Iran's Second
Coming
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
told friends he believes the end of the world is only a few years away. He has
also said he believes the way to hasten the arrival of the Islamic messiah is
to unleash an apocalyptic holy war against Christians and Jews. Thus, he has
avowed to annihilate the U.S. and Israel and is feverishly preparing his
military to accomplish just that and now nuclear armament is a piece of the
puzzle thanks to Obama and the United Nations agreements. Their neighbors know
the price that will be paid and the news daily sees the outcome of that
possibility on the horizon.
The
Islamic messiah, a figure known as the Twelfth Imam or Mahdi is in hiding. He
remains the true Sovereign of the world according to them.
Ahmadinejad claims he has been chosen by the Twelfth Imam
to be his representative and helper in this world prior to his return. He has
been given the task to provoke a 'clash
of civilizations' in which the Muslim world, led by Iran, takes on the 'infidel' West, led by the U.S., and
defeats it.
From childhood,
Shia boys are told to cultivate two qualities. The first is entezar, the capacity patiently to wait
for the Imam to return. The second is taajil,
the actions needed to hasten the return. For the Imam's return will coincide
with an apocalyptic battle between the forces of evil and righteousness, with evil
ultimately routed.
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