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Mahdi.

A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world.

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name/ˈmɑːdi/UK
  1. A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world.

    Sunni · countable · uncountable
    Ahmadis consider Mirza Ghulam Ahmed to be the Mahdi.
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A male given name from Arabic.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A surname from Arabic.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic هَدَى (hadā) Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy)bor. English Mahdi Borrowed from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).

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