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== Islam ==
{{See also|Islamic eschatology}}

The [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]] has stated<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunan Abi Dawud 4285 - The Promised Deliverer (Kitab Al-Mahdi) كتاب المهدي|url=https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4285}}</ref> that a man from his Household will come and rid the world of all injustice and tyranny. He will be known as the [[Mahdi]].

[[Muslims]] also believe that [[Jesus]] will come alongside the Mahdi and will fight together with him against oppression and injustice, where the Mahdi will rule for a period of time before the [[Judgement Day in Islam|Day of Judgement]]. The Mahdi is noted in the Sunni books, [[Sunan Abi Dawud]] 4285, [[Sunan Ibn Majah]] 4083, and [[Sahih Muslim]] 2913.

Shia and Sunni Muslims differ on who exactly the Mahdi is. While they both agree that he will come alongside Jesus to save mankind from injustice and oppression; Sunnis believe he is yet to be born, while Shias believe that he is currently alive and in [[Occultation_(Islam)|occultation]].