In a November 16 speech in Tehran to senior clerics who had come from all over Iran to hear him, the new president said that the main mission of his government was to “pave the path for the glorious reappearance of Imam Mahdi (May God Hasten His Reappearance).” The mystical 12th Imam of Shia Islam disappeared as a child in 941 CE, and Shia Muslims have awaited his reappearance ever since, believing that when he returns, he will reign on earth for seven years, before bringing about the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
11月6日在德黑兰向来自伊朗各地的高级神职人员演讲时，这位新总统说，伊朗政府的主要使命是“为马赫迪伊玛姆的光荣重现铺平道路（愿上帝加快他的重现）。”什叶派伊斯兰教神秘的十二世伊玛姆在公元941年还是个孩子时失踪了，自此，什叶派穆斯林人一直等待他的重现，认为他回来时，将掌管地球七年，接着，最后审判日和世界末日就会到来。