The main obstacle to the Mahdi's return is
explained by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's
religious advisor in his own words:
In a 2006 speech marking the Mahdi’s birthday, Ayatollah
Mesbah-e Yazdi emphasized the importance of fighting
heresy, which, in his opinion, is delaying the coming of
the Mahdi:
“...Our noblest duty is to strive to reduce oppression, to be
more [stringent] in our implementation of Islamic law... and to weaken
the control of oppressive and tyrannical regimes over the oppressed.
These [actions] can [hasten] the return of the Hidden Imam...
[establish] the religious laws as the dominant [values] of society,
[ensure] that religious faith be taken as a consensus at conferences,
and limit the [control of the oppressors, i.e. of the Western powers]
over the oppressed throughout the world – both Muslim and non-Muslim.
[This is what we must do] in order to prepare the ground for the
Mahdi’s coming. Thus, the greatest obligation of those awaiting the
appearance of the Mahdi is fighting heresy and global arrogance.”
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