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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
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