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Kaysanites
Mahdi
Islamic schools and branches
The Kaysanites were a Shi'i sect of Islam that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar.They are often described in later literature as ghulat – a kind of heretic. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): Creator: خالد حسني (previous version Baba66) License: Public domain ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision. Article available under a Creative Commons license Image source in video
In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi (/ˈmɑːdi/; Arabic: مهدي, ISO 233: mahdī, English: Guided One) is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for seven, nine or nineteen years (according to differing interpretations) before the Day of Judgment (yawm al-qiyamah / literally, the Day of Resurrection) and will rid the world of evil. There is no explicit reference to the Mahdi in the Qu'ran, but references to him are found in hadith (the reports and traditions of Muhammad's teachings collected after his death). According to Islamic tradition, the Mahdi's tenure will coincide with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Isa), who is to assist the Mahdi against the Masih ad-Dajjal (literally, the "false Messiah" or Antichrist). Differences exist in the concept of the Mahdi between Sunni muslims a...
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