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Mahdism
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English
Alternative forms
en Mahdiism
Etymology
From en Mahdi ism.
Proper noun
Islamic messianism regarding the coming of the Mahdi
en 1899 Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett The Downfall of the Dervishes Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern world has ever witnessed.
Translations
the Islamic eschatology belief of a person who will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world
Urdu: ur مَہْدَوِیَّت f mahdaviyyat
Anagrams
en adhimms dammish dhimmas
en eponyms