http://www.answers.com/main/ntq-tname-mahdi-fts_start-
Signs indicating the emergence of the Mahdi
Shi'a sources
The 6th Shi'a Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq, is reported to have said:
"Before the appearance of the one who will rise, peace be upon him, the people will be reprimanded for their acts of disobedience by a fire that will appear in the sky and a redness that will cover the sky. It will swallow up Baghdad, and will swallow up Kufa. Their blood will be shed and houses destroyed. Death will occur amid their people and a fear will come over the people of Iraq from which they shall have no rest."
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OPINION: Hopefully the right-thinking citizens still in Iran will give AllMyJihad, his mahdi visions, and the extremist mullahs an attitude adjustment sooner vs. later.
Hmm, living and working in Baghdad your post is disturbing. At least I'll be inside a concrete palace tonight.