Video: Apocalypticism and the Mahdi in Early Islam

Mohammad Sagha, Ph.D. candidate in Islamic History and Civilization at the University of Chicago, spoke on Dec. 4, 2018, about “Apocalypticism and the Mahdi in Early Islam: Between Sectarian Identity and Political Thought.”

This lecture was one in a series sponsored by the Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue Among Islamic Legal Schools.

The full lecture can be viewed below.