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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books An Overview of The Mahdi’s (‘atfs) Government The Economy If a government is supported up by God and implements the divine laws and rules in the society, by its grace, the people will also be transformed and direct their steps toward piety and goodness. As a result, the favors of God will be showered on His servants from all directions.

We read in the Holy Qur’an: ** ** ﴿ ** ** ** ** وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَى آمَنُواْ وَاتَّقَواْ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاء وَالأَرْضِ ﴾ “If the people of the towns had been faithful and God-wary, We would have opened to them blessings from the heaven and the earth.” [^1] In the government of al-Mahdi ( ‘atfs ) in which the people will direct their steps toward submission to God and obedience to the Proof of Allah, there will be no more reason for the sky and earth to withhold their blessings from the servants of God.

As such, seasonal rains will pour; rivers will become full of flowing water; the soil will become fertile; agriculture will bloom; gardens will become green and full of fruits; desert climates in places such as Mecca and Medina which had never become verdant will at once turn into palm-groves; and animal husbandry will flourish. The society’s economy will boom; poverty and indigence will be wiped out; there will be progress everywhere, and commerce will flourish considerably.

There are many hadith s transmitted concerning the economic boom at the time of the Imam of the Age ( ‘atfs ). It shall suffice for us to quote some of them here: Economic Boom and Social Welfare What can be deduced from the hadith s in this context is that as a result of the improvement in economic conditions, poverty and indigence will be uprooted from human society, and a needy person will be endowed with so many assets and wealth that he would be incapable of carrying them.

The condition of the society will be such that those who are liable to pay zakat will find difficulty in finding recipients entitled to it. 1. Distribution of Properties and the Endowment of Possessions Imam al-Baqir ( ‘a ) said: “When the Qa’im of the rises up, he will distribute the public treasury to the people evenly and he will behave justly with them. Riches on the ground (such as zakat and khums ) as well as underground wealth (like treasures and minerals) will be gathered through him.

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