Khamenei Rep: ‘Bahrain Primed To Spur Return of Twelfth Imam’
During a speech at Tehran University on April 13, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s representative to Iran’s universities, Hojatolislam Ali-Reza Panahian, stressed that the Muslims of Bahrain and elsewhere who are involved in the uprisings have been living under oppression and deserve to be recognized.
He added:
We are one and all duty-bound to incite and encourage the people of Bahrain and other countries of the region; they should resist and know that no drop of blood is fruitless.
He continued with a quote from the Quran [47:4]:
And those who are killed in the cause of Allah — never will he waste their deeds.
Further, he said:
One can say that this is the best opportunity to establish and prove Islam’s legitimacy to the world. And side by side with those oppressed people, it is also the best opportunity to begin setting the stage for the emergence of the Twelfth Imam, our Mahdi. The situation in Bahrain alone could be a catalyst for the United States to strike out on their own and cause the downfall of that straw empire.
Also, those European governments, and that of the Saudis, are much weaker than you imagine. Their houses are nothing more than spider houses. Who do you think stood up to Israel’s oppression? Only a few thousand young and pious Lebanese youths. You are all witness to those events. Until a few years ago, who would have imagined that the government of Israel could be defeated?
And the ruling straw power of the U.S. is also a lie. What kind of power do you think they possess? Don’t believe what you see with the guns; their apparatus and media are not believable. Their movies and advertising are poison and not to be believed. The Quran [17:81] says: “Truth [The Quran or Jihad against polytheists] has come and falsehood [Satan] has vanished. Surely! Falsehood is ever bound to vanish.”





Good! I’m sick and tired of waiting for him (sarcasm).
As for Hezbollah “defeating” Israel… the only thing stopping Israel from bombing Gaza and Lebanon back to the stone age is a/approbation of the world and b/the fact that the Israelis are civilized. Same goes for why it’s so hard for the U.S. to subdue Iraq and Afghanistan. If and when one of these flashpoints get really existential for Israel or the U.S., some Islamofascists are going to be in for a rude awakening when the gloves come off. They see the west fighting with two arms tied behind their backs and think they are “winning”. I don’t think so. Although it is questionable whether we’d ever have the stomach to really take the gloves off I suppose.
See Tom Kratman’s thriller “Caliphate”
(http://www.amazon.com/Caliphate-Tom-Kratman/dp/1439133425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303182938&sr=1-1)
It can happen if we’re pushed hard enough, and the results will be terrible.
Bring it on, Ahmadinejad!
We got a shivaree planned for your wedding with the Angel of Death.
We were going to burn a bunch of your toilet paper packets you call the Koran, but that might be construed as vulgar, so we’re just going to drop them in septic tanks around town, so they can be with things of their own nature.
Oh, and we have a question for y’all: When Mohammed the child molester and murderer ascended to heaven, sitting on his horse… wel,,, who is the lucky guy who gets to clean up after the horse for all eternity, you?
So…
… when Israel is forced by one of her neighbors to defend herself in some significant way …
… and Obama is bullied by the international community into responding to Israel’s “war crimes”, creating a de facto state of war between Israel and the U.S. …
…will he qualify?
I wish I was being facetious.
“Their movies and advertising are poison and not to be believed.”
Well, hey….. when the man has a point, the man has a point.
“Twelfth Imam” – some call this the coming of ANTICHRIST.
We cater, Obama caters, entirely too much to Islamic communities and states. And Arab League owes us $$$s for Obama Libya war. Strange how we go to war there, to preserve country for al Qaeda. Only Obama could have thought that feasible, while heading out door to catch Airforce One to Rio for Spring Break!
“Libya will be over in Days, Not Weeks” -BHO
Strange how we can’t rely on Libya Rebels to call in air strikes, too much al Qaeda and unknown involved, so it’s automatic we have ‘boots on the ground’, if only to call in air strikes.
And Airforce One is pretty pricey to operate:
http://americannation.info/archives/air-force-one-operational-costs-181757-per-hour-as-obama-sets-travel-record/
THERE IS NO FUTURE EVENT OF ALL OF ISLAM BEING UNITED. THAT IS BOGUS. WHAT IS TRUE IS THAT ISRAEL WILL SOON CRUSH, CRUSH, CRUSH ALL THE NATIONS SURROUNDING IT.READ the book “ISRALESTINE” and discover Israel wins! Soon, the enemies on your border will be no more, because your might army will vanquish them, and Israel will control over 1,000,000 square miles of territory in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, plus the plunder of victory, all their oil wealth, will be yours ! Once again, as in the days of Solomon, you will be one of the wealthiest nations on earth, and become the coffers of the whole world. I pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and that the IDF have absolute victory over all your surrounding enemies ! Palestinians will cease to exist. Edomites will be vanquished. All the Middle East will tremble with terrible fear of the people of GOD in Israel ! Glory to GOD !
Holy Moses, you aren’t even Jewish.. it’s G-d.. Next time get it right when you talk for others.. yeesh..
Gods promises to physical Israel were all conditioned on their obedience to Him. But they were repeatedly disobedient, thus voiding the conditional promise. Their ultimate act of disobedience was the torture and murder of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. And, even now, no one keeps the Law of Moses, 613 OT commandments, including animal sacrifices.
So, what you prophesy cannot come to pass. If y’all go to GBN you may find some help.
Such wonderful news. The Iranians have been so unbelievably nice to us. First they informed us there was no Shoah. Which is absolutely wonderful. Only problem is we are still missing 200 family members or so. Perhaps they will be so kind to find them?
And now they offer us the opportunity to build a better world and all we need to do is die.
I don’t mean to complain, don’t get me wrong here. But it seems most of the schemes to arrive at a perfect world involve somehow the killing of Jews. Which is great, really. It’s fantastic to get all this wonderful attention. But people expect too much from us and I’m afraid though it’s gonna all end in tears cause doesn’t seem to work.
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Really, it’s been tried and tested.
I don’t want to hurt Achmadinejad’s feelings. Or any of the Ayatollah’s for that matter. Obviously you can’t fault them for trying. And if there is one thing we as Jews should admire it’s persistence. But wouldn’t ya think that after 2000 years of massacring Jews for a better tomorrow, somebody is gonna come up with something else?
When their ancestors were doing cave paintings, ours gave the world the Aleph Bet (Alphabet) and wrote it on fine papyrus. When they worshipped stones, the moon, and ate masses of berries so they could defecate in red before the statue of Baal, we were already studying Torah and writing commentaries.
And, when they were marveling at the wonders of the modern flush toilet, we had already invented the nuclear Bomb. Don’t waste your time even pondering the minds of the Ayatollahs. It’s what happens when generations upon generations marry first cousins……something the Torah warned us about, 3,323 years ago.
Rabbi, please read about Zend Avesta. Sorry to have to remind you about a much much older civilization.
Judaism is over 4,000 years old. The ancient Israelites/ Hebrews/ Jews were Canaanites. But, that is not the point.
If you re-read the above posts, the point is not about how old a civilization is. But rather, what a people and their culture have brought to the world during their existence.
It is about what they have accomplished, regardless of given circumstances, and how their culture and moral fabric affected and enhanced the quality of life, rather than the celebration- glorification of violence and death. And in this regard, Islam and their Ayatollahs have failed, and miserably.
First of all, Iranian civilization is one of the mother civilizations of the world, with a contribution just as extensive and important as that of China or Greece. If you don’t know about it, blame your education. As a tangent, since the “Rabbi” mentioned the failures of Islam, I’d like to add here that the much vaunted accomplishments of so-called “Arab” or “Muslim” science were in largest part Persian, just as an example. Further on the topic of education, if the “Rabbi” happens to have even a rudimentary Jewish education, then he owes a profound debt to the Persians: e.g. the Jewish exegetical principle PARDES (in Hebrew PRDS, an acronym referring to Pshat, Remez, Drush and Sod, or the literal, allegorical, intra-narrative and esoteric – to give a barely accurate and greatly oversimplified English approximation of these terms – dimensions of reading) derives from the Persian word for garden; also the root of the English word “Paradise”. Heck, even the expression “King of Kings” in the Siddur comes from Persian.
Perhaps it’s also worth mentioning that the Persians weren’t worshipers of Baal. Ever heard of a man named Zoroaster? He’s older than Moses, as it happens.
Of course, since the timeline of Jewish history offered by the “Rabbi” was also totally bogus, one suspects glaring ignorance in other areas.
For the record, I’m neither Persian nor Jewish. I’m simply irritated by bigotry and stupidity.
He is talking about moslems; you are talking about Zoroastrians- two different animals.
Rabbi,
Great post! After living in Turkey for a while and visiting several countries around here, I can honestly say that Israel is the most advanced, productive society in the region. While Turkey is growing in economics and influence, Israel still puts all other countries around it to shame in terms of economic output, infrastructure, political development and societal standards. In a country of less than 8 million people, Israel’s economic output is greater than countries with ten times more people than theirs.
I don’t know about you but I’m saying his I.Q. is probably in the 60-65 range.
That begs the question of where he got his clothes, who dressed him, and where the organ grinder is.
Iranians are ruled by this? No wonder half the population’s getting nose jobs while warily watching the other half who are all Israeli spies.
Might as well set monkeys to start a chain reaction at their new facility; the effect will be much the same. I’d start stocking up on the Hazmat suits right about now and stay upwind of Iran.
Aside from all the obvious BS that so many radical Muslims are spewing, I’d like to know which side this Mahdi is gonna take? Is it with the Sunni or the Shi’ite? Also, is the beating (killing?) of some relative of Moh’d the only dividing factor twixt the two versions of Muslims or is there more to it than that?
“It is true that we are the source of all revolutions, but now the source needs to create a ripple effect.”
Too bad our leaders ignore their own words.
First of all, Yes, I am a Rabbi. And my post was in regard to Islam and the Ayatollahs.
Yes, I have heard of Zoraster. There were many various pagan religions throughout the region. I used the example of Baal because it was also very extensive, and its influences, such as worship of the Moon, lasting. The growth of Arab accomplishments in science (Algera and astronomy) and medicine were squealched by Islam, which is why these nations are so backwards today.
Secondly, Pardes is Hebrew and means the word “Orchard”, not garden.
You are tying the English to the Persian Avestan, and they refer to Paradise and Garden. “Paradise” is most likely Persian in origin.
Pardes is Hebrew.
Thirdly, The word is not “Drush” The word is Derash, or Darash, which in Hebrew means to look for- seek, or inquire.
Fourth, if you are looking into Kabbalah, which is where this is found, first learn Hebrew (and correctly- with a Rabbi and in a Hebrew school) and then begin Torah study, before you even venture into those areas, or begin to even discuss them.
Fith, your comment that the term, “King of Kings”, which by the way is “Supreme King of Kings” in the Siddur, “comes from Persian” is complete and total nonsense. It is Hebrew.
In Judaism, there are 72 sacred names for HaShem (which means “The Name”). They are all in Hebrew.
Hebrew is a sacred language. The Torah-Zohar teaches us that HaShem created all of Creation speaking The 10 Utterances with the Hebrew letters. “The Holy Tongue”. All created things are directly affected by their Hebrew names, as well as by the component letters of their names. In this, the Holy Tongue is unlike other languages.
And just for your education, “Melekh, Mal’khei haM’lakhim” is the correct way of saying it. And it is Hebrew, not Persian.
Since you think my timelines of Jewish History are wrong, then I suggest enrolling in a Hebrew school and
then studying the archeology of the region. You might even try visiting Israel. They have excavated thousands of historical and religious artifacts. Unlike Muslims, Jews do not destroy, but preserve the archeological artifacts they find -even of other cultures.
And just for the record, the Jewish People are more than “simply irritated by bigotry and stupidity”. We are sick and tired of being murdered and butchered because of it. And, we are also sick and tired of revisionists.
Stick it to ‘em! One of my ancetors was a Cohen. Your points are well taken. When you get a chance, please post an explanation of when any why OT animal sacrifices were discontinued.Thanks!
After the 2nd Beit HaMikdash (The Holy Temple in Jerusalem) was destroyed in 70 BCE, the Korban was no longer offered. Once King Solomon completed the building and dedication of the Beit HaMikdash, it was a sin to offer Korbann in any other place.
Most Rabbinic scholars, such as Rabbi Kook, suggest that animal sacrifices will not be reinstated in the time of the Moshiach’s arrival, and the 3rd Temple era. We will have evolved beyond this, and thus, it will no longer be needed. Grains and non-animal sacrifices, as an expression of gratitude- a thanksgiving offering, would continue.
We also find in the Midrash, a teaching that states, “In the Messianic era, all offerings will cease except the thanksgiving offering, which will continue forever. This is fairly consistent with Isaiah 11:6-9) who tells us that both people and all animals- including carnivors, will be vegetarian.
As for the Red Heifer, The Rambam ( Maimonides) wrote in his commentary to the Mishna: “… and the tenth red heifer will be accomplished by the king, the Messiah; may he be revealed speedily, Amen, May it be God’s will.”
Interestingly, a group of Israeli rabbis of a newly formed Sanhedrin, are trying to renew the Korban Pesach. And, we are seeing Jews returning to Torah observance and the performance of the 613 Mitzvot in record numbers.
This is greatly to the merit of the 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, o.b.m. and the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. His efforts literally brought hundreds of thousands of Jews back to Orthodox Torah Observance.
The many sacred implements required for the 3rd Beit HaMikdash have been re-created in the strict Kosher requirements of the Torah, and are well on their way to completion.
If you are curious to learn more about them and see the photographs of them, here is a link: http://www.templeinstitute.org/
Dear Rabbi
Thanks for the Hebrew lesson. Will complimentary instruction in English follow?
Since you aver not to care for revisionism, you might want to look at the history of the Siddur. You know, it wasn’t always in the form it is now. This also applies to the Machzor, and even services in the Temple, for that matter. For example, in the second Temple, it was common to make sacrifices dedicated to the Roman emperors. That might seem odd, but it was consistent with other actions by the religious establishment: e.g. when the Persian King of Kings Cyrus supported the Jewish rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, he was hailed as the Moshiach. This is an historical fact. Check it, if you don’t like revisionism. Moreover, the words malchei hamelachim are Hebrew, but the phrase is a conscious borrowing for reasons related to the history I just mentioned. Again, if you object to revisionism in Jewish history, I suggest you check.
For goodness sakes, even the black outfit now universally worn by the Haredim came from a Medieval Polish dress code enforced to make Jews distinct from the general population. That’s why you don’t see Sephardim, Bokharian, Temeni Jews wearing such stuff in their traditions.
If you think Jewish culture, history and even liturgy is immune to historical forces, well, I leave it to others to share my irritation. You will just have to enjoy your chauvinistic fantasy while you can.
In the meantime, I look forward to your authoritative work of historical linguistics definitively placing Hebrew as the world’s first language. Hey, it’s been done for Arabic, but I’m sure your work will be more convincing.
No, I do not think “Jewish culture, history and even liturgy is immune to historical forces.” Nor did I even say that, so do not try to twist the discussion to that.
What I have said was in reference to Islam and the Ayatollahs:
“It is about what they have accomplished, regardless of given circumstances, and how their culture and moral fabric affected and enhanced the quality of life, rather than the celebration- glorification of violence and death. And in this regard, Islam and their Ayatollahs have failed, and miserably.”
Now, if you want proof of this, simply look at Modern day Iran, and then, all of the other Middle Eastern nations. Then look at Modern day Israel.
You are welcome for the Hebrew lesson. As for Hebrew being the world’s first language…… It is HaShem’s language.
As for a definitive, convincing work on Hebrew……..I’ll leave that demonstration to HaShem, the final curtain call will be happening soon enough.
Now, go be irritated, with my Blessings, and enjoy yourself.
Since you raised the only point I didn’t take issue with, I really wonder about your ability to get through gemara.
> No, I do not think “Jewish culture, history and even liturgy is immune to historical forces.” Nor did I even say that, so do not try to twist the discussion to that.
> What I have said was in reference to Islam and the Ayatollahs
You said far more than that, and much of it was based on premises that are patently false, although evidently not knowingly so.
Since you didn’t connect the dots, allow me:
Here’s what you wrote about the Persians – not Arabs, unless you were mistakenly conflating the two – something many ignorant people do:
> When their ancestors were doing cave paintings, ours gave the world the Aleph Bet (Alphabet) and wrote it on fine papyrus. When they worshipped stones, the moon, and ate masses of berries so they could defecate in red before the statue of Baal, we were already studying Torah and writing commentaries.
First of all, the alphabet comes from the Greek (alpha beta), which includes vowels, and is a descendant of the consonantal Phoenician alphabet, as is Hebrew. The Jews *did not* give the world the alphabet. They borrowed it from another, older culture.
Second, the Persians did not worship stones, the moon, or Baal. They aren’t Arabs. They were literate before Abraham existed. Ever heard of cuneiform? They were writing mathematics, poetry, etc. before the Hebrew language existed. Is that clear enough for you?
You further wrote:
> Yes, I have heard of Zoraster. There were many various pagan religions throughout the region. I used the example of Baal because it was also very extensive, and its influences, such as worship of the Moon, lasting. The growth of Arab accomplishments in science (Algera and astronomy) and medicine were squealched by Islam, which is why these nations are so backwards today.
Algebra is a Persian – not Arab – accomplishment. Yes, the term is Arabic, which was the language of the book it was written in, but that does not make al-Khwarizmi an Arab or his accomplishments due to the Arabs any more than it makes Isaac Newton a Roman or his accomplishments due to the Romans because he wrote them in Latin.
I personally share your dim opinion of Islam. You just seem unable to differentiate between Persians and Arabs.
> Secondly, Pardes is Hebrew and means the word “Orchard”, not garden.
That’s the meaning it developed after it was borrowed. It is a loan-word, just as “king of kings” is a loan-translation.
> You are tying the English to the Persian Avestan, and they refer to Paradise and Garden. “Paradise” is most likely Persian in origin.
> Pardes is Hebrew.
They are *both* Persian in origin. For that, you’ll need to consult works in historical linguistics, not kabbalah, Sorry. So we can skip that digression on your part.
> Fith, your comment that the term, “King of Kings”, which by the way is “Supreme King of Kings” in the Siddur, “comes from Persian” is complete and total nonsense. It is Hebrew.
It’s a reference to Cyrus brought into the nusach. The words are a Hebrew loan-translation of an honorific phrase specific to the rulers of Persia. Again, you’ll have to look outside Talmud to follow up on this.
> And just for your education, “Melekh, Mal’khei haM’lakhim” is the correct way of saying it. And it is Hebrew, not Persian.
You might want to consider why you assumed I didn’t know, or how this in any way possibly discounted the point I raised. I politely submit you are assuming a literacy on one side that doesn’t exist and an illiteracy on the other that shares this property.
Your accusation that I engaged in “revisionism” was particularly revealing. You obviously enjoy your mythology, and are committed to it.
Thanks also for the insight into your blessings. It helps me better understand what you understand your job to be. I politely submit that might merit a reassessment. One the other hand, who am I to say so. Really, do you know that answer?
From all my teachers I have learned. Thanks, Rabbi.