamic eschatology - Islam - Yaum al-Qiyamah - The end times

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In a hadith widely regarded as authentic, Muhammad stated:

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Hadith - Muhammad

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:"Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before the (Day of Judgment, Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of my Ahl al-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will then fill the Earth with peace and justice as it will have been filled with injustice and tyranny before then."

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Day of Judgment - Allah - Ahl al-Bayt

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::Sahih Tirmidhi, V2, P86, V9, P74-75.

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The exact nature of the Mahdi differs between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. For a more in-depth Shia account of the Mahdi, see Muhammad al-Mahdi.

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Shia - Muslim - Sunni - Muhammad al-Mahdi

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