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"Was the Mahdi of Sudan in the 19th century a genuine religious figure or was he motivated by political aspirations?"
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ESSAY TITLE: "Was the Mahdi of Sudan in the 19th century a genuine religious figure or was he motivated by political aspirations?" Muhammad Ahmad was born in 1841, on the Nile island of Labab. In 1881, he declared himself as "The Mahdi", an expected deliverer, who will restore Islam, as found in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and cause justice to manifest. He was to start a revolution that would leave a great mark on the Sudanese history. But was this man, a genuine religious figure, or was he motivated by political aspirations? It is this question that I will be aiming to answer through the course of this essay. To begin answering such a question, one must firstly determine the authenticity of the claim Muhammad Ahmad made to being "the Mahdi". Secondly, an analysis of his character needs to be carried out in order to establish any change, before his claim,...
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