al-Mahdi is "the rightly-guided one" who, according to Islamic Hadiths (traditions), will come before the end of time to make the entire world Muslim. Over the last 1400 years numerous claimants to the mantle of the Mahdi have arisen in both Shi`i and Sunni circles. Modern belief in the coming of the Mahdi has manifested most famously in the 1979 al-`Utaybi uprising of Sa`udi Arabia, and most recently in the ongoing Mahdist movements (some violent) in Iraq, as well as in the frequently-expressed public prayers of Iranian President Ahmadinezhad bidding the Mahdi to return and, in the larger Sunni Islamic world, by claims that Usamah bin Ladin might be the Mahdi. This site will track such Mahdi-related movements, aspirations, propaganda and beliefs in both Sunni and Shi`i milieus, as well as other Muslim eschatological yearnings.
http://www.mahdiwatch.org/
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Indeed our most grievous mistake these days is to ignore the information @ islamic fundamentalism in the intrest of 'political correctness'. Perhaps you could link your blog to this site, one of my favorites-complete with a ticker keeping track of how many terrorist attacks since 9-11.
thereligionofpeace.com
It was great talking with you this evening!
Nancy and Owen
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