This October, believers of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are finding creative ways to spread the glad tidings of the Mahdi across the United States.

Everyone is waiting for the Savior. But what if, when he comes, he is nothing like what they expected? Here are five unexpected qualities of the Mahdi that may determine whether people recognize him—or reject him.

What if the prison the prophets warned of was not made of walls? Beginning with Muhammad’s enigmatic description of the world as “a prison for the believer,” this article explores an ancient idea of captivity—and a contemporary promise of liberation centered on the Riser, Aba Al-Sadiq.

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, believers took to the streets of London to spread the message “The Mahdi Has Appeared.”

In September 2026, a small group of believers in Iran stepped into public view with a striking message: the Mahdi is here.

A group of his believers travelled to the Vatican and gathered in St Peter’s Square. As Pope Francis delivered his Easter speech, they proclaimed that Aba Al-Sadiq is the true Pope, appointed by God, and that Pope Francis was a false pope, raising the prophesied black banner of the Mahdi bearing the words, “Allegiance is to Allah.” The believers’ actions, taken in faith, had far-reaching ripple effects that no one had anticipated.

Some titles in scripture are so important that they deserve special attention. “The Son of Man” is one of those mysterious titles.

On 20 June 2026, believers in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light took to the streets of Songkhla Province, Thailand, in a convoy of four vehicles to raise awareness of the call of the Mahdi among the people of Thailand.

It's been a month since the raid which had taken place at the Headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in the city of Crewe, England. Today, Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq made a Facebook post regarding the appearance of three professors who travelled to the city of Crewe to visit members of the community and to hear directly from them the events of the raid and their personal experiences.

Donald Trump caused a great stir in the last 48 hours after posting on his Truth Social account with an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Messiah-like figure wearing white attire with a red shawl, healing the sick. This egotistical image caused quite the backlash online and in the media, resulting in Trump deleting the post from his account.

Mahmoud’s longing for truth led him to stumble onto a short video online of Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq talking. What he heard captivated him, deeply compelling him to find out who this man was. After a while, in 2025, he managed to identify the speaker by finding The Mahdi Has Appeared YouTube channel. He noticed that what he saw in the videos on the channel was free from any errors or fallacies, and this was a rarity on his journey.