单词 | Mahdi |
释义 | Mahdi/ˈmɑːdi /noun (plural Mahdis) 1(In popular Muslim belief) a spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before the end of the world and restore religion and justice.Its name suggests that he sees the coming of the Muslim promised one, the Mahdi, as imminent....
1.1A person claiming to be the Mahdi, notably Muhammad Ahmad of Dongola in Sudan (1843–85), whose revolutionary movement captured Khartoum and overthrew the Egyptian regime.In 909 a leader claiming descent from Isma il proclaims himself the Mahdi and creates a state in North Africa....
1.2(In Shiite belief) the twelfth imam, who is expected to return and triumph over injustice.The Safavid state in Iran was founded in 1501 by Shiite tribes who believed that Shah Ismail was divine, and perhaps that he was the herald of the Shiite Mahdi or messiah. DerivativesMahdism
Mahdist
OriginFrom Arabic (al-)mahdī 'he who is guided in the right way', passive participle of hadā 'to guide'. Rhymes |
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