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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

56. A Weakening Economy in Specific Years

People will prosper until the
ninety-fifth year, that is, their
business will prosper. In the
ninety-seventh and the ninety-
ninth year, their possessions will
go to waste ... (Ibn Hajar al-
Haythami, Al-Qawl al-
Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi
al-Muntazar, p. 54)

This hadith contains detailed information about the economic
situation during the Golden Age.
It is highly probable that “ninety-fifth year” refers to the
year 1995, a period when people had a relatively better
life and its conditions had not become so difficult.
Indeed, as described in the hadith, during that
year people had enough income to earn a liv-
ing and had some possessions. However,
during 1997-99 the economy deteriorated,
poverty spread, and possessions lost their

value. Such an event can happen very
quickly, as exemplified by Argentina's
recent economic crisis.

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