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THE SHIA END OF TIMES
Reader comment on item: Iran's Nuclear Buildup and American Irrelevance
Submitted by Tom Dundee (United States), Feb 22, 2014 at 22:26
I understand the the Mahdi will only return during a period of chaos and war. So, starting a war is a win-win situation for the Shia. Correct?
If Iran starts a war, the Mahdi returns, leads them to victory and then leads the Faithful to Paradise.
If the Iran starts a war, gets blown apart, then they join Allah in Paradise because they died martyrs.
Are they that insane?
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Daniel Pipes replies:
I covered this athttp://www.danielpipes.org/3258/the-mystical-menace-of-mahmoud-ahmadinejad
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