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What will the condition of the world like just before the reappearance of Imam Mahdi?
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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\sa200\sl276\slmult1\lang1033\f0\fs22 Among the prominent signs of reappearance of His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s) is widespread injustice and oppression. Total absence of peace and security in such a way that fear, terror, calamities, problems, corruption, mischief and ignorance will dominate human society. The people shall do anything for the sake of the world and they shall compete with each other on the way of sin and evil. In their view sin would be considered good and on one hand the Islamic Law, like in the beginning, would be unknown to the people. Kingdoms of the great oppressors of the world would subjugate Muslims and their reputation and economic sources shall be destroyed. Following are some traditions in this regard:
\par 1. Abu Saeed Khudri has narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said: "This severity and suffocation would continue on you in such a way that the earth shall be replete with injustice and oppression and no one would dare to say: "God". After that the Almighty Allah would send a man from my progeny who would fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would have been fraught with injustice. And the earth will discharge its bounties and blessings and the life of Muslims would become prosperous and comfortable." (1)
\par 2. Abu Saeed Khudri narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said: "In the Last Age, severe tribulations would afflict my community from their rulers and kings such that they have not heard of more severe atrocities and the earth shall become constricted for them and become filled with injustice and oppression and the faithful believer would have no place of refuge from those oppressions. At that time, Almighty Allah would send a man from my progeny who would fill the earth with justice and equity and all inhabitants of the earth and heavens would be satisfied and happy and the earth would spew out its treasures and the sky would shower its blessings..." (2)
\par 3. The Holy Prophet (a.s) said: "After me are Caliphs and after Caliphs, rulers and after rulers, kings and after kings, emperors and tyrannical and rebellious dictators. After that a man from my Ahle Bayt will reappear and fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression." (3)
\par This tradition shows that the administrators of the Muslims shall be of various kinds: Some caliphs, some kings and some tyrants. They would fill up the earth and cities with injustice. After that Almighty God would send the great savior, Mahdi of the Progeny of Muhammad and he would destroy the tyrants and establish Divine Law on the earth.
\par 4. The Prophet of Islam (a.s) said: "The Mahdi of this community is from us (our family). When confusion, turmoil and mischief would surround the world and the paths shall be cut off and people will destroy each other and the elders shall not be merciful on the young and the young shall not respect the elders. In that period, the Almighty Allah would send our Mahdi, who is the ninth descendant of Imam Husain (a.s) and he would conquer the centers of deviation and the oblivious hearts and establish religion just as it were founded and he shall fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would be full of injustice and oppression." (4)
\par 5. It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) that he said: "Mahdi (a.s) will reappear at the time when fear, mischief, calamities, epidemics, violence, divisions in religion and transformation of the peoples. condition shall be dominant on the world and society. Day and night people would yearn for death and shall be at each other's throat. In other words despair and hopelessness would have conquered them. At that time His Eminence would reappear; and congratulations to the one who reaches Imam Mahdi (a.s) and becomes his supporter and woe to the one who opposes him." (5)
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\par References:
\par 1 Amali, Shaykh Tusi
\par 2 Iqdud Durar, Pg. 113
\par 3 Kanzul Ummal, Pg. 7/186
\par 4 Biharul Anwar, 13/174
\par 5 Qalaidud Durar, Pg. 133
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The Life of Imam Mahdi (as), p. 312
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The Life of Imam Mahdi (as)
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Faisal Shaheen
Among the prominent signs of reappearance of His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s) is widespread injustice and oppression. Total absence of peace and security in such a way that fear, terror, calamities, problems, corruption, mischief and ignorance will dominate human society. The people shall do anything for the sake of the world and they shall compete with each other on the way of sin and evil. In their view sin would be considered good and on one hand the Islamic Law, like in the beginning, would be unknown to the people. Kingdoms of the great oppressors of the world would subjugate Muslims and their reputation and economic sources shall be destroyed. Following are some traditions in this regard:
1. Abu Saeed Khudri has narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said: "This severity and suffocation would continue on you in such a way that the earth shall be replete with injustice and oppression and no one would dare to say: "God". After that the Almighty Allah would send a man from my progeny who would fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would have been fraught with injustice. And the earth will discharge its bounties and blessings and the life of Muslims would become prosperous and comfortable." (1)
2. Abu Saeed Khudri narrated that the Holy Prophet (a.s) said: "In the Last Age, severe tribulations would afflict my community from their rulers and kings such that they have not heard of more severe atrocities and the earth shall become constricted for them and become filled with injustice and oppression and the faithful believer would have no place of refuge from those oppressions. At that time, Almighty Allah would send a man from my progeny who would fill the earth with justice and equity and all inhabitants of the earth and heavens would be satisfied and happy and the earth would spew out its treasures and the sky would shower its blessings..." (2)
3. The Holy Prophet (a.s) said: "After me are Caliphs and after Caliphs, rulers and after rulers, kings and after kings, emperors and tyrannical and rebellious dictators. After that a man from my Ahle Bayt will reappear and fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression." (3)
This tradition shows that the administrators of the Muslims shall be of various kinds: Some caliphs, some kings and some tyrants. They would fill up the earth and cities with injustice. After that Almighty God would send the great savior, Mahdi of the Progeny of Muhammad and he would destroy the tyrants and establish Divine Law on the earth.
4. The Prophet of Islam (a.s) said: "The Mahdi of this community is from us (our family). When confusion, turmoil and mischief would surround the world and the paths shall be cut off and people will destroy each other and the elders shall not be merciful on the young and the young shall not respect the elders. In that period, the Almighty Allah would send our Mahdi, who is the ninth descendant of Imam Husain (a.s) and he would conquer the centers of deviation and the oblivious hearts and establish religion just as it were founded and he shall fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would be full of injustice and oppression." (4)
5. It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) that he said: "Mahdi (a.s) will reappear at the time when fear, mischief, calamities, epidemics, violence, divisions in religion and transformation of the peoples. condition shall be dominant on the world and society. Day and night people would yearn for death and shall be at each other's throat. In other words despair and hopelessness would have conquered them. At that time His Eminence would reappear; and congratulations to the one who reaches Imam Mahdi (a.s) and becomes his supporter and woe to the one who opposes him." (5)
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References:
1 Amali, Shaykh Tusi
2 Iqdud Durar, Pg. 113
3 Kanzul Ummal, Pg. 7/186
4 Biharul Anwar, 13/174
5 Qalaidud Durar, Pg. 133