And thus sometimes little...

And thus sometimes little, or no, differentiation is made (by Westerners or by non-Westerners) between the two universalist ideologies, Christianity and its prodigal son Secularism. Islamic Mahdist universalism, as envisioned under the banner of the future Imam Mahdi, is like and unlike both the Christian and Secularist brand.

Its seven major aspects, according to Seyed Sadegh Hagheghat of Mofid University, are: reintegration of religion and politics (contra Secularism) divine-, not people-derived (contra Secularism) morality-based (contra Secularism and corrupt Christianity) socioeconomically just (contra Secularism and Christianity) jihadistic:…