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After recognizing that the split with Sheikh Sharif was irreconcilable, Muhammad Ahmad approached another respected leader of the
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Mahdiyya had been central to the belief of the Samaniyya prior to Muhammad Ahmad's pronouncement. The previous Samaniyya leader, Sheikh al-Qurashi Wad al-Zayn, had asserted that the long-awaited-for redeemer would come from the Samaniyya line. According to Sheikh al-Qurashi, the
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neighboring Aba Island. Despite initially amicable relations, in 1878 the two religious leaders had a dispute motivated by Sheikh Sharif's resentment of his former student's growing popularity. As a result, Sheikh Sharif expelled his former student from the
Samaniyya Order and, despite numerous
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was a national rather than regional revolution. In addition to unifying different tribes, the revolution cut across religious divides, despite its religious origins. The Mahdi was supported by non-Muslims and
Muslims alike. This had important implications for the slave trade. Going against
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of the Ansār, the religious order that pledges allegiance to Muhammad Ahmad. Sadiq al-Mahdi was a democratic leader and Prime Minister of Sudan on two occasions: first briefly in 1966–1967, and then between 1986 and 1989. Further, the Mahdi is an ancestor of Sudanese-English actor
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to relieve Gordon. He was already deployed in Egypt due to the attempted coup there earlier, and organized a large force of infantry, but advanced at an extremely slow rate. Realizing they would take some time to arrive, Gordon pressed Wolseley to send forward a
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traditional Islamic injunctions, the Mahdi allowed the enslavement of free Muslims, if they did not support him, and forbade the enslavement of traditional victims, non-Muslims, if they supported him.
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was destroyed to prevent it from becoming a rallying point for his supporters. His bones were thrown into the Nile. Kitchener was said to have retained his skull and, in the words of
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piety and asceticism. Near the end of this period, he was awarded the title of Sheikh, and began to travel around the country on religious missions. He was permitted to give
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literature. Others had a more distinctly local origin, such as the prediction that the Mahdi would ride the sheikh's pony and erect a dome over his grave after his death.
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in another message, claiming the city could hold out for a year. Deciding to believe the latter, the force stopped while they refit the steamers to hold more troops.
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While his siblings joined his father's trade, Muhammad Ahmad showed a proclivity for religious study. He studied first under Sheikh al-Amin al-Suwaylih in the
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for a short time. But Stewart was killed soon after in another foray from Berber to Dongola, a fact Gordon learned only in a letter from the Mahdi himself.
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was one devoted to the words of Muhammad and based on a return to the virtues of strict devotion, prayer, and simplicity as laid down in the Quran.
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of a Sudanese Mahdist politician. The episode also made reference to the 1966 film in particular reference to Olivier's portrayal of the Mahdi.
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fell soon after and, by the end of 1885, the Ansār had begun to move into the southern regions of Sudan. In all of Sudan, only
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and two days later closer to Metemma. Twice the British square held and the Mahdists were repelled with high losses.
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2990:"Karl May – Ibn el 'amm"
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2759:. Random House. p.
2498:In Desert and Wilderness
2492:History of Mahdist Sudan
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3903:Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri
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2510:List of Mahdi claimants
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3310:Baha' al-Din Naqshband
3192:The Problem of Dar Fur
3177:Short History of Sudan
3078:, Simon and Schuster,
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3941:(d. 1287 AH)
3935:(d. 1278 AH)
3929:(d. 1277 AH)
3923:(d. 1118 AH)
3890:Sufi leaders
3626:Sufi studies
3480:
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3046:Bibliography
3032:. Retrieved
3023:
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3002:. Retrieved
2993:
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2972:. Retrieved
2968:the original
2961:
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2943:the original
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2921:. Retrieved
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2891:. Retrieved
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2852:. Retrieved
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2708:Beckett 2006
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2608:. ABC-CLIO.
2604:
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2572:27 September
2570:. Retrieved
2561:
2496:
2475:
2472:Wilbur Smith
2464:. The young
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2260:The rebuilt
2244:troops, and
2227:
2217:. After the
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1910:the sword."
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1515:Ni'matullāhī
1480:Sülaymaniyya
1465:Maizbhandari
995:Islamophobia
774:Demographics
769:Circumcision
685:
678:
671:
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364:, and led a
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296:Denomination
204:(1885-06-21)
202:21 June 1885
158:Succeeded by
150:
135:
98:
83:
74:
55:
4018:Sunni Sufis
4008:1885 deaths
4003:1844 births
3939:Imam Shamil
3917:(d. 886 AH)
3911:(d. 642 AH)
3905:(d. 630 AH)
3899:(d. 589 AH)
3882:(d. 380 AH)
3876:(d. 386 AH)
3870:(d. 334 AH)
3864:(d. 303 AH)
3847:(d. 295 AH)
3835:(d. 283 AH)
3823:(d. 258 AH)
3817:(d. 253 AH)
3811:(d. 245 AH)
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3799:(d. 227 AH)
3776:(d. 200 AH)
3770:(d. 194 AH)
3764:(d. 188 AH)
3758:(d. 181 AH)
3752:(d. 180 AH)
3746:(d. 177 AH)
3740:(d. 165 AH)
3734:(d. 161 AH)
3728:(d. 160 AH)
3722:(d. 128 AH)
3716:(d. 110 AH)
3631:Sufi poetry
3446:Bayram Wali
3416:Khalwatiyya
3388:Shadhiliyya
3281:Sufi orders
2420:Topsy-Turvy
2364:Ibn el 'amm
2264:in Omdurman
2143:Mahdist War
2064:Mahdist War
1963:Osman Digna
1646:Persecution
1373:Sufi orders
1282:Sufi poetry
673:Ahl al-Bayt
558:Foundations
146:Preceded by
69:introducing
3997:Categories
3440:Bayramiyya
3426:Rahmaniyya
3318:Chishtiyya
2974:1 February
2720:Green 2007
2696:Green 2007
2632:Holt, P.M.
2590:Holt, P.M.
2537:References
2530:Ibn Tumart
2411:Dad's Army
2338:Umma party
2289:Wadi Halfa
2246:Wadi Halfa
2183:Wadi Halfa
1812:Aba Island
1779:White Nile
1764:Aba Island
1641:Sufi music
1410:Suhrawardi
1400:Naqshbandi
863:Philosophy
600:(exegesis)
537:Pilgrimage
527:Almsgiving
418:Early life
414:policies.
335:Sammāniyya
256:theologian
253:Politician
247:Occupation
185:1843-08-12
128:Imam Mahdi
52:references
3921:Aurangzeb
3791:Al-Darani
3540:Muraqabah
3508:Practices
3482:Idrisiyya
3468:Tijaniyya
3408:Ibn Arabi
3402:Akbariyya
3374:Desuqiyya
3360:Badawiyya
3346:Rifa'iyya
3290:Qadiriyya
2923:23 August
2646:Holt, 54.
2542:Citations
2474:'s novel
2295:Aftermath
2279:in 1898,
2034:near the
1940:Dervishes
1545:Issawiyya
1520:Qalandari
1485:Salihiyya
1380:Ba 'Alawi
1340:Muraqabah
1319:Practices
983:terrorism
935:Criticism
888:Sexuality
858:Mysticism
828:Festivals
808:Education
803:Economics
739:Academics
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3565:Tawakkul
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2368:Karl May
2155:gunboats
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2058:Khartoum
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1956:Hadendoa
1952:Rizeigat
1944:Kurdufan
1923:El-Obeid
1836:Muhammad
1792:El-Obeid
1788:Kordofan
1741:Khartoum
1730:Khartoum
1726:Omdurman
1718:Muhammad
1711:Arabized
1505:Shattari
1470:Malamati
1420:Khalwati
1405:Shadhili
1385:Bektashi
1355:Whirling
1325:Anasheed
1252:Qalandar
1120:Tomb of
1094:a series
1092:Part of
1029:Glossary
1005:Jihadism
978:Violence
973:Islamism
944:Muhammad
930:Apostasy
873:Politics
823:Feminism
818:Exorcism
779:Diaspora
764:Children
759:Calendar
687:Rashidun
665:Muhammad
660:Timeline
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425:Part of
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286:Religion
281:Personal
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4083:Mahdism
3596:Karamat
3530:Ziyarat
2501:(novel)
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2082:Sawakin
2074:Kassala
2036:Red Sea
1986:Shilluk
1948:Baqqara
1879:Ottoman
1851:darwish
1707:Dongola
1651:Ziyarat
1636:History
1626:Ma'rifa
1588:Singers
1550:Jerrahi
1540:Inayati
1500:Mevlevi
1495:Kubrawi
1490:Azeemia
1475:Mouridi
1460:Jelveti
1455:Bayrami
1445:Darqawi
1425:Rahmani
1395:Chishti
1360:Ziyarat
1345:Qawwali
1297:Tazkiah
1262:Silsila
1237:Murshid
1222:Ma'rifa
1202:Karamat
1157:Dervish
900:Slavery
883:Science
838:Madrasa
833:Finance
744:Animals
732:society
728:Culture
700:Imamate
680:Sahabah
653:History
623:(Poems)
608:(creed)
532:Fasting
460:Oneness
453:Beliefs
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2159:Berber
2145:, 1885
2080:, and
2078:Sannar
2048:El Teb
2040:Suakin
2021:Darfur
1859:Medina
1820:Hadith
1753:tariqa
1745:Berber
1737:Gezira
1722:Hassan
1714:Nubian
1621:Haqiqa
1616:Tariqa
1611:Sharia
1606:Tawhid
1560:Zahedi
1555:Madari
1530:Galibi
1525:Akbari
1510:Uwaisi
1450:Senusi
1440:Tijani
1435:Desuqi
1430:Badawi
1415:Rifa`i
1390:Qadiri
1307:Yaqeen
1217:Manzil
1212:Lataif
1182:Haqiqa
1105:Sufism
954:Hadith
868:Poetry
848:Mosque
813:Ethics
638:Sharia
606:Aqidah
598:Tafsir
582:Hadith
576:Sunnah
520:Prayer
471:Angels
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354:Arabic
331:Tariqa
324:Tafsir
310:Maliki
223:Typhus
54:, but
3621:Salik
3616:Murid
3606:Dhawq
3591:Kashf
3581:Ihsan
3574:Ideas
3545:Taqwa
3520:Haḍra
3515:Dhikr
2181:from
2151:mines
2123:Siege
2102:Cairo
2052:Tamai
1990:Anuak
1974:jibba
1935:Ansār
1919:Cairo
1875:Ulema
1863:Mecca
1855:Ansār
1847:Ummah
1828:hadra
1808:Jesus
1772:Islam
1768:Quran
1335:Haḍra
1330:Dhikr
1292:Salik
1232:Murid
1227:Maqam
1207:Kashf
1192:Irfan
1187:Ihsan
1167:Fakir
1162:Dhawq
1152:Baqaa
1138:Abdal
1132:Ideas
1098:Islam
1000:Jihad
949:Quran
910:Women
853:Music
791:Sunni
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569:Quran
553:Texts
435:Islam
385:Ansār
362:Mahdi
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290:Islam
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893:LGBT
796:Shia
730:and
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199:Died
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