The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mahdist
Mahdism \Mah"dism\, n. Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title. -- Mah"dist, n.
Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible
instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern
world has ever witnessed.
--E. N.
Bennett.
Wikipedia
Mahdist
Mahdist or Mahdism may refer to:
- Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam
-
Ansar (Sudan), followers of Sudanese self-proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885)
- Mahdist Sudan, Sudan under the rule of Ahmad and his followers
Usage examples of "mahdist".
One day, at a great review, when the roar of the drums rivalled the hoarse shouts of the Mahdists, and the Baggaras, for a diversion, looted one quarter of the town, Macnamara was told by his master that Slatin had been given by the Khalifa to Mahommed Sherif, and was going to Darfur.