Iran's Messianic Menace

FrontPage Magazine ^ | 10 January 2006 | Daniel Pipes

[unionblue83]

Thanks to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, a new word has entered the political vocabulary: mahdaviat.

Not surprisingly, it’s a technical religious term. Mahdaviat derives from mahdi, Arabic for “rightly-guided one,” a major figure in Islamic eschatology. He is, explains the Encyclopaedia of Islam, “the restorer of religion and justice who will rule before the end of the world.” The concept originated in the earliest years of Islam and, over time, became particularly identified with the Shi‘ite branch. Whereas “it never became an essential part of Sunni religious doctrine,” continues the encyclopedia, “Belief in the coming of the Mahdi of the Family of the Prophet became a central aspect of the faith in radical Shi‘ism,” where it is also known as the return of the Twelfth Imam.

[unionblue83]

This dude is certifiable. A certifiable nuclear target.

[Denny0205]

Tell this A$$hole to keep on jawing; I heard that Ariel Sharon can now move his finger. Soon he will have enough strength to push the "LAUNCH" button.

[dennisw]

Their pedoprophet was also certifiable. Just look at the mess he made

[newcthem]

Lets hope the end of the world happens a little faster in this clowns part of the world than it does in ours.