Have you ever thought about the situation of the world before the advent and rule of Imam Mahdi? Maybe many of you will be shocked when you hear about this situation, or maybe you think that the era of the emergence and establishment of Imam Mahdi’s rule is right now! We at the Guided One team have come today to fully introduce you to the features of the dark age and oppression before the advent.
Is there a possibility of emergence in our period?
We can confidently say yes, but according to Islamic and Shia traditions, a series of prophecies and signs must happen before the appearance of the Imam in order for him to appear, and the number of these prophecies is said to be 1200 prophecies in some traditions! So far, only 5 of these huge prophecies have not yet come true. We have mentioned all these signs in detail in the article (5 prophecies about Imam Mahdi).
Now we are going to look at the characteristics of the government before the time of Imam Mahdi and check if these characteristics and traits still exist in our society and world or not.
The state of the world before the rule of Imam Mahdi (according to traditions)
Now we are going to divide these situations into several different categories and explain them one by one using hadiths in Islam and finally answer the question whether our world has this situation now. These categories include things like:
- Spiritual issues
- Officials of the country’s government and administration
- The place of believers in society
- Economy and usury
- Luxury-oriented
1. The spiritual state of societies before the rule of Imam Mahdi (PBUH)
Every religion, whether Islamic or non-Islamic, has given a series of orders to its followers and emphasized that you must follow these orders, that these orders were given only for a better life, and by doing these actions, you can lead a better life. imagined for humans next to each other. It has been mentioned in the hadiths about the spiritual condition of societies before the rule of Imam Mahdi.
The Prophet of Islam said:
“Prayer and worship of God Almighty will be abandoned and will not be paid attention to, and most people will follow their lust and people will sell religion to the world (referring to not paying attention to religion during the period before Imam Mahdi’s rule).”
And also in other words he said:
“In the period of the end of time, corruption will increase so much and people’s faith will weaken that if someone wants to preserve his religion, it will be like someone who wants to keep a piece of fire in his hand. Mehdi)”
2. Rulers in the era before the rule of Imam Mahdi
In the time of the end of time, the rulers and the owners of the government will oppress the people a lot and each of them will start to steal and worsen the condition of the people (except for a limited number of course), which will make the living conditions for the common people worse. In that era, it will be very difficult and they will wait more than before for someone who will come down to earth from God and save people from the oppression of the rulers as in the past.
The Prophet of God says the following about the officials of the country and the government:
“Commanders and officials will be among the tyrants, and ministers and officials (in the top ranks of the countries of the world) will be among the depraved and sinful people.”
And Imam Sadiq (the sixth Imam of the Shiites) also said about this:
“During the apocalypse, the government and administration of the country will fall into the hands of foolish people and women. Also, governments will be established by the hands of young people and children. , and their feelings and emotions prevail over the power of reason)”
3. The place of believers in society among people
In the time of the end of time, many believers will be oppressed, and it is important to know that there is an order in the religion of Islam for all believers, which says that you must inform people if a mistake is made and guide them to the right path and good deeds. This case will be ignored in the era before Imam Mahdi’s rule.
The following is said in Islamic traditions about this issue:
“Good deeds are considered ugly, and ugly deeds are considered good.”
And also in another place, it is mentioned about the position of parents in that era that he said:
“People are cruel to their parents, while they are kind to their friends.”
4. Usury during the previous era of Imam Mahdi’s rule
First of all, I have to explain about usury and usury of your service:
Usury is the act of receiving usury, which is usually a job in past and present societies, and the usurer, by receiving collateral and guarantee from the borrower, gives him a loan with interest in kind or money. Sometimes riba means excessive interest and sometimes it is considered as any type of interest.
Now, unfortunately, in the end of time, this kind of ugly and unethical act is becoming very popular, which is stated in the hadiths:
“Usury becomes visible and public in the society.”
5. Luxury at the end of time
In the era before the rule of Imam Mahdi, luxury became very high. Of course, you should not equate luxury with not consuming and living in poverty, when being rich and being luxurious are very different. A luxurious person is always looking for people’s eyes and looks, and he builds his life on the basis of people’s words and people’s views, and they start boasting and so-called cooking, while a person who does not indulge in luxury always looks for eyes. People are not.
In the hadiths about luxury, it is stated as follows:
“People get caught up in luxuries and boast to each other with all kinds of clothes and consider personality in appearance and clothes.”
Now we return to our first question whether it is possible to appear in our time or not
Can the present era be called the end of time?
it’s not specified yet! And only the great and wise God knows this time. But personally, unfortunately, I have seen all of the above cases everywhere in today’s society, and you have certainly seen all of the above cases or more of them in society, which shows that the present age, if not the end of time, is very close to the end of time, that such Life has become difficult for people, and the world is in war and oppression of the oppressed, and luxury, usury, etc. have been replaced by religion and the right way of life. If you have examples of the above in your mind or personal experience, you can Comment below and we at Guided One team will respond to your comments, dear users.
