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The 10 pages that link to Mahdi, each with the reason it gives.

• AhmadiyyaRelated: Ahmadi Muslims identify Mirza Ghulam Ahmad with the promised Mahdi.

• Mukhtar al-ThaqafiRelated: Some later traditions connected Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya, Mukhtar’s chosen figure, with expectations of the Mahdi.

• KaysanitesRelated: Some Kaysanite groups expected Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya to return as the Mahdi.

• BábismRelated: The Báb initially identified his mission with the expected return of the Mahdi.

• Twelve ImamsRelated: The final Imam is identified with the Mahdi in Twelver belief.