http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/12thimam/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:01:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416669/posts Mideast: As the death of a dissident cleric spawns renewed protests, Sen. John Kerry seeks to make nice with the oppressors of those who truly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. How about regime change, Senator? The death toll from the brutal suppression of the latest round of Iranian protests against their government has reached double digits. We wonder if the senator still wants to be the highest U.S. official to visit Tehran since U.S. hostages were held for 444 days by the very same regime. To Kerry and this administration, the problem is one of mistrust and misunderstanding. Come, let... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416669/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402562/posts The Iranian nut-job is at it again. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that he has proof that the United States is doing what it can to prevent the coming of the Mahdi (the 12th Imam), the Imam that Muslims believe will be ultimate savior of mankind according to Al Arabiya a newspaper in Dubai. Any mention of the 12th Imam by the Iranian despot should send shivers down your spine because Ahmadinejad believes his purpose in life is to bring about the coming of the Imam through a world-wide conflagration. “We have documented proof that they [U.S.] believe that a descendant... Al Arabiya/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402562/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 03:15:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407088/posts Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes in the Second Coming of the Iranian Messiah. The Messiah will appear when the globe is in utter chaos. Spell "chaos" as meaning "nuclear blow up." The Magic City Morning Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407088/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:26:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402544/posts Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai. Ahmadinejad reportedly claims he has documented evidence that the U.S. is blocking the return of Mahdi, the Imam believed by Muslims to be the savior. “We have documented proof that they believe that a descendant of the prophet of Islam will raise in these parts and he will dry the roots of all injustice in the world,” Ahmadinejad said during a speech on Monday, according to Al Arabiya. "They have... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402544/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 02:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402318/posts <p>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai.</p> <p>Ahmadinejad reportedly claims he has documented evidence that the U.S. is blocking the return of Mahdi, the Imam believed by Muslims to be the savior.</p> 12/7/09 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402318/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:25:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380501/posts Mideast: Iran tests an advanced warhead design as it gets caught shipping weapons to Hezbollah. Syria is reported to give the group operational control over Scud missiles. It's five minutes to midnight. Tyranny abhors a vacuum. While the U.S. and the West dither in Hamlet-like fashion over whatever we shall do in places such as Afghanistan and Iran, the Axis of Evil is in full swing in its plans to destroy Israel and threaten Europe and America. Israel last week seized what it said was the largest arms cache ever intercepted in the region. Israeli navy commandos boarded the Francop,... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380501/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:10:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343330/posts Security: An Iranian mullah once said "a world without America and Zionism" was a real possibility. Our sellout of Eastern Europe and missile defense brings that dream closer to reality. It would take only one warhead."Is it possible for us to witness a world without America and Zionism?" Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked at a "World Without Zionism" conference in Tehran in 2005. "But you had best know that this slogan and this goal are attainable, and surely can be achieved." He added that Iran had a strategic "war preparation plan" for what it called "the destruction of Anglo-Saxon civilization." A... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343330/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:56:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264297/posts Nuclear Power: If Iran has "legitimate energy concerns" that make its nuclear plants OK, doesn't the energy-starved U.S.? Why doesn't Iran, with the second-largest proven oil reserves, just build some refineries?Normally, a nation with significant oil resources that decides to develop nuclear power would and should be praised for its prudence. Nuclear power is an emission-free domestic form of energy that is good for the environment and the economy. Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264297/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 01:56:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268566/posts Note: The following blog entry is a quote: Ahmadinejad: Islamic Revolution Has No Borders In a June 3 speech commemorating the death of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic revolution has no borders and must not be limited to Iranian territory only. He said that the arrogant capitalist, liberal-democrat regimes had reached their end, and in their stead a regime that carries out the directives of the divine prophets was emerging. He called for acting to rapidly establish just regimes in the world, otherwise the "satans" would impose new... ("Source: ISNA, Iran, June 5, 2009") via THE MEMRI BLOG.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268566/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:58:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2211240/posts “President Barack Obama told Iran’s people and leaders that the United States wants to engage with their country and end decades of strained relationship, but not unless their officials stop making threats,” reports the Associated Press. “Obama on Friday released a video message with Farsi subtitles that urged the two countries to resolve their long-standing differences. His video was timed to the festival of Nowruz (no-ROOZ), which means ‘new day.’ It marks the arrival of spring and is a major holiday in Iran.” Excerpts: “So in this season of new beginnings I would like to speak clearly to Iran’s leaders.... Joel Rosenberg Weblog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2211240/posts#comment Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:23:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193930/posts 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. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193930/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:21:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181602/posts By MICHAEL LEDEEN Last week Iran put its own telecommunications satellite into orbit. U.S. officials in the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon were certainly right to warn that this shows that the mullahs have now mastered the technology needed to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles. But the terror masters in Tehran believe the satellite has an even greater significance -- another step toward the return of the Shiite messiah, or Mahdi, the long-vanished 12th Imam. Many Iranian leaders believe that the 12th Imam will return in the Last Days, which will be marked by global chaos and conflict,... Wall St. Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181602/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:48:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2181945/posts I'm no psychoanalyst (nor do I play one on TV) but this wacko is very very frightening. Ahmadinejad thinks that his job is to hasten the coming of the Muslim Messiah and guess how he intends to get there?.... ...Ahmadinejad is convinced that he has been chosen by God to hasten the Mahdi's return. The way to achieve this goal for the Iranian president is the occurrence of a nuclear Holocaust. And this is why it is so vital for Ahmadinejad that Iran acquires a nuclear weapon. What does any of that have to do with the the satellite launched... Foundation for Defense of Democracies/Yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2181945/posts#comment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:12:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2178303/posts (I'reading a fascinating book calledThe Siege of Mecca by Yaroslav Trofimov. I came across of section I thought Freepers might find interesting. It has to do with the Muslim concept of the "End of Days" and part played in it by Jesus Christ. It is from Chapter 5, pp. 47-48. (P.S. I having to type this in, so please forgive by hunt-and-peck fingers. Hopefully there's not too many typos.) ================================================= "The idea of a Mahdi has fuel Muslim imagination for centuries. There is no mention of it in the Quran itself . But the Phophet Mohammed, according to some nattators,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2178303/posts#comment Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:29:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144960/posts Peter Bergenen, CNN National Security Analyst, in an article posted on CNN dated December 5, 2008, entitled Commentary: WMD terrorism fears are overblown, poo-poos the conclusions of “The Congressionally authorized Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism” report issued the first week of December, that concluded: "It is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013." Mr. Bergen, according to his biography posted on his website is an experienced, well traveled journalists with no military, engineering, weapons,... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144960/posts#comment Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:57:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101128/posts Hussein Obama - 12th Imam? Topics: Political News and commentaries Well, not exactly! It's been a slow news day, so I just couldn't help but put this up. I'm not suggesting that Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim, but the image goes along with today's news of Obama admitting that he went to Pakistan in college. He went on to say, "I knew what Sunni and Shia was [sic] before I joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee..." So he obviously had to have had some kind of exposure to Islam while there. Was it from visiting a madrassa or perhaps,... Hyscience http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101128/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 05:31:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062040/posts Facebook claims it cracks down on fraudulent profiles and approves every name change that users make -- so why are they letting Barack Obama supporters to change their middle name to "Hussein"? Barack Hussein Obama's middle name is constant fodder for Obama opponents who wish to draw attention to the Muslim portions of his background. The Facebook name change is an attempt by Obama supporters to show solidarity with their candidate. Facebook claims it confirms all name changes before they are live and even pops up a list of requirements before name changes can be processed. This is what I... The Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062040/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:42:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060663/posts "Lincoln Chafee has a long history of being one of the least supportive Senators of the American-Israel relationship, and having lost the most recent election, is now teaching students international affairs at Brown University.He also has a history of expressing views that are certainly not warm towards our embattled ally. Rita Hauser is a fierce critic of Israel; an activist who tours the country promoting anti-Israel views." American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060663/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:54:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048978/posts QOM, Iran -- Iran's president believes Allah has chosen him to prepare the world for the coming of an Islamic 'savior' called the Mahdi. But before the Mahdi's return, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes there must be global chaos - even if he has to create it himself. Whether it's his belief that Israel should be wiped off the map, denials of the Holocaust, obsession with going nuclear, or support for radical Islamic terrorist groups, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a man on a divine mission. To understand him, and that mission, you have travel to the small dusty village of Jamkaran tucked in... CBN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048978/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:57:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042505/posts UPDATED: War clouds continue to build in the epicenter. Last month in Rome, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that the United States and Israel would soon be "annihilated," language he had not used so explicitly since October 2005 when he promised to wipe Israel "off the map" and urged Muslims to "envision a world without the United States." This week, his regime authorized a new series of Iranian war games. He ordered the digging of 320,000 graves to bury the enemies of Islam. He is calling for the unification of the Islamic world politically and economically, including the creation of... Joel Rosenberg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042505/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:38:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034119/posts [...] Adnan Oktar -- the 52-year-old Turk behind the pseudonym Harun Yahya -- caught the attention of scientists and teachers in Europe and North America by mass-mailing them his 768-page "Atlas of Creation". His lavishly illustrated book preaches a Muslim version of creationism [...] Well-illustrated and free of theological jargon, they preach that Islam is the one true faith and Darwinism, by undermining religious belief, has led to the discord, atheism, terrorism and extreme political ideologies plaguing the world. [...] JESUS RETURNS AS A MUSLIM [...] Oktar says the "Atlas of Creation" campaign and Harun Yahya publishing empire are part... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034119/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:27:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032393/posts What drives Ahmadinejad? Iranian president wants to set stage for appearance of Shiite messiahBy Jonathan Halevi and Ashley Perry Published: 06.17.08, 00:43 Shiite Iran is striving to attain the position of regional superpower en route to becoming a significant nuclear power on the international stage. Iran openly challenges the West in its attempt to eject the Americans and British from Iraq and attain hegemony in the Persian Gulf region, supported among other, by its military program, massively built up in recent years. The Iranian leadership talks of a “New Middle East” in response to the West, which would be an... YNET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032393/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:09:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012509/posts Clerics have told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to stick to more worldly issues after he was quoted as saying the "hidden imam" of Shiite Islam was directing Iran. Ahmadinejad has always been a devotee of the Mahdi, the twelfth imam of Shiite Islam, who Shiites believe disappeared more than a thousand years ago and who will return one day to usher in a new era of peace and harmony. But in a speech to theology students broadcast by state television on Monday, Ahmadinejad went further than ever before in emphasising his belief that the Mahdi is playing a critical role in... AFP/Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012509/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 16:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003336/posts President Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain expressed mounting impatience Thursday with Iran for proceeding with its nuclear enrichment work in defiance of the international community. Earlier, the prime minister met with the three presidential candidates, but he smilingly side-stepped a question about which he might feel more affinity for. While Tehran argues that its nuclear program is purely for civilian purposes, Mr. Bush told reporters that it “is, in my judgment, naïve” to think that the know-how that Iranians are developing could not be transferred to military efforts to produce an atomic weapon. Iranian leaders, he said,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003336/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:13:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/558640/posts      Black Flags of Islam   Portents of the Imam al-Mahdi, the Moslems' prophesied deliverer of Jerusalem? from Diane Alden… Afghanistan has special significance to the world of militant Islam. It was once called Khurasan, along with parts of Iran and Pakistan. Muhammad said: "If you see the black flags coming from Khurasan, join that army, even if you have to crawl over ice, for that is the army of the Imam al-Mahdi and no one can stop that army until it reaches Jerusalem." That is one reason Osama bin Laden chose it as his base, or al-Qaida. Mohammed's ... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/558640/posts#comment Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:58:18 GMT