Anonymous user
Mahdi: Difference between revisions
→History
imported>Kadeh (Notes & References Done.) |
imported>Kadeh |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In hadiths transmitted by both Shi'as and Sunnis, the [[Prophet (s)]] promises that a man from his family named “Mahdi” will appear, stating that he will fill the earth with justice, as it was filled with injustice.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma'', vol. 1, p. 287.</ref> Thus, since the days after the | In hadiths transmitted by both Shi'as and Sunnis, the [[Prophet (s)]] promises that a man from his family named “Mahdi” will appear, stating that he will fill the earth with justice, as it was filled with injustice.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma'', vol. 1, p. 287.</ref> Thus, since the days after the demise of the Prophet (s), Muslims were waiting for the [[emergence of Mahdi (a)]]. | ||
In the early Islamic period, the title of Mahdi was given to prominent figures as a sign of honor and respect. [[Hassan b. Thabit]] (d. 54/673) wrote an ode for the Prophet (s) in which he used the title for the Prophet (s) as well: | In the early Islamic period, the title of Mahdi was given to prominent figures as a sign of honor and respect. [[Hassan b. Thabit]] (d. 54/673) wrote an ode for the Prophet (s) in which he used the title for the Prophet (s) as well: | ||