Future of the world from the viewpoint of Qur'an

The Holy Qur'an, in some of its verses, has given hopeful tidings of a bright future for the world of humanity. The Holy Qur'an has delineated the perspective of a totally new and promising future, in which, the rulership of the earth will be in the hands of the most righteous of God's servants. The present corruptions will be eliminated from the face of the earth and humanity and virtuosity will replace wronghood.

This subject has been mentioned of in the Qur'an, as inheritance which stems from the natural relation between two creatures. The government of the righteous and the deserving have been mentioned in the Holy Qur'an as their natural right; saying:

“And certainly we wrote in the Book after the Reminder that (as for) the land, My righteous servants shall inherit it.”

Surah Anbiya [The Prophets], V. 105

God, the Almighty has emphasized in this verse that the issue of rulership of righteous people has been mentioned in successive Divine Books. This indicates the importance of the matter and ascertains that the said command [edict] is an irrevocable and permanent one, vital to the establishment of human society. Without its implementation, the human society will fall short of its Appointed perfection.

Elsewhere it is again emphasized:

“And we desire to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs.”

Surah Qesas [The Narratives], V. 5

It is interesting to note that Islamic traditions and narrations (Hadith) too confirm this point clearly and definitely.

The all-embracing perfection and prosperity promised in the Divine Religion is mentioned as the epoch of the advent of God's light and justice administered by the master (lord)of time; his eminence-Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his Appearance). The true followers an aides of the promised one, too, are introduced as the last inheritors on the earth.

Imam Baaqer (PBUH) in an interpretation of the previous verse said:

“That is, the inheritors of earth, are the aides of Imam Mahdi in the final phase of the earth.”

(Majma-Ol-Bayaan)

These verses which are samples of over one hundred and thirty verses of the Holy Qur'an clearly indicate that this idea runs a deep root in the Holy Qur'an and this is why the Holy Prophet Mohammad(PBUH & HP)put a great emphasis on it so much so that he says:

“If there remains not more than a day from the life of the earth, God almighty will set the day so long, until a person, from my progeny who carries the same name as me, shall appear and fill the world with Justice.”

(Sunni: Sonan Hafiz Termidhi; Hafiz Abi-Dawoud)