Universal Government – WHO IS IMAM MAHDI

It is said in the Islamic traditions that justice will be dominant during Imam-e-Zaman’s rule. Does refer to mere social justice or covers individual aspects too?

Justice implies that everything is set in its proper place and maintains equilibrium. Social justice is the movement of society towards the correct goal. Injustice is just its contrary. Thus, like injustice, justice is not mere governmental and social justice, but enjoys a wider meaning. First, it represents one of the prominent divine attributes, and in this regard Imam (a.s.) says: “The bases of religion are ‘Tauhid’ (monotheism) and ‘Adl’ (justice).” (Tauhid-e-Saduq: 96) Secondly, it is amongst man’s individual virtues. A just person is someone who does not commit major sin nor repeats minor sins. Thirdly, at times, it is used as a scale. A trueRead More →

How would be the economic condition during Imam-e-Zaman’s rule and how would the economy run during his reign?

By: Reza Rezaie Khanghah

Traditions do talk about the economic welfare and people’s means of livelihood during Imam’s era. It should be noted that his economic model would differ from the well-known models of today. Islam is independent in all its rules and precepts and except for a sound natural disposition it does not rely on any human system. Hazrat Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), who is the complete Islam and Qur’an will fully put into practice the very true and real Islam. The verses of Qur’an and traditions teach us points which we shall set forth here along with some introduction. In the Islamic system and order, there exist three mainRead More →

After the rise of Imam Mahdi (aj), when will his universal government be established and will poverty and oppression cease to exist afterwards?

By: Reza Rezaie Khanghah

Belief in the return of Imam Mahdi (aj) and the incidents that will take place afterwards is considered one of the instances of belief in the unseen that can only be obtained and learned of through authentic hadiths. (See: Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Navide Amn va Aman (Emamat va Mahdaviyyat), vol. 3, pp. 28-42.) At the same time, since many hadiths have been subject to dissimulation by the Shia themselves, who feared for their or others’ lives, or have been altered and forged by their enemies, or have just simply been forgotten and wrongly narrated, or have been lost as a result of their not being recorded and takenRead More →