Regarding the position of Western Orientalism about the doctrine of Mahdism and salvation, this study shed light on the positions of major European orientalists, such as: The Dutch Orientalist Gerolf van Volten, the Hungarian Goldziher, and the French Henry Corbin. We presented and discussed their perspectives in general, revealing their religious, ideological and political backgrounds, and the weakness of what these Orientalists promoted, especially the claim that the Islamic Mahdist doctrine is plagiarized from religions prior to Islam, while scientific and historical truth confirms the authenticity of this doctrine, and its roots in the texts of Islamic revelation.
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