The Savior

The lengthy age bestowed upon him by God shows that Mahdi is the only person to handle this mission. Apart from him, there is no one else to fulfill the task. The fathers of Mahdi, the Prophets, did not succeed. If Mahdi was dead, then among human beings there was none for this mission. So, God has reserved him because of his competency for the task. Therefore, his birth stands a great feast for the Muslims and mankind. If the birthday of the Prophet is a great feast for the Muslims, the birthday of Mahdi can be said a great one. The Prophet could not spread the justice. But Mahdi will do that; the globe will be filled with justice at its various grades. When Mahdi appear he will set right every perversion. He will bring man from the abyss of depravation. It is said:" He fills the earth with justice after having been replete with tyranny." The justice that he practices is not one which is familiar to us which we are acquainted with. For instance, there should be a just government dealing with all equally. No. It is not so. His justice is above this sense. He fills the earth with justice. Now the earth is full of tyranny. It might be still worse later on. All the inhabitants over the globe are in perversion. The good and perfect people are having perversion and deviation though they themselves may not be aware of. The conduct, the behavior, the belief, the actions- all is deviated. Man in his performance deviation is evident. Imam Mahdi is assigned to set right all these perversions and deviations. He will mend the torturous and sinuous things to become right and straight. The earth will be replete with justice in its true sense. Therefore, from this point of view, this is a feast for all Muslims. Since Mahdi will guide all the human beings, it is a feast of humanity. He will wipe out truculence and tyranny from the face of earth. In its absolute since it can be regarded greater than the birth of the Prophet.

• The Occultation

• Conditions of the Leader during the Occultation in Imam Khomeini's Thought

The first condition for the people who are waiting for Imam Mahdi is to get to know him. People do not wait for someone unless they know him and are aware of his good features. People wait for those whom they know well. Even if they know that someone is coming and they do not know him, they do not care and they do not wait for him. The same is true about

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The spiritual change, the change that was found in our youth, was indeed made by the hands of God. No man could influence the people's spirits in this manner. That is only God who is close to the hearts and who has all the hearts in His hands; He transforms; He strengthens the weak hearts. The heart that was scared of a bobby, is now confronting tanks and gun-barrels; he is going out welcoming death and martyrdom. This was God's doing. One should see God in these affairs. Put your trust in God; pay attention to God, no matter if the creation accepted it from you or not. That is nothing to be worried about; you do your efforts to save your brethren, to save your nation. All our efforts should be to establish Islam in this country- the way Islam is- and the way that has been ordained by God, the Blessed and Exalted; to establish it in Iran in those ways.

It is a long way. You should be strong and powerful; you should have a strong will. God willing, these luminous faces are there for Islam, and may this period end with the advent of Mahdi (may God's peace be upon him).