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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

82. Social Deterioration

... When people suffer strife
and social upheaval...

(Ahmad Diya'al-Din al-
Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-
Ahadith, vol.7, p. 7)

A serious problem today is the disintegration of many societies' social
fabric. This collapse is discernable in such phenomena as broken families,

increased divorce and illegitimate birth rates, which naturally injure and
even destroy the institution of the family. Stress, anxiety, unhappiness,
worry, and chaos turn the lives of many people into
nightmares. People living in a spiritual void, look-
ing for a way out of their depression, fall into a
bleak mire of alcohol or drugs. Some who think
that there is no solution even consider suicide as
a way out. In Holland, one kid dies a week

out of brutality

298 percent increase in Drug Crimes
One striking mark of social de- Sok, June 6, 2002
cline is the huge increase in crime, which has now reached substantial pro-
portions. The report "Universal Crime and Justice" prepared by the United

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