Through them God will manifest His religion and make it so...

Through them God will manifest His religion and make it so dominant that no trace of tyranny and innovation ( bid‘ah ) could be seen.”[^7] In this regard, Imam ar-Rida ( ‘a ) said: “During the advent of Hadrat al-Mahdi ( ‘atfs ), he will establish the scale of justice in society and from then on, no one will oppress anyone anymore.”[^8] The Commander of the Faithful ( ‘a ) also said: “The Imam ( ‘atfs ) will behave justly with peasants and the people.”[^9] Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah al-Ansari said: “A person came to Imam al-Baqir ( ‘a ) and asked: ‘Take this five hundred dirham zakat on my properties!’ The Imam ( ‘a ) said: ‘Keep it and give it to your neighbors yourself, and the indigent and needy Muslims.’ Then, he said: ‘During the uprising of the Qa’im from among us, the , he will distribute property evenly and he will behave justly with them (people).

Thus, anyone who follows him will actually be following God and anyone who disobeys him will actually be disobeying God. In view of this, he will be called the Mahdi (the Guided One) as he has guidance with respect to hidden affairs and issues.”[^10] Justice at the time of al-Mahdi ( ‘atfs ) will be so pervasive that even religious priorities will be observed.

By utilizing the facilities intended for them, those who want to perform their religious obligations will have priority over those who are at the threshold of doing optional acts of worship. For example, during the time of Hadrat al-Qa’im ( ‘atfs ) when Islam and the divine government are established in the entire world, it would be natural for religious rites to be held in a splendorous and indescribable manner.

Due to the spread of the Islamic government, there will be no more obstacles obstructing the performance of the Abrahamic Hajj , which is one of the religious rites. In performing the Hajj the people will be like a torrential flood rushing toward the Ka‘bah . As a result, the area surrounding the Ka‘bah will be overcrowded and it would not be able to accommodate all the pilgrims. The Imam ( ‘atfs ) will issue an order for priority to be given to those who are performing the obligatory Hajj .

In the words of Imam as-Sadiq ( ‘a ), that will be the first manifestation of justice of the Promised Mahdi ( ‘atfs ).