The question is that this dogma has been politically motivated, just as the inculcation of the idea into nations and Muslims of the world that “Politics is none of your business. Mind your own business, and entrust politics to the emperors.” Well, they would like to beg God so that people would remain unaware. These unaware people would entrust politics to governments and oppressor like America, the Soviet Union and their puppets. They would then take away the possessions of Muslims and those the downtrodden. Then, we have to sit idly and say that there should be no government. This is a silly argument, which has been politically motivated. These unwary individuals attempting to deceive people argue, “Do not mind politics. Government belongs to us. Go to your mosques; stand and perform prayer! What are you going to do with these political things?”
Those who argue that any banner hoisted and any government established is repugnant to expectation do not understand what they are saying. They have been induced to make these statements. They do not know what they are uttering. To have no government means letting people kill, strike and eliminate one another in contrast to the text of the divine verses. Even if we assume that their idea is substantiated by have two hundred narrations, we would throw all of them against the wall because they are contradictory to the verses of the Qur'an. If there is a narration forbidding us from proscribing evil, it should be cast aside. This kind of narration is fabricated. These ignoramuses do not know what they are saying," All governments are illegitimate!" In fact, I heard some of these people argue:" Well, with the existing condition in Iran, we should no more engage in moral purification." These arguments are wrong!" Moral purification is not necessary now. The teacher of ethics should definitely be in an environment
Where all the people are corrupt; where all the wine shops and, I should say, all centers of prostitution are open! If there is a decent place, moral purification is no more needed there." These arguments are made by idiots if not politically motivated. However, they know what they are saying. They want to sidetrack us.
Of course, filling the world with justice is something that we cannot do. If we can, we will do, but since we cannot do, then Imam al-Mahdi has to come. Now, the world is full of oppression. If we could stop oppression, then we would do so; it is our duty. Islam and the Qur'an require us to do so. It has been our duty to act and do everything we can. But we could not do so. Since we could not do so, the Imam has to come to do it. But we should facilitate the labor, thus expediting his reappearance. We will perform the work such that the world would be fitting for reappearance of the promised savior (may God's peace be upon him”. At any rate, the afflictions experienced by Muslims and being exacerbated by arrogant powers are all meant to plunder the Muslims and ruin their dignity. They believed it so much. Now, perhaps, some also believe that there should be no government, that government should be established at the time of the promised Mahdi, and that any government not at the time of the Imam is illegitimate. This implies encouragement of chaos. The people of the world should be at logger heads with one another so that the promised Mahdi would come and set thing right! We will set wrongs, thus paving the way for His Holiness to come.
May God help them to mend their way. May God make this day auspicious for all of you and us and curb the influence of oppressors. May God enable oppressed nations to overcome the oppressors.
May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Sahifeh, vol.21, Page: 14-15
Speech, April 3, 1988