Turban Turkey, where it was still worn by their Greek-speaking descendants in the early 20th century. The Islamic prophet, Muhammad, who lived 570–632, is believed to have worn a turban in white, the most holy colour. Shiah clergies today wear white turbans unless they are descendants of prophet Muhammad or Sayyid, in which case they wear a black turban. Many Muslim men choose to wear green, because it represents paradise, especially among followers of Sufism. In parts of North Africa, where blue is common, the shade of a turban can signify the tribe of the wearer. Contemporary turbans come in many
Muhammad Sharif (Kalifa) al-Mahdi, daughter of the Mahdi, and their son Husain al-Khalifa Muhammad Sharif (1888–1928) was a pioneer journalist in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Sources Muhammad Sharif (Kalifa) Sayyid Muhammad Sharif (died 1899) was one of the three Kalifas or lieutenants of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885), who styled himself the Mahdi, the others being Ali wad Hilu and Abdallahi ibn Muhammad. Muhammad Sharif was the son of Hamid Muhammad, first cousin of the Mahdi. When Muhammed Ahmad died on 22 June 1885, in theory the Kalifas were jointly responsible for ruling the ""Mahdiyah"", as the Mahdist state of Sudan was known. In practice, Abdallahi