Believing in the Imam of the Time (aj) does not mean going into isolation. Misleading movements are preaching everywhere that the Imam of the Time will come and fix everything. [They say], “What can we do today? Why should we do anything?” This is like saying that a person shouldn’t turn the light on in the darkness of the night because tomorrow the bright sun will come out and light up the entire world. Today, we are witnessing that oppression, injustice, discrimination, and coercion are prevalent worldwide. It is these very problems that the Imam of the Time will combat. If we are the soldiers of the Imam of the Time, we must prepare ourselves to fight these things.
Ayatollah Khamenei
Oct. 22, 2002
