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World to end on August 22
Guardian ^
| 08/09/06
| Brian Whitaker
Posted on 08/09/2006 9:02:18 AM PDT by presidio9
Better cancel those holidays. We now have a date for Armageddon, and it's a week on Tuesday - August 22.
This information comes from no lesser source than the Wall Street Journal, where Bernard Lewis, President Bush's favourite historian, provides the details.
"In Islam, as in Judaism and Christianity," the professor writes, "there are certain beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time - Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite Muslims, the long-awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending in the final victory of the forces of good over evil, however these may be defined.
"Mr Ahmadinejad [the Iranian president] and his followers clearly believe that this time is now, and that the terminal struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It may even have a date, indicated by several references by the Iranian president to giving his final answer to the US about nuclear development by August 22. This was at first reported as 'by the end of August', but Mr Ahmadinejad's statement was more precise."
Lewis continues: "What is the significance of August 22? This year, August 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427. This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque', usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (cf, Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and, if necessary, of the world."
This sort of quasi-religious scaremongering always finds a receptive audience in the United States, especially among Christians of the jihadist
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To: presidio9
no! Dammit! It end this
Friday as I just redicted on another thread.
61
posted on
08/09/2006 9:16:03 AM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(You! Shake your junk!)
To: presidio9
Lewis continues: "What is the significance of August 22? This year, August 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427. This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque', usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (cf, Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and, if necessary, of the world."It is a sad day, indeed, when one of the foremost muslim scholars in the world aids the evil ones by omission. He of all people, should know better.
Perhaps Mr. Lewis conveniently assumes that everyone should be well versed in history and in islam. I believe his omission is deliberate and calculated to soften the reality of the insanity of muslims generally.
The highlighted narrative above omits the knowledge that this all happened in a dream or a hallucination, not in reality.
Whether due to illness, or the use of certain substances is unclear, but clearly, it was in a dream.
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posted on
08/09/2006 9:16:05 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: Tijeras_Slim; presidio9
To: presidio9
OK. August 21, either us, or Israel needs to show Iran just what happens when nuclear energy is harnessed:
64
posted on
08/09/2006 9:16:13 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
To: presidio9
In that case, I am not mailing out my monthly bills until the 23rd.
65
posted on
08/09/2006 9:16:37 AM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
To: Tijeras_Slim
This?
66
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:10 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
To: presidio9
At least Microsoft will be off the hook for Vista..
67
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:11 AM PDT
by
rock_lobsta
(cair = hamas = iran = EVIL)
To: presidio9
I started to make a joke about this then stopped when I considered just how unstable these Islamofreaks really are.
Forgive me for being a wet blanket .... but I do hope our military geeks are paying attention. If these monkeys have nothing to fear how much more would it take to start lobbing WMDs at the infidels soon?
68
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:14 AM PDT
by
Fighting Irish
(Béagán agus a rá go maith)
To: Americanwolf
What does one wear to the Apocalypse?
The righteousness of Christ would be most appropriate!
69
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:34 AM PDT
by
bondservant
(Living in Jesusland!)
To: presidio9
Dang, that's my birthday. I guess I'd better open my presents the night before.
70
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:34 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(Why does Israel take border security seriously but we do not, when Islamists wish us both harm?)
To: MikeA
Thanks for your factual voice of reason.
71
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:44 AM PDT
by
Quix
(LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:46 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Crazier than a rattlesnake at a Thai wedding)
To: presidio9
On a "winged horse"? That's horse hockey!
August 22nd is the end? Too bad it comes on a weekday.
73
posted on
08/09/2006 9:17:59 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." - Douglas MacArthur)
To: The Blitherer
"his alleged Iranian attempt to obliterate Israel."
The leader of Iran has publicly SAID he will destroy Israel, but this smug, pimple-assed lib is trying to act as if Lewis made this all up. In his upside-down world, the jihadists are Christians and it is Lewis who believes the end of the world is coming, not the radical Shi Ites..
To: kinghorse
This thread is why Mike Savage says he's given up Michael Savagge is the like the family member that nobody talks about. A total embarassment. I wish we could disown him.
75
posted on
08/09/2006 9:18:40 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Talk about "cats and dogs living together!")
To: presidio9
I hope no one minds if I just pencil it in.
76
posted on
08/09/2006 9:18:41 AM PDT
by
wildehunt
(I told them they'd need horses...)
To: Calpernia
We will need a live thread.
I was thinking the same thing. I took the day off to have an apocalypse party.
To: mkjessup
Check your calendar, it's on a TUESDAY. Awwww. Tuesday doesn't work for me either.
78
posted on
08/09/2006 9:19:08 AM PDT
by
Realism
(Some believe that the facts-of-life are open to debate.....)
To: pbrown
Even unnecessary minutes or seconds are too long to put it off.
Obedience is best promptly and wholeheartedly. But promptly and partially heartedly is better than not.
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posted on
08/09/2006 9:19:11 AM PDT
by
Quix
(LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
To: zek157
Dont forget to take into consideration time zone changes ... I am on the west coast and Israel is 10 hours ahead of me ...
80
posted on
08/09/2006 9:19:48 AM PDT
by
RainMan
(What part of Jihad dont you understand?)
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