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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

Woe to this com mu ni ty because of those tyran ni cal rul -
ers. These cruel ones fright en even the silent and sub -
mis sive, apart from those who obey them.
(Ibid., p. 13)
Every one out of three Muslim will be killed...
(Ibid., p. 73)

8) THE DESTRUCTION OF MOSQUES

The Sufyani will emerge from a dry val ley and form an
army from the Kalb tribe con sist ing of grim-faced and
hard-heart ed men who will oppress all peo ple. He will
destroy mosques and madrass as, and pun ish every -
one bow ing (ruqu') and pros trat ing (sajda) them selves
in prayer.
(Al-Suyuti, Portents of the Mahdi, p. 35)

9) RELIGIOUS PROHIBITIONS GAIN ACCEPT-
ANCE
Today, although such harm ful activ i ties as pros ti tu -
tion, alco hol con sump tion, usury, and brib ery are
unlaw ful or reli gious ly for bid den in many lands, more
and more peo ple are indulg ing in them. Even more,
some those who engage in them are praised and

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