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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

102. The Collapse of Moral Values

In our day, a great danger threatens the world's social fabric. Just
as a virus kills the human body, this danger – the degradation of
those moral values that help maintain a healthy society – brings

about a subtle social collapse.
From the hadiths of our Prophet (may God bless him and grant
him peace), we understand that social degeneration will prevail in
the End Times. One hadith tells us that people will engage openly in
prostitution:

The Hour will not come
… until there will be
prevalence of open ille-
gal sexual intercourse.
(Sahih Bukhari)

Homosexuality, prostitution, premarital and extramarital sex,
sexual misdemeanors, pornography, sexual harassment, and the in-
crease of sex-related illnesses are important indications of the col-

lapse of moral values.
These remain continual matters of public concern. Some people
are not aware of this growing danger and so mistakenly consider it as
normal. But, statistics show that with every passing day, this danger
is spreading unperceived.
The proportion of sex-related illnesses is an important indication