Religion News Blog » Soldiers of Heaven / Supporters of Mahdi http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Iranian ‘cult’ of imam sparks controversy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22104/mahdi-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22104/mahdi-3#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:06:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22104 Mahdi When President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad launched Iran’s first domestically built telecommunications satellite into space on Sunday, he did so in the name of the last true Shia imam, Mohammed al-Mahdi.

The launch coincided with the end of festivities in Iran to mark the birthday of the imam, one of the holiest figures in Shia Islam, who is believed to have gone into hiding in the year 941 and will return to bring peace and justice to the world.

But this year’s festivities have proved unusually controversial because of claims that the imam is being exploited for commercial and political purposes.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22104/mahdi-3/feed 0 Iraqi troops clash with messianic Shiite cult during holy day http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20384/supporters-of-the-mahdi http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20384/supporters-of-the-mahdi#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:47:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20384/supporters-of-the-mahdi http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20384/supporters-of-the-mahdi/feed 0 Death sentence for 10 members of Iraq cult http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19238/soldiers-of-heaven-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19238/soldiers-of-heaven-5#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:14:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19238/soldiers-of-heaven-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19238/soldiers-of-heaven-5/feed 0 Religious group’s compound full of weapons, money http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17349/soldiers-of-heaven-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17349/soldiers-of-heaven-4#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:14:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17349/soldiers-of-heaven-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17349/soldiers-of-heaven-4/feed 0 Analysis: Najaf Battle Raises Questions http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17337/najaf-battle-raises-questions http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17337/najaf-battle-raises-questions#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:31:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17337/najaf-battle-raises-questions http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17337/najaf-battle-raises-questions/feed 0 Doomsday cult said to be at center of Iraqi battle http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17334/soldiers-of-heaven http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17334/soldiers-of-heaven#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:45:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17334/soldiers-of-heaven http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17334/soldiers-of-heaven/feed 0 Hundreds killed in battle to stop cult massacre http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17331/mahdi-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17331/mahdi-2#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:29:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17331/mahdi-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17331/mahdi-2/feed 0 Iraqi cult leader killed in battle -minister http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17323/mahdi-killed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17323/mahdi-killed#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:23:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17323/mahdi-killed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17323/mahdi-killed/feed 0 US and Iraqi forces kill 250 apocalyptic cult gunmen http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17311/mahdi http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17311/mahdi#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:30:57 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17311/mahdi http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17311/mahdi/feed 0