Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Mahdiyya

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the Mahdiyya ?

• A)A rebellion that combined national resistance to foreign rule and fundamentalist reaction against innovations.
• B)A jihad to purge Islam of Sufis, Shi'ites, and others who believed innovations were causing the decline of Islam.
• C)The enforcers of obedience who maintained moral order.
• D)A movement that destroyed objectionable innovations including the Prophet Muhammad's grave marker.
• E)A movement to return Islam to the time of intellectual inquiry and study of sciences.

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