They will then expect the Mahadi to come struttin' in like those old keep on truckin' posters.
They will then expect the Mahadi to come struttin' in like those old keep on truckin' posters.
You nailed it !!!
Part of the Shiite prophecy is the death of the Saudi King and it occurring in an even numbered year.
In addition:
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According to the tradition, Imam Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law) prophesied that at the End of Times and just before the return of the Mahdi, the Ultimate Saviour, a “tall black man will assume the reins of government in the West.” Commanding “the strongest army on earth,” the new ruler in the West will carry “a clear sign” from the third imam, whose name was Hussein Ibn Ali. The tradition concludes: “Shiites should have no doubt that he is with us.”
In a curious coincidence Obama’s first and second names—Barack Hussein—mean “the blessing of Hussein” in Arabic and Persian. His family name, Obama, written in the Persian alphabet, reads O Ba Ma, which means “he is with us,” the magic formula in Majlisi’s tradition.
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http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/26/obama-iran-ahmadinejad-oped-cx_at_1026taheri.html
And this charming video that was widely distributed in Iran.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwiadYT-N9k