Islam may be "ready to rule the world" in the view of
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but God, through His prophets,
declares a very different outcome when Iran (Persia) and allies
make their move according to Ezekiel 38.

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GLOBAL JIHAD
Iran leader: Islam to 'rule the world'
Urges Muslims to get ready for coming of 'messiah'
Posted: January 10, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern

(c) 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.

Source: "World Net Daily" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48268


Cheers, Steve..

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