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Eschatologists from many religious traditions agree that we are approaching the End Times—what Muslims call Akhir-uz-zaman. Christians and Muslims both await the return of Jesus, the one true Messiah; while Jews (who despise Christ) await their radically different Messiah, a military conquerer who will subjugate the goyim and rule the world from a rebuilt blood sacrifice temple in Jerusalem.
Tonight’s show is dedicated to Fatima—the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) whose name, by Divine synchronicity, was given to the village in Portugal where the apparition of the Holy Virgin appeared in 1917, offering the Three Secrets of Fatima to three young Portuguese shepherds. One of them, Lucia Santos (Sister Lucy), later became embroiled in the controversy over the Vatican’s alleged suppression of the too-terrible-to-be-revealed Third Secret of Fatima.
A few years ago I speculated about the deeper meaning of the Fatima apparitions in my article “Islam, Armageddon, and the Secret of Fatima.”
First hour: Dr. Peter Chojnowski of SisterLucyTruth.org argues that Sister Lucy was “disappeared” and replaced with an imposter circa 1960:
“The life of Sr. Lucy and the catastrophic changes in the Church over the course of the 20th century give rise to a problem that demands an explanation.
“1. How do we account for the dramatic changes in Sr. Lucy’s behavior, in her appearance, and even in her handwriting after 1967?
“2. How do we account for the behavior of the Vatican and Church hierarchy remaining completely silent on the Third Secret for 40 years and clearly promoting a campaign of silence and propaganda to create an entirely new understanding of Fatima, one that waters it down into insignificance?
“3. How do we account for Sr. Lucy’s complete support of this propaganda as well as her requests for complete and blind submission to the Popes after Vatican II when before 1960 she did not hesitate to repeat how the Popes had failed to heed to Our Lady’s requests and how displeasing this was to Our Lord, Our Lady, and herself?
“What you will discover in these pages is the most reasonable explanation for every question above, namely, that the original seer of Fatima, Sr. Lucia, was replaced by an entirely different person, resembling her and acting in her name. Does the forensic evidence suggest this? Overwhelmingly yes. Our purpose is to hire the top scientific, medical, and forensic professionals to analyze and evaluate this evidence to come to the truth of Sr. Lucy’s identity and ultimately to discover what happened to the seer of Fatima.”
Second hour: Ahl ul-Bayt (Shia) Muslim scholars Alamdar Zaidi and Jowad Al-Ansari are joined by American Shia convert Andrew Israel to discuss their understanding of the End Times. The Jafari (Shia) school of Islamic thought puts great emphasis on the End Times and eagerly awaits the return of the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, who will battle the Antichrist (Dajjal) paving the way for the return of Christ.
Alamdar Zaidi is an author and translator of books by leading Islamic scholars. An engineer by training, he began studying the Qur’an and the Nahj-ul-Balagha during the 1970s and became a supporter of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution in Iran. His most recent book is a translation of the Letters to Western Youths by the Supreme Leader of Iran.
Jowad al-Ansari is the founder of the National Association of Islamic Chaplains. Also an author of religious books, and a student of eschatology, he is fluent in Arabic, Farsi, and English and is a student of Grand Ayatollah Vaheed Khorasani of Howze Ilmiyeh Qum.
Andrew Israel (Islamic name Muhammad al-Mahdi) converted from Judaism to Shia Islam during Ramadan in May 2019. As his name(s) would indicate, Andrew is obviously someone with an interest in eschatology!