In the meantime...

In the meantime, people will have to go through that period when the Just will be hidden and made obscure but the unjust will be highly visible and widely practised by the masses. This will be a time when the enemies of Allah -azwj will become very powerful and implement their policies through ruler-ship. At that time, the just promise of deliverance will be closer. Unbelief and innovations will thrive and troubles will rise everywhere.

At this time, Momineen will be engulfed in difficulties and severe disasters would descend onto them. The religion of that time will be ‘Kufr’ and trouble makers will be hailed as heroes. Thus, a momin will try to save his life and honour from them, in particular, from those ones who will be their closer ones. At this time, Allah -azwj will send His representative and organise an army for their rescue and uncover His enemies to the Holder of His Amr -ajfj .

Allah -azwj Says: There is a witness to him, who comes immediately behind him (my Prophet) [101] This is the ‘Hujjat Allah’ [102] who was supposed to continue in executing Divine Commands (after Prophet -saww ) and people recognised him that he is the only deserving person to take the place of Prophet -saww after his demise, and that no one is capable of executing the Divine authority after the Holy Prophet -saww except the one who is ‘Tahir’ (pure) like the Prophet -saww himself.

And as for the transfer of Prophet’s status to him, his successor -asws should never ever been found to indulge in Kufr, and without leaving it even for a short time, so that no negative aspects about him -asws are raised as he -asws could never be found supporting kufr and would never ever have played any role in the commitment of sins.

This is due to the fact that Allah -azwj has made others susceptible to be easily influenced by the Kufr powers, frequently and again and again, even after embracing Eman, therefore, Allah -azwj has never given this role to anyone else but to His selected Prophets -as and Divine successors -as . As Allah -azwj has told Ibrahim -as : I will never give this position to those who have committed sins’ . [103] Do you know, why does Allah -azwj recognise the ‘Shirk’ as cruelty?

‘Indeed, ‘Shirk’ is committing a great cruelty’ . Thus, Ibrahim -as was informed that the Divine position, which Allah -azwj refers to ‘Imamat’ can never be granted to those who have worshiped the idols. Ibrahim -as then prayed: O my Lord, save me and my progeny from worshiping idols .