Islamofascism: A Brief Overview of
'The Twelvers' -
Ahmadinejad's Islam
Compiled by Frank Salvato, Executive Director,
BasicsProject.org
With the regime in Iran moving from rhetorical saber-rattling to attaining the
wherewithal to threaten the region, if not the world, it is smart to acquaint
ourselves with the theocratic philosophy of Iran’s ruling mullah class –
including their governmental figurehead Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the faction of
Shi’a Islam known as “The Twelvers.” It is important to understand the belief
system of the Twelvers because it gives us insight into the motives for the
actions of the Iranian mullahs’ today: in their quest for dominance in the
Middle East; in their pursuit of an Islamic global Caliphate; in their vicious
approach to the State of Israel; and in their determination to acquire nuclear
technology, including the weaponization of that technology. Imami Shi’a Islam,
the clinical name for the form of Islam practiced by The Twelvers, is the
largest faction in Shi'a Islam. The term “Twelvers,” is derived from their
conviction in twelve divinely ordained Islamic leaders, known as the Twelve
Imams. The Twelvers believe that the Mahdi will present in the returned of
the Twelfth Imam, who, it is believed, disappeared and is to be in occultation.
The Mahdi, is believed to be divine by all sects in Islam. But the Twelvers
hold the Mahdi in higher esteem. They believe that the Mahdi is the prophesied
redeemer of Islam who will rule for a period of time, culminating in the “Day of
Judgment” and, alongside Jesus Christ, will rid the world of wrongdoing,
injustice and tyranny...
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