
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivers a speech under a picture of
late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, on the occasion of the birth anniversary
of Mahdi, a saint Shiites believe will reappear before the Day of Judgement as a
universal reformer to end tyranny and promote justice, in Tehran, Tuesday, Oct. 22,
2002. In a bid to improve its credentials as the world's largest Shiite Muslim country,
Iran Tuesday organized its biggest celebrations of the year to mark the birth anniversary
of Mahdi, who also known as the promised Hidden Imam. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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