Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah

Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi (1844-1885)
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Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah
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Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah

Summary

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah is a human[1]. He was born in Dongola[2]. He was born on August 12, 1844[3]. He died in Khartoum[4]. He died on June 22, 1885[5]. He worked as a politician[6], ulema[7], military leader[8], resistance fighter[9], and slave trader[10]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,987 views/month, #6,675 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah was born in Dongola[2].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah died in Khartoum[4].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah was born on August 12, 1844[3].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah died on June 22, 1885[5].
  • Burial took place at The Mahdi's tomb[12].
  • Arabic was Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's native language[13].
  • Dongolawi was Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's native language[14].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's professions included politician[6].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah worked as an ulema[7].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's professions included military leader[8].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah worked as a resistance fighter[9].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's professions included slave trader[10].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah worked as a Sufi[15].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's field of work was politics[16].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's field of work was military affairs[17].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's field of work was Islamic theology[18].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's religion is recorded as Islam[19].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah is recorded as male[20].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's Commons category is recorded as Muhammad Ahmad[22].
  • The cause of death was typhus[23].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's given name is recorded as Muhammad[24].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Muhammad Ahmad[25].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's Commons gallery is recorded as Muhammad Ahmad[26].
  • Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's relative is recorded as Alexander Siddig[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah was born in Dongola[2]. He was born on August 12, 1844[3]. Native languages include Arabic[13] and Dongolawi[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], ulema[7], military leader[8], resistance fighter[9], slave trader[10], and Sufi[15]. Fields of work include politics[16], an academic discipline[28]; military affairs[17], a concept[29]; and Islamic theology[18], a confessional aspect[30].

Personal Life

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah's religion is recorded as Islam[19].

Death and Burial

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah died on June 22, 1885[5]. He passed away in Khartoum[4]. The cause of death was typhus[23]. Burial took place at The Mahdi's tomb[12].

Why It Matters

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,987 views/month, #6,675 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah born?

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah was born in Dongola[2].

Where did Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah die?

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah died in Khartoum[4].

What did Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah do for work?

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah worked as politician[6], ulema[7], military leader[8], resistance fighter[9], and slave trader[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'bn', 'ca', 'ce', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da',
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Arabic, Dongolawi
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic
    Religion or worldview → Islam
    Cause of death → typhus
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