RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad al-Mahdi

869 - 941

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Muhammad al-Mahdi (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن المهدي, romanized: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī) is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam. Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh Imam, died in 260 AH (873–874), possibly poisoned by the Abbasids. Immediately after his death, his main representative, Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi, claimed that the eleventh Imam had an infant son named Muhammad, who was kept hidden from the public out of fear of Abbasid persecution. Uthman also claimed to represent Muhammad, who had entered a state of occultation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad al-Mahdi is the 344th most popular religious figure (down from 324th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 27th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Muhammad al-Mahdi is most famous for his role as the 12th Imam of Shia Islam.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 344 out of 3,187. Before him are Cyprian, Ulfilas, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Victor III, Vincent de Paul, and Pope Stephen I. After him are Matteo Ricci, Pietro Parolin, Pope Symmachus, Irenaeus, Malachi, and Nathan.

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Among people born in 869, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him are Æthelflæd, and Gung Ye. Among people deceased in 941, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him are Rudaki, Olaf Guthfrithson, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, and Jayavarman IV.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 24 out of 384. Before him are Nur ad-Din (1116), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Ezra (-500), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Al-Ma'mun (786), and Alexander IV of Macedon (-323). After him are Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Khosrow II (570), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Belshazzar (-600), and Ahmad Sanjar (1100).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 7. Before him are Abraham (-1813), Abu Hanifa (698), Sarah (-1803), Rabia of Basra (710), Mani (216), and Ezra (-500). After him are Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Ibn Hisham (701), and Nahor, son of Serug (-1912).

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