Editing Ahmed al-Hasan (section)

==Life ==
Ahmed al-Hasan was born in [[Basra]], Iraq. He is the son of Ismael, son of Saleh, son of Hussain, son of Salman, who Ahmed claims to be son of [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]]. His uncle, Muhsin ibn Saleh, claims that the family tree traces back to Muhammad al-Mahdi. Along with two tribal Sheikhs among others, Sheikh Idaan Khizaawi Muhammad and Sheikh Shayaa' Ismail, who testify that the family tree traces back to Muhammad al-Mahdi.<ref>[https://www.saviorofmankind.com/ahmed-al-hasan/ The family tree including approving testimonies]</ref> Twelver scholar Sayyid Muneer al-Khabbaz has said that Muhammad al-Mahdi was married and has an offspring, and that there is a well known tribe which traces its lineage to Imam al-Mahdi, which tribe exists until today.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK2BtgFE0s0 | title=Sayed Muneer Khabaz says: Imam AlMahdi was married(not Yamani follower) | via=[[YouTube]] | date=23 November 2014 }}</ref>

In an interview given in 2007, Ahmed al-Hasan said that he had received a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering while living in Basra, Iraq.<ref>[https://www.nsr313.com/home/archives/220 An Interview with Mr. Ahmed Alhasan regarding the American newspapers (Arabic Original)]</ref><ref>[https://www.saviorofmankind.com/articles/interview/ An Interview with Mr. Ahmed Al-Hasan regarding the American newspapers (English Translation)]</ref> He also reportedly received seminary education in Najaf in the school of Sayyed Mohammad al-Sadr.<ref name="Who"/>

=== Religious call ===
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| source = Ahmed al-Hasan<ref name="Who">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/religion/meet-shia-islams-latest-claimant-of-messiah/10959614 |title= Who is Ahmed Alhasan al-Yamani |last=Pargoo |first= Mahmoud | date=1 April 2019 |website= ABC Editorial Standards |access-date= 13 April 2019 }}</ref>
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According to one of his sermons, in 1999, Ahmed al-Hasan had been commanded by Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam of Shiites, to enter the [[Hawza Najaf]] and make some reformation in it. He criticized the available financial corruption, which caused some minor changes in their financial policies.<ref name="The Sermon of Meeting Story">{{cite book|last=Alhasan|first=Ahmed|title= "The Sermon of Meeting Story"|year=2003 |pages=6 |url=https://almahdyoon.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1.pdf}}</ref> As for scientific activities, in that interval, he published two books, ''Wilderness or the Path to Allah'' and ''The Calf'', which were admired by some of the scholars of Hawza at that time.<ref name="The Calf">{{cite book|last=Alhasan|first=Ahmed|title= "The Calf, Vol 1 (English Translation)"|year=2001 |pages= |url=https://www.saviorofmankind.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/The-Calf-Volume-1-Part-1-3.pdf}}</ref><ref name="The Wilderness or the Path to Allah">{{cite book|last=Alhasan|first=Ahmed|title= "The Wilderness or the Path to Allah (English Translation)"|year=1999 |pages= |url=https://www.saviorofmankind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wilderness.pdf}}</ref>

He publicly started his call in 2002. In the sermon of [[Hajj]] and the sermon of ''Meeting Story'', he states that a group of students in [[Hawza Najaf]], decided to give allegiance to him as the messenger of Muhammad al-Mahdi, after seeing visions, revelations, and miracles.<ref name="Meeting Story page7">{{cite book|last=Alhasan|first=Ahmed|title= "The Sermon of Meeting Story"|year=2003 |pages=7 |url=https://almahdyoon.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Hajj page6">{{cite book|last=Alhasan|first=Ahmed|title= "The Sermon of Hajj (English Version)"|year=2006 |pages=6 |url=https://www.saviorofmankind.com/wp-content/uploads/Sermon-of-Hajj.pdf}}</ref> Ahmed al-Hasan is referred to as the "savior of mankind" on his official website.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://saviorofmankind.com/homepage/86-english-uk/slideshow/97-glad-tidings|title=Glad Tidings|work=saviorofmankind.com|access-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812025024/http://saviorofmankind.com/homepage/86-english-uk/slideshow/97-glad-tidings|archive-date=12 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>