Mahdaviat () is a religious term in
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual le ...
translating to "Mahdiism" or "belief in the Mahdi". It may refer to
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Mahdiism
Mahdism (,
) in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, derived from the belief in the reappearance of the Twelfth Shiite Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, as the savior of the apocalypse for the salvation of human beings and the establishment of peace and just ...
in Islam in general
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Mahdavia
The Mahdavi movement, also called Mahdavia or Mahdavism, is an Islamic movement founded by Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri in India in the late 15th century. Syed Muhammad claimed to be Mahdi at the holy city of Mecca, in front of the Kaaba in 1496, and ...
("Mahdiist") sect established in India in the 16th century
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People claiming to be the Mahdi
In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is a Messiah, Messianic figure who, it is believed, will appear on Earth before the Last Judgment, Day of Judgment, and will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny. People claiming to be the Mahdi h ...
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Mahdavi (disambiguation)
A Mahdavi (Persian language, Persian: مهدوی) is an adherent of Mahdavia, a Mahdi'ist Muslim denomination. It may also refer to:
Places
*Shahid Mahdavi Stadium, a stadium in Bushehr, Iran
*Shahrak-e Mahdavi, a village in Fars, Iran
People
An ...
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Mahdi (disambiguation)
The Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam. Mehdi is a variant alternative transliteration.
Mahdi may also refer to:
Islam
* Al-Mahdi (744–785), third Abbasid Caliph, who ruled 775–785
* Muhammad al-Mahdi (869–?), twelfth and final I ...
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