Iranian Shiites Pray For Return Twelfth Imam

JAMKARAN, IRAN - DECEMBER 6: Wheelchair-bound devotee prays for healing at the Jamkaran Mosque December 6, 2005 in Jamkaran, Iran. Some Iranian Shiites believe and are waiting for the return of the Mahdi, or the 12th Imam, the Shiite equivalent of the Christian Messiah. The Mahdaviat world view, adhered to by Iran's newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, holds that the Mahdi's return is imminent, and will herald a new era of global justice and Islamic perfection. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
JAMKARAN, IRAN - DECEMBER 6: Wheelchair-bound devotee prays for healing at the Jamkaran Mosque December 6, 2005 in Jamkaran, Iran. Some Iranian Shiites believe and are waiting for the return of the Mahdi, or the 12th Imam, the Shiite equivalent of the Christian Messiah. The Mahdaviat world view, adhered to by Iran's newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, holds that the Mahdi's return is imminent, and will herald a new era of global justice and Islamic perfection. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
Iranian Shiites Pray For Return Twelfth Imam
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