The belief in an awaited saviour who will bring peace and justice to the whole world is universal.
The Mahdi and Islamic Messianism is comprised of three essays which explore these issues systematically, and conclude that the awaited universal saviour or \'The Mahdi\' is none other than the 12 th Imam of the Shia, the son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), and that Islamic Messi.
However, the characteristics, identity, and nature of such a person is often disputed.
The belief in an awaited saviour who will bring peace and justice to the whole world is universal