Wikipedia's first sentence called it “seyyed leader whose coming out”. Today it says “islamic leader whose rising is an essential part of islamic eschatology”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Islamic leader foretold to appear in End times”. It now reads “Islamic leader foretold to appear in end times”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Seyed Khorasani ( Persian : سید خراسانی), also known as "a young man of Banu-Hashem ", is a Seyyed leader whose coming out (rising) is one of the signs of Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi 's reappearance. He is considered amongst the assistants of "al-Mahdi" (the promised world's Savior, particularly by ( Shia ) Muslims, etc.). According to Hadith (s), Seyed Khorasani has a spot on his right hand; and will move to Kufa -- with Sufyani (at one [common] day). Finally, Khorasani with his army --by the command of Shu'ayb-ibn-Salih -- will defeat the army of Sufyani.1
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Seyed Khorasani ( ), is an Islamic leader whose rising is an essential part of Islamic eschatology .According to Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan of Neyshabur , in an authentic document from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq , al-Khorasani is one of the townspeople of Samarkand , and he is considered to be amongst the assistants of the Mahdi .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic leader foretold to appear in End times Seyed Khorasani ( Arabic : ٱلسَّيِّد ٱلْخُرَاسَانِي , romanized : As-Sayyid Al-Khurāsānī ), is an Islamic leader whose rising is an essential part of Islamic eschatology . According to Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan of Neyshabur , in an authentic document from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq , al-Khorasani is one of the townspeople of Samarkand , and he is considered to be amongst the assistants of the Mahdi .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “seyyed leader whose coming out”. Today it says “islamic leader whose rising is an essential part of islamic eschatology”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Islamic leader foretold to appear in End times”. It now reads “Islamic leader foretold to appear in end times”. Read the current article and compare.
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seyyed leader whose coming out
Now
islamic leader whose rising is an essential part of islamic eschatology
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