Muqtada al Sadr, the controversial hardline Muslim cleric in Iraq, says that his Mahdi army will step forward to defend Iran if it comes under attack from Israel in a preemptive strike against Iran's threat of a Nuclear Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD).
Sadr says the force of his Mahdi army will defend the interests of Iraq and in fact, all Islamic countries. The radical cleric says that his Mahdi army is beyond the Iraqi army, it was established to defend Islam. Sadr himself is the leader of an Iraqi political party that holds a number of seats in the newly elected Iraqi government and several cabinet posts as well.
Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News
A Muslim militia led by a radical Muslim cleric who says that they are ready to defend Islam is a precursor to things to come in the Last Days, according to Bible prophecy. Muqtada al Sadr, the radical Muslim cleric in Iraq that formed a Muslim militia, the Mahdi army as Sadr calls it, is quickly becoming more influential in Iraq, especially after Iraq's last elections.
Mahdi means messiah in Arabic, and the Mahdi army, the messiah's army under the leadership of a rising star in the radical Muslim world could become a force to be reckoned with in the near future. Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi army has regrouped after its struggles against the massive US military might, and now is ready to defend Iran against an attack from Israel and in fact, they are ready to defend Islam around the world.
A mighty Muslim militia dedicated to the Muslim messiah is a force that the prophet Joel said would become the largest military might in the history of the world, Joel 2:2-10. This mighty Muslim militia will gather to attack Israel and, in particular, the city of Jerusalem, Joel 2:3; but they will be defeated as they approach Jerusalem, Ezekiel 39:2-6.
Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi army ready to defend Islam is indeed a precursor to Joel's prophecy, a prophecy that will be fulfilled.
