Husayn ibn Ali gave a speech to people the day before his departure from Mecca and said:
“... The death is a certainty for mankind, just like the trace of necklace on the neck of young girls. And I am enamoured of my ancestors like eagerness of Jacob to Joseph ... Everyone, who is going to devote his blood for ours sake and is prepared to meet Allah, must depart with us...”
The battle of Karbala: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala
Obviously the first part of the quote, “The death is a certainty for mankind” is the message.
I am taking this threat seriously. It might not just be NYC for all we know.
Prayers going up for the safety of our nation.