The World after Mahdy: a perspective from Islamic traditions (narrative)

The Presence and Rise of the Imam of the Time, which will occur during the End of Times and the world, is believed to impact the world dramatically and causes world-wide changes, which will be driving the world towards a very desirable position and make it the ideal place to live. In the (Islamic) traditions, a clear picture is provided of the Age of Emergence, but little has been said about the situation of the world after the end of Imam Mahdi's life, when it is promised that the global justice will continue as a steady-state till resurrection. Discussed in this paper is the issue of control of the world after the end of his life, and the reliability or lack of reliability of the rulers after him in preserving the desirable state of the world achieved in the time of Mahdi. In this respect, three religious theories have been reviewed, namely "Return of the Innocents", "Authority of the Competent Successors " and "Simultaneity of Resurrection with the End of Mahdi's Time". These three proposed views have been evaluated, and in the end, it is concluded that stability of Mahdavi rule is possible to be established till the resurrection.