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Mahdi, the(dictionary)
Hazrate Mahdi(health)

Mahdi (iou)



Mahdi noun. ['mɑ:di] E19.
[Arab. (al-)mahdi lit. 'he who is rightly guided', from pass. pple of hada lead on the right way, guide aright.]
In Muslim belief: the restorer of religion and justice who will rule before the end of the world; a claimant of this title, esp. (Hist.) Muhammad Ahmad of Dongola in Sudan, who proclaimed himself such in 1881 and launched a political and revolutionary movement which overthrew the Turco-Egyptian regime.
Mahdism noun belief in or adherence to the Mahdi or a Mahdi L19.
Mahdist noun a believer in or adherent of the Mahdi or a Mahdi L19.