Ahmadinejad’s Apocalyptic Ambitions (Brad Macdonald)
In Brad Macdonald's column today on THE TRUMPET, he gives an excellent description of the Iranian threat, led of course by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
"Oh Allah, give me the strength to hasten the return of the Promised One.”
That is an unusual request, particularly given the stage on which it was made. For the few ever given the opportunity to speak before world leaders at the UN General Assembly, the occasion is generally used to define and debate world problems, advance national foreign policy, garner support for humanitarian programs or request financial assistance.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is different. Given the opportunity, he has no compunction about standing before world leaders, bowing his head, and praying for the personal strength to usher in the return of the Promised One.
The belief of a returning Mahdi, or 12th imam, is a defining doctrine within the most populous group of Shiites (known as Ithna Ashari, or “Twelvers”), to which Ahmadinejad belongs. Iran’s president—who pines for the extermination of the Jewish state and is gunning for a nuclear arsenal—is a staunch adherent to the mahdaviat, which is “belief in and efforts to prepare for the Mahdi,” according to the Encyclopaedia of Islam.
Iran’s leader doesn’t just believe the Mahdi is about to return—he considers it his responsibility to cause the apocalyptic conditions that he believes will surround his return!
He ends his column with a reference to a short (and free) online book highlighting Iran as Daniel's "King of the South". The book is a bit out-dated because it references President Bush during his first term of office, but none-the-less has some very insightful passages. You can download and/or read it here: The King of the South (PDF version).
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