The mahdism has emerged in the direction of the political and
cultural tendencies of the societies and has become a belief afterwards with the
knowledge of dream, ta’wil (allegorical interpretation), kashf (unveiling the
knowledge of the unseen and of future events ) and khabar ul-ahâd (isolated
report). The ontology of Mahdism is understood better when it is examined
together with its political, cultural and religious dimensions, and it seems to be
a political phenomenon with a sociocultural structure rather than a religious
subject. Belief in the mahdi was not included in early aqaid and kalam sources.
It seems far from reason to turn the ummah from the guiding light of the
Qur'an that’s provision will maintain until the day of Judgement, with the spirit
of referring and make it, only, dependent on a community, on a class or on a
person's mahdism. In this article, those who accept the idea of Mahdism and
those who do not agree are considered together, and its religious, cultural and
social background is examined
Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |
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