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Iran:"Iman Ali Prophesied-Tall Black man Will Rise to Power in the West Before the Return of Mahdi"
weaselzippers.net ^ | October 26, 2008 | Zip

Posted on 10/26/2008 6:12:40 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Take a wild guess, who do the Mullahs think that "tall black man" is?......

Barack Obama the "promised warrior" coming to help the Hidden Imam of Shiite Muslims conquer the world?

The question has made the rounds in Iran since last month, when a pro-government Web site published a Hadith (or tradition) from a Shiite text of the 17th century. The tradition comes from Bahar al-Anvar(meaning Oceans of Light) by Mullah Majlisi, a magnum opus in 132 volumes and the basis of modern Shiite Islam.

According to the tradition, Imam Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (the prophet's cousin and son-in-law) prophesied that at the End of Times and just before the return of the Mahdi, the Ultimate Saviour, a "tall black man will assume the reins of government in the West."Commanding "the strongest army on earth," the new ruler in the West will carry "a clear sign" from the third imam, whose name was Hussein Ibn Ali. The tradition concludes: "Shiites should have no doubt that he is with us."

In a curious coincidence Obama's first and second names--Barack Hussein--mean "the blessing of Hussein" in Arabic and Persian. His family name, Obama, written in the Persian alphabet, reads O Ba Ma, which means "he is with us," the magic formula in Majlisi's tradition.

Mystical reasons aside, the Khomeinist establishment sees Obama's rise as another sign of the West's decline and the triumph of Islam.Obama's promise to seek unconditional talks with the Islamic Republic is cited as a sign that the U.S. is ready to admit defeat. Obama's position could mean abandoning three resolutions passed by the United Nations Security Council setting conditions that Iran should meet to avoid sanctions.Seeking unconditional talks with the Khomeinists also means an admission of moral equivalence between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic. It would imply an end to the description by the U.S. of the regime as a "systematic violator of human rights."

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: iran; islam; obama

1 posted on 10/26/2008 6:12:41 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

ping


2 posted on 10/26/2008 6:14:34 PM PDT by unkus
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Time to drop the atomic ham bomb.


3 posted on 10/26/2008 6:14:59 PM PDT by screaminsunshine
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To: Free ThinkerNY

OMG!! Now the religion of Satan is prophesying Obama? Good Lord, he is the Anti-Christ. Words of Jesus, when you see the Obamanation of desolation, flee to the wilderness


4 posted on 10/26/2008 6:15:39 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The only discrepancy here is that the name “Hussein” is a Sunni name and usually not regarded highly by Shia (Shiites).


5 posted on 10/26/2008 6:16:22 PM PDT by FloridaBattleGround
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To: unkus
Mystical reasons aside, the Khomeinist establishment sees Obama's rise as another sign of the West's decline...

I think I might have to agree with that.
6 posted on 10/26/2008 6:17:15 PM PDT by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Michael Jordan?


7 posted on 10/26/2008 6:17:30 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Just say No to Lawyers! Palin '08! (oh and McWhatshisname too. I guess))
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To: screaminsunshine

LOL


8 posted on 10/26/2008 6:17:36 PM PDT by Twinkie (Democratic Party = Communist Party)
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To: FloridaBattleGround
Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (حسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب)‎ (third of Shaban 4 AH / 8th January 626 AD, at Medina - tenth of Muharram 61 AH / 10th October 680 AD, at Karbala) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the son of Ali, the first Imam, and the fourth Caliph, and Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra. Hussein ibn Ali is revered as a martyr who fought tyranny, as the third Imam by most Shi’a Muslims[16], and as the second Imam by the majority of Ismaili Shi'a Muslims.[citation needed] Shi'ahs regard Hussein as an Imam (lord of the spiritual kingdom) and a martyr. He is believed to be the third imam. He set out on his path in order to save Islam and the Ummah from annihilation at the hands of Yazid. According to Shi'a belief he was a willing sacrifice to religious necessity, and Shi'as view Hussein as an exemplar of courage and resistance against tyranny. Ashura, a day of mourning and self-reflection, is held in honor of his suffering. As a reward for Hussein's suffering, he will be allowed to intercede for the faithful on the day of judgment.[32] The saying, "Every day is Ashura, every land is Karbala," is a reminder to live one's life as Hussein did on Ashura, with total sacrifice to Allah and for others. This saying also signifies "We must always remember, because there is suffering everywhere". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali
9 posted on 10/26/2008 6:21:52 PM PDT by camerakid400
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To: Free ThinkerNY; FARS

Ping


10 posted on 10/26/2008 6:35:22 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (I will not vote for Obama not because he is black, but because he is RED)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

From - Barack Obama - “Audacity of Hope”: ‘I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.’


11 posted on 10/26/2008 6:38:46 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Time to launch some Minuteman ICBM’s.


12 posted on 10/26/2008 6:48:37 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (Is Barak HUSSEIN Obama an Anti-Christ? - B.O. Stinks! (Robert Riddle))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I was going to dismiss this posting since it was from a site called Weaselzippers, but then I followed the link to its original source, Forbes.....hardly a kook publication.


13 posted on 10/26/2008 6:50:01 PM PDT by edpc
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Barack Obama the "promised warrior" coming to help the Hidden Imam of Shiite Muslims conquer the world?"

More like to set Satan loose upon the world.

14 posted on 10/26/2008 6:51:13 PM PDT by Freedom Dignity n Honor (There are permanent moral truths.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

15 posted on 10/26/2008 7:20:53 PM PDT by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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To: Islander7

FREEPER ROBE Prophesied that a short balding WASP who suffered under the hands of a Communist regime will NUKE the S4!t out of Iran


16 posted on 10/26/2008 8:45:31 PM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I’m no Bible scholar but Obama does have an anti-Christ demeanor


17 posted on 10/26/2008 8:49:00 PM PDT by wardaddy (if we win it will be because of God, not Mccain's awful and naive campaigning)
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To: FloridaBattleGround

Opposite, man. Husayn is the 3rd Imam, the sayyid al shuhada2, the lord of martyrs who willingly gave his life so that Shi3a could enter paradise. There is a huge body of traditions built around Husayn & his martyrdom at Karbala. The 3Ashura2 traditions are the biggest example.

Names like Muhammed, Ali, Husayn, etc. are originally traditional Arab names from the Hijaz region, by the way. Husayn is not a taboo name for Sunnah either.

Hated names for Shi3a are names like Mu3awiya & Yazid. Maybe you are thinking of one of those?


18 posted on 10/27/2008 5:22:52 AM PDT by forkinsocket
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To: forkinsocket

You are right sorry... I got them mixed up. Thanks for squaring me away. Either way, these radical associations are tremendously frightening. Keep praying hard and let’s win this thing!!!


19 posted on 10/27/2008 8:18:42 AM PDT by FloridaBattleGround
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