In the book of Zand and HooHooMan Lisen the arrival of Socians...

In the book of Zand and HooHooMan Lisen the arrival of Socians, the great savior of the world, has been foretold as: “Marvelous signs shall appear in the sky as signs of the arrival of the savior and some angels will carry his messages from the east and the west to the whole world.” The ancient Iranians believed so strongly in the arrival of “Socians” that when their empire was defeated decisively in the “Qadesieh war” the third Yazdgerd turned to his great castle, “Mada’in”, and said “Bless you; I will leave now and shall return with one of my descendants who has not reappeared yet” (7) However, the Shiite believes Mahdi (PBUH) is of the descendants of Yazdgerd’s daughter.

She was the wife of the third Imam of Shiites, Imam Hussein (PBUH), who is the ninth forefather of Imam Mahdi (PBUH). Imam Mahdi (PBUH) in other nations In this part, we try to briefly refer to the beliefs of different nations concerning this issue: Ancient Iranians believed that Gorza Sepah , their historical hero is alive and hundreds of angels take care of him until the day he rises and corrects the world.

Islam has believed that someone arises from the east and unifies all tribes of Islam and makes them dominant in the world. Germans believed that a victorious man arises…