Posted on 05/05/2025 9:00:54 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
New Yorkers and writers all think concrete is cement
The Times of Israel called it a “concrete factory”. See my #7:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4315263/posts?page=7#7
So the Israelis must know the difference. :)
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With Grok3 you must rephrase queries. So now I get>>>>>
The well that Twelver Shia Muslims pilgrimage to is closely linked to the belief in the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, who is the twelfth and final Imam in Twelver Shia Islam. According to tradition, after going into occultation (a state of hiddenness to protect him from persecution), the Imam is believed to be in a kind of suspended state and will return at the end of times to bring justice.
One of the most significant pilgrimage sites associated with the Hidden Imam is the Jamkaran Mosque near Qom, Iran. Local belief holds that the twelfth Imam is spiritually present there, and many Shia faithful visit the mosque and its well to pray and drop written requests for help, hoping the Imam will read them and intercede on their behalf.
Another important site is in Samarra, Iraq, where the Hidden Imam is said to have disappeared. There, a cellar or basement-sometimes referred to as the “Gate of Occultation” (Bab-al Ghayba)-is considered sacred, and Shia pilgrims gather to pray for the Imam’s return.
These pilgrimage practices reflect the central doctrines of Occultation (Ghayba) and Return (Raj’a) in Twelver Shia Islam, emphasizing the ongoing spiritual presence and eventual reappearance of the Hidden Imam to establish justice in the world.
Would you like to know more about the rituals performed at these sites or the broader beliefs about the Hidden Imam?
“The bombs should be falling on Bandar Shapur.”
Their unholy city of Qom is better. It will spook the Twelver numpties. Hit the Qom airport control tower with a missile or three.
The twelver holy man Imam al-Mahdi is holed up in a well or some other underground location in Qom, at the big mosque there.
Imam al-Mahdi croaked ~12 centuries ago.
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The Houthis are not Twelvers. They originate from the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam, which is distinct from Twelver Shi’ism. Zaidis-sometimes called “Fivers”-believe in a different line of imams than Twelvers, and their religious doctrines and practices differ significantly. Twelver Shi’ism, which is the dominant sect in Iran, recognizes a line of twelve imams, while Zaidis recognize only five and have different criteria for leadership.
However, due to close political and military ties with Iran, some Twelver Shiite practices and commemorations (such as Ashura and Eid al-Ghadir) have become more visible among the Houthis in recent years. Still, at their core, the Houthis remain Zaidi, not Twelver.
If you want more details about the differences between Zaidi and Twelver Shia Islam, just ask!
We also lost Korea in DC!
AND, the War on Terror!
AND, the War on Drugs!
AND the War on Abortion!
ALL LOST IN DC!
HSAT, their is a new sheriff in DC!
WINNING IS WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ALL ABOUT!
WE AMERICANS ARE DONE WITH LOSING!
MAGA!
You get your info from an AI bot. I got mine from 2 Iranian patriots in exile.
I won’t argue against your point
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