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Mahdist is the term used to qualify the followers of Muhammad Ahmad, a late 19th century self-proclaimed muslim prophet who ruled over Sudan for a brief period. The Mahdists called themselves Ansar(helpers) a word from the islamic tradition, that was originally used for the helpers of the prophet Muhammed. The British generally called them Dervishes, a term normally applied to members of the Sufi orders, apparently to denote the |perceived fanaticism of the Mahdist warriors as they appeared excessively zealous in pursuit of the jihad, or holy war.