From Quranic media to Hajj training: Iran institutionalises Mahdist ideology

IQNA’s interview with Mohammad-Ali Mizbani presents social justice and human dignity as goals that will be fully realised under a future Mahdist government. This message is not confined to religious media: Mahdist concepts, religious obedience and the expectation of a future saviour are also taught in ideological and cultural training programmes for Iranian Hajj officials, clerics and guides. Critics describe this narrative as damaging because it can replace demands for accountability and justice today with promises of justice under a future religious order.

— Hajj Iran

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