A mujaddid (Arabic: مجدد), is an Islamic term for one who brings "renewal" (تجديد tajdid) to the religion. According to the popular Muslim tradition, it refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revive Islam, cleansing it of extraneous elements and restoring it to its pristine purity.
Contents
- List of claimants and potential Mujaddids
- First Century after the prophetic period August 3 718
- Second Century August 10 815
- Third Century August 17 912
- Fourth Century August 24 1009
- Fifth Century September 1 1106
- Sixth Century September 9 1203
- Seventh Century September 5 1300
- Eighth Century September 23 1397
- Ninth Century October 1 1494
- Tenth Century October 19 1591
- Eleventh Century October 26 1688
- Twelfth Century November 4 1785
- Thirteenth Century November 14 1882
- Fourteenth Century November 21 1979
- References
The concept is based not on the Quran but on a famous hadith (Prophetic tradition) recorded by Abu Dawood: Abu Hurairah narrated that the Islamic prophet Muhammad said:
Mujaddid tend to come from the most prominent Islamic scholars of the time, although they are sometimes pious rulers.
List of claimants and potential Mujaddids
While there is no formal mechanism for designating a mujaddid, there is often a popular consensus. The Shia and Ahmadiyya have their own list of mujaddids.