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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ( Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله بن الحسين; 31 July 874 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī biʾllāh ( Arabic: المهدي بالله, "The Rightly Guided by God"), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh Imam of the Isma'ili...
In 899 CE, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (born Abdullah Sa'id) (r. 909–934), the head of the Isma'ili sect at the time, declared himself to be the Mahdi. The first caliph of the Fatimid state, established in 909, was one of only two claimants who succeeded in establishing a state.
Official Fatimid doctrine claimed an uninterrupted line of succession between the first Fatimid caliph, Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah (r. 909–934), and Ali and Fatima, via Muhammad ibn Isma'il. This descent was both accepted and challenged already in the Middle Ages, and remains a topic of debate among scholars today.
Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a.k.a Said ibn Husayn (Arabic: عبيد الله بن الحسين المهدي) is considered the founder of the Fatimid dynasty, the only major Shi'ite caliphate in Islam. He established Fatimid rule throughout much of North Africa.
Abu Muhammad Abdullah al Mahdi billah (909–934) is known as to be the founder and first caliph of the Fatimid dynasty whereas al-Adid (1160–1171) was the last ruler of the dynasty. Fatimids or al-Fatimyun claimed to be as the descendant of the daughter (Fatimah “SA”) of the Last Prophet of Islam.
- Abdul Rahim Chandio
It was only in 286/899, shortly after the accession of Abd Allah (Ubayd Allah) al-Mahdi to the central leadership of the movement, that the identity of the early Ismaili leaders was divulged. In that year, Abd Allah al-Mahdi openly claimed the imamate of the Isma iliyya for himself and his ancestors, the same individuals who had actually ...
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Abu Muhammad Ubayd Allah ibn al-Husayn (873 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name Abu Muhammad Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah (Arabic: أبو محمد عبيد الله المهدي بالله ), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh imam of the Isma ...
