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THE HYPOCRITES IN THE TIME OF

HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL BE THE
MOST EXTREME HYPOCRITES OF ALL

One of the important pieces of information that our Prophet
(saas) provides about the community of Hazrat Mahdi (as)
concerns the features of the hypocrites that will emerge from it. As
revealed in the hadiths, these people will be the most extreme
hypocrites in the history of the world and will strive, at least in
their own eyes, with all their might against Hazrat Mahdi (as) and
his community. However, the law of our Lord will manifest itself
again, as it has throughout history, and sly individuals will not be
able to impair Hazrat Mahdi's (as) great intellectual struggle in
any way. Allah will make good His promise, and, even if

unbelievers and hypocrites are unwilling, He will cause the moral
values of Islam to rule the world. Some characteristics of the
hypocrites in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) as revealed in the
hadiths are as follows:

THE COMMUNITY OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL
RESEMBLE "PURE AND FERTILE WHEAT." HYPOCRITES
WHO LEAVE THEM, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL BE
LIKE "VILE AND LOATHSOME WEEVILS IN THIS
WHEAT."

Asbag bin Nabata says: Ali, the Commander of the Faithful,
said: "... No more will be left of you than kohl on the eye or salt
in food. And I shall give you an example: A man had a quantity
of wheat. He cleans it out and puts it indoors, but when he