Iran's former nuclear negotiator, a cleric, has said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government is encouraging superstitious practices.Read more.
The remarks have intensified the debate over the return of the Shia saviour, the 12th Imam known as the Mehdi.
Since Mr Ahmadinejad came to power he has repeatedly spoken of the need to plan for the Mehdi's imminent return.
Shia believe he went into hiding more than 1,000 years ago but will return to save the world from injustice.
Hassan Rowhani said the 12th Imam himself made it clear that anybody who claimed to have seen him would be a liar.
Ahmadinejad's personal beliefs are causing dissention in Iran. This episode in Iran's history strengthens my belief that politics and religion should be two separate entities.
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