Al Jazeera Net - Tehran
On October 19, Mohammed Hussein Pour, known as Dr. Sayan, published a video clip with an influential musical rhythm, presenting himself as the "Imam Mahdi".
The young man holds a doctorate and many sports awards in mixed martial arts (MMA) and is said to have works such as the Encyclopedia of Art in the Society and the World Media, a founder of martial arts carried by ancient Iranian names.
Al-Mu'awid or al-Manji is a fundamental pillar of the 12 Shia beliefs. The imam is expected to look forward to the appearance of their imam, who believes that he was absent from sight in the year 260 AH in the absence of a minor, before his great absence began in 329 AH, after the death of his fourth deputy. From that date to today, many in the areas of the presence of the Shiites claimed that they were the absent or awaited Mahdi.
Saiyan says he worked for years with great difficulty under a false name, and Iranian security after discovering a complete resemblance between his real name and his proportions and what is contained in the historical books about the Mahdi awaited, he is pursuing him to arrest him, according to his claim.
The "Iranian Mahdi," the fugitive outside Iran, claimed that the sky would see its trueness from 1 to 4 November with miracles that the entire world would see and if this prophecy was not fulfilled it would be a lie. This history has passed and proved false.
He was previously hosted by state television on the famous program "Hala Khurshid" broadcast by Channel 3, which aroused great controversy and suspicion after he claimed to be the Mahdi, resulting in an apology for the channel to host.
Prominent faces
Many have already claimed that they are the Mahdi in Iran, especially after the advent of the Safavid state, most notably Muhammad Ali Shirazi, known as the founder of the Babe sect in 1887.
The door was shot and his grave was found in Haifa. He initially claimed to be a waiting deputy, and at the end of his life he claimed to be the Mahdi himself.
One of his most prominent followers is Hosseini Nuri, founder of the Baha'i community, whose followers are spread by hundreds of thousands in several countries, including Israel. A religion that is banned by Tehran, and deals harshly with those who condemn it, where he is imprisoned and other sanctions.
| Shirazi, the founder of al-Babi, who is considered to be the most famous of the modern Mahdis of Iran, |
Among the proponents of Mahdism was Ali Reza Began, who published his ideas through a website and a book called Al Qaim in 673 pages. He says in his book that the Twelfth Imam of the Shi'a died the beginning of the Great Ghaybah - according to beliefs - leaving two imams bearing the name Ali, the last of them.
In 2008, when the prosecutor of the religious city of Qom announced the execution of "Began" at the same time revealed the arrest of five others claimed to be the 12, 13 and 14, exploiting the beliefs of people to obtain financial returns, he said.
Moreover, others in many parts of Iran claim to have direct contact with the absent 12 imam and receive daily instructions. Some went further. A woman named Farida Gh claimed to have married the Mahdi, who was arrested by the Iranian authorities in 2005.
After increasing these cases over the past years, the Iranian leader has taken a position on several occasions by saying that the claim in relation to the "absent Imam" is often a lie and a result of mental fantasies.
| Hussein Bauer known as Dr. Sayan (sites contact) |
The era of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was opening his internal and international speeches to salute the 12th Imam of the Shiites, witnessed a wide spread of this phenomenon and was accused and close to him of having a big role in it. In those circumstances, Ali Larijani said that anyone who claims to have a relationship with the prospective Mahdi is lying and opening a political shop.
Causes of Phenomenon
Experts and psychiatrists attribute the causes of this phenomenon in Iran to religious, social, cultural, political and economic factors.
"The first factor is the existence of cultural floors in the community that help spread these claims," said Ali Hoshyar, author of Iranian paper-based bookstores. "As long as religious platforms and dreams are unfounded, the proponents of Mahdism come to such an end in society.
The Iranian studies concerned that the spread of superstitions, heresies, intellectual deviations, social problems and economic crises are fertile ground for the emergence of these cases.
"In the case of war, drought, famine, injustice and corruption in governments, and a drop in the hope of life, people are looking for a savior to save them. In these circumstances, Mahdia advocates find popular appeal," Hoshyar said.
| The Tomb of the Bab in Haifa His followers say that the body was moved to this place after being shot in Iran |
For his part, the Iranian historian Rasul Jafarian attributes the reasons in his book "The Mujahideen to the Fake" to four reasons: social atmosphere, time, economy and political power.
Special allegations
In turn see psychiatrist d. Jafar Bawalhari said that among his patients every month there are one to three people who have claims about the Imamate and Mahdawi. He said that some people suffer from psychological disorders and feel that they have a special message that they have to make and connect with Menji at the end of time. They have a sense of self-contempt.
The Religious Knowledge Magazine classifies the goals of the Mahdia advocates into two categories: personal, factional and organizational, adding that existing documents and experiences confirm that these "deviant groups" have direct or indirect political ties and were directed by foreigners.
The magazine adds that the personal motives of these people love fame and money, sexual exploitation and compensation for life failures.