Editing Ahmed al-Hasan (section)

== Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light ==
The [[Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light]] considers al-Hasan to be the prophesied ''[[Yamani (Shiism)|Yamani]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light – WRSP |url=https://wrldrels.org/2024/06/23/ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |language=en}}</ref> and the first of twelve Mahdis appointed in the will of the [[Islamic prophet|prophet]] [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |date=2024-04-05 |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 2. From Ahmed al-Hassan to Abdullah Hashem |url=https://bitterwinter.org/the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light-2-from-ahmed-al-hassan-to-abdullah-hashem/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> A group known as the "White Banners" or "Office of Najaf" emerged, sharing messages attributed to him that some followers rejected as inauthentic. This led to a division, with Egyptian-American disciple [[Abdullah Hashem]] spearheading a "Black Banners" faction based in the [[United Kingdom]] that accused the White Banners of fabricating messages under [[Iraqi government]] influence. The White Banners proceeded to excommunicate Abdullah Hashem in 2015 and again in 2023. While both groups venerate al-Hasan, they interpret his role differently. The AROPL has the largest international following, while the White Banners remains primarily an Iraqi-based faction.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Introvigne |first1=Massimo |last2=Kotkowska |first2=Karolina Maria |date=2024-05-10 |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light: An Introduction |url=https://cesnur.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tjoc_8_3_2_introvigne.pdf |journal=The Journal of CESNUR |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=33–51 |doi=10.26338/tjoc.2024.8.3.2 |issn=2532-2990}}</ref>

In 2015, Abdullah Hashem announced that he was the [[Qa'im Al Muhammad|''Qāʾim Āl-Muḥammad'']], succeeding Ahmed al-Hasan.<ref name="Ahmadi2">{{cite web |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |date=2024-04-05 |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 2. From Ahmed al-Hassan to Abdullah Hashem |url=https://bitterwinter.org/the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light-2-from-ahmed-al-hassan-to-abdullah-hashem/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Bitter Winter}}</ref> He and his followers linked the death of [[King of Saudi Arabia|King]] [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia]] to a widely circulated Shīa prophecy predicting the emergence of [[Mahdi|Imam al-Mahdī]] after the death of a King of [[Hejaz]] named "Abdullah".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-23 |title=Hadith about the death of Abdullah of Hijaz and the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, are they authentic? • Ask the Sheikh |url=https://www.askthesheikh.com/hadith-about-the-death-of-abdullah-of-hijaz-and-the-reappearance-of-imam-mahdi-are-they-authentic/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> They further interpreted [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|King Fahd]]'s name and eye condition as aligning with these prophetic descriptions. Hashem, who was aged 32 in 2015 and of Egyptian descent, also connected his identity to prophecies about the Mahdi emerging from [[Egypt]]. The AROPL believes that the [[ancient Egyptian religion]] was originally aligned with [[Tawhid|Islamic monotheism]]. Citing Muhammad's "will", which allegedly mentions figures named Ahmed and Abdullah, AROPL asserts this refers to both Ahmed al-Hasan and Abdullah Hashem. The group claims al-Hasan personally identified Hashem as the ''Qāʾim'' of the [[Ahl al-Bayt|family of Muhammad]], meeting three prophesied criteria: being named in the last will, possessing exceptional knowledge, and advocating for [[God in Islam|God]]'s supremacy over human rule. These same criteria, they argue, validated al-Hasan's role as the prophesied ''Yamani''.<ref name=":0" />