Shia Islam: Imam al-Mahdī /32   Shia Islam: Imam al-Mahdī /32 Imam al-Mahdī The twelfth Imam is the Mahdī. He was born in 868 AD in Samarra. His real name is Muḥammad and his tektonym is Abū al-Qāsim. The tyrannical regime of that time felt threatened by the very possibility of his existence. To that … Continue reading Shia Islam: Imam al-Mahdī /32