Abstract
Although the religion of Islam was born in the Hijaz region of Arabian Peninsula, it spread from the Arabian Peninsula to Turkistan, Iran, Anatolia and North Africa in a short time. Muslims who settled in these areas interacted with the cultures of the regions they dominated. As a result of cultural interaction, great developments have been seen in many areas in Islamic society. One of these developments was the similarities in the conception of salvation and the concept of the savior (Mahdi). With this study, it is aimed to shed light on the channels through which the idea of the savior (Mahdi) inherited from culture to culture is transferred to Islamic thought and culture. There are different views on the origins of the Mahdi belief. The common view in the studies carried out is: “The savior Mesîh belief in Judaism and Christianity affects the liberating belief in Islam.” This view constitutes the main problematic of the study. Our study will have some basic questions and inferences will be made regarding the origins of the Mahdi vision within the scope of these questions. How was the concept of the savior seen in the divine and human religions transmitted to Islam? How does the vision of the savior seen in the philosophical currents (gnostic / wisdom) existing in the geographic basin where Islam is spreading resemble the savior imagination seen in the Islamic sects? How did the religious, cultural and mythological elements taken over by Islam affect the Mahdi imagination in Islam? How did the individual, social, political and psychological conditions seen after the death of the Prophet guide the creation of the vision of salvation and savior for the future among Ahl-i Bayt and his followers?
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