This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. The Mahdi of Islam will have long occultation (Ghaybat) and after its completion, he will “re-appear” (Zohoor). This narration is reported through 91 traditions by both Shiah and Sunni traditionalists through reports from Jabir Ibne Abdullah Ansari, Ali Ibne Abi Talib (as), Abu...
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam.The narrations on this subject which have been reported by both Shiah and Sunni traditionalists is more than 318 traditions. Having said that, it is important to state that the Mahdi of Islam is not the only person in history who has been blessed with a long life. Read more about the long life...
The belief in the coming of the Mahdi is so entrenched that over the years, people claiming to be the Mahdi have appeared across the Muslim world – in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East – and throughout history since the birth of Islam (610 AD). For the sake of this article, we will call them pseudo-Mahdis or false claimants of Mahdi. In Islamic literature, the Mahdi is a Messianic figure...