A government will assume office at the beginning of the day...

A government will assume office at the beginning of the day and will be deposed and removed with bloodshed by the end of the day.”[^16] The Impotence of Powers in Administering Countries Before the advent of the Imam of the Time ( ‘atfs ), repressive governments will be weakened and this will pave the way for the people’s acceptance of the global government of Hadrat Mahdi.

At the time when the Imam of the Time rises up, his enemies will be the weakest of enemies and will have the least number of forces and armaments.”[^19] [^1]: Ibn Abi Shaybah, Musannif, vol. 15, p. 89; Kanz al-‘Ummal, vol. 14, p. 584. [^2]: Ibn Kanz al-‘Ummal, vol. 14, p. 584; Ihqaq al-Haqq, vol. 13, p. 317. [^3]: Imam Muhammad al-Baqir: the fifth Imam from the Holy Prophet’s Progeny. He was born in 57 AH/675 CE and spent most of his life in Medina, until his martydom there in 114 AH/732 CE.