According to the shia, the mahdi belongs to muhammads bayt household, being a descendant of ali, fatimah and ali ibn husayn zayn alabidin, and considered by twelvers to be the son of alaskari, and consequently the twelfth imam of the twelve imams of the bayt. Reviewed in the united states on december 14, 2016. An obscure religious cleric is suddenly hailed throughout the region as the islamic messiah known as the mahdi or the twelfth imam. Central israel after an intense but wonderful monthlong book tour in the u. The world is on the brink of disaster, and the clock is ticking. A cia operative is sent to iran but none of his training prepared him for what happens next.
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The historical existence of the twelfth imam has been long debated since the death of the eleventh imam. A new york times bestseller book 2 in the david shirazi series over 100,000 copies sold new york times bestselling author joel c. The plot revolves around david shirazi, a young cia operative of. In the twelfth imam, rosenbergs latest offering, the author has done a remarkable job of taking current news and creating a plausible story that is once again, all too prophetic. It is the prime motivating factor behind the actions of the iranian government these days, the idea that a conflagration will bring the return of the twelfth imam of mohammed to our world, and that he will in turn lead the islamic faithful to conversion of the world to the true. Paperback 812011 compact disc 120 2016 prerecorded audio player 10192010 compact disc 10192010 paperback, spanish 412011 mp3 cd 1012014. Retailers choice award winner, 2012the world is on the brink. Rise of the antichrist and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The twelfth imam, the tehran initiative, and damascus countdown. The twelfth imam a new york times bestsellerover 250,000 sold book 1 in the david shirazi seriesdont you know how close we are, you fool. Relaxing jazz for work and study background instrumental concentration jazz for work and study duration.
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Cia operative david shirazis mission is to disrupt irans nuclear weapons programwithout triggering a war. The concept of the twelfth imam is not one that gets a lot of space on mainstream media outlets, although it should. The twelfth and final imam is muhammad almahdi, who is believed by the twelvers to be currently alive, and hidden in the major occultation until he returns to bring justice to the world. A sparrow and the fire praying for the advent of the imam mahdi the promised saviour taking recourse to the guardianship of ahl albayt obtaining a proper cognizance of the imam of the age twelfth imam secrets behind growth of nails and hair.
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