To: Dajjal
I continue to contend that a lot of this stuff can be traced back to Wahhabism, from which Khomeini borrowed a lot as far as popular eschatology goes. The first Hizb-e-Shaitan of the Wahhabis, even according to pro-Saudi sources, was the "apostate" rulers of the Ottoman Empire.
To: Angelus Errare
I continue to contend that a lot of this stuff can be traced back to Wahhabism, from which Khomeini borrowed a lot as far as popular eschatology goes. The first Hizb-e-Shaitan of the Wahhabis, even according to pro-Saudi sources, was the "apostate" rulers of the Ottoman Empire. I agree. These are not mutually exclusive threads in Muslim eschatology.
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06/25/2003 5:55:44 PM PDT by
Dajjal
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