Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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GLOBAL JIHAD
Iran
leader: Islam
to 'rule the world'
Urges Muslims to get ready
for coming of 'messiah'
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Posted: January 10, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
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© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Islam must prepare to rule the world, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad told a crowd of theological students in Iran's holy
city of Qom, according to a report.
"We must believe in the fact that Islam is not confined to
geographical borders, ethnic groups and nations. It's a universal
ideology that leads the world to justice," Ahmadinejad said Jan. 5,
according to Mehran Riazaty, a former Iran analyst for the Central
Command of the Coalition Forces in Baghdad.
Ahmadinejad, who has drawn global attention recently for his
contention the Holocaust was a "myth," said: "We don't shy away
from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world."
Riazaty, in a post on the website Regime Change Iran, said the
Iranian president emphasized his current theme that the return of
the Shiite messiah, the Mahdi, is not far away, and Muslims must
prepare for it.
According to Shiites, the 12th imam disappeared as a child in the
year 941. When he returns, they believe, he will reign on earth for
seven years, before bringing about a final judgment and the end of
the world.
Ahmadinejad is urging Iranians to prepare for the coming of the
Mahdi by turning the country into a mighty and advanced Islamic
society and by avoiding the corruption and excesses of the
West.
"We must prepare ourselves to rule the world and the only way to do
that is to put forth views on the basis of the Expectation of the
Return," Ahmadinejad said. "If we work on the basis of the
Expectation of the Return [of the Mahdi], all the affairs of our
nation will be streamlined and the administration of the country
will become easier."
Riazaty pointed out that Iran's speaker of parliament, Mehdi
Kahrubi, said Saturday that some people working closely with
Ahmadinejad believe the Mahdi probably will return in the next two
years, which means Iran needs to start building more hotels.
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" Urges Muslims to get ready for coming of 'messiah' "
