Mujaddid
Sign in to saveA mujaddid () is an Islamic term for one who brings "renewal" () to the religion. According to the popular Muslim tradition, it refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revitalize Islam, cleansing it of extraneous elements and restoring it to its pristine purity. In contemporary times, a mujaddid is looked upon as the greatest Muslim of a century.
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19 sectionsContents
- List of claimants or potentials
- First century (after the prophetic period) (August 3, 718)
- Second century (August 10, 815)
- Third century (August 17, 912)
- Fourth Century (August 24, 1009)
- Fifth century (September 1, 1106)
- Sixth century (September 9, 1203)
- Seventh century (September 15, 1300)
- Eighth century (September 23, 1397)
- Ninth century (October 1, 1494)
- Tenth century (October 19, 1591)
- Eleventh century (October 26, 1688)
- Twelfth century (November 4, 1785)
- Thirteenth century (November 14, 1882)
- Fourteenth century (November 21, 1979)
- Claimants in other traditions
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A mujaddid () is an Islamic term for one who brings "renewal" () to the religion. According to the popular Muslim tradition, it refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revitalize Islam, cleansing it of extraneous elements and restoring it to its pristine purity. In contemporary times, a mujaddid is looked upon as the greatest Muslim of a century.
The concept is based on a hadith (a saying of Islamic prophet Muhammad), recorded by Abu Dawood, narrated by Abu Hurairah who mentioned that Muhammad said: