Thursday, September 21, 2006

Calling for the Mahdi

Tucked away at the bottom of a speech delivered at the United Nations, Iranian President Ahmadinejad made a religious plea for the "perfect human being" to arrive. From the full text:

"I emphatically declare that today's world, more than ever before, longs for just and righteous people with love for all humanity; and above all longs for the perfect righteous human being and the real savior who has been promised to all peoples and who will establish justice, peace and brotherhood on the planet.
"O, Almighty God, all men and women are your creatures and you have ordained their guidance and salvation. Bestow upon humanity that thirsts for justice, the perfect human being promised to all by you, and make us among his followers and among those who strive for his return and his cause."

This appears to be restatement of his expectation of the return of the Mahdi in an earlier speech to the United Nations. Presumably the delegates weren't as surprised this time around.

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