Firstly 12th Imam (AS) will dispatch chiefs to establish...

Firstly 12th Imam (AS) will dispatch chiefs to establish justice under his command, and who can be a more just leader than one who is divinely appointed. The justice will be divine and as a natural consequence peace, tranquility and stability will be established. We pray that InshaAllah we can live to experience such earthly bliss. The blessing in the crop is the direct result of the leadership of the 12th Imam (AS) - Allah's (SWT) chosen representative.

This is in stark contrast to the real or artificial food shortage that exists in the world today, and that is the cause of the rise in world food prices. If as a global community we practice and "advanced" model of governance, then why are there shortages of basic needs such as food, water and shelter for many in the world.

Another key aspect mentioned in the Hadith is the absence of evil - in the form of adultery, wine-drinking and usury - these vices which are detrimental to the soul will be abandoned as the 12th Imam (AS) will establish such a comprehensive government that people will know the harm of these practices in relation to their hereafter and as a result will despise such activities.

The governance structure of the 12th Imam (AS) will consider the subject's interests in this world and the hereafter, unlike the government's today whose primary concern is material in nature. To add to this point, governments today propagate vice. Adultery, more commonly known as "common-law" is part of the legislation in many of the so-called "civilised" countries making it a recognised form of vice. Promiscuity is licensed, alcohol is openly sold and usury is entrenched in the economy.

Based on the Hadith of Imam Ali (AS), such governments are far removed from the true reality of divine governance and there is no way they can establish justices in its perfect form. The famous Du'a that we recite every Friday, lamenting the absence of the 12th Imam (AS), has important elements of the government of the Imam (AS). The antithesis of the Imam's government can derived from the statements mentioned.

This means that a statement like, "Where is the awaited saviour who will set the have-nots and the depressed on their feet?" means that the have-nots and depressed are not on their feet and that they are being oppressed. The following statements show what we want in the government of the 12th Imam (AS) that we do not have and will never have until he appears.