Women preparing for Imam al-Mahdi, the Hidden Imam of the Twelver Shi'a

The time leading up to the coming of Imam-e Zaman (as) is a time of reversal: when the servant rules the master; when the corrupt rule the just; when lies are believed and truth is disbelieved; when immorality is deemed good and morality is deemed bad; when those who were humble build tall buildings The Holy Prophet (s) has said ‘There will come a time for people when they will not respect their scholars except for their good clothing; they will not listen to the Qur’an except for the pleasant voice; they will not worship Allah except during the Month of Fasting; there will be no shyness in their women and no patience in the poor; there will be no prosperity for the rich since they will not be content with little and they will not be satiated by abundance. They will strive only for their stomach; their religion is money; their women are their qiblah; their homes are their mosques and they run away from their scholars just as lambs run away from wolves.’ (Waqayi al-Ayyam). It is with the coming of Imam-e Zaman (ajfs) that these reversals will be righted; that what was upside down will be turned the right way up, and this is good news for the followers of Ahl al-Bayt, who include Prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatimah, her husband Ali ibn Abi Talib, and their progeny.