Ayatullah Khamenei mentioned the 12th or "hidden" imam, also known as the Mahdi, several times in his speech at Friday's prayers. After his awkward rant about the Branch Davidians, the mention of the hidden imam was surely the most confusing to many in the so-called West.
The Mahdi is said to have been born in the ninth century and to continue to survive today. Twelver Shi'as, who constitute the majority of Shi'as in Iran, believe that the Mahdi will join...
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