Editing Abdullah Hashem

{{Short description|American religious leader (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} 
{{Infobox person
| name               = Abdullah Hashem
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| birth_name         = Abdullah Hashem
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1983|07|27|df=yes}}<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=2025-04-29 |language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Indiana]], [[United States]]
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| other_names        = Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq
| occupation         = Islamic new religious movement leader
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| movement           = [[Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light]]
| predecessor        = [[Ahmed al-Hasan]] (claimed)
| spouse             = Norhan Alquersh
| children           = 4
| parents            = 
| website            = {{URL|https://theahmadireligion.org/}}
                       {{URL|https://www.youtube.com/@themahdihasappeared}}
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'''Abdullah Hashem Aba al-Sadiq''' ({{langx|ar|عبدالله هاشم أبا الصادق}}; born 27 July 1983) is an Egyptian-American religious leader who is the founder of the [[Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light]] (AROPL), an [[Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic]] [[Millenarianism|millenarian]] [[Syncretism|syncretic]] [[new religious movement]] derived from the [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver]] [[Islamic schools and branches|branch]] of [[Shia Islam]].<ref name="AhmadiIntro">{{cite journal |last1=Introvigne |first1=Massimo |last2=Kotkowska |first2=Karolina Maria |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light: An Introduction |journal=The Journal of CESNUR |volume=8 |issue=3 |date=10 May 2024 |issn=2532-2990 |doi=10.26338/tjoc.2024.8.3.2 |pages=33–51}}</ref><ref name="WRSP">{{cite web |title=Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light |website=WRSP – World Religions and Spirituality Project |date=23 June 2024 |url=https://wrldrels.org/2024/06/23/ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light/ |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>

Adherents of the religion believe him to be the [[Qa'im_Al_Muhammad|Qa'im]] of the [[Ahl al-Bayt|Family of Muhammad]], the [[Mahdi|Mahdi]] and the Abdullah who was appointed in the will of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=الغيبة - الشيخ الطوسي - ج ١ - الصفحة ١٧٤ |url=http://shiaonlinelibrary.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/1335_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%AC-%D9%A1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_174#top}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Factsheet: The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light |date=5 February 2025 |url=https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/factsheet-the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light/}}</ref> On his [[YouTube]] channel, ''The Mahdi Has Appeared'', he also claims to be the successor of [[Jesus]], [[Saint Peter]], [[Muhammad]], [[Muhammad al-Mahdi|Mahdi]], [[Ahmed al-Hasan]] and the true and only legitimate [[pope]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMaTWl3yJ2c |title=A Special Message to the Christians Around the World - رسالة خاصة إلى المسيحيين في جميع أنحاء العالم |date=2025-04-22 |last=The Mahdi Has Appeared |access-date=2025-05-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Early life==
Abdullah Hashem was born to an Egyptian [[Muslim]] father and an American [[Christian]] mother.<ref name="Ahmadi2">{{cite web |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 2. From Ahmed al-Hassan to Abdullah Hashem |website=Bitter Winter |date=5 April 2024 |url=https://bitterwinter.org/the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light-2-from-ahmed-al-hassan-to-abdullah-hashem/ |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref><ref> Exposing Sunni Islam & The Worst Enemies of Allah SWT | رجال الدين هم أعداء الإسلام|The Mahdi has appeared|Youtube</ref> He was raised as a [[Sunni Muslim]].<ref>Exposing Sunni Islam & The Worst Enemies of Allah SWT | رجال الدين هم أعداء الإسلام|The Mahdi has appeared|Youtube</ref>

In 2005, Abdullah Hashem and Joseph McGowen attended and filmed a [[Raëlian]] seminar in Las Vegas, claiming that they were making a student film. Then they used the footage as the basis of a documentary, which they presented as an exposé of the group.<ref name="Some Sex With Your Clone Perhaps?">Philipkoski, Kristen, [https://www.wired.com/2005/08/some-sex-with-your-clone-perhaps/ Some Sex With Your Clone Perhaps?], ''[[Wired News]]''. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2014.</ref>

== ''The Arrivals'' documentary ==
In his earlier years, Abdullah was involved with the internet Islamic conspiracy documentary ''The Arrivals'' (2008). The documentary made claims of [[Illuminati]] worship, the preparation for the arrival of the [[Al-Masih ad-Dajjal|Antichrist (Dajjal)]], and argued that [[Jinn|extradimensional jinn]] were manifesting themselves to humans as [[Interdimensional UFO hypothesis|extraterrestrial beings in UFOs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abdullah Hashem {{!}} Producer|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7060384/|website=IMDb|access-date=2025-12-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

== ''The Mahdi Has Appeared'' Channel ==
The Mahdi has Appeared is a YouTube channel created on 14 November 2022. It serves as the official platform of Abdullah Hashem and publishes video content presenting theological teachings, commentaries, and public statements on a range of subjects. 

As of the most recent reported figures, the channel hosts 4,968 videos and has accumulated 86.9k subscribers and 33,804,605 total views. 
<ref>https://bitterwinter.org/abdullah-hashems-views-on-the-paths-of-jihad-1-misunderstandings-about-jihad/</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/@themahdihasappeared</ref>

==Personal life==
Since 2012, Abdullah Hashem has been married to Norhan Alquersh. They have four children: two girls and two boys.<ref name="Ahmadi3">{{cite web |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 3. Esotericism and Progressive Millennialism |website=Bitter Winter |date=6 April 2024 |url=https://bitterwinter.org/the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light-3-esotericism-and-progressive-millennialism/ |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Ahmadi4">{{cite web |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |title=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 4. The Divine Just State |website=Bitter Winter |date=8 April 2024 |url=https://bitterwinter.org/the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light-4-the-divine-just-state/ |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>

==Publications==
In 2022, Abdullah Hashem published ''The Goal of the Wise'', the official gospel of the religion ({{langx|ar|غاية الحكيم}}). The book, which has 42 "doors" or chapters, has been translated into Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Azeri, Persian, and other languages.

On 19 May 2025, ''The Goal of the Wise'' was awarded the 2025 Best International Book Award in the category of Religion and Spirituality at the International Book Fair in [[Turin]], Italy.<ref>https://bitterwinter.org/castellion-v-calvin-freedom-vs-theocracy-from-geneva-to-iran-and-the-case-of-the-ahmadi-religion-of-peace-and-light/</ref>

*{{cite book |last=Hashem |first=Abdullah |title=The Goal of the Wise: The Gospel of the Riser of the family of Mohammed Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq |date=2022 |publisher=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light |isbn=978-1-7392629-0-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/goal-of-the-wise-english/The%20Goal%20of%20The%20Wise%20-%20Author/}}
*{{cite book |last=Hashem |first=Abdullah |title=The Mahdi's Manifesto |date=2024 |publisher=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light}}
*{{Cite book |last=Hashem |first=Abdullah |title=The Divine Jurisprudence |date=2025 |publisher=The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light}}

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