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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

Such current statistical data point to what the Prophet (may God
bless him and grant him peace) said about the increase of poverty. The ha-

diths reveal that poverty and hunger will be among the signs of the End
Times’ first period. Obviously, this period describes conditions in our day.
If we look at past centuries, we see that the difficulties and anxiety
brought about by drought, war, and other calamities were temporary and
limited to a particular region. However, today, poverty and the difficulty
of earning a living are permanent and endemic.
Certainly our Lord, Who has endless compassion and mercy, does
not wrong people. Indeed, this unjust state of affairs shows clearly that the

world is stratified on the basis of selfishness and greed rather than on reli-
gion, moral values, and conscience.
Indeed, with the verse, “Corruption has appeared in both land and
sea because of what people’s own hands have brought about, so that
they may taste something of what they have done, so that hopefully
they will turn back” (Surat ar-Rum, 30:41), God informs us that the rea-
son for this corruption is humanity’s turning away from His religion.
With the dawning of the Golden Age, all of these problems will dis-
appear. Hunger and poverty will give way to wealth and plenty. In that
age, nobody will be poor or needy, for religion will be lived in the manner

God describes in the Qur'an and people will share their goods with those
in need, as revealed in the verse, "And beggars and the destitute received
a due share of their wealth" (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 51:19). In any case, it is
impossible for some people to be wealthy and others to be poor in a soci-
ety that lives by Islamic values. If a person believes, then that person will
be afraid of falling into the position of "nor did he urge the feeding of the
poor. Therefore, here today he has no friend" (Surat al-Haqqa, 69:34-
35). This is a means by which great social justice, well-being, and plenty

can come about in society.

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