Then, we shall examine some hadith s about the efforts of...

Then, we shall examine some hadith s about the efforts of Hadrat Hujjah ( ‘atfs ) in safeguarding society’s health and medical services: The Spread of Diseases and Sudden Deaths The Messenger of Allah (S) said: “Among the signs of the approach of the Day of Resurrection is that a man will die without pain or ailments.”[^1] In another hadith , he (S) said: “During the approach of Qiyamah , there will be excessive and successive sa‘iqah s (thunder and lightning that would ignite fires and cause burning) so much so that when a person is in the company of his relatives or a group, he will ask, ‘Yesterday, who among you was struck by lightning and was burned?’ It will be answered: “So and so…”[^2] Sa‘iqah means unconsciousness or the loss of intellect from hearing a frightening sound.

It also means catching fire or burning. Therefore, a person who is afflicted with sa‘iqah either loses his intellect, or is burned from the effect of its fire[^3] and turned into ashes. Of course, it is possible for sa‘iqah to be the result of the explosion of advanced weapons at that time which will burn and have a frightening sound such that anyone near them will turn into ashes.

The effect they will have on human beings will not be anything but diseases; these three ailments and calamities can only be caused by destructive weapons. The Messenger of Allah (S) said in another hadith : “During the approach of Qiyamah and Resurrection, there will be innumerable deaths and afterward will be years of many earthquakes.”[^4] In this regard, the Commander of the Faithful ( ‘a ) said: “Prior to the advent of al-Qa’im ( ‘atfs ), two types of death will become rampant, i.e.