English Explanatory Dictionary

Mahdi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world.
  2. Muhammad b. Hasan al-Mahdi, the last of the Twelve Imams, born in 868 AD but believed alive and present in this world in a state of occultation; Similarly to Sunni belief, he will reappear before the end of time.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑːdi/

Word forms

Mahdi

Etymology

From Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).

Related words

Mahdism Mahdist Messiah
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