As you know, I do not put total confidence in any prophecy that is not found in God’s Word, since that is the only holy book that contains a single fulfilled prophecy. However, sometimes it is uncanny that other prophecies do hit the mark. In fact, in Unlocking God’s Secrets I covered the prophecy of Saint Malachy, who in 1139 had a vision showing the next 112 Popes from the then current Pope, Celestine II, until the “end of the world,” including their noticeable traits. We are now at Pope number 111 and all the listed traits of the 111 Popes have been phenomenally accurate. According to Saint Malachy’s prophecy, the next Pope, number 112, will be the Tribulation Pope

With that in mind, I believe it is extremely interesting to read an article written by Amir Tahiri concerning a seventeenth century prophecy or “tradition.” I don’t give the prophecy 100% credence because it is not from God’s Word, which means that we can’t be sure of its validity until it does in fact come to pass, but this 500 year old Islamic prophecy is definitely worth pondering.

Mr. Tahiri’s article reads:

“Is Barack Obama the “promised warrior” coming to help the Hidden Imam of Shiite Muslims conquer the world?

The question has made the rounds in Iran since last month, when a pro-government Web site published a Hadith (or tradition) from a Shiite text of the 17th century. The tradition comes from Bahar al-Anvar (meaning Oceans of Light) by Mullah Majlisi, a magnum opus in 132 volumes and the basis of modern Shiite Islam.

According to the tradition, Imam Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law) prophesied that at the End of Times and just before the return of the Mahdi, the Ultimate Saviour, a “tall black man will assume the reins of government in the West.” Commanding “the strongest army on earth,” the new ruler in the West will carry “a clear sign” from the third imam, whose name was Hussein Ibn Ali. The tradition concludes: “Shiites should have no doubt that he is with us.”

In a curious coincidence Obama’s first and second names–Barack Hussein–mean “the blessing of Hussein” in Arabic and Persian. His family name, Obama, written in the Persian alphabet, reads O Ba Ma, which means “he is with us,” the magic formula in Majlisi’s tradition.

Mystical reasons aside, the Khomeinist establishment sees Obama’s rise as another sign of the West’s decline and the triumph of Islam. Obama’s promise to seek unconditional talks with the Islamic Republic is cited as a sign that the U.S. is ready to admit defeat. Obama’s position could mean abandoning three resolutions passed by the United Nations Security Council setting conditions that Iran should meet to avoid sanctions. Seeking unconditional talks with the Khomeinists also means an admission of moral equivalence between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic. It would imply an end to the description by the U.S. of the regime as a “systematic violator of human rights.”

Obama has abandoned claims by all U.S. administrations in the past 30 years that Iran is “a state sponsor of terrorism.” Instead, he uses the term “violent groups” to describe Iran-financed outfits such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

Obama has also promised to attend a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference within the first 100 days of his presidency. Such a move would please the mullahs, who have always demanded that Islam be treated differently, and that Muslim nations act as a bloc in dealings with Infidel nations.”  by Amir Tahiri.

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 at 4:35 pm and is filed under Shadows.