In Sudan, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ahmad" id="mwmA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Muhammad Ahmad">Muhammad Ahmad</a> declares himself to be the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi" id="mwmQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mahdi">Mahdi</a>, the messianic redeemer of Islam.