El Imam El Mahdi University was created in 1994.
There is no direct mention of Imam Mahdi in the Hindu book Veda. The concept of an awaited savior figure like Imam Mahdi is more common in Islamic beliefs, particularly in Shia Islam.
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Caliph Imam Muhammad Al Mahdi of Allah has not been born yet. Even if after he was born, nobody can know him as Al Mahdi of Allah until he will be adult. He won't claim himself as Al Mahdi of Allah. People will know him he is Imam Mahdi of Allah after they see his miracle event.
banu hashim
The identification of Imam Mahdi would be challenging. People distinguish him differently and depict him in their own manner, to establish what he would look like or appear to be would be troublesome.
Shi'a Muslims believe that the Mahdi is the Twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth and last Imam, who was born in 868 AD and was hidden by God at the age of five. He is still alive but has been in occultation "awaiting the time that God has decreed for his return."
He is the 9th decendant of Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him). He will reappear in Makkah at Baytullah on a Friday.
Actually the answer is YES he is related to Al Sadiq Al-Mahdi of Sudan. Imam Isa Al Haadi Al Mahdi is the the Grandson of the Mahdi of Sudan through his father Al Haadi Al Mahdi. He was born exactly 100 years after the Mahdi of Sudan was born and is a direct decendent of The Prophet Muhammad through his Daughter Fatimah. My family and I are followers of Imam Isa and he only used the Name Dr. York for the outside people who were not in our community. So the incarceration of his body has nothing to do with his genetic relation to the Mahdi, it is a mere distraction to throw people off course of Imam Isa being related and associated to such a Noble Champion of The Islamic faith. I don't know who wrote the first response, but everything they stated IS COMPLETELY FALSE
usually Kings killed any one was named as next Imam in the will. so Imams had two will one pubic and one secret.
Imam Mahdi a.s. but he is not at occultation. and in the occultation times the Wali Faqih should lead the people. the current Wali Faqih is Imam Khamenei.
Not only today,but in past and in upcoming islam holds one only leader,guider and role model for all of us-prophet salalahu alaihi wassalam. Answer Imam Mahdi (as) and Imam Khamenei