Iran warns world of coming great event
By Reza Kahlili
Amid crippling sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, Iran is
continuing to prepare itself for war against the West, and now is warning of
a coming great event.
"In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the
Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated," Ayatollah
Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, is warning.
Khamenei, speaking to hundreds of youths from more than 70 countries
attending a world conference on the Arab Spring just days ago, told a
cheering crowd in Tehran that "
Allah's promises will be delivered and Islam
will be victorious."
The countries represented included Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Palestine and
Tunisia, all of which have been involved in the Arab Spring.
In his remarks, Khamenei advised the youths to remain vigilant, stating that
the Islamic awakening in the region has delivered several blows to the
enemies of Islam and that all Muslims, despite their own historical and
social differences, remain united in opposing the "evil hegemony of the
Zionists and the Americans."
Khamenei then claimed the current century as the century of Islam and
promised that
human history is on the verge of a great event and that soon
the world will realize the power of Allah.
Many clerics in Iran have stated that Khamenei is the deputy of the last
Islamic messiah on earth and that obedience to him is necessary for the
final glorification of Islam.
Khamenei has been heard to say that the coming of the last Islamic Messiah,
the Shiites' 12th Imam Mahdi, is near and that specific actions need to be
taken to protect the Islamic regime for upcoming events.
Mahdi, according to Shiite belief, will reappear at the time of Armageddon.
Selected forces within the Revolutionary Guards and Basij reportedly have
been trained under a task force called "Soldiers of Imam Mahdi" and they
will bear the responsibility of security and protecting the regime against
uprisings.
Many in the Guards and Basij have been told that the 12th Imam is
on earth, facilitated the victory of Hezbollah over Israel in the 2006 war
and soon will announce publicly his presence after the needed environment is
created.
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