Employing the Mahdist doctrine for political purposes: a study in the movement of Islamic individuals and groups

Authors

  • Ass. Prof. Dr. Juma Thajeel Akla Al-Hamdani University Of Thi Qar- College Of Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32792/tqartj.v2i39.351

Keywords:

thought, the savior, the Mahdist idea, the religious framework.

Abstract

The political, economic and geographical factors had an effective and important impact in creating the idea of the savior and the emergence of Imam Mahdi (pbuh) among many of the poor and oppressed classes, and these principles were convinced by these classes and these peoples in all periods of tragic human history, after which an idea of salvation from human injustice and oppression.

Some still believe in it, and will continue to believe in it as long as the current world is ruled by injustice, which has become the rule and justice the exception.

The Mahdist faith - as it is well known - is dominated by the (spontaneous) character of the common people, as these classes accept everything they receive without scrutiny and scrutiny, as they are issued by symbols and personalities that have legal value, and criticism is not possible except for some very few of them.

It is self-evident to say that the civilized peoples who kept pace with the civilizational development were able to find their savior from within.

If it were possible for these ignorant peoples to understand the truth, they would see that the history of humanity is full of falsehood, lies and deceit, and that many personalities in the history of humanity do not deserve the appreciation, reverence and reverence they are.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

The Holy Quran

First: Primary References

Al-Bayhaqi, Abu Bakr Ahmed bin Al-Hussein bin Ali bin Musa (d. 458 AH / 1065 AD)

(1) The Great Sunnahs, (Dar Al-Fikr, Beirut, Dr. T).

Ibn al-Jawzi, Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman bin Ali al-Qurashi (d. 597 AH / 1200 CE)

(2) Regular in the history of blame and imam, investigation: Muhammad Abdul Qadir Atta, and Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta, 1st edition, (Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1413 AH / 1993 AD).

Al-Hakim Al-Nisaburi, Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abdullah (d. 405 AH / 1014 AD)

(3) Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs, investigation: Yusuf bin Abd al-Rahman al-Maraashli, (Dar al-Ma'rifah, Beirut, d.t.).

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Abu al-Fadl Shihab al-Din Ahmad bin Ali al-Asqalani (d. 852 AH / 1448 CE)

(4) Tahdheeb Al-Tahdheeb, 1st edition, (Dar Al-Fikr for printing, publishing and distribution, Beirut, Dr. T).

Ibn Hamdun, Muhammad bin Al-Hassan bin Muhammad bin Ali (d. 562 AH / 1168 AD)

(5) Al-Tathkirah Al-Hamdouniyah, investigation: Ihsan Abbas and Bakr Abbas, 1st edition, Dar Sader for Printing and Publishing, Beirut, 1407 AH / 1996 AD).

Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr Ahmed bin Ali bin Thabit (d. 463 AH / 1072 AD)

(6) The History of Baghdad or the City of Peace, investigation: Mustafa Abdel Qader Atta, 1st edition, (Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut, 1417 AH / 1997 AD).

Al-Khatib al-Tabrizi, Wali al-Din Abi Abdullah Muhammad bin Abdullah (d. 741 AH / 1341 CE)

(7) Completion in the names of men, investigation: Abi Asadullah bin Al-Hafiz Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Ansari, (Islamic Publishing Institution affiliated to the Teachers Association, Qom, d.t.).

Ibn Khalkan, Abu al-Abbas Shams al-Din bin Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr (d. 681 AH / 1282 AD)

(8) Deaths of Notables and News of the Sons of Time, investigation: Ihsan Abbas, (Dar Sader, Beirut, Dr. T).

Ibn Khayyat, Abu Omar Khalifa bin Khayyat Al-Laithi Al-Asfari (d. 240 AH / 854 AD)

(9) Tabaqat Khalifa, investigation: Suhail Zakkar, (Dar Al-Fikr for printing, publishing and distribution, Beirut, 1414 AH / 1993 AD).

Al-Dhahabi, Abu Abdullah Shams al-Din Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Othman (d. 748 AH / 1347 AD)

(10) The History of Islam and the Deaths of Celebrities and Media, investigation: Omar Abdel Salam Tadmouri, 2nd edition, (Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi, Beirut, 1409 AH / 1998 AD).

(11) Tadhkirat al-Hafiz, (Dar Revival of Arab Heritage, Beirut, 1374 AH / 1954 AD).

(12) Biography of the Flags of the Nobles, investigation: Shuaib Al-Arnaout and Hussein Al-Assad, 9th edition, (Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut, 1413 AH / 1993 AD).

Ibn Saad, Muhammad bin Saad bin Manea Al-Zuhri Al-Basri (d. 230 AH / 845 AD)

(13) The Great Classes, (Dar Sader, Beirut, Dr. T).

Al-Suyuti, Abu al-Fadl Jalal al-Din Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Kamal (d. 911 AH / 1505 CE)

(14) History of the Caliphs, investigation: Muhammad Abu Al-Fadl Ibrahim, (Sons of Sharif Al-Ansari Company for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, Sidon - Beirut, 1432 AH / 2011 AD).

(15) Al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bi-Mathur, 1st edition, (Dar al-Ma'rifah for printing and publishing, Beirut, d.t.).

Al-Shahristani, Abu al-Fath, Muhammad bin Abdul Karim bin Abi Bakr Ahmed (d. 548 AH / 1153 AD)

(16) Al-Milal wa’l-Nihal, investigation: Muhammad Sayed Kilani, (Dar al-Ma’rifah for printing, publishing and distribution, Beirut, d.t.).

Ibn Abi Shaybah Al-Kufi, Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi Shaybah Ibrahim bin Othman bin Abi Bakr (d. 235 AH / 848 AD)

(17) Al-Musannaf fi Hadiths and Athar, investigation: Saeed Al-Lahham, 1st edition, (Dar Al-Fikr, Beirut, Dr. T).

Al-Saduq, Abu Jaafar Muhammad bin Ali bin Al-Hussein bin Babawayh Al-Qummi (d. 381 AH / 991 AD)

(18) Kamal al-Din wa Tammam al-Nama, investigation: Ali Akbar Ghafari, (The Islamic Publishing Institution affiliated to the Teachers Association, Qom, 1405 AH / 1985 AD).

Al-Safadi, Salahuddin Khalil Ibn Aibak (d. 764 AH / 1362 AD)

(19) Al-Wafi’ al-Wafiyyat, investigation: Ahmad al-Arnaout, (Dar Ihya al-Turath al-Arabi, Beirut, 1420 AH / 2000 AD).

Al-Tabarani, Abu Al-Qasim Suleiman bin Ahmed (d. 360 AH / 971 AD)

(20) The Middle Dictionary, investigation: Tariq bin Awad Allah Munshed, (Dar Al-Haramain for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, 1415 AH / 1995 AD).

(21) The Great Lexicon, investigation: Hamdi Abd al-Majid al-Salfi, (Dar Ihya al-Turath al-Arabi, Beirut, d.t.).

Al-Tabari, Abu Jaafar Muhammad bin Jarir (d. 310 AH / 922 AD)

(22) History of Nations and Kings, 4th Edition, (Al-Alamy Publications Institution, Beirut, 1403 AH 1983 AD).

Ibn Abd al-Barr, Abu Omar Yusuf bin Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Andalusi (d. 463 AH / 1070 AD)

(23) Absorption in Knowing the Companions, investigation: Ali Muhammad Al-Bajawi, 1st edition, (Dar Al-Jeel, Beirut, 1412 AH / 1992 AD).

Ibn Asaker, Abu al-Qasim Ali bin al-Husayn bin Hibatullah (d. 571 AH / 1176 AD)

(24) The History of the City of Damascus, investigation: Ali Shiri, (Dar Al-Fikr for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, Beirut, 1415 AH / 1995 AD).

Al-Ayni, Badr al-Din (d. 855 AH / 1451 CE)

(25) Umdat Al-Qari Explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari, (Dar Ihya Al-Turath Al-Arabi, Beirut, Dr. T).

Abu Al-Faraj Al-Isfahani, Ali bin Al-Hussein bin Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Al-Haytham (d. 356 AH / 966 AD)

(26) Al-Aghani, investigation: Abdul Karim Al-Gharbawi, 1st edition, (The Egyptian General Book Authority, Cairo, 1414 AH / 1994 AD).

Judge Al-Numan, Abu Hanifa bin Muhammad bin Mansour Al-Tamimi Al-Tamimi Al-Maghribi (d. 363 AH / 973 AD)

(27) Explanation of the news, investigation: Muhammad Al-Husseini Al-Jalali, (The Islamic Publishing Institution affiliated to the Teachers Association, Qom, d.t.).

Al-Qalqashandi, Abu Al-Abbas Ahmed bin Ali (d. 821 AH / 1418 AD)

(28) The exploits of dignity in the milestones of the caliphate, investigation: Abd al-Sattar Ahmad Farraj, 1st edition, (Alam al-Kutub, Beirut, 1400 AH / 1980 AD).

Ibn Katheer, Abu Al-Fida Ismail Ibn Katheer Al-Dimashqi (d. 774 AH / 1372 AD)

(29) The Beginning and the End, investigation: Ali Shiri, 1st edition, (Dar Ihya al-Turath al-Arabi, Beirut, 1408 AH / 1988 AD).

Al-Muttaqi Al-Hindi, Alaeddin Ali Bin Hussam (d. 975 AH / 1567 AD)

(30) The Workers’ Treasure in Sunan Sayings and Actions, investigation: Sheikh Bakri Hayani, (Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut, 1409 AH / 1989 AD).

Al-Majlisi, Muhammad Baqer (d. 1111 AH / 1700 AD)

(31) Bihar al-Anwar, for the pearls of imams, the pure (), investigation: Mr. Ibrahim al-Mianji, and Mr. Muhammad al-Baqir al-Babhouti, 2nd edition, (Al-Wafaa Foundation, Beirut, 1403 AH / 1983 CE).

Al-Masoudi, Abu Al-Hassan bin Ali bin Al-Hussein bin Ali (d. 346 AH / 956 AD)

(32) Promoter of Gold and Minerals of Essence, 1st Edition, (Sharif Al-Ansari Sons Company for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, Beirut, 1428 AH / 2007 AD).

Al-Maqdisi, Yusuf bin Yahya (d. 7 AH / 13 AD)

(33) Aqd al-Durar fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, investigation: Dr. Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Hilu, 1st edition, (Alam al-Fikr Library, Sayed al-Seen Square, Cairo, 1399 AH / 1979 CE).

An unknown author from the third century AH

(34) News of the Abbasid states, investigation: Abdul Aziz Al-Douri and Abdul-Jabbar Al-Muttalibi, (Dar Sader, Beirut, d.t.).

Al-Haythami, Nur al-Din Ali bin Abi Bakr (d. 807 AH / 1308 AD)

(35) Al-Zawa’id Complex and the Source of Benefits, (Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut, 1408 AH / 1988 AD).

Al-Yaqoubi, Ahmed bin Abi Yaqoub bin Wadh Al-Kateb (d. 292 AH / 904 AD)

(36) The History of Al-Yaqoubi, (Dar Sader, Beirut, Dr. T).

Second: Recent References:

Brockelmann, Carl

(37) The History of Islamic Peoples, translated by Nabih Amin Faris, and Munir Al-Baalbaki, 5th edition, (Dar Al-Ilm Li’l-Malayyin, Beirut, 1390 AH / 1968 AD)

Al-Tijani, Muhammad

(38) To be with the truthful, 1st edition, (Ansarian Foundation, Qom, Dr.T).

Hijab, Muhammad Farid

(39) The Awaited Mahdi between Religious Belief and Political Content, 1st edition, (The National Book Foundation, Algeria, 1405 AH / 1984 AD)

Daoud, Nabila Abdel Moneim

(40) The Emergence of the Imami Shiites, 1st edition, (Dar Amtakhr Al-Arabi, Beirut, 1415 AH / 1994 AD).

Al Zarkali, Khair El Din

(41) Al-Ilam, a dictionary of biographies of the most famous Arab, Arab, and Orientalist men and women, 5th Edition, (Dar Al-Ilm Li’l-Malayyin, Beirut, 1400 AH / 1980 AD).

Shahroudi, Ali Namazi

(42) Mustadrakat Ilm Rijal Al-Hadith, 1st edition, (Heidari Press, Tehran, 1414 AH / 1994 AD).

Al-Sindh, Muhammad Ali Bahr al-Uloom

(43) The Divine Imamate, I, (Dar Al-Amira for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, d.m, 1433 AH / 2012 AD)

Alkatib, Ahmed

(44) Political Shi'ism and Religious Shi'ism, 1st edition, (The Arab Expansion Foundation, Beirut, Dr. T).

Third: Magazines

Al-Saad, Ahmed Hayawi

(45) Mahdism in the Umayyad and Abbasid Poetry, a research published in Al-Mawdat Magazine, Center for Specialized Studies in Imam Al-Mahdi (PBUH), Issue 5, 1439 AH / 2018 AD.

Ammar Nassar

(46) The Mahdi’s Belief and its Political Employment, a research published in Al-Anzar Magazine, Imam Al-Mahdi Center, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, Issue 14, the third year, 2006 AD.

Downloads

Published

2022-09-29

How to Cite

Al-Hamdani, Ass. Prof. Dr. Juma Thajeel Akla. 2022. “Employing the Mahdist Doctrine for Political Purposes: A Study in the Movement of Islamic Individuals and Groups”. Thi Qar Arts Journal 2 (39). Huminites:43-64. https://doi.org/10.32792/tqartj.v2i39.351.

Issue

Section

Historical Studies