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SPOTLIGHT iran ’ s version of imam mehdi :

SPOTLIGHT iran ’ s version of imam mehdi :

The Hoax Uncovered

Saudi Arabia removed all mention of Imam Mehdi from its version of Islam and concocted the notion of an end times caliph . On the other hand , Iran and its associated religious sect , Shi ’ ism , is very vocal about the emergence of Imam Mehdi .

Shi ’ ism is a doctrine which bases its belief system on the sayings of Prophet Mohammad and prominent members of his household .
They believe that Imam Mehdi will be the 12th Imam , the last in a line of accomplished descendants of Prophet Mohammad . They think that he is the lost son of Imam Askari , who disappeared in his childhood over a millennium ago .
This belief is not shared by any other sect in mainstream Islam .
Iran on a state level is projecting an impression of Imam Mehdi which is nowhere near the real concept of Imam Mehdi . They believe that Imam Mehdi will come exclusively for the Iranian people to fulfill their political aspirations .
Former President of Iran , Mahmoud Ahmedinejad , infamously stated to the UN Security Council , ‘ Imam Mehdi will come and destroy all of you .’
To further their political goals , Iranian leadership have suggested a full-scale nuclear war on the world ‘ in
Former President of Iran , Mahmoud Ahmedinejad
order to hasten the arrival of Imam Mehdi .’ Due to this rhetoric so dangerously linked to nuclear warfare , the West sees Iran as a great threat and the personality of Imam Mehdi as an enemy to peace .
Iran declares that their Imam Mehdi will destroy Israel and be an enemy of the United States of America . It considers both Israel and the United States of America to be manifestations of the devil .
Like the Wahhabis , Iran pojects the notion that Imam Mehdi will preach Shi ’ ite Islam and lead the Iranians to victory against their political enemies .
However , according to a saying listed in a reference book printed by the Iranian government , Al-Ghayba , Imam Mehdi will introduce a new principle , a new book , a new custom and a new system of punishment . [ Imam Jafar Sadiq ( Al-Majlisi , Bihar al-Anwar , Vol . 52 , p . 354 )]
This clearly suggests that Imam Mehdi will not promote Islam ; rather he will introduce extraordinary
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