He lived 1753 to 1826 and founded Shaykhi Shi'a religious movement. Shi'a believes that there were twelve Imams starting with Ali ibn Abu Talib and ending with Muhammad al-Mahdi, who will return before judgment day as the Mahdi or Mihdi. Shaykh Ahmad said he communicated with the coming Mahdi. Shaykh Ahmad or his successor Siyyid Kazim predicted that the Mahdi was coming. Shaykhi began to search for Qa'im or Promised One of the Shiites and said it was the Bab [1844]. One was Ali Muhammad or the Báb, who said he was the Mahdi and Persia executed him [1850]. Bahá'í Faith comes from Shaykh Ahmad, Siyyid Kazim, the Báb, and then Bahá'u'lláh. Another was Haji Karim Khan of Kirman, who escaped punishment and had no followers.
He lived 1819 to 1850, was Muslim, and announced that soon person was to come to unify all people [1844]. Later he said he was Mahdi. Iranian government killed him [1850].
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