"I believe the Islamic culture, Shiism, and the worldwide uprising of His Holiness Mahdi (Peace be upon him) embodies the Quranic verse as follows: `Invite people to the religion of your Lord through knowledge and wisdom. '

, Said His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Saanei, the sophisticated source of imitation in a meeting with some university students.

"Some religious men mistakenly believe that Imam Mahdi decapitates transgressors. Are we being inviting or unappealing to the ordinary people regarding these false ideas?"

Considering the sociological philosophy of His Holiness Mahdi's emergence and his conduct, he said , "If you want to learn about his administrations, Islamic viewpoint of development, and to get acquainted with the objectives of Islam you should pay close attention to this Quranic verse: `He is the one who has been sent to lead people to the truth, to manifest the rightness of the religion unless idolaters deny him.'

It says he shall establish the religion of truth and other religions shall disappear. The question is how they end. The Quranic logic suggests they vanish owing to the truth of his religion and public enlightenment.

People see his plans represent truth and justice and those programs are oppression - free, consequently His Holiness Mahdi shall be well - received. Therefore, he rules over by means of truth and guidance not Sword and Scourge. His dominance is not won through whiplash, swordsmen, invasion and fetters. His administration is much like prophet Mahammad and Imam Ali's way of governing . The difference is they were not able to fulfill all their objectives due to particular environmental and geographical conditions, but His Holiness Mahdi's state is perfect. It's the kind of state which our Imams invariably visualized and Imam Khomeini hoped for."

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Saanei stated the governments expecting affinity with The Promised Mahdi should encourage people to have faith in Islam and Shiism, attract them by the cultural power of Islam, and guard them against sins in the same way. It is no place of imprisonment, weapon and suppression in such state. God does not say he is the one who turns to sword, oppression and imprisonment.

This great scholar and expert on Muslim Law stressed in response to one question, "Zolfaquar (Imam Ali's sword) was a tool to defend the oppressed, punish the leaders of plunder and cruelty, and set free people masses. Never is Islam the religion of sword and violence. I believe Islamic culture, Shiism and the philosophy of Imam Mahdi's uprising is leadership through knowledge and wisdom
Some say Imam Mahdi kills and decapitates his opponents, but I believe they are mistaken. Are we being inviting or unappealing? His Holiness Imam Mahdi's conduct is like Prophet Mohammad's administration. His sword will operate like a scalpel." He went on to say that: "We should greet him after his emergence and say, `Peace be upon you, the source of wisdom and compassion. 'I repeat that he acts the same as Prophet Mohammad. Once he has dominated humans after his emergence, he will-through propaganda - exercise a cultural control over people. This obedience on the part of people is due to completion of human intelligence. When he has his world -wide realm he will grant people undivided human senses and intelligence just by putting his hand on the foreheads." Ayatollah Saanei went on to hint at Imam Ali's unequalled justice. He said: "Imam Ali is not merited for his forcefulness and violence but for his concern about justice. He was murdered in the arch of prayer , owing to his intense justice . Imam Ali has to be introduced in this way not by violence, his sword etc. History tells us that a Jewish man was accompanying Imam Ali on a road when His Holiness said he was bound for kufeh. Having gone apart, the Jewish man was surprised when Imam Ali accompanied him for a while. He asked, `Why are you coming after me?' His Holiness Imam Ali replied, `You were my company for a few minutes, and now I should see you off on your way.' Ayatollah Saanei went on to say,"We should regard the leadership of Promised Mahdi as a symbol of pure justice. His ruling is like Imam Ali's". In the last part of his discourse, Ayatollah Saanei, congratulated the oppressed, the emancipated humanity supporters and all clergymen on the birth of The Contemporary Imam (peace be upon him).