English-Icelandic translations for Mahdi
Definition of Mahdi
- A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world.
- , the last of the Twelve Imams, born in 868 AD but believed alive and present in this world in a state of occultation; officially the head of state of the ; similarly to Sunni belief he will reappear before the end of time
Examples
- Ahmadis consider Mirza Ghulam Ahmed to be the Mahdi.
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