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From The Times today:

MI5 had built up a detailed picture of the plot over several months, but the threat had dramatically increased; the plotters had acquired the capability to carry out the attacks, perhaps within days. There was even a looming date, August 22, a holy day in the Muslim calendar and a propitious one for launching Armageddon.

Err, sorry, what’s the significance of 22 August? Can someone please enlighten me? Are they referring to Isra and Miraj and if so, why is this “a propitious one for launching Armageddon”? Questions, questions…