Let us better understand Imam Mahdi
The Imam is like the Kaaba: The Imam does not need our obedience; instead, we must move toward the Imam and draw closer to them. Lady Fatimah Zahra said: “The Prophet of God said: The example of the Imam is like the Kaaba, around which people circulate, but it does not circulate around anything.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 36, p. 353)