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Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal ( Arabic: محمد أحمد بن عبد الله بن فحل; 12 August 1843 – 21 June 1885) was a Sudanese religious and political leader. In 1881, he claimed to be the Mahdi, and led a war against Egyptian rule in Sudan which culminated in a remarkable victory over them in the Siege of Khartoum.
Muhammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid Abd Allah (otherwise known as The Mahdi or Mohammed Ahmed) (August 12, 1844 – June 22, 1885) was a Muslim religious leader and a Sufi teacher, in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Muhammad Ahmad was a spiritual teacher who claimed to be the redeemer of Islam and the successor of the Prophet Muhammad. He led a rebellion against the Egyptian and Turkish rulers of Sudan and established a new state, but died of typhus in 1885.
Jun 16, 2024 · A biography of the Sudanese leader who proclaimed himself Mahdi and led a jihad against foreign influences in the 1880s. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam.
1. Jubair bin Mut'im said that the Holy Prophet (S) said; "I have five names, I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad…… This tradition has been narrated by Imam Bukhari. Imam Muslim, Imam Malik and Imam Tirmizi in their books (all from Sihah as-Sitta). 2.
Jul 15, 2009 · Muhammad Ahmad, a Sudanese Islamic cleric, proclaimed himself the Mahdi in 1881 and led a jihad against Egyptian and British rule. He died in 1885 and his movement was crushed by Kitchener in 1898.
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Muhammad Ahmad (1844–85) was a Muslim Sufi scholar and self-proclaimed Mahdi (‘Right-Guided One’) who led a jihadist force against Ottoman rule in Sudan. Britain’s involvement in the Sudanese campaign began after its occupation of Egypt in 1882.
