¶ Door Number Thirty-Three
¶ The Divine Just State
¶ “We laid it down in all the books of divine wisdom that My righteous servants shall inherit the Earth.”
The entire foundation of religion is set upon obedience to the divinely appointed King and all of religion is about enabling this divinely appointed ruler in order that the faithful, the poor, the weak and oppressed people inherit the Earth. It is only this ruler or King that will be able to establish justice, equality, peace, and prosperity on the Earth. This divinely appointed King ruling equates to God ruling the Earth, for God places His will in the heart of this King and the King is the representative of God, he is the tongue of God, and the hand of God in Creation. Whoever dies without knowing the King of their time has died the death of ignorance. It is an obligation upon us to pledge allegiance to the King of our time and serve the Divine Just State, just as Adam (PBUH) was a King and the angels had to prostrate to him and obey, and just as David (PBUH) was a King, Solomon (PBUH), Alexander (PBUH) and Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) were all Kings, every believer must take the divinely appointed Messenger in their time as a King and not just as a religious guide.
We have already discussed how a divine Messenger and successor is recognized by three things: Divine appointment in the Will of his predecessor/s mentioning him by name as a divinely appointed successor, through divinely inspired knowledge, and through the Messenger calling towards the Supremacy of God, and not the supremacy of people. Divine succession has followed this pattern from Adam to Mohammed (PBUT), including Prophets such as Zoroaster, Cyrus, Socrates, and Plato (PBUT). From Plato’s Republic to Zoroaster’s teachings, the divine right of Kings was rooted in mature ethical intellect and guidance from the Holy Spirit. The Zoroastrians believed that if the Holy Spirit (Khvarenah) leaves the divinely appointed King, then they will fall. The Divine Just State will never be established through democratic elections rooted in selfishness and self-centeredness and what the ignorant masses choose, the Holy Qur’an says:
“If you follow the majority of people on the earth, they will lead you astray from the path of God.”
History has shown how the corrupt elite use democracy to advance their evil interests at the expense of the people they claim to be serving.
¶ The Way the Qaim/Riser Will Rule
One day I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “My Father, in the words of the Imams (From Them is Peace), they say that the Qaim rules in the same fashion as Adam and rules in the same way as David and Solomon and rules the same way as Abraham (PBUT) and rules by the way of Mohammed (PBUH & His Family), and that the people shall object to every type of rule except for the rule of Mohammed (PBUH & His Family). What is the rule of Adam (PBUH)?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Verily Adam (PBUH) was the first King on the Earth, as for David and Solomon (PBUT) you know their rule.”
I said, “Yes, they judge without evidence, through inspiration from the Holy Spirit.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “And Abraham’s (PBUH) type of rule you also know it, and they do not accept it.”
I said, “What is his type of rule?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Abraham (PBUH) was determined to destroy the idols and the beliefs of the time and he would never compromise in that.”
I said, “Yes, and the people shall not accept that.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “As for Mohammed’s (PBUH & His Family) rule, they accept it because most of the people follow that religion, and the name of Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) makes them comfortable, but pleasing the people [with that rule] at that time shall be for a purpose and it will not be permanent. It shall only be until they can grasp the matter and become used to it and then the rule shall not be except by the whole and complete truth.”
As we can see the Qaim/Riser will rule as a King like Adam (PBUH). He will rule for life and there shall not be any elections, nor shall there be other candidates that shall ascend to rule during his life, for he is appointed by God and only God can remove him from his office. He is the absolute ruler. He will judge matters by what God places in his heart for he is infallible and will judge like David (PBUH) and Solomon (PBUH), by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. The words and actions and judgments of the divinely appointed King are the words and actions and judgments of God, for he is merely a translator of the will of God. The Qaim/Riser will destroy all false beliefs and religions and implement the whole truth, even though he will briefly rule by the jurisprudence of the Sixth Covenant in the beginning of the Divine Just State.
¶ Our Country
I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “Will the Divine Just State last forever?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The Divine Just State shall not last forever.”
I said, “Will we have a passport for our State?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “There shall come a day when our passport shall be the strongest passport in all of the Earth, the passport of the Divine Just State, and a few years after that, all passports in the world shall become obsolete.”
I said, “Glory be to God! What color shall it be, my Father?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yellow and Black, the colors of our blessed Flag.”
Figure 1: The Flag of the Divine Just State
I said, “And citizenship in the Divine Just State shall be based on faith instead, is that correct?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Exactly. All of the believers from all parts of the Earth are citizens in the Divine Just State [and they shall be equal] and not differentiated by color nor appearance nor language nor belonging to anything except for faith in God Almighty and the Divine Just State and us.”
I said, “My Father, does that mean that there shall be a time when all the countries in the world will recognize the Divine Just State and there shall be relations with other countries?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, my son.”
I said, “And the last country to enter the Divine Just State shall be which?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Britain.”
I said, “Glory be to God! America enters the Divine Just State before it?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “America enters before it by a short period.”
¶ A Currency and Financial System
I said, “What will the name of our currency be in the Divine Just State?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “It shall be from gold or silver or bartering.”
I said, “Glory be to God!”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “In the beginning it shall be gold and silver and then after stability, it will be bartering.”
I said, “What do you mean by bartering?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “I give you wheat and you give me meat; I give you clothes and you give me bread and as such.”
I said, “Wow! Because you shall make gold worthless?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Its worth shall be that of the dust. The Earth is filled with cheap treasures, or I should say, resources that have no value in the eyes of the sons of Adam. This sand, the sand of the desert, is a treasure that is not matched by any treasure or fortune on the Earth. A small handful of it equates to thousands (of dollars).”
I said, “Glory be to God! What is the secret in that?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “There is a small chemistry equation that can turn the sand into gold, my son.”
I said, “Glory be to God! The world shall completely change!”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Money and gold and other than that shall not have any value at that time, and people shall not care about it.”
I said, “So everyone shall be comfortable, and they will worship God?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “There shall not remain a single person in need, nor a hungry person then.”
In the Divine Just State, the currency which the people use shall not be paper currency nor electronic currency. Paper currency and electronic currency are a scam. Paper currency is without value and the proof is on the currency itself. You will find on almost all currencies in the world phrases such as “I promise to pay the bearer” or “This note is legal tender for all debts” or “Will pay to the bearer on demand” (Figure 2) because the paper itself is nothing but a promissory note, a note that recognizes debt, like a handwritten contract. The banks convinced people a long time ago to deposit all their gold and silver with the banks and instead carry these bank-issued debt notes because they were lighter to carry and easier to trade with. Whenever someone, for example, was owed five gold coins, he could just take a promissory note from the person who owed him and cash it at the bank. The bank would give the person the note’s worth of gold. So, the worth is in the gold and silver and not in the paper itself. Banks then began to print more paper notes than they had in gold and silver, this led to inflation. That is why a long time ago, a person could buy a house for $500 and today he needs hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy the same house. With time, the banks stopped giving people the gold that backed the worth of these notes and people stopped asking.
The bankers became rich and controlled the world while the rest of the people grew poorer and became slaves. In the Divine Just State, the Imam (From Him is Peace) will only use as a currency those things which have value, like gold and silver, and refuse fiat debt currencies. Then the Imam (From Him is Peace) shall eliminate the value of gold and silver altogether and create a society where everyone does a job to contribute, and all goods and services are free. The plumber works to better society and serve it and has access to everything he needs for free. The doctor in turn does his part and so does the lumberjack or the engineer or the teacher or the fireman. A society where no one must chase money, for money has no value, and all people are entitled to everything, and everyone works not for money but for the honor of contributing to mankind. People at that time will be motivated by honor and love of country and mankind, and not by greed and love of self and the world.
Figure 2: Modern Currency, A Promissory Note
¶ Free Energy
I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “Why did the stars have so much importance for the ancient people?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Do you have a television?”
I said, “What is the relationship between the stars and television?” I paused thinking about it and the Imam (From Him is Peace) remained silent. I suddenly exclaimed, “Aha! The stars are used for broadcasting information?!”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “You are intelligent, my son. I wished to test your intelligence.”
I said, “Glory be to God, so they can operate like satellites?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, rather they are much better and much faster. We shall use this knowledge in our State, God-willing.”
I said, “So what is the receiver which is used to receive the information being broadcast?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “There are ways by which we can receive the broadcast.”
I said, “Increase me, please, my Father.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “For example, through the same receivers which are used today to receive satellite signals. You can make simple changes to it.”
I said, “And then what? The signal will appear on the television screen? Is it images or words or audio or what?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, and it will cause the broadcasting companies to go completely bankrupt. We shall strike them economically. You can, through the stars, receive audio that emitted from this Earth, for example, the sound of Prophet Adam (PBUH) or the sound of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH & His Family).”
I said, “Aha! So, can we see the entire past or is it just audio? Can we see images from the past?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Video and images can be broadcast, and we can receive it from the stars or from space once those images are beamed by the television channels (towards the stars).”
I said, “Yes, so in regard to the past we can only hear the audio?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes.”
I said, “That is such a great matter.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “We shall make it to where the satellite channels no longer have to pay fees to the satellite companies anymore, they will be able to broadcast their signal without membership with a satellite company.”
I said, “Glory be to God!”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “And there is another thing. Petrol and energy will no longer have any value because the salt water of the seas is the greatest source of energy. The salt water of the seas shall replace petrol, and it will not be polluting to the environment.”
I said, “You shall be the most dangerous man on the face of the earth to these corporations.”
¶ Freedom of Religion in the Divine Just State
I said, “Will people have the freedom to practice their religion in our State if they are not believers in us?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Our Constitution states that our religion does not differentiate between the Prophets and Messengers and Vicegerents, and our religion is the religion of peace.”
The Qaim/Riser will rule the people of the Torah by their Torah, and the people of the Gospel by their Gospel, and the people of the Qur’an by their Qur’an. Every person of faith is judged by their own beliefs and books.
¶ Official Language of the Divine Just State
All languages will be valued and welcomed in the Divine Just State. That said, there must also be an official language for the State. We had previously mentioned in Door Twenty that the Imam (From Him is Peace) stated that the entire world would speak the easiest language on the planet by the year 2050, which is English. This means that the official language in the Divine Just State will be English as well.
¶ Death and Disease in the Divine Just State
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “In the Divine Just State medicine will advance to the point that people will overcome death and disease.”
I said, “So no one will die anymore, and people will live forever?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “They will still die but not from old age or from diseases. The cures to all diseases will be given and people will no longer die of old age, for there will be a reversal of aging. People will still die of natural accidents or if someone killed them.”
¶ Countries That Play an Important Role
I said, “My Father, I would like to clarify a matter. During the life of the First Mahdi, will the entire Earth be in the Divine Just State or a part of it and then in the reign of the Twelfth Mahdi it is completed?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, it shall be a part, and complete control of the Earth shall be under the banner of this one,” and he pointed to a newborn baby boy only a few months of age, Mohammed son of Al-Zahra (PBUT).
I said, “And Hijaz will be from the first countries in the world to join the Divine Just State?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “There is no doubt about that, my son.”
I said, “What are the countries that shall play an important role in the Rise?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Germany, Sweden, the lands of Al-Rai, Turkey and some other countries.”
¶ The Mahdi Owns the Planet
Even though some Prophets and Messengers ruled countries during their lives, the majority did not, even though they were supposed to. Every Prophet and Messenger appointed by God is a King who was meant to be obeyed by the people and to rule over them, as the King represents the rule of God. Even though the divinely appointed King was not always enabled or had a kingdom to rule over, it was still a divine obligation upon the people to obey the divinely appointed Messenger and take him and him alone as a King. The Kingdom of that King could be as small as the heart of one believer who obeys that King, and obedience to the King appointed by God is worship of God. God does not recognize these kingdoms of Satan, or the rulers appointed by Satan or chosen by the people. The only King and Kingdom which God recognizes is the King whom He appointed. As such, even though we do not have a land which is governed by us at the time of this writing, we still have a State and a people and a flag and a God. Our people are the believers, and our State is the community of believers who are governed by the Qaim/Riser.
One day the Imam (From Him is Peace) said to me, “It is sufficient for the believer that he is paving the path for our Divine Just State and for the authority and rule of God. It is sufficient for the believer that he is paving the path for our Divine Just State and for the authority and rule of God. It is sufficient for the believer that he is paving the path for our Divine Just State and for the authority and rule of God. My beloved son, we do not force anyone to do anything. Everyone is free to do what they want to do, but if someone chooses to operate independently, that which he chose he can do, we do not mind, but he must do it away from our system and our laws and our State.”
I said, “All thanks due to God.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “All thanks due to God. And they can remain believers who are dear and dignified and they do not go out of the religion of God because we do not ever kick anyone out of the religion except for those who wish to go out themselves.”
Here we clearly see that a believer has a choice to live in or out of the Divine Just State and we do not force anyone to do anything. So, if a person chooses to live with the divinely appointed Messenger in his community, they must accept all the laws and judgments which are placed by that Messenger. Or else they can live far away from the Messenger and remain believers, but they will not be citizens of our State. Citizenship of the Divine Just State here is determined by faith in God and the State and the Mahdis but also with the acceptance of the laws and authority of the divinely appointed King. So, in the time of Jesus (PBUH), the disciples living with Jesus (PBUH) had to accept Jesus (PBUH) not only as a Savior but as a King and they must obey him completely to be a part of his State. The same applies today. Those who wish to live with the Mahdi in his community must accept him as a King and accept his laws even if he is not physically a ruler of a country. In fact, the divinely appointed King is given by God authority over the entire universe because he is the inheritor of God, he inherits the Earth and all that is upon it. Hence, Prophet Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) said:
“Do I not have more of a right over you than your own selves?”
And he said:
“None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.”
Jesus (PBUH) also said:
“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
The divinely appointed King inherits the Earth and all that is on it because he represents God, and all that he does is what God wills and it is for God and for the benefit of the creatures of God.
One day I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “I want to ask you an important question, it is hypothetical but still, since the entire Earth shall be under your command and in fact it already is, if a person, for example, wanted to purchase a piece of land in the Divine Just State, could I sell it to them from now (as a promise to pay them that piece of land in the Divine Just State)?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, but the only condition is that it cannot belong to a private individual today.”
I said, “But there is no problem with selling all governmental properties (since these governments are appointed by Iblis and not God)? For example, if someone wanted to purchase the Statue of Liberty or a piece of the Amazon jungle, I could sell them that?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes.”
I said, “Hypothetically speaking, let’s assume someone wants to buy land on another planet or the moon, is there a problem with selling that?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No, there is no problem with that but don’t tell me that you are really considering doing that.”
I said, “No, but I just wanted to know.”
As you can see, private individuals who own properties according to their needs and through their own labor legitimately own those lands or properties, but the greedy corporations and illegitimate governments appointed by Iblis are considered usurpers and own nothing.
¶ Anti-Divine Just States
How is the Divine Just State different from a Judeo state like Israel or a Christian state like the Vatican or a Muslim state like Iran? All these states are religious states and the factor which the country is built around is religion. The so-called state of Israel is founded upon the idea that it is a Jewish state, and the Jews were entitled to this land and promised it by God. The Vatican is a Christian state founded upon the idea that the Pope and church is the supreme ruler and Christian law would dominate the land. The so-called Islamic republic of Iran is also a religious state founded upon the idea that the supreme leader (Wilayat Al-Faqih) and Muslim law would rule the land.
The main difference between the state of Israel and the Divine Just State is that the so-called state of Israel is a democratic state in which its rulers are elected and are not appointed by God. This is in complete contradiction with the Torah where the Kings of Israel such as Saul, David, and Solomon were appointed by God. They do have an idea that the awaited Messiah shall come to Israel once they rebuild the temple, and he is a divinely appointed leader. However, the Divine Just State is established by a ruler from God and is never established nor led by people who are not appointed by God. The laws of the Divine Just State are established by God through His divinely appointed King and not through the Knesset.
The main difference between the Vatican state and the Divine Just State is that the Vatican is run by the Pope. Although Catholics believe the Pope to be appointed by God and believe him to be the vicegerent of Jesus (PBUH), it is not the case. The Pope is elected by the conclave, the assembly of cardinals who each cast a vote on who they think the next Pope shall be. This method is in contradiction to the method used by Jesus (PBUH) when appointing a vicegerent. Jesus (PBUH) appointed Simon Peter (PBUH) directly, without the other disciples voting. The disciples did cast lots to choose a replacement for Judas, but not for choosing a divinely appointed successor. Vicegerents of Jesus (PBUH) can only be appointed by God. So just like Israel, the Vatican state is more or less a state based on the people electing the leader.
The main difference between the so-called Islamic republic of Iran and the Divine Just State is the same as the previous two. In Israel, the people vote and elect their leader, in the Vatican state, the cardinals vote and elect their leader, and in Iran, the non-working scholars vote and elect whom they consider to be the most knowledgeable of them to be the country’s supreme leader (Wilayat Al-Faqih). In all three countries, they consider the head of state to be a representative of the people, and more importantly, the representative of the divinely appointed King, who is absent. For religious Jews, the so-called Israeli head of state is a representative of the Mashiach (Messiah) to come. For Catholics, the Pope is a representative of Jesus (PBUH). For Shia Muslims, the Grand Ayatollah is a representative of the “hidden” Imam Mahdi. But in all three cases, God did not appoint any of them, the people did. So, their appointment is invalid, and their rule is illegitimate.
Furthermore, more proof that these three states are not led by an infallible person chosen by God is the fact that these three states are three of the most corrupt states on the planet. The absence of justice and equity for all citizens is proof that they are indeed NOT from God. They are responsible for all kinds of atrocities and crimes against humanity. Modern Israel was established through the killing and displacement of innocent Palestinians. The Vatican’s history of genocide against indigenous populations, inquisition against Jews and Muslims, Crusades, complicity in the Holocaust, and sexual molestation scandals make it far from divine. The terror that Iran spreads upon its own people and around the world in the name of God and the Holy Household (Ahlul-Bayt) makes it illegitimate. All three of these countries validate other dictators and tyrants and validate the injustice in the world and the wealth disparity between the rich and the poor. They have not provided solutions for humanity’s needs and problems. These three states are also notorious for discriminating against people who are not members of their faith. They are Anti-Divine Just States.
¶ Plato’s Republic
The Prophets and Messengers (PBUT) all worked towards a Divine Just State and imagined the State to come where justice would prevail, and the world would be filled with justice and equality as it was filled with injustice and tyranny. Those who dreamt and wrote about such a State were some of the most brilliant minds of Western civilization. Two of the West’s greatest Prophets were Socrates and Plato (PBUT). In the time of Socrates, the people did not believe in the concept of justice. They considered any action that was to one’s advantage a just act and any action that wasn’t, was unjust. This stemmed from what they observed in life. A non-working scholar in the time of Socrates was preaching that justice is the advantage of the stronger because when the tyrants act unjustly, they naturally gain power and become rulers, while those who act justly are weak and ignorant and become disadvantaged. Therefore, justice is to act in one’s own interest, selfishness. This is the way the governments of the world operate today. They all seem to believe in the way of Thrasymachus the non-working scholar.
Socrates, however, taught the necessity of justice and of the ideal country or state. He claimed justice was placing a thing in its rightful place. Injustice was to place a thing in other than its place. This is the exact same definition of justice that we have in Islam and that was taught by Prophet Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) and the Ahlul-Bayt (From Them is Peace). Rather, it is the definition of justice that all the Prophets and Messengers taught. It is very important to understand this concept, as most people do not understand the meaning of justice. Justice to many means that all people receive the same share and the same opportunities and the same of everything. But this understanding leads to injustice. Here’s how. Socrates believed that people were created with different natures to them. These natures cause each individual to be better suited for a particular role or task. For example, some people’s nature is best suited for farming and others’ natures are best suited for trading or carpentering or building or healing, etc. It would be justice that these individuals whose nature makes them inclined and good at a particular thing be given the job to practice that which they are suited for, in order that the best possible job be done. It would be injustice to place them anywhere else other than that. So, for example, someone who is suited to be a doctor should practice medicine and not farming. It would be injustice to place the doctor on a farm or the farmer in a doctor’s office. As such, it would be injustice to place someone who was better suited as a tradesman in the position of rulership.
Socrates said that society therefore could be divided into three distinct categories. One category is made up of producers, another of warriors, and a third class who are the rulers. The class of producers would include those people in society who are suited for a particular trade, for example, doctors, farmers, craftsmen, plumbers, etc. The class of warriors would be made up of those people in society who are best suited for military jobs, and for protecting the State. The third and final class is made up of people whose nature is best suited to rule over society, ensure the law of the land is just and that peace and prosperity engulf the land. Each category of society is concerned with its duties alone. Producers do not interfere in politics and laws and ruling, and the warriors do not interfere in the lives of the producers but only enforce the laws and protect the State. The ruling class also does not interfere in any other business. So, you cannot have military men and women or rulers who are also businessmen and have special interests or have shops and properties and farms, or else their special interests will affect the job that they perform. As such, you cannot have farmers and tradesmen interfering in politics and creating lobbies, and trying to influence rulers to pass laws that protect their interests instead of the interest of the nation-state.
The producing class would provide all the needs of the warrior class and the ruling class free of charge. The doctors would provide healthcare to the warrior and ruling class, the farmers would provide food for them, the dressmaker would provide them with clothing, etc. In turn, the warrior class would protect the producer class and the Divine Just State and dedicate their entire life to that particular mission free of charge. The ruling class would also in turn dedicate its life to serving the public and drafting the laws and establishing diplomatic ties with other countries and doing everything that is in the interest of the State. The ruling class and warrior class would not own any property in the State. And most importantly, the ruler of the Divine Just State was known as the Philosopher King and had to be divinely appointed.
The Philosopher King in Socrates’ Republic is the individual whose nature created by God makes him the best suited individual to rule. His political skills and philosophical knowledge are greater than anyone else as the Philosopher is qualified to rule because a philosopher, according to Socrates, is an individual who possesses knowledge of the absolute truth. And since there is no absolute truth but God, the one who possesses absolute knowledge of the absolute truth is none other than the emissary and vicegerent of God, or the naturally appointed Proof of God on Earth, God’s divinely appointed and infallible King, for one who has absolute knowledge of the absolute truth is incapable of making mistakes or misguiding the nation. This person always chooses God and the needs of humanity over themselves. Socrates said:
“Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy ... cities will never have rest from their evils,—nor the human race, as I believe,—and then only will this our State have a possibility of life and behold the light of day.”
A Philosopher is a divinely appointed Prophet, Messenger, Imam, or Vicegerent. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) has informed us that Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all Prophets. Plato’s Republic is the Divine Just State. We are fighting for the creation of Plato’s Republic; a government where God appoints the King and the King appoints the ruling class, and the warrior class enforces the obedience towards the King and protects the State, while the producing class lives in justice and equality and never has to suffer anything or fear anything at all, and enjoy a wealthy and comfortable life. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) is a Philosopher King. Mohammed ibn Al-Hassan, the Mahdi (PBUH & His Family) is a Philosopher King and so are all the Mahdis.
¶ Source
- This is a rewording of the narration that states, whoever does not know the Imam of their time, has died the death of ignorance. -Encyclopedia of the Ahlul-Bayt Hadiths, Sheikh Hadi Al-Najafi, Vol. 8, p. 237
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 6 (Al-Anaam), Verse 116
- The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing, Michael Mann; Against Elections: The Case for Democracy, David Van Reybrouck
- On the authority of Abu Baseer, on the authority of Abu Ja’far (PBUH), he said: “The Qaim goes forth judging cases which some of his companions whom fought ahead of him in battle reject, and it is the judgment of Adam (PBUH), so the Riser/Qaim brings forth the men who objected and strikes their necks, then he judges the second case and another people who fought with him in battle shall reject it, and it is the judgment of David (PBUH), so he brings them forth and strikes their necks, and then he judges a third case, and another people who fought alongside him in battle shall reject, and it is the judgment of Abraham (PBUH) so he brings them forth and strikes their necks, then he judges a fourth case and it is by the judgment of Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) and none shall reject it.” - Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 52, p. 389
- On the authority of Abu Abdullah (PBUH) he said: “When the Qaim of the Family of Mohammed rises, he rules by the rule of David and Solomon, he does not ask people for evidence.” - Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 26, p. 177
- Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Alْlamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 27, p. 243
- Mizan Al-Hikmah (Scale of Wisdom), Mohammed Al-Reyshahri, Vol. 1, p. 518
- The Holy Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 10, Verse 37
- Vicar of Christ, Catholic Encyclopedia
- The Republic, Book 3, Plato
- The Republic, Book 5, Plato