Tribulation (Fitnah) in Damascus
It appears from the hadith that there will be terrible
chaos in the region of Sham before the appearance of the
Mahdi, who will be with the Prophet Jesus on Earth. Reference
is being made here to the chaos developing in Syria.
As we know, however, the region of Sham is not limited
to the Syrian capital itself. As has been mentioned previously,
the word “Sham” in Arabic means “the left” and used to refer
to those countries to the left of the region of Hijaz (the
region containing the cities of Mecca and Medina).
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Cumhuriyet,
April 5, 2003
Hurriyet, February, 1982 |
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By the beginning of the last century, civil wars, rebellions,
conflicts and great wars raged in this region. These conflicts
triggered one another, and all the people living on these
lands were greatly influenced by them. The statement of
the hadith, “The corruption… will calm down on the one hand,
and flare up again on another”, is noteworthy in this regard.
In the last fifty years, the major events that occurred
in the region were the following:
- Suez War
- Six Days Wars Yom Kippur War
- Lebanon Civil War
- Conflicts and tensions going on the lands of Palestine.
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Aksam, January
22, 2002, Social order has not been achieved.
Radikal, October 4, 2000
Yeni Mesaj, June 12 2001
Newsweek, April 1997
Aksam, March 30 2001 |
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