12th imam biography

  • 12th imam biography

    • Muhammad al-Mahdi

    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

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    874 CE
    Preceded byHasan al-Askari
    Title

    List of titles

    • 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')
    Bornc. 255AH (c. 868CE)

    Samarra, Abbasid Empire

    Parents
    Known forBeing the last of the Twelve Imams
    RelativesAhl al-B