Abdullah Hashem
Abdullah Hashem | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abdullah Hashem 27 July 1983 |
| Other names | Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq |
| Occupation | Islamic new religious movement leader |
| Predecessor | Ahmed al-Hasan (claimed) |
| Movement | Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light |
| Spouse | Norhan Alquersh |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | theahmadireligion |
Abdullah Hashem Aba al-Sadiq (Arabic: 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 millenarian syncretic new religious movement derived from the Twelver branch of Shia Islam.
Adherents of the religion believe him to be the Qa'im of the Family of Muhammad, the Mahdi and the Abdullah who was appointed in the will of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. On his YouTube channel, The Mahdi Has Appeared, he also claims to be the successor of Jesus, Saint Peter, Muhammad, Mahdi, Ahmed al-Hasan and the true and only legitimate pope.