更令他们感到不舒服的则是艾哈迈迪-内贾德深信“遁世的伊玛目 ” ， 也就是“马赫迪 ” （ 救世主）即将降临世上，而传说这意味着世界末日的到来。
More disturbing to them is his apocalyptic conviction regarding the imminent advent of the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, whose appearance is believed to lead to the destruction of the world and the end of time.