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In a hadith narrated by Naim ibn Hammad from ibn Masud,

the period preceding the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is de-
scribed as the time when TRADE and roads are CUT and strife in-
creases. The hadith goes on to report that this will come to an end
in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as):

We came to seek that person [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] BY
WHOSE HAND STRIFE WILL BE EXTIN-
GUISHED. CONSTANTINOPLE [ISTANBUL]
WILL BE CAPTURED THROUGH HIM. (In other
words, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will spiritually capture
hearts and establish a huge cultural intellectual impact.)
We recognize him by his name, and his mother and fa-
ther’s names, and his army.
(Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, p. 52)

Before Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears, TRADE AND
ROADS between nations WILL BE CUT and strife
among people will grow.
(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi
al-Muntazar, p. 39)

[Before the emergence of Hazrat Mahdi (as)]
Stagnation IN THE MARKETS, A REDUCTION
IN EARNINGS.

(Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat
al-sa'ah, p. 148)

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