Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (1844 – June 22, 1885) religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who, on June 29, 1881, proclaimed himself the Mahdi (or Mahdi), the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith.

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Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (1844 – June 22, 1885) religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who, on June 29, 1881, proclaimed himself the Mahdi (or Mahdi), the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith.

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