{"id":2986,"date":"2020-03-02T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T10:27:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-03-02T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T10:29:00","slug":"security-after-the-advent-of-imam-al-mahdi-atfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/2986\/security-after-the-advent-of-imam-al-mahdi-atfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Security after the Advent of Imam al-Mahdi (atfs)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Security after the Advent of Imam al-Mahdi (atfs)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

While prior to the advent of Hadrat al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) states of insecurity will prevail over the world, one of the most fundamental tasks the Imam will undertake will be the restoration of security in society. With the implementation of appropriate and accurate programs in his government, within a short period of time security will be restored in society in all aspects, and the people will live in a safe environment experiencing security that mankind has not experienced so far.
\nHighways will become so safe that young women will travel from one place to another without an accompanying close relative, being safe from any molestation and bad intentions.
\nThe people will live in total judicial security to the extent that no one ever has the least apprehension that his right would be trampled upon. Programs and laws will be made and implemented in such a way that the people will see themselves in total financial and social security. Stealing will be eliminated from society and financial security will prevail to the extent that if someone puts his hand in another\u2019s pocket, there will be no probability of stealing involved, and he will honestly justify his action.
\nInsecurity will be eliminated from society, and security will prevail in such a manner that it will encompass even animals and living creatures; the sheep and wolf will live together while children will play with scorpions and biting creatures without being harmed.<\/h4>\n

Public Security<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Messenger of Allah (S) said in this regard: \u201cWhen Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus the son of Mary) (\u2018a) comes down on earth from heaven and kills ad-Dajjal\u2026 The shepherds will tell their sheep: \u2018Go to so-and-so place for grazing and return at so-and-so time!\u2019 A flock of sheep will go between two plantations, but they will never encroach on any of the plants or break any branch with their feet.\u201d[47][630]
\nThe Messenger of Allah (S) said: \u201c\u2026He will fill the earth with justice to such an extent that the people will return to their natural pure disposition (fitrah). No blood will unjustly be shed and no sleeping person will be woken up (unjustly).\u201d[48][631]
\nRegarding the prevalence of security during the time of al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs), \u2018Abdullah ibn \u2018Abbas said: \u201cAt that time, even the wolf will not harm the sheep; the lion will not devour the cow; the snake will not bite man; the mouse will neither gnaw leather bags nor take away anything from them.\u201d[49][632]
\nThe Commander of the Faithful (\u2018a) said: \u201cWhen our Qa\u2019im rises up, the sky will send down its rain while the beasts of prey will reconcile with the other quadrupeds and harm human beings no more so much so that a woman from Iraq will go to Sham without worrying about a fierce animal or being afraid of it.\u201d[50][633]
\nThe same Imam (\u2018a) also said: \u201cThe army of al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) will crush the army of the A\u2018war ad-Dajjal, cleansing the earth of its existence. Afterward, al-Mahdi will attain the leadership of the east and west, extending from Jabalqa to Jabarsa, including every country, and his government and rule will be stabilized.\u201d[51][634]
\nImam al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) will behave justly with the people to such an extent that sheep will graze beside wolves while children will play with scorpions without being harmed by them. The wicked will be exterminated while the good will remain.
\nIt has been stated in a hadith: \u201cThe Day of Resurrection will not come to pass unless Hadrat \u2018Isa comes down\u2026 And wolves will be among flocks of sheep like shepherd dogs while lions will be among a herd of camels as if they were young small camels.\u201d[52][635]
\nHudhayfah reports that he heard the Prophet of God (S) saying: \u201cDuring the advent of Hadrat al-Qa\u2019im\u2026 Birds will lay eggs in their own nests and so will the fishes in the sea.\u201d[53][636]
\nPerhaps, it means that they will feel a sence of security, and with nothing to worry about, they will lay eggs in their nests and habitats.
\nAbu Amamah Bahili narrates: \u201cOne day the Messenger of Allah (S) delivered a sermon to us and at the end he (S) said: \u201cThe leader of the people at that time will be a righteous man\u2026 In that time, sheep and cows will not be attacked and animosities will be removed from hearts. Bridles will be removed from the mouths of animals. Children will put their hands in the mouths of fierce animals but the latter will not harm them. Young animals will be put in front of lions and other beasts of prey and yet they will not be harmed. Lions will be among a herd of camels like shepherd dogs while the wolves will be in the midst of shepherd dogs.\u201d[54][637]
\nThis hadith perhaps alludes to the absolute security and emergence of the sense of confidence with one another.
\nThe Prophet (S) also said: \u201cWhen \u2018Isa ibn Maryam comes down and kills ad-Dajjal, snakes and scorpions will not be hiding and will harm no one.\u201d[55][638]
\nThese hadiths clearly illustrate the degree of security from harm of person and property during the period of Hadrat al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs). The shepherd will send his herd in the fields and not worry about its being stolen by man and attacked by beasts of prey. Man will travel or live among harmful animals and be safe from their harm; it would be as if the law on respecting the rights of others had been accepted among the fierce animals and insects, and they all submitted and abided by it. Maybe some degrees of that security could be due to the fact that during the period of Hadrat al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) divine favors will be abundant, and since all animals will also benefit from them and experience security, they, in turn, will not harm anyone.
\nPublic security in the period of the Imam of the Time (\u2018atfs) will be so pervasive that even if one was sleeping, he would be certain that nobody would wake and disturb him.
\nThe Messenger of Allah (S) said in this regard: \u201cThe ummah of al-Mahdi will seek refuge in him just as honeybees seek refuge in their queen. He will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it had been filled with tyranny and oppression to the extent that the people will return to their primordial nature (fitrah). A sleeping person will not be awoken while no one\u2019s blood would ever be shed (unjustly).\u201d[56][639]<\/h4>\n

The Security of Highways<\/strong><\/span>
\nThere are numerous hadiths concerning the security of highways during the rule of Hadrat al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs). It will be appropriate to mention some of them: The Messenger of Allah (S) said: \u201cThe rule of al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) will be such that two women will keep on moving and traveling at night and yet they will not be afraid of injustice or oppression (against them).\u201d[57][640]
\nThe Prophet (S) also said: \u201cSurely, God will draw this affair to a close (His religion) in such manner that a person on horseback would travel at night from San\u2018a to Hadramawt (both in Yemen) and not be afraid of any one except God.\u201d[58][641]
\nPerhaps, these two places had been cited due to their formidable deserts because of which they have been sometimes referred to as Mafazah and mentioned to wish one success and safety in traversing the desert.
\nImam al-Baqir (\u2018a) said: \u201cBy God! The supporters of al-Mahdi will fight to the extent for God to be worshipped as the Only One Creator and for Him not to be associated with any partner, and to the point where a weak old woman would set off from one point of the world to another and nobody will offend her.\u201d[59][642]
\nA person asked Hadrat as-Sadiq (\u2018a): \u201cWhy should we wish for the advent of Hadrat al-Qa\u2019im (\u2018a)? Do we have a sublime station during the period of his occultation (ghaybah)? The Imam (\u2018a) replied: \u201cGlory be to Allah! Don\u2019t you like justice to be spread in the world, security be established along the highways, and the oppressed be dealt with justly by passing a just verdict and be assisted?\u201d[60][643]
\nOne of the companions of Imam as-Sadiq (\u2018a) said: \u201cOne day, Abu Hanifah came to Imam as-Sadiq (\u2018a). The Imam (\u2018a) asked him: \u2018Which place does this Qur\u2019anic verse refer to:
\n\u0633\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0622\u0645\u0650\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cTravel through them in safely, night and day\u201d[61][644]?\u201d
\nAbu Hanifah said: \u201cI think it is between Mecca and Medina.\u201d
\nThe Imam (\u2018a) turned toward his companions and said: \u201cDon\u2019t you know that people on this route are being attacked, their properties plundered, having no security, and are being killed?\u201d
\nHis companions replied: \u201cYes, it is so,\u201d and Abu Hanifah kept silent.
\nThe Imam (\u2018a) asked him again: \u201cWhich place in the world is referred to in this verse when God says:
\n\u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u062f\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0622\u0645\u0650\u0646\u064b\u0627<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cAnd whoever enters shall be secure.\u201d[62][645]?\u201d
\nAbu Hanifah said: \u201cIt is the Ka\u2018bah.\u201d
\nThe Imam (\u2018a) said: \u201cDon\u2019t you know that Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ath-Thaqafi[63][646] attacked the Ka\u2018bah with catapults in order to suppress Ibn Zubayr and killed him. Was he then in a secure place?\u201d
\nAbu Hanifah kept silent and did not say anything.
\nAs he left the assembly, Abubakr Hadrami asked the Imam (\u2018a): \u201cMay I be your ransom! What are the answers to these two questions?\u201d
\nImam as-Sadiq (\u2018a) said: \u201cO Abubakr! The first verse refers to the assistance given to the Qa\u2019im from among us, the Ahl al-Bayt. Also, when God said, \u201cWhoever enters it is safe,\u201d it means that anyone, who pays allegiance to the Imam and enters into allegiance with him and thus becomes one of his supporters and companions, is safe.\u201d
\n\u2018Ali ibn \u2018Uqbah narrated from his father: \u201cWhen Hadrat al-Qa\u2019im (\u2018atfs) appears, he will issue judgments justly and tyranny will be removed during his government, and on account of his presence roads and highways will become safe.\u201d[64][647]
\nQatadah said: \u201cHadrat al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) is the best of men\u2026 During his time, the earth will become so safe that a woman along with five other women, without any male companion, will set out for Hajj and not be afraid of anything.\u201d[65][648]
\n\u2018Adi ibn Hatam said: \u201cSurely, a day will come when a weak woman from Hirah (near Najaf) will perform pilgrimage in the House of God alone and she will not be afraid of anyone except God.\u201d[66][649]<\/h4>\n

Judicial Security<\/strong><\/span>
\nOne of the topics mentioned about the state of affairs after the advent of Imam al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) is the punishment of individuals who make the world unsafe, leave behind millions of killed, wounded and infirm, and bring about material and non-material confusion. These are criminals who would drag the world down to a deplorable state.
\nAfter the advent of Imam al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs), they will definitely be pursued, detained, and tried in court. Implementation of the divine legal punishments (hudud) can be regarded as an important obligation especially at the advent of the Infallible Imam. Through Hadrat Baqiyyatullah (\u2018atfs) the legal punishments will be implemented on earth according to the Book of God and free of any influence of materialistic desires.
\nDuring that time, supervision of this key post will be entrusted to individuals who, apart from having total mastery of Islamic and jurisprudential principles, do not have the slightest fault and shortcoming in terms of the personal records. In the hadiths, their mastery of judicial works as well as their personal record and merits have been pointed out. Here are some examples: Imam as-Sadiq (\u2018a) said: \u201cWhen the Qa\u2019im of the Progeny of Muhammad rises up, he will bring out seventeen persons from behind the Ka\u2018bah. They are the five persons from the community (qawm) of Musa (Prophet Moses) who judge rightfully\u2026 the seven Companions of the Cave (ashab al-kahf), Yusha\u2018 (Joshua) the wasiyy (executor of will) of Musa, the believer from the family of Pharaoh, Salman al-Farsi, Abu Dujanah, and Malik al-Ashtar.\u201d[67][650]
\nAbu Basir asked Imam as-Sadiq (\u2018a): \u201cWith the exception of this group (three hundred and thirteen persons) are there any other people behind the Ka\u2018bah?\u201d The Imam (\u2018a) answered: \u201cYes, there are believers, but this will be the group of jurists, experts, learned men, and judges upon whose breasts and backs of the head, the Imam (\u2018a) will put his hand and rub. Afterward, no judgment will be difficult for them.\u201d[68][651]
\nIt is thus stated in Bihar al-Anwar: \u201cThey will be the assistants of al-Mahdi and rulers on the earth.\u201d[69][652]
\nThe Sadiq (Truthful) of the Ahl al-Bayt (\u2018a) said: \u201cWhen Hadrat al-Qa\u2019im (\u2018atfs) rises up, he will designate a ruler for every country and say to him: \u2018The program of your activity is in your hand. If in the performance of a duty a problem arises for which you do not know the ruling, look at the palm of your hand and act according to what you find therein.\u201d[70][653]
\nIt is possible that finding the judicial ruling on a problem from the palm of the hand alludes to the speed of communication with the central government and obtaining the pertinent information on solving them. It may also point to the amazing talent of the officials in performing their tasks that with just a single glance they could pronounce a ruling. Perhaps the hadith is talking about a miracle, which the human mind could not comprehend, by which problems could be easily solved.
\nImam al-Baqir (\u2018a) said: \u201cAfter the advent of al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) no one\u2019s right could be usurped by another without it being regained by the Imam and returned to its rightful owner.\u201d[71][654]
\nImam as-Sadiq (\u2018a) said: \u201cWhen the Qa\u2019im of the Progeny of Muhammad (S) rises up, he will judge and issue rulings based on the method of judgment of Prophet Dawud (David) and he will not be dependent on witnesses and evidence. God will inspire him (the divine laws) and he will behave according to his (inspired) knowledge and make judgments based upon it.\u201d[72][655]
\nJa\u2018far ibn Sayyar Shami said: \u201cThe magnitude of the restoration of lost rights (during the time of al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs)) will be to such an extent that if the right of a certain person is between the teeth of another, the Imam will regain it and restore it to its owner.\u201d[73][656]
\nOf course, such actions with respect to the rights of people will be done by the courts which are convened during the rule of al-Mahdi (\u2018atfs) and the judges therein will be such figures as Salman, Malik al-Ashtar, the great men among the community of Musa, and others, and the top judicial post will be assumed by the Imam himself. It would be natural that there will be no more concern for the trampling of rights as the statement, \u201cIf the right of a certain person is between the teeth of another, the Imam will regain it and restore it to its owner,\u201d bespeaks of this reality.<\/h4>\n

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