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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

The End Times
The End Times
The hadith literature is the
foremost source that reveals the
Islamic world's bright future. This litera-

ture, which describes in great detail the
nature of the End Times (the period be-
fore the Last Day), reveals that these
signs bear a great resemblance to hun-
dreds of events taking place right now.
Some of the most prominent signs of the
appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) are
that people seek to distance themselves
from the purpose of their Creation and,

consequently, participate in society's
spiritual break-down by altering Allah's
law, openly denying Allah's existence,
spreading disorder around the world,
and increasing decadence. Other signs
include frequent natural disasters (e.g.,
earthquakes and floods, droughts and

famines); increasing warfare, conflict,
and bloodshed; emergence of bid'ats (in-
novation, changing the original teaching
of the Prophet); widespread poverty; as-
tonishing and shocking events; and the

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