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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

53. Loss of Hope in the Mahdi

God Almighty will send the
Mahdi after despair has

reached the point that people
will say: "There is no Mahdi."
(Narrated by Nu`aym ibn
Hammad)

This hadith informs us that one sign of the End Times is the peo-
ple's despair of the Mahdi's coming. The prevalence of this despair is
also a sign of Prophet Jesus’ (pbuh) second coming.
People who struggle with war, starvation, injustice, epidemics,
and all forms of depravity lose their hope that such disasters will ever
end. Many Muslims, on the other hand, start to despair that Islamic
morality will never prevail and believe that evil will spread even fur-
ther.
Indeed in our day, we frequently see examples of this spirit.
Despite the existence of countless hadiths about the Mahdi's coming,

Prophet Jesus’ (pbuh) return, and the Golden Age characterized by
great blessings, many people believe that such a period will never
come. This assumption is also a sign of the End Times. In a time of de-
spair, people will enjoy the benefits of the prevailing Qur’anic moral-
ity, thanks to God's mercy. By God’s Will, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will
return and religion’s genuine morality will prevail all over the world.

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