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English translation: موعود


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Urdu term or phrase:maood
English translation:موعود
Entered by: Irshad Muhammad
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07:56 Oct 4, 2008
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Art/Literary - Religion / Ahmadiyya
Urdu term or phrase: maood
Greetings,

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is described as “mahdi maood” and “masih maood” by his followers.

Please, how do you write maood in Urdu, and what is its precise meaning?

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:30
موعود
Explanation:
maood(adj) means Promised, predicted, predestined
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Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30
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many thanks excellent
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6موعود
Irshad Muhammad
5 +2موعودQalam
5موعود
Ata Dar
5مهدي موعود مسيح موعود
a1interpreter


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
موعود


Explanation:
maood(adj) means Promised, predicted, predestined

Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu
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Grading comment
many thanks excellent

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agree  aburiaz
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agree  Asghar Bhatti
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agree  chaman4723
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agree  Ramesh Bhatt
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agree  Qudsia Lone
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agree  Haris Ali Dogar
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
موعود


Explanation:

Promised, Predicted, Prophesised (when from God).



Example sentence(s):
  • The advent of Hadhrat Masih e Maud (Maood)

    Reference: http://www.alislam.org
Qalam
Local time: 07:30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  u2me2them: Explained really well thank you!
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agree  Qudsia Lone: I would remove the word "when" from the parantheses though.
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مهدي موعود مسيح موعود


Explanation:
مهدي موعود \مسيح موعود

Promised Mahdi (The promised return of the twelfth Imam of Shiite version of Islam)
Promised Christ (The promised return of the Christ as some Sunni Muslims believe)

Dictionary.com = the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.

a1interpreter
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Local time: 02:30
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Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in ArabicArabic
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موعود


Explanation:
I would just like to add that the term موعود is not an Urdu term rather it is an Arabic one. However, it is only used in Urdu with having a religious conotation as in the case of Maseeh Alm'uood.

Ata Dar
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Oct 8, 2008 - Changes made by Irshad Muhammad:
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