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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

36. Religious Prohibitions Gain Acceptance

A fitna appears, and other fitnas
follow … then comes a fitna that

considers all of the unlawful acts
to be lawful. (Al-Muttaqi al-
Hindi, Al-Burhan fi `Alamat al-
Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 26)

Transmitted by Hudhayfa: “Our Prophet (may God bless him and grant
him peace) said: ‘O Hudhayfa, on that day they [the Muslims] will be on
the verge of reverting back to their former religion; they will assume that
wine is lawful and will fail to perform their regular prayers.’” (al-Uqayli)
Such unlawful acts as prostitution, alcohol, and bribery are wide-
spread in the world today. The western media praises and encourages
those who commit these unlawful acts, while criticizing those who do
not. Statistics reveal that the number of people engaged in such activ-

ities is steadily increasing. This lifestyle that sees no boundaries, dis-
regards what is lawful and unlawful, and considers every form of
immorality as normal is quite compatible with the setting depicted in
the hadith. This gloomy setting, which indicates the Mahdi’s advent,
also indicates that the coming of Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is drawing
nigh. Other related hadiths and the explanations of Muslim scholars
are as follows:

The Mahdi will not emerge until unbelief invades everywhere
and is openly committed in public. What rules in such times is

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