Recent developments clearly show that the Islamic world is ripe for great and fundamental change. The Qur’an and the hadith literature suggest that the approaching period will be a bright one for the world’s Muslims, God willing. Setting up the Islamic Union will speed up the process and begin a new era of plenty and prosperity for humanity in general.
The current situation may seem to be very negative at first look, whereas in reality each negative development signals the approach of a blessed period. War, destitution, famine, oppression, and tyranny against Muslims across the world are signs of the End Times foretold by our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace). That all of these events are taking place is also a clear sign that the global rule of Islamic morality is approaching, as prophesized by our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) (God knows best). Therefore, the current situation must not cause Muslims to feel despair and hopelessness; on the contrary, it should motivate them and increase their zeal and excitement. In addition, they must act with the awareness that despairing of solace from God is not an option, for
Do not despair of solace from God. No one despairs of solace from God except for people who disbelieve. (Qur’an, 12:87)
The great scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi explained, in his famous the Damascus Sermon (Hutbe-i Samiye), the conditions in which Muslims live, warned of the dangers of falling into despair, and spoke of the bright future awaiting them, as follows:
Despair is the most detrimental sickness. It has permeated into the heart of the Islamic world… Such a despair that it has stifled our sublime morality, swerving our attention from the interests of the general to our personal interests. It is the very same despair that has broken our spiritual might… Despair is the most dreadful sickness of our people… It is the pretext of the coward, the inferior and the helpless… It is only Islam which will truly and spiritually pervade the continents of the future and lead humanity to bliss both in this world and the next.58
Despair is the most detrimental sickness. It has permeated into the heart of the Islamic world… Such a despair that it has stifled our sublime morality, swerving our attention from the interests of the general to our personal interests. It is the very same despair that has broken our spiritual might… Despair is the most dreadful sickness of our people… It is the pretext of the coward, the inferior and the helpless… It is only Islam which will truly and spiritually pervade the continents of the future and lead humanity to bliss both in this world and the next.58
The End Times
The hadith literature is the foremost source that reveals the Islamic world’s bright future. This literature, which describes in great detail the nature of the End Times (the period before the Last Day), reveals that these signs bear a great resemblance to events taking place right now. The most prominent signs are that people seek to distance themselves from the purpose of their creation and, consequently, participate in society’s spiritual break-down by altering God’s law, openly denying God’s existence, spreading chaos and disorder around the world, and increasing decadence. Other signs include frequent natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes and floods, droughts and famines); increasing warfare, conflict, and bloodshed; emergence of bid’ats (innovation, changing the original teaching of the Prophet); widespread poverty; astonishing and shocking events; and the almost complete disappearance of contentment and stability. In the End Times, murder, killing, and fighting will intensify, and the oppression of Muslims will worsen. In addition, Muslims living during this time will be subjected to such violence and tyranny that most of them will not be able to find a way out of the cruel environment in which they live.
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