Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
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Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (Urdu: ریاض احمد گوھر شاہی) (born 25 November 1941) is a spiritual leader and founder of the spiritual movements RAGS International (now known as Messiah Foundation International[1][2][3]) and Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam.[4][5][6]
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Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi ریاض احمد گوہر شاہی | |
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Born | (1941-11-25)25 November 1941 |
Disappeared | 2001 |
Organization | Messiah Foundation International |
He is the author of a number of Urdu books on topics relating to spirituality, the most successful among these being Deen-e-Ilahi "The Religion of God" (2000), which was republished by Balboa Press, a division of Hay House and translated into English and other languages by Messiah Foundation International in 2012.[7][8]
RAGS International was renamed to Messiah Foundation International in 2000.[6] MFI claims that Shahi is the Mehdi, Messiah, and Kalki Avatar.[9][10][11] Shahi disappeared from public view in 2001. There have been claims that he died in that year or in 2003, but these are unconfirmed.