mahdi
n. இஸ்லாமியப் பெருந்தலைவர், இஸ்லாமியர் எதிர்பார்க்கும் வருங்காலத்துக்குரிய இஸ்லாமிய உலகத் தலைவர்.
Mah"di, n. Etym: [Ar., guide, leader.] Defn: Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear. Note: The title has been taken by several persons in countries where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of the region.