Syed Muhammad Imam al-Mehdi al-Mauood (Jaunpuri)
| Hazrath Imamuna Mehdi Mauood Khalifathullah, Muradullah, Amrullah, Khalamullah, Hamsare Rasoollah Syed Muhammad Imam al-Mehdi al-Mauood (Jaunpuri) | |
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| Native name | سید محمد مَهْدِي |
| Born | Syed Muhammad Mehdi 9 September 1425 (14, Jamadi ul Awal 847H) Jaunpur, Jaunpur Sultanate |
| 💀Died | 23 April 1488 (aged 62) (19, Ziquada 910H) Farah, Safavid Empire23 April 1488 (aged 62) (19, Ziquada 910H) |
| Resting place | Farah, Afghanistan |
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| 🌐 Website | http://khalifathullahmehdi.info/hadith.asp |
Syed Muhammad Mehdi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 9 September 1425 – 23 April 1505) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Mahdavia movement. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Mahdī, in fulfillment of the Islamic prophecies regarding the end times. Hailing from Jaunpur, he traveled extensively throughout India, Arabia and Khorasan.[1]
Early life
His first wife, Bibi Alahdadi, was the daughter of his uncle, Syed Jalaluddin. She married him in Jaunpur in 866H, when he was nineteen years old. Syed Muhammad and Alhadadi had two sons and two daughters together: Syed Mahmood Sani-e-Mahdi, Syed Ajmal, Syeda Khunza and Syeda Fatima.
Travels
He left Jaunpur along with his family and a group of followers. Migrating from place to place and gathering companions, who would later become the core of the Mahdavia sect founded by him, until he reached Farah in Afghanistan.
Pilgrimage and claim to be the Mahdi
By the age of 53 he embarked on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, where in 1496 (901 Hijri), after circumambulating the Kaaba, he declared that he was the Promised Mahdi and whoever believes in him is a Momin.
After staying in Mecca for nearly seven or nine months,[2] he returned to India where he proclaimed himself Mahdi at Ahmedabad and later at Badhli (near Patan, Gujarat).
References
- ↑ Balkhi, Al-Hajj Syed Munawar Husain (September 1989). "The Biography of Imam Mahdi Maud Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri AS" (PDF). Hyderabad: Al-Haj Syed Munawar Husain Balkhi. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ Yaqoob, Syed (4 February 2005). "The Promised One". Tanzeem-e-Mahdavia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2019. Unknown parameter
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