The Mahdi WILL return. He will take the form of a Nuclear Bomb and his first stop will be Israel followed by Visits to America England, and every other country that has allegedly " Humiliated "
the peaceful and Tolerant Muslim people.

and then the Wests answer to said Mahdi will make appearances above all the cities of the middle east and we will be rid of the Pestilence known as Islam forever!

Sound far fetched?

Posted by: Concerned Canadian at December 31, 2006 6:40 PM

Ironically the time they predict that the Mahdi will return is suspiciously about the same Time Iran plans to have national celebrations to commemorate it's rise to a Full nuclear power.

curious.

Posted by: Concerned Canadian at December 31, 2006 6:41 PM

WONDERFUL!!!! This is wonderful in let this be just like Elijah challenging the prophets of Baal. Islam has now stated the mahdi will return this spring, so the challenge is he better come or all of Islam must switch to Christian Peace as their religion will be proven a lie or all Christians will switch to Islam if he does come.
Come on Pope Ben, Franklin Graham and company let us make Islam put the mahdi where their mouth is.

Posted by: Lame Cherry at December 31, 2006 6:44 PM

Remember, these are the people we're going to apply sanctions on to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons.

Posted by: Joseph at December 31, 2006 6:49 PM

'the Mahdi will come with Jesus son of Mary accompanying him.' ... Imam Mahdi will be the leader while Prophet Jesus will act as his lieutenant

This fairy tale conveniently puts a Jew (Jesus) in a position (lieutenant) to carry out the Mahdi's commands. If World Islamic domination goes poorly, the Mahdi can still (and forever) "blame it on the Jews".

Posted by: Xero G at December 31, 2006 6:55 PM

Remember, these are the people we're going to apply sanctions on to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons.

Posted by: Joseph

-------------------------------------------------

This has to be sarcasm. i can't tell sometimes lol

Yeah Sanctions , let's ask N Korea how that works?

Posted by: Concerned Canadian at December 31, 2006 6:56 PM

Who was the half-wit that predicted this? , i want him to pick my lottery numbers for me.
This must have come from just one person so put
your hand up you idiot so that we can ridicule you
when it doesn`t occur.

Posted by: aladdinsane57 at December 31, 2006 7:03 PM

I don't know why, but that Hitler song from, "The Producers" instantly came to mind:

"It's Springtime, for the Mahdi, in Ka'ba Mecca"

Cheers,

http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com

Posted by: Doctor Bulldog at December 31, 2006 7:07 PM

This hidden Imam hokum is as real as the world ending in December 2012 according to the Mayan calendar. 2012 has taken a serious debunking among people who are interested in the Mayan calendar. I recommend Apocalypto. The full blown pagan savagery has parallels with today's Islam

Posted by: dennisw at December 31, 2006 7:14 PM

"Imam Mahdi so called appearance in the spring, what happened to the August date when he was supposed to pop out? oh l forgot there is spring time love, lgueess the mad mahdi needs that. sarcasm off

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at December 31, 2006 7:15 PM

LOL
I like the bit where the have Jesus playing second banana to their conquering Mahdi.

Posted by: dennisw at December 31, 2006 7:17 PM

Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) will appear all of a sudden on the world scene with a voice from the skies announcing his reappearance at the holy Ka'ba in Mecca," the message says.

And summer comes and there ain't no mahdi; well, it will be Israel's fault and that of the great satan.

Yup, "round up the usual suspects."

Posted by: witness at December 31, 2006 7:24 PM

Mahdi hell. Does this mean we're all going to die?

Someone in Tehran has been doing too much bhang.

Posted by: A Nonny Nonny at December 31, 2006 7:25 PM

March 20th, huh? Iran will have nukes ready by then.

Posted by: Always On Watch at December 31, 2006 7:26 PM

say, what calander are they going by anyway?

Posted by: witness at December 31, 2006 7:29 PM

Yes, CC it was sarcasm! When we're dealing with people who hold these beliefs, sanctions seem to be almost laughable as a serious threat to them.

Posted by: Joseph at December 31, 2006 7:32 PM

"An official state media website in Iran has posted a message heralding the coming of the Shiite messianic figure, Imam Mahdi, noting he could arrive by the spring equinox."

If the Mahdi isn't back by the spring equinox, I suggest a couple sticks of dynamite down that well he's hiding in. Blast em out!!!

Or to make things more interesting, a truck load of concrete, so his deluded followers can watch him burrow his way out.

Posted by: rational at December 31, 2006 7:41 PM

What is troubling though is that some analysts are worried that Ahmadinejad actually sees himself as the trigger that will set the stage for the end of the world.

Posted by: Joseph at December 31, 2006 7:41 PM

Unbelievably precise timing. The Iranians are so sophisticated with their calculations. If the Mahdi comes, will I no longer have to pay taxes?

Posted by: Mere Dhimmi at December 31, 2006 7:45 PM

As Saddam was being hung, the voices of several of those present in the room were heard crying out. They didn't cry out "a bicameral legislature!" They didn't cry out "checks and balances, for god's sake let us have checks and balances." They didn't cry out "we want a government of limited powers." No, they cried out "Moqtada al-Sadr, Moqtada al-Sadr."

Amurath an Amurath succeeds.

And will, until it is realized that people suffused with the tenets and attitudes of Islam are not interested in Western parliamentary democracy, guarantess of the rights of minorities and especially of the individual, and the Spirit of Liberty defiined by Learned Hand as the spirit that is "not quite sure that it is right." Try to imagine a Muslim Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, James Wilson, Clay or Webster or Calhoun or John Randolph of Roanoke, Lincoln, or for that matter a Muslim John Marshall, a Muslim Oliver Wendell Holmes, a Muslim Louis Brandeis, a Muslim Oliver Wendell Holmes. You can't. And you know why.

And unless, and until, the Camp of Infidels understands that it must not only understand, but make its constant theme, the connection between those assorted amuraths and the politico-religio-legal system of Islam, that refuses to locate legitimacy in the will of mere mortals, all of them rightfully slaves of Allah, and that urges submission to the ruler, no matter how despotic, as long as he is declared to be a Muslim, and the connection between the inshallah-fatalism of Islam and the economic backwardness, despite the OPEC trillions, of Muslim lands, where the only real economies are found, in some form, in those countries where Islam has been constrained (as in Turkey, or Tunisia). And the connection between the social failures, the moral failures, the intellectual failures, of Muslim societies must be connected to the doctrines, the teachings, the attitudes, the atmospherics of Islam. The case for such a connection is overwhelming. It will not be easy to deny it, and at the very least, the world's Infidels will see that connection, and so will the most advanced people born into Islam. It will put Islam permanently on the defensive, among its own adherents, who will indeed begin to wonder why their countries have a series of despots succeeded by other despots, why their countries are so naturally violent in their politics, why they are, despite such oil revenues, unable or unwilling to create advanced economies, why their societies, so hostile to non-Muslims and to women, will remain estranged from the rest of the world, as that world passes them by, and why the habit of mental submission encouraged by Islam will always prevent them from the enterprise of science, or from all else that requires the encouragement, and not the punishment, of free and skeptical inquiry.

Mahdi this, and Mahdi that. The re-primitivization of the world proceeds, proceeds because the advanced peoples do not appreciate their own achieved advancement. The uncivilized are inheriting, because the civilized are ungrateful and ignorant, civilization -- and they will undo it. They already are.

Posted by: Hugh at December 31, 2006 8:09 PM

The twelfth imam sounds to me to be the anti-Christ...after all, we ARE dealing with a false religion. I mean, if Jesus were to come after this mahdi, it would prolly be to defeat him and usher in the new Kingdom. So I say bring him on! Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!!

Posted by: hueyp6us at December 31, 2006 8:09 PM

Ahmedinejad is my favorite Muslim. He may possess the skill set necessary to make a democratically elected leader take action.

Posted by: pez at December 31, 2006 8:18 PM

lol Good thing I saved my ammo and canned goods from last August. Maybe this ones for real.

Posted by: AMartinez at December 31, 2006 8:20 PM

Coverage of and comment on apocalyptic prophesies originating with the Iranian leader invariably falls in two categories, either "he's a raving loony," or attempting to fit such prophesy within a Christian eschatological framework.

While all this is certainly entertaining, I admit to feeling a little frustrated with the lack of analysis (at least I haven't seen any, it may well exist) of the political reasoning - I think we can exclude clinical sanity as the sole driving force of an aspiring nuclear power - that motivates this endless stream of bizarre statements.

So what is this all about?

An attempt to have the Muslim world rally behind Iran in a final battle including nuclear weapons (and shedding old Shia/Sunni divisions)?

Or possibly this scenario, but with a genuine belief that it will precipitate fulfilment of prophesy?

An attempt to wage psychological warfare against the West by having it puzzle over Iran's intentions?

What real-world political game is being played by the Iranians? Anybody?

Posted by: anti-uffe at December 31, 2006 8:23 PM

Mahdi gras? Does this fall before or after Fat Tuesday? I'm confused....

Happy New Year, everyone.

Posted by: Gary at December 31, 2006 8:23 PM

"What do you want to do tonight, Mahdi?"

"I don't know, Angie, what do you want to do tonight?"

"Jeez, I don't know, Mahdi, what do you want to do tonight?”

God, it's going to be boring under the new dispensation.

Posted by: Hugh at December 31, 2006 8:30 PM

"Seven Years of 'Peace'" starring Imam Mahdi as the antichrist and "Jesus" (the Islamic imposter) as the false prophet.

Then the real Jesus comes in power and glory and the curtain falls.

"And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand"
Daniel 8:25

Posted by: bgordon at December 31, 2006 8:47 PM

How fun! Where can we buy tickets?

Posted by: Mo at December 31, 2006 8:48 PM

Thank God, the Mahdi is coming, finally. I was worried that Islam would be discovered as a blood cult. Its practitioners would abandon it, world peace would break out and Robert would have no material for anymore books. Thankfully now we can continue our clash of civilizations, Robert can write more bestsellers. Hugh and his arch nemesis (I will not mention names) can trade barbs that I need a dictionary to help keep score and translate. Our beloved blogs will never run out of Muslim acting bad stories. The business of global Jihad will continue and all our defense industries will continue to both make money and discover even more technological wonders to crush Islam’s seventh century warriors. @007 is going to be a great year. Happy New Year everyone.

Posted by: Ronin at December 31, 2006 8:49 PM

What real-world political game is being played by the Iranians? Anybody?

Anti-uffe:

The best I can come up with is distraction. These predictions are made and the West laughs them and their makers off. It allows us to feel intellectually superior and to believe that these nuts pose no great threat to us or our way of life. It also encourages the believers of this nonsense to keep up the fight so as to be worthy of the mahdi's favors. Notice it came right after Saddam was hung, when there might be a glimmer of hope for peace within Iraq.

The game is working all over the world. We ignore it at our own peril. We make a mistake by deriding Islam and its believers. They'll kill us if they have to, to make their words come true. Ahmadinejad himself said he was willing to have a nuclear fire ball over Tehran if it meant the Mahdi would come that much sooner. He'll do it.

Posted by: PMK at December 31, 2006 8:52 PM

One of the benefits of age is looking back at all the things that was supposed to kill me. War, Commies, Y2K (My all time favorite) A new Ice age followed quickly by Global warming, a giant meteor, Rampaging Muslims and last but not least a Mahdi. That one is new so let me break it down for you all.

Murdering Muslim
Armies
Have
Doomed
Islam

The problem with little man syndrome is simple. You can flex your skinny arms and talk smack and be ignored. Once you start to inflict pain of the tolerant and extremely patient bigger man he will eventually get mad. At that point your delusions of supremacy meet reality. Iran’s Prophet president has started to inflict pain, at least on our nerves. 2007 might bring global peace but Iran might not be around to notice it.

Posted by: Ronin at December 31, 2006 9:04 PM

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Posted by: Frank at December 31, 2006 9:19 PM

"The twelfth imam sounds to me to be the anti-Christ"

hueyp6us -

Right idea, but mybe off just a bit:
If he's accompanied by "Christ" to do his bidding, tht would make him (Mahdi) the Beast, with his LT the Antichrist.

Posted by: Occupant at December 31, 2006 9:21 PM

Was this latest first published in Farsi or Arabic? If it was first published in English, it is probably propaganda.

"Then the Imam will send 10 thousand of his forces to the east and west to uproot the oppressors." This will be easy, ten thousand is hardly a modern division. 1300 years ago that many men made up a huge army. Seems like ole Mr Mahdi has been asleep too long and doesn't realize what it will take to win a war nowadays.

Posted by: Pelayo at December 31, 2006 9:28 PM

I can't wait to see these Islamic chumps staring up at the sky on the news networks, wondering why the nonexistent "Mahdi" doesn't magically appear as American and Israeli nuclear missles are raining down on them from all directions.....

Posted by: A.I. Steamroller at December 31, 2006 9:31 PM

"The Mahdi's far sightedness and firmness in the face of mischievous elements will strike awe. After his uprising from Mecca...."

Ok then all powerful ones bring it on. How long is he going to hide in his well??? Its been over 600 years for god sakes. Talk is cheap!

How come every muslim prophet or religious figure is always doing some un-man like thing like raping girls or in this case hiding in a well.

Posted by: greatcometof1577 at December 31, 2006 9:36 PM

"Then the Imam will send 10 thousand of his forces to the east and west to uproot the oppressors." This will be easy, ten thousand is hardly a modern division. 1300 years ago that many men made up a huge army. Seems like ole Mr Mahdi has been asleep too long and doesn't realize what it will take to win a war nowadays."
Posted by: Pelayo

Do you remember in the movie "Austin Powers" ( the 1st one) when Dr. Evil evil wants to hold the world hostage for a million dollars???

I wonder if Jesus is supposed to be minime in this stupid story??

Posted by: greatcometof1577 at December 31, 2006 9:45 PM

Primitive screwheads!

lol

Posted by: Concerned Canadian at December 31, 2006 9:49 PM

OT but for a laugh check out:
Animals seek revenge against Knife Welding Muslim Madmen at

http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/

Happy New Year everyone, I am off to enjoy my knife free celebration.

Posted by: Ronin at December 31, 2006 10:07 PM

"What do you want to do tonight, Mahdi?"

Hugh, you are too funny! Too bad Ernest Borgnine isn't playing I'm-a-dinner-head in the sequel. :(

Posted by: Isabellathecrusader at December 31, 2006 10:12 PM

When we must find a substitute energy source for oil the jihad’s will have run out of fuel (petrol dollars) and ultimately display their imagined superiorities in the dull dim unimaginativeness created by an ideology which can only produce intellectual, moral, cultural, and spiritual poverty, as all poverty spawns from hate. Perhaps Imam Mahdi would then join Wovoka in a ghost dance.

Posted by: Equation at December 31, 2006 10:35 PM

Remember that episode when Mahdi got an abortion? 600 years down in a well is easier to believe than Mahdi and Walter Findlay having sex.

MOST OBSCURE CROSS-REFERENCE EVER! Eat your heart out Dennis Miller.

D'oh! I just saw that Hugh beat me to it.

Posted by: Melek Taus at December 31, 2006 10:56 PM

The Heaven's Gate UFO Cult actually made more sense than these barbaric Persian nuts. At least they had Haley's Comet to hang their hat on.

Posted by: Bingo at December 31, 2006 11:35 PM

Ronin ! Congratulations! You are the first I have noticed to use 007 for 2007! In high honor from my family we are now anticipating a James Bond Marathon. I'm sure it will symbolize the year at hand. Spies. Deceit. Popcorn.

Posted by: ljm at January 1, 2007 12:30 AM

Blaspheming filth.

Posted by: Deecha at January 1, 2007 1:19 AM

OK, here's the scenario: the Mahdi is already here on earth; his name is Sun Myung Moon, the Korean "Christian" cult leader. In March he will announce that islam and his teachings are really the same thing, and that he is the Mahdi. Note the name, Moon, is fitting for a prophet of the moon-god Allah. Also he already seems to regard Jesus as his lieutenant, which fits. And he has already begun a campaign to "tear down" the Cross, as a symbol that divides people, while in islam, the returned Jesus is supposed to "break" the Cross. "Tear down" seems more or less equivalent to "break". Also, his church is the "unification church." So let's hear it for Mahdi Moon. Maybe no quite what Prexy Ahminneedofajob is expecting, but beggars can't be choosers.
Then there's a related thread in several posts above: that an army of 10000 for the Mahdi doesn't seem like much. Ah, but they will be 10000 angels or jinn, each of which is worth a great many men. They already fought alongside Mohammed's forces, and helped them win a battle against great odds.

Posted by: ebonystone at January 1, 2007 1:31 AM

There is only one man who uses the phrase "atmospherics of Islam" http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS203US203&q=%22atmospherics+of+Islam%22

Happy New Year to Hugh, Robert, Jihadwatch staffers and all posters

Posted by: dennisw at January 1, 2007 2:04 AM

Did the old, stinky, wet Madeee (Mahdi) get tired of monkey boy looking down the well at him and decide for a spring cleaning session on his 600 year old rags he wears. Didnt we just have another leader come up out of a hole in the ground and get hisself hung??

I say- bring him on!!

He WILL be met by Jesus!

What do you want to do tonite, Jesus?
Nooo, Nooo, not that!!! Im melting, Nooooooooo!!

LOL

Posted by: guide inside at January 1, 2007 3:11 AM

I find myself dumbstruck and speechless.

Posted by: HawkWatcher at January 1, 2007 7:32 AM

Well, the Mahdi tried to come on August 22nd, you know, but he had a little trouble with Michael, you know... so he was delayed a bit. Prince of Persia, he is a pretty tough one, but Michael held him back. Wonder if it will be the same story this time, eh? Well, Happy New Year anyhoo.

Posted by: Kay at January 1, 2007 8:12 AM

What about returning as a musical: "Springtime for the Mahdi"?

Posted by: Seymour Paine at January 1, 2007 9:57 AM

Do the Iranians have an underground Rocket launch facility we don't know about?

Saddam looked pretty rough arround the edges when he crawled out of his hole. I can only imagine what Mahdi will look like after soaking in a dirty well for 600 years.
He aught to be well Marinated when he comes out. And we all know how Americans love to BBQ.

Posted by: flowerknife_us at January 1, 2007 10:37 AM

I once e-mailed a story I got from WorldNetDaily and the news was wrong. Now I have lost credibility with many contacts. I wrote to WND and explained the problem. They never replied. I wouldn't repeat anything from WorldNetDaily without due caution: i.e. two other sources.

Posted by: AbuNudnik at January 1, 2007 11:37 AM

Sure enough, I found that WND's only source for this tripe is the website of a lunatic who uses Marxist social critique mixed with Muslim supercessionism. This doesn't mean that Iran is not a serious threat (certainly more serious than much of the impotent heckling and sarcasm above deserves: they laughed at other tyrannies too), but it means that WND should only be quoted with extreme caution: they are sensationalists.

From the website where WND got its stuff, here's the first paragraph:

to procure the facilities needed in his life, is as old as history. In today's world, science and technology have helped human societies to achieve many of the amenities. But mankind has not yet been able to eliminate poverty and remove the unequal distribution of income in the society, because of the unjust world order imposed by the so-called big powers, which by monopolizing science and technology terrorize weaker nations and plunder their wealth and natural resources. The cold and calculating domineering powers impose on the weaker nations, the methods of production, consumption and technology that are to the benefit of capitalists. In the weird system of today’s powerful counties, moral and spiritual values have no place and are seen as undesirable liabilities that prevent these powers from reaching economic welfare and what they call true prosperity. However, the exploitation of the weak, the unjust system of distribution and denial of the rights of nations, will end with the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (AS). In the government of the Imam man will witness real economic welfare throughout the world without any discrimination. The main issue in his global government is carrying out social justice and one of the main products of social justice is a highly developed economy that leads to the blossoming of moral and spiritual values as emphasized by the dynamic teachings of Islam. According to narrations, justice revives the dynamics of the shari’a or religious rulings. The Prophet’s 6th infallible successor, Imam Ja’far Sadeq (PBUH) says people will be needless when justice governs their life.

I've emphasized two areas: the first shows the author has no idea what science is, the second should be read and re-read as it contradicts all the phony Marxist concepts above and reveals the dark totalitarianism beneath. "The people will be needless" has a wonderful double meaning.

But what can we do about it?

Posted by: AbuNudnik at January 1, 2007 12:15 PM

From The World toward Illumination, which WND quoted:

There are various versions of the exact day of his [the Mahdi's] reappearance. Some say it would be Friday and the date will be Ashura or the 10th of Moharram, the heart-rending martyrdom anniversary of his illustrious ancestor, Imam Husain (AS). Others say the date will be the 25th of the month of Zil-Qa’dah and may coincide with the Spring Equinox or Nowrooz as the Iranians call.

Look, I'm not against trumping up a causus belli. All fighters do so. I agree with the Machiavellian point of view: if you don't invent a causus belli that puts your people in an advantageous position, you are immoral because you've betrayed your own. But WND isn't good enough: they are far too crude. There are real and really serious goings on. WND only muddies the water. Please avoid them.

Posted by: AbuNudnik at January 1, 2007 1:28 PM

What's the rela - down to earth meaning of "Wahabe." Something about islam from saudi arabia? Hard core islam?

Posted by: allat at January 1, 2007 2:19 PM

REVELATION

"Mahdi" = Anti-Christ

"Jesus" = the False Prophet

He will indeed conquer Jerusalem and the Christian nations, but the real Jesus, the Messiah, will intervene at the last minute to destroy him and his false prophet and cage the power behind him-satan-for 1000 years.

Perhaps the stage is being set.

Posted by: Tookson at January 1, 2007 3:22 PM

The Mahdi to return in Spring huh? Last I heard it was August 22. So, do they know where the well is that he's going to climb out of?

By the way.....12th Imam/ Mahdi.....= Anti-Christ

Posted by: The Goobs at January 1, 2007 5:19 PM

I posted, several months ago, that I ran across an islamic blog site where the topic was when and where the 12th Imam was coming.

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t87620.html

Check out the comments by Soldier of Mehdi on where the 12th Imam (Imam Mahdi) is supposed to appear.

Posted by: The Goobs at January 1, 2007 5:30 PM

"Imam Mahdi will be the leader while Prophet Jesus will act as his lieutenant in the struggle against oppression and establishment of justice in the world."

Now there's a situation that calls for fragging if I ever saw one, Lieutenant.

Fragging most often involved the killing of a commanding officer or a senior noncommissioned officer perceived as unpopular, harsh, or inept. If a C.O. was incompetent, fragging the officer was considered a means to the end of self preservation for the men serving under him.

Happy New Year to the folks at JW/DW

Posted by: freedomschool at January 1, 2007 5:45 PM

Here is the link to a very well written, free and downloadable book on this subject...

http://answering-islam.org.uk/Authors/JR/Future/index.htm

Posted by: Mohammed-Sux at January 2, 2007 5:30 AM

Here are a couple of thoughts regarding the mahdi.
The moslems aren't the only ones with folktales about a hidden avenger, waiting for the right moment to return and rescue his people. The British have Arthur, who is supposed to be sleeping under enchantment in the western hills, to return in Britain's hour of greatest need. Many have wondered why he didn't return during WWII. Now we know; Britain is now facing a much greater danger from the islamofascists than it ever did from the germanofascists. So I guess that Arthur and the Mahdi will return at about the same time, and duke it out.
Next, is this well of his the same as the Flimflam well near Mecca, that all the hadjis are supposed to stop and get a drink from during their pilgrimage? Don't know if I'd care to drink from a well that a mahdi has been hibernating in for 600 years.

Posted by: ebonystone at January 2, 2007 1:00 PM