Imam Ali (a.s) has said that nine definite signs will precede the emergence of Imam Mahdi (a.s). These nine signs are:
- Dajaal will emerge.
- A loud voice will be heard from the sky.
- Sufiani will appear and wage a fierce war.
- The army of Sufiani will be swallowed by a sudden opening of the land between Makka and Medina in the desert of Baida.
- A revered wise saint will be murdered in Makka. (This saint is to be a Hashimite descent.)
- A Seyyid descendant of Imam Hassan (a.s) will emerge with his army.
- The army of Seyyid-e-Hassan and an image of a man will appear in the sky opposite the sun.
- There will be two eclipses in the holy month of Ramadhan contrary to the normal order and calculation and the eclipse of the moon.
- On three occasions a loud voice from the sky will be heard in the holy month of Ramadhan.
"The army of Sufiani will be swallowed by a sudden opening of the land between Makka and Medina in the desert of Baida."
Were some people just caught by the Saudi's trying to blow up Mecca? It almost sounds like they are trying to MAKE a prophecy come true. Smoke and mirrors to justify the Qur'an
I think it's helpful to try to figure out what they're thinking. This is, after all, a religious war for them.
The belief that they are "just like us" and that they are rational certainly won't get us very far.