"Sign of Allah"?That is the literal meaning of "ayatollah." At any rate, now that Sadr's studies in Iran have come to an end he can put them to renewed use. "Iraq: Radical cleric becomes 'ayatollah,'" from Adnkronos, May 5:
Baghdad, 5 May (AKI) - Radical Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, is reported to have assumed the title of Grand Ayatollah after concluding his studies in the holy city of Qom in Iran. Sources close to the cleric's faction released the news to the Arab daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat.[...]
Al-Sadr joined his supporters after completing two years of study in Iran and was expected to return to Iraq this week to resume his religious leadership.
During the Shia conference entitled 'The Al-Sadr faction and future challenges', Al-Sadr's supporters renewed their commitment to fight the occupation of their country and demand the removal of all foreign troops, while seeking greater collaboration with other Iraqi political parties.
In 2004, al-Sadr's militia launched an uprising against American troops in Baghdad and British forces in the Shia heartland of southern Iraq.
But his militia suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Iraq's new army last year and his followers have reportedly now turned to mainstream politics.
Al-Sadr is the son of a revered Ayatollah, Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, who represented oppressed majority Shias during Saddam Hussein's dictatorship.
He was murdered by the former regime in 1999, an assassination which provoked widespread riots in Shia areas.
This is future trouble for Iraq. Looks like Iran will be running or working with Iraq soon. We are pulling out after June of this year. After all the men and money we spent getting rid of Sadam we are turning the country over to terrorists. Muslims are a patient lot. They are working on taking over the world step by step. Once the world is totally muslim the sunni's and shia are going to fight to the last man. He will then exclaim "allah akbar" and kill himself.
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