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Iranian Chief of Staff Firouzabadi Writes Letter to Hidden Imam
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch 2492 ^ | August 17, 2009 | n/a

Posted on 08/17/2009 10:40:42 PM PDT by Cindy

Special Dispatch - No. 2492 August 17, 2009

On July 12, 2009, the Iranian news agency ISNA published a letter written by Iranian chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi to the Hidden Imam (the Shi'ite messiah, also called the Mahdi). In his letter, Firouzabadi depicts the post-election protests as a conspiracy against the Iranian regime by the West and the reformists in Iran. He also rejects accusations of Basij brutality, saying that the group did not act against the Iranian people in suppressing the protests, but rather tried to protect them. He concludes by urging the Hidden Imam to come speedily and launch a worldwide Islamic revolution.

Following are excerpts from the letter:"

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; almahdialmontazar; fatty; firouzabadi; firouzabelly; hiddenimam; iran; isna; mahdi; themahdi; yazdi

1 posted on 08/17/2009 10:40:43 PM PDT by Cindy
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SNIPPET from post no. 1:

"He concludes by urging the Hidden Imam to come speedily and launch a worldwide Islamic revolution."

2 posted on 08/17/2009 10:41:24 PM PDT by Cindy
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A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html


3 posted on 08/17/2009 10:41:56 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Oorang; Velveeta; Jeff Head; Jet Jaguar; Squantos; backhoe; Allegra; Alouette; abu afak; ...

ping


4 posted on 08/17/2009 10:44:55 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
One sect of this murderous cult believes
their next prophet will be born by a man.

They check their feces by hand to see if
any lumps is their prophet.

5 posted on 08/17/2009 10:45:57 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hiddenimam/index


6 posted on 08/17/2009 10:46:10 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
He's makin a list

Checkin it twice

Gonna find out who's naughty or nice

The Grand Puuuba is comin to townnnnnnn!

7 posted on 08/17/2009 10:46:22 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
One sect of this murderous cult believes their next prophet will be born by a man. They check their feces by hand to see if any lumps is their prophet.

They aught to check over at 1600 Pennsylvania...

8 posted on 08/17/2009 10:47:41 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Cindy
"Iranian Chief of Staff Firouzabadi Writes Letter to Hidden Imam"

Hidden Imam, AKA the Rebel, the anti Christ, satan

9 posted on 08/17/2009 10:51:30 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Dajjal; backhoe; piasa; SJackson; Nachum

Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/19229.htm

‘Jomhouri-e Eslami’: Yazdi’s Statements On Duty To Obey President Are Dangerous

The Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami, which supports Hashemi Rafsanjani, has called on Ayatollah Mesbah-e Yazdi to retract statements he made in which he said that after a president’ is nominated by the Supreme Leader, obeying him is like obeying Allah (see Iranian Ayatollah: Obeying Ahmadinejad Is Like Obeying Allah).

The paper warned that such statements could lead to dictatorship.

It also pointed out that the statements contradict Yazdi’s firm opposition to former president Mohammad Khatami during his term, and his opposition to Ahmadinejad’s appointment of his father-in-law Esfandiar Rahim Mashaii as his senior vice president.

Source: Jomhouri-e Eslami, Iran, August 15, 2009

Posted at: 2009-08-17

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Previously...

Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/19194.htm

Iranian Ayatollah: Obeying Ahmadinejad Is Like Obeying Allah

Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-e Yazdi, spiritual mentor of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has said that obeying Ahmadinejad is the same as obeying Allah.

He also called for a return to Islamic rule.

Source: Asr-e Iran, Iran, August 12, 2009

Posted at: 2009-08-14


10 posted on 08/17/2009 10:53:07 PM PDT by Cindy
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and now for a bit of humor...

Note: Photo included.

http://off-topic.internet-haganah.com/archives/000164.html

January 19, 2006

“THE MAHDI IN AN ILL-FITTING OVERCOAT”

SNIPPET: “Next time, try a Jewish tailor...”


11 posted on 08/17/2009 10:55:57 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Ayatollah sees global Islamic ‘Mahdi’ army
Calls for Muslim nations to unite militarily under messianic figure

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=107234

Will the Antichrist have another name?
Book suggests he’s also expected by Muslims

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=107245


12 posted on 08/17/2009 10:57:01 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

The concern here is basically this; will Iran accelerate terror to see their “hidden Imam” sooner?

Time will tell.

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Thanks for the links Jet Jaguar.


13 posted on 08/17/2009 11:02:15 PM PDT by Cindy
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images.alarabiya.net/large_97752_82081.jpg

www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/08/17/82081.html
[ Monday, 17 August 2009 ]

SNIPPET: “Spokesman says Iran’s supreme leader represents Mahdi”

SNIPPET: “”We still have a long way to go in order to achieve this. We have to train honest forces that can stop the obstacles that may hinder the coming of the Mahdi like the United States and Israel,” Saeedi said in statement posted by the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA).

Saeedi also said that the supreme leader of Iran is the direct representative of the Mahdi and that obeying him is like obeying the “guided one,” who is the prophesized savior of Islam.”


14 posted on 08/17/2009 11:13:24 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy; HuntsvilleTxVeteran; April Lexington
What!? A thread about General "Porker" Firuzabadi withouth photos? Irresponsible.

Have a look... I'd wager a guess an say that the Hidden Imam is inside his belly.


15 posted on 08/17/2009 11:16:57 PM PDT by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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SNIPPET from post no. 14:

"We have to train honest forces that can stop the obstacles that may hinder the coming of the Mahdi like the United States and Israel,” Saeedi said in statement posted by the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA)."

16 posted on 08/17/2009 11:17:05 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: SolidWood

Laughing...thanks for the photos SolidWood.


17 posted on 08/17/2009 11:18:36 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
I guess I am missing something here. IF the Imam is hidden what good does it do to write him a letter? And does the rest of the Muslim world have the same Imam?
18 posted on 08/17/2009 11:42:10 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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To: Just mythoughts

19 posted on 08/17/2009 11:51:29 PM PDT by FredZarguna (It looks just like a Telefunken U-47. In leather.)
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To: FredZarguna
lol As good a place as any to hide. Just need to add a mail box to get those letters.
20 posted on 08/17/2009 11:54:38 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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To: Just mythoughts

See posts no. 2 and 13.


21 posted on 08/17/2009 11:57:37 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1688411/posts?page=56#56

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1688411/posts

“Why this man should give us all nightmares”
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 8/22/2006 | ANN LESLIE
Posted on August 22, 2006 8:57:25 PM PDT by 1066AD


22 posted on 08/18/2009 12:06:21 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: April Lexington
One sect of this murderous cult believes their next prophet will be born by a man.

Is this a bad time to mention this:

"ACTIVE social security check on Stanley Ann Dunham

Her SSN is 535-40-8522 from Ancestry.com

A search at intelius.com using that SS# returns 2 addresses in Honolulu, HI and one address for New York, NY.

Stanley Ann's age for this record is shown to be age 66.

Doing a Whitepages.com search yields the following results:

Stanley A. Dunham
320 E. 43rd St.
NY, NY 10017
Telephone Number 212-573-5000
Job Title: Part of the Gender Equality Program
Co Ford Foundation
It has been reported that Stanley Ann Dunham was at Ford Foundation during Barack’s Columbia years."

Source here

Her SSN is still alive, under her name. There are also indications that the exact same SSN belongs to a Scott Dunham.

Part of the Gender Equality Program, hmmmm?

Could Barack's mother be a transsexual? That is to say, his mother is a guy?

23 posted on 08/18/2009 12:07:41 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 208 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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Hidden Mahdi sat on a wall,
Hidden Mahdi had a great fall,
All the kings horses and all the kings men,
Wanted to push him off the wall again.


24 posted on 08/18/2009 12:08:41 AM PDT by Peter ODonnell
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To: Cindy
I did look at all posts. I do not understand a religious ‘icon’ hiding someplace and yet letters get written to ‘him’. I remember a couple + or - years back when there was a mass of chatter about getting the Imam to come out of hiding.

Guess I am trying to ‘understand’ if the belief is that it happens because of what people do, hence this repeat of call to arms. Or maybe this past so called election came very close to bringing down the Imam system and so there is an immediate need to instill ‘fear’ to restore their order.

25 posted on 08/18/2009 12:09:38 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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To: Peter ODonnell

What heart warming poetry.

Thank you Mr. O’Donnell.


26 posted on 08/18/2009 12:11:52 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Just mythoughts

Ok, if you read those posts, you know the concern here has nothing to with religion.

I hope I don’t sound curt, but I’m looking at mounds of stuff I need to get done before bedtime.

If you interested in this subject, check out FR key words “Iran,” “nuclear,” and “Ahmadinejad.”


27 posted on 08/18/2009 12:14:55 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
Ok, if you read those posts, you know the concern here has nothing to with religion. I hope I don’t sound curt, but I’m looking at mounds of stuff I need to get done before bedtime. If you interested in this subject, check out FR key words “Iran,” “nuclear,” and “Ahmadinejad.

No problem. Although I totally disagree with you about the 'religion' part, whether or not we consider it religious they do.

28 posted on 08/18/2009 12:21:44 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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To: Just mythoughts

Ok, and add the FR keywords, jihad and global jihad...sums it up.


29 posted on 08/18/2009 12:24:44 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Just mythoughts
I guess I am missing something here. IF the Imam is hidden what good does it do to write him a letter?

What good does it do to write prayers on little slips of paper and put them in the crack of the Wailing Wall? What good is lighting candles to Mary, or burning incense to ancestors?

And does the rest of the Muslim world have the same Imam?

No. The sunnis think the shiite are full of, well, shiite on this.

30 posted on 08/18/2009 12:36:55 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 209 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: null and void
I guess I am missing something here. IF the Imam is hidden what good does it do to write him a letter?

What good does it do to write prayers on little slips of paper and put them in the crack of the Wailing Wall? What good is lighting candles to Mary, or burning incense to ancestors?

I am not aware that the purpose of performing these traditions has anything to do with the calling to arms of fellow believers. Which based upon what this letter says appears to have the purpose of doing.

And does the rest of the Muslim world have the same Imam?

No. The sunnis think the shiite are full of, well, shiite on this.

OK so they have religious issues within their religion, not unlike any of the other numerous religions around the globe. But apparently a Hidden Imam is common to the religion, else there would be no point in using the 'threat' of him coming out of hiding.

31 posted on 08/18/2009 12:53:18 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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I am not aware that the purpose of performing these traditions has anything to do with the calling to arms of fellow believers. Which based upon what this letter says appears to have the purpose of doing.

Ah. I see what you mean.

hmmmm. You've stumped me.

I'd venture that since islam is soaked in blood and evil, anything that forwards death and destruction is kosher?

32 posted on 08/18/2009 12:59:31 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 209 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: null and void

What is the address in Hawaii?

Same as birth address that was in the newspaper?

Wasn’t it reported that the family had never lived at that address???


33 posted on 08/18/2009 1:53:40 AM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: SolidWood

Michael Moore???


34 posted on 08/18/2009 3:06:14 AM PDT by norge (The amiable dunce is back, wearing a skirt and high heels.)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

“They check their feces by hand to see if
any lumps is their prophet.”
____________________________________________________________

You’re kidding. Is this true? If so, please point me to a reference. I need to read up on it!


35 posted on 08/18/2009 4:31:18 AM PDT by TMA62 (TMA62)
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To: Cindy

Hassan, it’s not a good idea to lie to God.


36 posted on 08/18/2009 4:38:19 AM PDT by RichInOC (SHAITAN: HOW ARE YOU HASSAN!! ALL YOUR SOUL ARE BELONG TO US. HASSAN: WHAT YOU SAY!!)
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To: Cindy

Hmmmmph, I’ll wait for the tooth fairy to arrive on a unicorn. She’ll get here before the hidden Iman.


37 posted on 08/18/2009 6:06:31 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (tagline closed for renovation)
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To: SolidWood

Mike Myers “Fat Bastard” Ping.


38 posted on 08/18/2009 6:35:36 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Cindy

LOL! That’s so ridiculous. I laughed when I saw the title.

When generals who write letters to dead people whom they think have been hiding in a well for 1100 years have nuclear weapons, Shi’ite is bound to happen....


39 posted on 08/18/2009 7:21:58 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Iran Azadi!)
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To: Just mythoughts

Sunnis believe the Mahdi will be born to parents named Abdullah and Amina, which were Muhammad’s parents’ names.

Twelver Shi’ites think the Mahdi is the 12th imam, that is the twelfth sucessor to Imam Ali (Muhammad’s cousin). His name is Muhammad al-Muntazar. There are other sects of Shi’ites who differ on which imam is the Mahdi (some say the fifth, some say the seventh)....


40 posted on 08/18/2009 7:27:21 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Iran Azadi!)
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To: DontTreadOnMe2009
What is the address in Hawaii?

Same as birth address that was in the newspaper?

Excellent question. I don't have Intelius access, so I can't even find out.

Wasn’t it reported that the family had never lived at that address???

Correct. That address was occupied by the same family for all these years from before 0bama's asserted birthdate, until the owner died a month or so before that address was co-opted and "found" in the clippings...

41 posted on 08/18/2009 8:43:07 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 209 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: G8 Diplomat

“When generals who write letters to dead people whom they think have been hiding in a well for 1100 years have nuclear weapons, Shi’ite is bound to happen....”

Yep.


42 posted on 08/18/2009 12:44:04 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: G8 Diplomat

bttt


43 posted on 08/18/2009 12:46:58 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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Firouzabadi Writes Letter to Hidden Imam

He must have used invisible ink.

44 posted on 08/18/2009 6:06:18 PM PDT by rfp1234
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To: G8 Diplomat
Sunnis believe the Mahdi will be born to parents named Abdullah and Amina, which were Muhammad’s parents’ names. Twelver Shi’ites think the Mahdi is the 12th imam, that is the twelfth sucessor to Imam Ali (Muhammad’s cousin). His name is Muhammad al-Muntazar. There are other sects of Shi’ites who differ on which imam is the Mahdi (some say the fifth, some say the seventh)....

Thank you for giving me this summation of what "Mahdi" means to different sects of this religion.

45 posted on 08/20/2009 4:52:26 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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To: null and void

Far out man Far out


46 posted on 08/22/2009 2:12:36 PM PDT by Pride_of_the_Bluegrass
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To: Cindy

thx


47 posted on 08/29/2009 6:25:56 PM PDT by abu afak (Mellita, domi adsum)
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To: abu afak

You’re welcome.


48 posted on 08/29/2009 6:46:33 PM PDT by Cindy
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Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/19870.htm

Blog Details
Ahmadinejad: Our Mission In The World Is Mahdism

At a farewell ceremony for outgoing Iranian Intelligence Minister Ejei, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the mission of Iran’s Islamic regime was to raise the banner of Mahdism (the message of the coming of the Mahdi) worldwide.

Source: ILNA, Iran, September 8, 2009

Posted at: 2009-09-09


49 posted on 09/10/2009 2:33:10 AM PDT by Cindy
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