The Prophet of God (S) said...

The Prophet of God (S) said: “During that time the mosques will be beautiful and flourishing but they will be devoid of guidance and enlightenment.”[^3] The Jurists (fuqaha) The scholars and the ‘ulama’ of Islam are the protectors of God’s religion on earth, and the guidance and enlightenment of the people lies upon their shoulders. By enduring great difficulties, they deduce religious matters from the fundamental sources of the religion and present them to the people.

At the end of time, however, the situation will change, and the ‘ulama’ of those days will be the worst ‘ulama’ . In this regard, the Messenger of God (S) said: “The jurists ( fuqaha ) of those days will be the worst jurists under heaven. Sedition and chaos will start from them and will also return to them.”[^4] Perhaps, it alludes to court-affiliated scholars who justify the crimes of tyrant kings and self-centered rulers, giving them an Islamic twist.

It also includes those who are ready to compromise with every offender and criminal such as Wahhabi[^5] preachers on the payroll of kings who regard it as unlawful to struggle against America and Israel, and those who did not speak out against the crimes of Israel and justified the crimes of the Wahhabis in killing pilgrims to the House of God by citing Qur’anic verses and hadith s.[^6] Yes, it must be said that they are the worst fuqaha from whom seditions have started and to whom they will also return.

The Desertion of Religion Another sign of the end of time is the people’s desertion of religion. One day, Imam Husayn ( ‘a ) came to the Commander of the Faithful (Imam ‘Ali) ( ‘a ) while a group of people were sitting around him. ‘Ali ( ‘a ) said to them: “Husayn is your chief. The Messenger of Allah has called him sayyid (master) and chief. From among his progeny a man will rise up who resembles me in appearance and character.

He will fill the world with justice and equity just as it had been full of injustice and oppression.” It was asked: “When will this uprising occur?” He said: “Alas! It will be at the time when you would abandon religion in the same manner that a wife would take off her clothes for her husband.”[^7] The Selling of Religion If a person’s life is in danger, he becomes obliged to sacrifice his property in order to save his life.

If his religion is in danger, however, he must sacrifice his life in order to save his religion.