Twelfth and last of the Twelve Shia Imams
"Twelfth Imam" redirects here. For the twelfth imam in Isma'ilism, see al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph).
For the ruler of Córdoba, Andalus, see Muhammad II of Córdoba.
For other uses, see Mahdi (disambiguation).
Muhammad al-Mahdi مُحَمَّد ٱلْمَهْدِي Twelfth Imam of Twelver Shi'ism |
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Incumbent |
Assumed office 874 CE |
| Preceded by | Hasan al-Askari |
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| Title | - al-Mahdi
(lit. 'the rightly guided') - al-Qa'im
(lit. 'he who will rise') - Sahib al-Zaman
(lit. 'lord of the age') - Baqiyat Allah
(lit. 'the remnant of God') - al-Muntazar
(lit. 'the awaited') - Sahib al-Amr
(lit. 'lord of the cause') - Hujjat Allah
(lit. 'the proof of God') - Yusuf-e-Zahra
(lit. 'awaited to Zahra')
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| Born | c. 255AH (c. 868CE)
Samarra, Abbasid Empire |
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| Known for | Being the last of the Twelve Imams |
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| Relatives | Ahl al-B
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