A fitnah (tribulation)
appears and there follows other fitnahs… then comes
a fitnah that considers all the unlawful acts as lawful.
(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi' 'Alamat al-Mahdi
Akhir al-zaman, p. 26)
Transmitted by Hudhayfa:
“Our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace)
said: ‘Hudhayfa! On that day, they will be on the
verge of reverting back to their former religion;
they will assume that wine is lawful and fail to perform
their regular prayers’.” ( al-Uqayli, The Expected
Mahdi, 3rd edition)
Milliyet, August 29, 2002, Bribery
is increasing
Akit, August 11, 2001, Prostitution is spreading
Many unlawful acts such as prostitution, alcohol, bribery
are widespread in many countries today. Western media praises
and encourages those who commit these unlawful acts while
even criticizing those who do not. Statistics reveal that
this number steadily increases. This lifestyle that sees
no boundaries, disregard what is lawful and unlawful and
consider every form of mischief as normal is very much compatible
with the setting depicted in the hadith. This gloomy setting,
which is the bringer of the news of the Mahdi’s advent,
also indicates that the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
is drawing nigh. Other related hadiths and the explanations
of Islamic scholars are as follows:
The Mahdi will not
emerge unless disbelief invades everywhere and is
openly committed in the public. What rules in such
times is the invasion by disbelief... That is its
power. (Imam Rabbani, Letters of Rabbani, 2-259)
The Mahdi will emerge
following the instance of such vile tribulation (fitnah)
whereby all of the prohibitions are regarded as lawful.
(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi' 'Alamat
al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, p. 23)
