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Consequently, he went into occultation for some time until they said, “He has died, or perished, or to which land has he gone?” After some time, he reappeared and returned to his people but they struck his other temple. Amongst you is the one who will follow his custom. Surely, Allah, Mighty and Majestic be He, gave power to Dhū l-Qarnain on earth and gave him a means for everything and he conquered the East and the West.

Allah, Blessed and High be He, will implement this custom in the Qā’im from my descendants. He will conquer the East and the West of the earth. There will neither remain a waterhole nor a spot from the land or the mountains that Dhū l-Qarnain tread on but that the Qā’im will set foot on it. Allah, Mighty and Majestic be He, will bring out for him the treasures of the earth and its mines and He will help him with awe.

Through him, He will fill the earth with justice and fairness just as it will be filled with injustice and unfairness. Tafsīr al-`Ayyāshī[^6]: From Rifā`at b.

Mūsā who heard (Imam) Abū `Abd-Allah, peace be on him, say about the verse “And to Him submits whatever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly[^7]”: “When the Qā’im, peace be on him, rises, there will not remain a land but that the testimony, ‘There is no god but Allah and that surely Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah,’ will be called out in it.” Tafsīr al-`Ayyāshī[^8]: From Zurāra, from (Imam) Abū `Abd-Allah, peace be on him, who said: My father was asked about the sayings of Allah, “And fight against all the polytheists just as they all fight against you”[^9] and “Until there remains no fitna and religion becomes exclusively for Allah.”[^10] He replied, “The interpretation of this verse has not occurred yet.

When our Qā’im rises, those who will have reached his time will see the occurrence of the interpretation of this verse. The religion of Muḥammad, Allah’s blessings be on him and his family, will reach wherever that night reaches [i.e. everywhere].

There will remain no polytheism [or polytheist] on the face of earth just as Allah has stated.” Yanābī` al-mawadda[^11]: From Zain al-`Ābidīn and from al-Bāqir, [peace be on them]: “When the Qā’im, peace be on him, rises, Allah will make Islam victorious over all religions.” Yanābī` al-mawadda[^12]: From Abū Baṣīr, from Ja`far al-Ṣādiq, may Allah be satisfied with him: “When the Qā’im rises, the believers will rejoice because of the victory from Allah.” Tafsīr `Alī b.