The notion of Mahdiyyah as conceived by Sheikh ʿUsmān Dan Fodio

• Main Authors: Adam, Abba Idris, Ibrahim, Hassan Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press 2017
• Subjects: D History (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57403/1/57403_The%20notion%20of%20Mahdiyyah.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57403/2/57403_The%20notion%20of%20Mahdiyyah_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57403/13/57403_The%20notion%20of%20Mahdiyyah%20as%20conceived_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57403/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/993/686

The belief in the expected redeemer or the Mahdī is a well-known concept in the history of Islam. However, the notion has been opened to several interpretations and misinterpretations from various Islamic sects, each asserting that its own version of the Mahdiyyah is authentic and valid. As a result...