Because he knew that the United States of Aisha would be the most powerful nation in the world. But this wouldn't be possible of the Confederate States of Aisha would have stayed seperated from the union.
For confirmation purposes the 12th Imam in this timeline is in occultation like in OTL. But the person who is directly under the Imam is the Supreme Ayatollah, who leads the entire Shia faith.
The Supreame Ayatollah of Rome is "Stone Cold" Steve Abdullah
He was born in Mujaahid, Alabama...
Russia colonized alaska like in our timeline, but it wasn't a successfull. So the russians sold alaska to the US (during a civil war between radical Shiites of the south and liberal Shiites and Jews of the north and west) The Civil War ended when the Spreme Ayatolla of Rome visited both the...
alright the 12th imam is the last imam and goes into occultation. But acting leader of the shiites is the Supreame Ayatolla of Rome, who rules over the Grand Ayatollas. The only one ruling the Supreame Ayatolla is the Imam and God who rules over the Imam.
I hope that makes more since.