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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
Allah without ascribing partners to Him, and to fear Him. If the
community persists in denial, he warns them of Allah's wrath.
Allah tells us in the Qur'an that He destroys no tribe before this
warning is delivered:
We have never destroyed a city without giving it prior
warning as a reminder. We were never unjust. (Surat
ash-Shu'ara: 208-209)
In the age in which we live, one observes degeneration, both
physical and spiritual, in society at large accompanied by eco-
nomic and political instability. Huge gaps exist between rich and
poor, and social corruption is steadily escalating. All these point
to significant developments that will take place in the near
future. After such dark periods, with the return of the Prophet
Jesus (as) and the emergence of Hazrat Mahdi (as), the religion
of Allah will certainly prevail over the entire world and the true
religion will supersede all pagan religions. To His true believers
(muminun), Allah gives good tidings of this:
But Allah refuses to do other than perfect His Light,
even though the unbelievers detest it. It is He Who sent
His messenger with guidance and the religion of truth
to exalt it over every other religion, even though those
who associate partners with Allah (mushrikun) detest
it. (Surat at-Tawba: 32-33)
In Surat an-Nur, Allah informs His true believers who
engage in "right actions" without associating partners with Him
and who purely seek His good pleasure, that they will attain
power, as preceding believers always did:
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do
right actions that He will make them successors in the
land as He made those before them successors, and