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Subject: Muslims Expect Second Coming of THEIR "Messiah" by Spring
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Caveat Lector: "WorldNetDaily" is VERY rightwing and has often
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53577
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Iran website heralding 'Mahdi' by springtime
State media: Shiite messiah to kill archenemy in Jerusalem, may
arrive during next equinox
Posted: December 31, 2006
6:04 p.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
An official state media website in Iran has posted a message
heralding the coming of the Shiite messianic figure, Imam Mahdi,
noting he could arrive with Jesus by the spring equinox.
"Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) will appear all of a
sudden on the world scene with a voice from the skies announcing
his reappearance at the holy Ka'ba in Mecca," the message says.
The Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasting website said in a program
called "The World toward Illumination," that the Mahdi will form an
army to defeat the enemies of Islam in a series of apocalyptic
battles, in which the Mahdi will overcome his archvillain in
Jerusalem.
The Mahdi's far sightedness and firmness in the face of mischievous
elements will strike awe. After his uprising from Mecca all of
Arabia will be submit to him and then other parts of the world as
he marches upon Iraq and established his seat of global government
in the city of Kufa.
Then the Imam will send 10 thousand of his forces to the east and
west to uproot the oppressors. At this time God will facilitate
things for him and lands will come under his control one after the
other. ...
After his appearance the Imam would remain in Mecca for some time,
and then go to Medina. ... a descendant of the Prophet's archenemy
Abu Sofyan will seize Syria and attack Iraq and the Hejaz with the
ferocity of a beast ... finally Imam Mahdi sends troops who kill
the Sofyani in Beit ol-Moqaddas (Jerusalem), the Islamic holy city
in Palestine that is currently under occupation of the Zionists.
(Story continues below)
The Iranian series also claims the Mahdi will reappear on Earth
with Jesus: "We read in the book Tazkarat ol-Olia, 'the Mahdi will
come with Jesus son of Mary accompanying him.' ... Imam Mahdi will
be the leader while Prophet Jesus will act as his lieutenant in the
struggle against oppression and establishment of justice in the
world. Jesus had himself given the tidings of the coming of God's
last messenger and will see Mohammad's ideals materialize in the
time of the Mahdi."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appearing at "The World Without Zionism"
conference Oct. 26, 2005
As WND reported this month, in a greeting to the world's Christians
for the coming new year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said
he expects both Jesus and the Mahdi, to return and "wipe away
oppression."
"I wish all the Christians a very happy new year and I wish to ask
them a question as well," said Ahmadinejad, according to an Iranian
Student News Agency report cited by YnetNews.com
"My one question from the Christians is: What would Jesus do if he
were present in the world today? What would he do before some of
the oppressive powers of the world who are in fact residing in
Christian countries? Which powers would he revive and which of them
would he destroy?" asked the Iranian leader.
"If Jesus were present today, who would be facing him and who would
be following him?"
Ahmadinejad's mystical pre-occupation with the coming of the Mahdi
is raising concerns that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic could
trigger the kind of global conflagration he envisions will set the
stage for the end of the world.
In a videotaped meeting with Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli in Tehran,
Ahmadinejad discussed candidly a strange, paranormal experience he
had while addressing the United Nations in New York last September.
He recounts how he found himself bathed in light throughout the
speech. But this wasn't the light directed at the podium by the
U.N. and television cameras. It was, he said, a light from heaven.
According to a transcript of his comments, obtained and translated
by Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, Ahmadinejad wasn't the only one who
noticed the unearthly light. One of his aides brought it to his
attention.
The Iranian president recalled being told about it by one of his
delegation: "When you began with the words 'in the name of Allah,'
I saw a light coming, surrounding you and protecting you to the end."
Ahmadinejad agreed that he sensed the same thing.
"On the last day when I was speaking, one of our group told me that
when I started to say 'Bismillah Muhammad,' he saw a green light
come from around me, and I was placed inside this aura," he says.
"I felt it myself. I felt that the atmosphere suddenly changed, and
for those 27 or 28 minutes, all the leaders of the world did not
blink. When I say they didn't move an eyelid, I'm not exaggerating.
They were looking as if a hand was holding them there, and had just
opened their eyes – Alhamdulillah!"
Ahmadinejad's "vision" at the U.N. is strangely reminiscent and
alarmingly similar to statements he has made about his personal
role in ushering in the return of the Shiite Muslim messiah.
He sees his main mission, as he recounted in a Nov. 16 speech in
Tehran, as to "pave the path for the glorious reappearance of Imam
Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance."
According to Shiites, the 12th imam disappeared as a child in the
year 941. When he returns, they believe, he will reign on earth for
seven years, before bringing about a final judgment and the end of
the world.
Ahmadinejad is urging Iranians to prepare for the coming of the
Mahdi by turning the country into a mighty and advanced Islamic
society and by avoiding the corruption and excesses of the West.
All Iran is buzzing about the Mahdi, the 12th imam and the role
Iran and Ahmadinejad are playing in his anticipated return. There's
a new messiah hotline. There are news agencies especially devoted
to the latest developments.
"People are anxious to know when and how will He rise; what they
must do to receive this worldwide salvation," says Ali Lari, a
cleric at the Bright Future Institute in Iran's religious center of
Qom. "The timing is not clear, but the conditions are more
specific," he adds. "There is a saying: 'When the students are
ready, the teacher will come.'"
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46982
, 2005
NEWS ANALYSIS
Is Osama
the Mahdi?
Why U.S. faces heightened risk
of nuclear terror through Nov. 2
Posted: October 23, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
Editor's note: This exclusive report by Paul Williams first
appeared in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium, online,
intelligence newsletter published by the founder of WND.
Subscriptions to G2 Bulletin are now available at half price – $99
a year or just $9.95 per month.
By Paul L. Williams
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Will the American Hiroshima occur during Ramadan, which ends Nov. 2?
Islamic clerics point out that the signs in the heavens are
propitious for such an event.
This year [2006], Muslims will experience solar and lunar eclipses
during the holy month. These great heavenly signs, according to
Islamic visionary Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Sahib, foretell the coming of
the "Mahdi," the mighty warrior of the Apocalypse, who will defeat
the army of Yajuj wa-Majuj ("the infidel unbelievers"), led by the
Dabbah or "the Beast." He will lead the Muslims to great victory
and bring forth the Day of Islam, when all of creation falls before
the throne of Allah.
Islamic tradition says that the Mahdi will be a descendant of
Muhammad through his daughter Fatima. He will have a distinctive
forehead, a prominent nose, and a black mole on his face. He will
arise from Arabia and will be called from a cave by Allah to serve
as the savior of all true believers.
Osama bin Laden has the high forehead, the prominent nose, and the
black mole. He hails from Arabia and received his calling from a
cave in Afghanistan.
Bin Laden speaks of the president of the United States as Dabbah,
the beast he must slay, and of the American people as the Yajuj wa-
Majuj, the nation of Gog that he must destroy.
In his edicts and official correspondence, he no longer signs his
name as Osama bin Laden but as Osama bin Muhammad bin Laden.
Is Osama the Mahdi?
Many Muslims believe so.
The solar eclipse occurred Oct. 3 and the lunar eclipse will take
place Oct. 17. This is a unique phenomenon that only occurred once
before – during the Ramadan of 1894. At that time, Muslim scholars
said that the next occurrence of twin eclipses will signal the
appearance of "the divinely guided one" and the end of human history.
One Muslim, who views bin Laden as the Mahdi, is Sheikh Nasir bin
Hamid al Fahd. Al Fahd recently issued a religious ruling or fatwa
on behalf of the clerics of Saudi Arabia that granted bin Laden and
other terrorists the permission to use nuclear weapons against the
United States.
In the fatwa, titled "A Treatise on the Legal Status of Using
Weapons of Mass Destruction against Infidels," al Fahd rules that
international law should not be taken into consideration while
determining if America should be nuked. Islamic law, he says,
overrides all man-made laws.
To the question of whether a nuclear attack would violate the
Islamic teaching that "the basic rule in killing is to do it in a
good manner," al Fahd argues that this teaching means that one
should only kill in a good manner "when one can." He goes on to say
that it is permissible in certain circumstances to kill women,
children, and fellow Muslims for the sake of jihad.
Al Fahd justifies the mass casualties and destruction that would be
caused by the American Hiroshima – the al Qaeda plan to detonate
seven tactical nuclear weapons in seven major U.S. cities – by
arguing that an estimate of the number of Muslims killed by
Americans would total "almost 10 million. He writes: "If a bomb
killed 10 million of them [Americans] and burned as much of their
land as they have burned the lands of Muslims were dropped on them,
it would be permissible, with no need to mention any further
argument."
Al Fahd's fatwa, despite its significance, has not been published –
either in portion or in entirety – by any leading American
newspaper or news outlet. Concern about a possible nuclear attack
on the U.S. during Ramadan was first raised by the CIA's
interception of a communiqué of May 30 from Abu Masals al-Zarqawi
to Osama bin Laden. In the letter, al Zarqawi speaks of a "great
Ramadan offensive" that will create a "fateful confrontation
between the United States and Israel."
Such concern was heightened by the appearance of Ayman al-Zawahiri,
al-Qaida's second in command, on a taped message that was aired on
al-Jazeera Aug. 8. He issued the following warning to the American
people: "What you have seen, O Americans, in New York and
Washington and the losses you are having in Afghanistan and Iraq,
in spite of the blackouts by your media, are only the initial
clashes. ... You will experience horrors that will make you forget
the horrors you have experienced in Vietnam."
In addition to the Double Occultation of the sun and the moon, many
Muslims see other signs that Allah seeks the destruction of the
United States, including the devastation wrought by hurricanes
Katrina and Rita.
Paul Williams is the author of "The Al Qaeda Connection." To read
his follow-up on the heightened threat of nuclear terrorism during
Ramadan, subscribe to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
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