User talk:Bontenbal

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Mahdi / Mahdi army

 * copied from User talk:Leo Africanus

Hello Leo, I was wondering whether you would know more on the Mahdi Army and the Mahdi. From the name, it looks that the 2004 Army is inspired on the religious belief of the returning Mahdi. Do you have any sources on this one? Thanks in advance, Bontenbal 21:06, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * The Mahdi is the Islamic/Muslim word for Messiah. And with the Shia thread in Islam being more strongly Messianic than the Sunni half, the name "Mahdi Army" for a "militia" is like calling a Christian equivalent the "Army of Jesus", or, say, the Jesuits? &mdash;iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 22:04, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * Well, on the Mahdi article I read that Twelver Shia Muslims believe he will return at the end of time and will help to defeat the false messiah... Somewhere else I read that he will be assisted on this by an army, but I'm not sure where I read this... On Christian eschatology, many Christians believe that on the final day there will be a battle between the true believers and the false believers. I don't know how that army is called, though. Thanks for your comments. Bontenbal 22:41, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * copied from User talk:Leo Africanus
 * Hi Bontenball. IFaqeer's observation is spot on. However, you are right in suggesting that the name given to the militia is inspired by the Mahdi's role in Shi'a eschatology. I understand that al-Sadr is of the view that the Mahdi's return from occultation is imminent. As a descendent of the Imams and a scion of a well-established scholarly family perhaps he feels obliged to raise such an army. Reports suggest that he claims the army "belongs to the Mahdi".Leo Africanus 18:56, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Netherland position
I saw you had removed netherland from Hezbollah article. I don't revert your edition. But come and write your idea in talk:hezbollah please. Thanks--Sa.vakilian 05:12, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

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Your recent contribution(s) to are very much appreciated. However, you did not provide references or sources for your information. Keeping Wikipedia accurate and verifiable is very important, and as you might be aware there is currently a drive to improve the quality of Wikipedia by encouraging editors to cite the sources they used when adding content. If sources are left unreferenced, it may count as original research, which is not allowed. Can you provide in the article specific references to any books, articles, websites or other reliable sources that will allow people to verify the content in the article? You can use a citation method listed at inline citations that best suits each article. Thanks! -- Jeff G. 19:40, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

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