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Return. Associated with the Shii doctrine of the Hidden Imam, who is expected to return as a messianic imam, or Mahdi, who will rule the earth in justice and equity. In the twentieth century, Imam Musa al-Sadr has been associated with this role, having vanished during a trip to Libya in 1978.
From: Rajah in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam »
Subjects: Islam.
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