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Man declares self Mahdi at Grand Mosque in Mecca
2011-04-13
Muslims who had come to pray at the Grand Mosque in Mecca were shocked when a man took the microphone and declared he was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam who is expected to come prior to the Day of Resurrection.

Eyewitnesses say the imam had just started the Asr prayer when the man snatched the microphone and made his announcement. Mosque security quickly arrested the man, an Egyptian national in his 30s.

Security officers took the man to the mosque's police station for investigation. Police concluded that the man was suffering from mental problems.
Posted by:ryuge

#11  I believe Herbert Lom also declared himself Mahdi in the film El Cid, which also starred Charlton Heston. Mahdi's are us.
Posted by: Sgt. D.T.   2011-04-13 23:01  

#10  Lawrence Olivier?
Posted by: mojo   2011-04-13 16:37  

#9  Weird. Previous contenders for the title have generally announced their true identity after raising a substantial military force.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2011-04-13 16:32  

#8  As a kid, I used to memorize and go around spouting Lord Lawrence OLivier's lines from the movie KHARTOUM. My sister and parents were driven half nuts. Great flic by the way...
Posted by: borgboy   2011-04-13 14:23  

#7  "Police concluded that the man was suffering from mental problems."

What was their first clue? That he was in Mecca?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2011-04-13 12:54  

#6  Mahdi-as-a-hatter

Sounds islamic to me if said outloud and fast
Posted by: Punky Elmaish9564   2011-04-13 12:32  

#5  Oh he's the real Mahdi all right, and I should know - I've followed a few!
Posted by: flash91   2011-04-13 11:25  

#4  AP,

Thank you! I just channeled some of the Cleveland cops I knew. :)

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2011-04-13 11:22  

#3  That's pretty funny, Mike! LOL!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-04-13 11:10  

#2  "Hokay, if yer the Mahdi, what's yer mom's name?"

"Ummmmmm.....Anastasia?"

"Wrong! Abdul, take him downtown until the headshrinkers get a look at 'im!!"

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2011-04-13 08:57  

#1  Impressed the Babes at Penn State by elevating them off the ground, did he???

[PADME AMYGDALA here].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-04-13 02:31  

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