Abdullah Hashem | |
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Born | Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq (عبدالله هاشم أبا الصادق) July 1983 (age 40) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Religious leader |
Known for | Claiming to be the Qa'im ("Second Mahdi") |
Movement | Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light |
Spouse | Norhan Alquersh |
Children | Four children; Two girls and two boys |
Website |
theahmadireligion |
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq ( Arabic: عبدالله هاشم أبا الصادق; born 1983), also commonly known as Abdullah Hashem, is an Egyptian-American religious leader and founder of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL). [1]
Abdullah Hashem was born to an Egyptian father and an American mother. [2]
Abdullah Hashem is a follower of Ahmed al-Hassan, whom Hashem recognises as the Yamani or "First Mahdi." [3] In 2015, Abdullah Hashem announced that he was the Qa'im. He then founded the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. [2]
Since 2012, Abdullah Hashem has been married to Norhan Alquersh. They have four children, two girls (Maleeka and Sophia) and two boys. [4] [5]
In 2022, Abdullah Hashem published The Goal of the Wise, the official gospel of the religion. The book has been translated into Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, and Azeri.