I don't think bin Laden has proclaimed himself to be the Mahdi, but rather a new caliph. He sees himself more as a temporal leader than a spiritual one.
I don't think bin Laden has proclaimed himself to be the Mahdi, but rather a new caliph. He sees himself more as a temporal leader than a spiritual one.The Mahdi will be the true caliph that all the Islamic faithful should recognize.
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