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, also known as the Mahdi of Sudan, claimed to be the redeemer of the Islamic faith and led a successful uprising against the Egyptian and British colonial powers in the late 19th century.

Aug 17, 2024 · Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal, or simply Muhammad Ahmad, was a prominent Sudanese religious and political leader. In 1881, the so-called al-Mahdi (meaning ‘Right Guided One’) created the Mahdist State, an Islamic state that extended all the way from the Red Sea to Central Africa.

Muḥammad Aḥmad was the son of a shipbuilder from the Dongola District of Nubia. Shortly after his birth, the family moved south to Karari, a river village near Khartoum. As a boy, Muḥammad developed a love of religious study.

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.

The Mahdi's tomb or qubba (Arabic: قُبَّة) is located in Omdurman, Sudan. It was the burial place of Muhammad Ahmad, the leader of an Islamic revolt against Turco-Egyptian Sudan in the late 19th century. The Mahdist State was established in 1885 after the Siege of Khartoum.

Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885), otherwise known as the Mahdi, was a religious figure in Sudan.

Muhammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid Abd Allah (1844-1885) was a Muslim religious leader, a faqir, in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. He declared a jihad and raised an army after declaring himself the Mahdi in 1881, and led a successful war of liberation …

Muhammad Ahmad Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Muhammad Ahmad was a Sudanese religious leader, who claimed to be deliverer of evil, the ‘Mahdi’, and led a successful ‘jihad’ movement. Read on for detailed information about his …