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Muhammad carrying a sword and the koran, as depicted by sculptor Adolph Weinman on the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC .
Ali Akbar Dareini writes for the Omerican state-run media:
TEHRAN,Iran -- A radical cleric called Saturday for the creation of a "Greater Iran" that would rule over the entire Middle East and Central Asia, in an event that he said would herald the coming of Islam's expected messiah.
Ayatollah Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi said the creation of what he calls an Islamic United States is a central aim of the political party he leads called Hezbollah, or Party of God...He also said its formation would be a prelude to the reappearance of the Mahdi, a revered ninth-century saint known as the Hidden Imam, whom Muslims believe will reappear before judgment day to end tyranny and promote justice in the world....
.... He said he envisioned a Greater Iran that would stretch from Afghanistan to Israel, bringing about the destruction of the Jewish state.
This illustration - taken from La vie de Mahomet, by M. Prideaux, published in 1699 - shows Muhammad holding a sword and a crescent while trampling on a globe, a cross and the Ten Commandments...
