Religious Madman DIALOG Disastrous!
Madmen Believe 12TH Imam will Arise!
Iran claims 12TH Imam will destroy US!
12th Imam Theology is surely Madness!
Do not stick out your hand to mad Dogs!
Do not stick our your hand to 2 Madmen,
WHO Now Believe In Ancient 12TH IMAM,
That has lived for centuries in the Occult,
In DEEP Well in the Persian Land of IRAN!
Obama is Still trying to Practice Diplomacy
In dialogue with madmen who despise Us!
Madmen like Hitler Will Only respond to Fist
Iranian leaders aren’t exception to the Rule!
April 1, 2010
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12th Imam – Muhammad al-Mahdi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to Twelver Shi’as Imam Hujjat al-Mahdī (or Hujjat ibn Hasan ibn Ali) is the twelfth Imam and the Mahdi, the ultimate savior of humankind. Other Shi’a schools adhere to different Imam successions and do not, along with Sunnis, consider ibn-Al-Hassan the Mahdi. Twelver Shi’as believe that Mahdi was born in 868 and has been hidden by God (referred to as the Occultation) to later emerge to fulfill his mission.
Birth and early life according to Twelver Shi’a
Twelver Shi’as believe that Mahdi was born in 868 AD as Hujjat ibn Hasan ibn Ali. His mother, Narjis (Melika), was a Byzantine princess who pretended to be a slave so that she might travel from her kingdom to Arabia.
His father, Hasan al-Askari, is believed to have been the eleventh and penultimate Shi’ a Im
am. Shi’as believe that his birth was kept a secret due to the persecution that the Shi’a were facing during this time at the hands of Al-Mu’ tamid, the Abbasid Caliph.
To support Mahdi’s claim, Twelver Shi’as quote the following Hadith: “I and `Ali are the fathers of this nation; whoever knows us very well also knows Allah, and whoever denies us also denies
Allah, the Unique, the Mighty. And from `Ali’s descendants are my grandsons al¬-Hasan and al-¬Husayn, who are the masters of the youths of Paradise, and from al-¬Husayn’s descendants shall be nine: whoever obeys them obeys me, and whoever disobeys them also disobeys me; the ninth among them is their Qa’im and Mahdi.” (These Hadiths are not recognized as authentic by Sunnis)
The eleventh Shi’a Imam Hasan al-Askari died on 1 January 874 AD (8th Rabi’ al-awwal, 260 AH) and since that day, his son Mahdi is believed by Shi’as to be the Imam, appointed by God, to lead the believers of the era. The most popular account of al-Mahdi in Shi’a literature is taken from his father’s funeral. It is reported that as the funeral prayer was about to begin, al-Mahdi’s uncle, Jafar ibn Ali approached to lead the prayers. However, al-Mahdi approached and commanded, “Move aside, uncle; only an Imam can lead the funeral prayer of an Imam.” Jafar moved aside, and the five-year-old child led the funeral prayer for his father. It is reported that it was at this very moment that al-Mahdi disappeared and went into ghaybat, or occultation.
Significance of the Twelfth Imam
Some hadith indicate significance to the twelfth generation
of descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
A hadith from the Shi’a text (Kitab Al-Kafi) containing a conversation between the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and a man named al-Asbagh ibn Nubata, as well as a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim in which Muhammad speaks of Twelve Successors.
From Sahih Bukhari:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: I heard Muhammad saying, “There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic world).” He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, “All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish.”
In a hadith widely regarded as authentic, Muhammad said,
Even if the entire duration of the world’s existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before the Day of Judgment, God will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of Ahl al-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will then fill the Earth with peace and justice as it
will have been filled with injustice and tyranny before then.
The Occultation
Main article: The Occultation
Shi’as believe that, for various reasons, God concealed the twelfth and current Shi’a Imam, al-Mahdi, from humankind.
The period of occultation (ghaybat) is believed to consist of two parts:
Ghaybat al-Sughra or Minor Occultation (874-939) is the shorter of the two periods, during which deputies of the Imam maintained communication to the rest of the world.
Ghaybat al-Kubra or Maj
or Occultation began 939 and is believed to continue until a time decided by God, when the Mahdi will reappear to bring absolute justice to the world.
Minor Occultation
Main article: Minor Occultation
During the Minor Occultation (Ghaybat al-Sughra), it is believed that al-Mahdi maintained contact with his followers via deputies (Arab. an-nuwāb al-arbaʕa). They represented him and acted as agents between him and his followers.
Reappearance
Twelver Shi’as cite various references from the Qur’an and reports, or Hadith, from Mahdi and the twelve Shi’a Imams with regard to the reappearance of al-Mahdi who would, in accordance with God’s command, bring justice and peace to the world by establishing Islam throughout the world.
Mahdi is reported to have said:
“During the last times, my people will be afflicted with terrible and unprecedented calamities and misfortunes from their rulers, so much so that this vast earth will appear small to them. Persecution and injustice will engulf the earth. The believers will find no shelter to seek refuge from these tortures and injustices.
At such a time, God will raise from my progeny a man who will establish peace and justice on this earth in the same way as it had been filled with injustice and distress.”
Shi’as believe that al-Mahdi will reappear when the world has fallen into chaos and civil war emerges between the human race for no reason. At this time, it is believed, half of the true believers will ride from Yemen carrying white flags to Mecca, while the other half will ride from Karbala, in Iraq, carrying black flags to Mecca. At this time, al-Mahdi will come wielding God’s Sword, the Blade of Evil’s Bane, Zulfiqar (Ar, the Double-Bladed Sword.
Begin 4 Excerpts via The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert
Excerpt 1 from the New York Times
Obama Offers Engagement in Video Message to Iranians
Helene Cooper
President Obama delivered his second message to the Iranian people for the festival of Nowruz, which marks the Iranian New Year, releasing a video on Saturday in which he again offered Iran’s leaders engagement with the U.S. But he tempered his offer for dialogue with a threat of international sanctions if Tehran did not rein in its nuclear ambitions.
“You have refused good faith proposals from the international community,” he said, adding, “Faced with an extended hand, Iran’s leaders have shown only a clenched fist….We know what you’re against; now tell us what you’re for.” (New York Times)
Excerpt 2 from the UK Times
Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects New Obama Offer of Dialogue as a “Plot”
Hugh Tomlinson and David Charter
Iran’s Supreme Leader Sunday rejected a renewed offer of dialogue with Washington from President Obama, and accused the U.S. of continuing to plot against Tehran while offering peace. Khamenei accused Obama of arrogance for using a Persian new year message to repeat his offer of talks. On Saturday Obama sent a message saying that Washington would maintain its “commitment to a more hopeful future for the Iranian people….Our offer of comprehensive diplomatic contacts and dialogue stands.” (Times-UK)
Excerpt 3 from the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ahmadinejad’s New Year’s Message
“The spring of human prosperity is the establishment of praying for one God and justice in the world, which will be built by the Lord of the Age [the Shi’ite 12th Imam, the Mahdi]….The age is the age of the appearance [of Imam Mahdi]. The mystery of persistence, happiness and the growing awareness of the Iranian nation is in faith and hope for the rule of the Imam in the world.”
“The government is determined to assert its presence in managing the world wisely and powerfully in order to restore the Iranian nation’s honorable position….All of you should be ready, as tomorrow belongs to us.” (Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Persian)
Begin Excerpt 4 from the New York Times
New Efforts on Iran Sanctions Run into Familiar Snags
David E.
Sanger
It was Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who, nearly a year ago, fired the Obama administration’s first warning shots about imposing “crippling sanctions” against Iran. Now, no one in the Obama administration has used the word “crippling” in public in a long while; instead, the new line is that taking time and maintaining unity – code words for Chinese and Russian cooperation – are more important than rushing ahead amid international divisions over how best to convince Iran that the cost of continuing uranium enrichment will be prohibitive.
The delays and the potential for a substantially watered-down resolution highlight the difficulty Obama has encountered in demonstrating results from the underlying argument of his engagement with Iran: that if he made a bona fide effort to negotiate and was rebuffed, it would be a lot easier to win meaningful sanctions. Some senior administration officials acknowledge that if there are sanctions, they may take months to enact, while Iran steadily adds
to its stockpile of fuel. White House officials have dropped, at least for now, talk of cutting off refined gasoline products to Iran, for fear that would hurt the people more than the government. (New York Times)
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