Iran Prepares for the End of the World, page 1

Iran is ramping up for a religious war against the west!

Greeting humans. I know there are numerous speculatory threads existing about the intentions of Israel, the Intentions of The United States and the intentions of Iran.

I heard something today that disturbed me. It was in reference to the 'Mahdi.' The statement was made that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has referred to having talks with the awaited prophet that will signal the end times. He has built roads and temples for him.

Religious doctrine is forcing the decisions of Iran and when a country is zealously following what they feel to be the dictate of God, what will stop them?

Apparently, the Mahdi is overdue and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad feels it is his duty to prepare the way for him.

Not surprisingly, it's a technical religious term. Mahdaviat derives from mahdi, Arabic for "rightly-guided one," a major figure in Islamic eschatology. He is, explains the Encyclopaedia of Islam, "the restorer of religion and justice who will rule before the end of the world." The concept originated in the earliest years of Islam and, over time, became particularly identified with the Shi‘ite branch. Whereas "it never became an essential part of Sunni religious doctrine," continues the encyclopedia, "Belief in the coming of the Mahdi of the Family of the Prophet became a central aspect of the faith in radical Shi‘ism," where it is also known as the return of the Twelfth Imam.

Mahdaviat means "belief in and efforts to prepare for the Mahdi."

www.danielpipes.org...

He often raises the topic, and not just to Muslims. When addressing the United Nations in September, Mr. Ahmadinejad flummoxed his audience of world political leaders by concluding his address with a prayer for the Mahdi's appearance: "O mighty Lord, I pray to you to hasten the emergence of your last repository, the Promised One, that perfect and pure human being, the one that will fill this world with justice and peace."

Mahdaviat has direct and ominous implications for the U.S.-Iran confrontation, says an Ahmadinejad supporter, Hamidreza Taraghi of Iran's hard-line Islamic Coalition Society. It implies seeing Washington as the rival to Tehran and even as a false Mahdi. For Mr. Ahmadinejad, the top priority is to challenge America, and specifically to create a powerful model state based on "Islamic democracy" by which to oppose it. Mr. Taraghi predicts trouble ahead unless Americans fundamentally change their ways.

Wow, so instead of th Antichrist, Obama is now the 'False Mahdi.' Is that a promotion?

Just as western religions have their end-time prophesies, Islam is no different, but the intricacies of the beliefs are quite dissimilar.

What I truly hope is that someone familiar with the teachings of Islam that pertain to the appearance of the Mahdi will enlighten us as to how this pertains to Iran today.

The president of Iran seems intent on speeding the fulfillment of necessary prophesy. This is a scary thing.

Feel free to hit up his blog and see what's cooking.

www.ahmadinejad.ir...

another source:

irshad.org...

I wonder whose side God is on.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

That thread may be of use to you. It isn't from an Islamic perspective, but it still sheds light on the subject.

Originally posted by EMPIRE
www.abovetopsecret.com...

That thread may be of use to you. It isn't from an Islamic perspective, but it still sheds light on the subject.

Thank you EMPIRE.

Momma's gonna be so mad when I tell her I have more reading to do.

reply to post by KSPigpen

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Hi KS,

I believe there is a fundamental problem here. I joke about preemptive strikes, by calling them Preemptive Love Strikes of Peace.

After all that is how they are billed to us; war monger's tell us that attacks, and war are good for peace.

Now those very war monger's are being beaten at their game of false rhetoric, and I am talking about the countries of: US/UK/Germany/France/Israel.

What is Our US Army doing all over the World? They say protecting U.S. Citizens, but I think along with calling a preemptive strike for what it is, which is a cold blooded surprise attack, We should call protecting US Citizens for what it really is; which is the US Govt. using taxpayer money to look after global private business interests.

Now, all that being said the amount of disinformation out currently is sickening, and I know it is disinformation. As the countries calling for preemptive love strikes of peace are being beaten back by their rhetoric being shown for the very lies they are, now the push has changed direction at an assault on the very differences in culture.

To end this, how is the Evangelical Christian any different then the disinfo spreading? Iran is calling for peace, while the Christian World is calling for war in the Middle East.

Yes, I've heard it more often than not from living in the bible belt how many do prey for the final war, and rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem............

They prey for war
S&F

ps. I would recommend this thread. It shows a lot. How Ron Paul is saying no, How Obama is following Bush's war rhetoric, and being denounced by socialism, how fox news is ramping up toward a war, and how their very evidence is skewed based off the fact that Israel is doing it too, but "we must protect them. www.abovetopsecret.com...

[edit on 29-9-2009 by sanchoearlyjones]

Iran is mostly talk. When push comes to shove they'll shut up. You know Ahmadinejad (I think we should put an 'ih' in between the j and a) will shut up and say the opposite when an Israeli war plane crosses into Iranian airspace.

On a lighter note,

Secret Song of the Jihadists

That is satire and I'll take it out of the post in approximately 6 hours.

There is a lot of talk lately about attacking Iran.

Well, Pick your City:

The Bush administration has built a new generation of nuclear weapons that we call ‘usable’ nukes, and they have a nuclear ‘posture’ now, which permits the use of nuclear weapons in a non-nuclear environment if the Commander in Chief deems U.S forces to be at significant risk. If we start bombing Iran (I tell you now it’s not going to work).

My concern is that we will use nuclear weapons to break the backbone of Iranian resistance and it may not work, but what it will do is this: It will unleash the nuclear genie. So to all those Americans out there tonight who are saying, you know what, taking on Iran is a good thing… . And if we use nuclear weapons, the genie ain’t going back in the bottle until an American city is taken out by an Islamic weapon in retaliation. So tell me, you want to go to war against Iran, pick your city. Pick your city. Tell me which one you want gone. Seattle? L.A.? Boston? New York? Miami? Pick one! Because at least one’s going. And that’s something we should all think about before marching down this path of insanity.

Do not forget that American Boys and Men are positioned between the Israeli state and any Iranian counter-attack. By virtue off this they can both be used by Israel to threaten Iran and influence' America.

*Imagine if Israel attacked Iran and the US troops in Iraq moved aside and created a corridor for the Iranians to pass through.

reply to post by Exuberant1

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Doesn't matter. Personal experiences cannot be refuted unless you have proof it did not happen.
I'm not saying you have to believe him, I'm just saying it doesn't matter if you do or not.

I'd like to hear more about how the meeting came about, but, not in this thread.

Disbelief noted and discarded.

Cuhail

reply to post by star in a jar

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Oh my goodness, lest we forget the Ultra Orthodox Talmudic Zionists who are wailing for war,

I just love how people with zero knowledge of Israel (unlike me, the zeroknowledge) write this kind of stuff. Who exactly are those awful U.O.T.Z wailing for war? If it is current Israeli leadership - then they are only Z wailing for war. Because U.O.T are anti - Z, even if the same U.O.T are wailing for war too.
Jokes aside - Zionism is not a religious movement. Actually it was anti-religious movement in the beginning,since it was only an extension of early socialism.It is not hard to understand. Just a little reading will do. The most fundamentalistic Orthodox (Talmudic by the way) Jews are against Israel,Zionism and visit Ahmadinejad pretty often.
www.youtube.com...
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