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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

59. The Division of National Wealth among the Rich

The Prophet (may God bless him and grant

him peace) said: “If my ummah bears fif-
teen traits, tribulation will befall it.”
Someone asked, “What are they, O
Messenger of God?” He said: "... when the

booty [i.e., national wealth] is taken in
ruin and property given in trust as spoil...”
(Tirmidhi)

This portent of Doomsday is seen all over the world today. As the
world’s wealthiest people control a large part of the world's wealth, bil-
lions of people are condemned to live in poverty and
hunger. This is most clear in Africa, where millions of
people live in poverty and hunger.
In its 2003 reports, the International Work
Organization declared that 2 billion people survive on $1 a day

and that approximately 1 billion people struggle to survive on $2 a
day. In a press release, the organization declared that the gap between
the poorest 20% of the world’s population and the richest 20% of the
world’s population doubled during the last 40 years. 40
Basing itself on Forbes magazine, the
Turkish daily Radikal reported that “the top 400

richest Americans” had a combined wealth of

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