Have the Hojjatieh Risen?
Reader comment on item: More Messianism from Ahmadinejad

Submitted by Alex (United States), Sep 25, 2006 at 12:09

Ahmadinejad's Shi'a millenialist views clearly evince membership in the secretive, ultra-radical Hojjatieh society, which is (apparently) centered around Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, under the spiritual guidance of Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, who also serves as the mentor for the Revolutionary Guards, even moreso than the Supreme Leader.

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