(November 16, 2010 at 5:01 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Wouldn't that be Muhammad, since Muslims believe that he is the last prophet? By definition of Islam, there can be no further prophets. A future Islamic prophet would be rejected by Muslims.This seems to be a reasonable conclusion but in fact many Moslems are waiting for another leader.
http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/J..._mahdi.htm
The president of Iran apparently believes in him.
Quote:Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised not only many Westerners but also many Iranians when, during his first speech at the United Nations, he prayed for the hasty return of the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, Shi‘i Islam's messianic figure. Demonstrating his priorities, he repeated the prayer in December 2007 when addressing Arab leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Doha but did not object when they described the Persian Gulf as Arab, a diplomatic swipe at Iran's place in the region. Ahmadinejad's messianism is no ploy; it is very serious indeed. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, chairman of the Guardian Council, credits Ahmadinejad with "being inspired by God."
http://www.meforum.org/1985/ahmadinejad-and-the-mahdi
Some people have suggested that the reason he promotes was so much is that he believes the Mahdi will return at a time when there is worldwide chaos.
His invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20 ESV
Romans 1:20 ESV
