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EVIDENCE FROM THE HADITH
The Prophet Mohammed (may God
bless him and grant him peace) has revealed many
important matters about Jesus' return, as well
as some of the things that will happen before
and after this event, in his hadiths. All of this
information is from the "Unseen," and was given
to him by God, as related in the following verse:
He [God] is the Knower of
the Unseen, and does not divulge His Unseen
to anyone - except a Messenger with whom He
is well pleased, and then He posts sentinels
before him and behind him. (Surat al-Jinn ,
72:26-27)
Our Lord also reveals that He sent knowledge
to Prophet Mohammed (may God bless him and grant
him peace) in his dreams:
God has confirmed His Messenger's
vision with truth: "You will enter the Sacred
Mosque [Masjid al-Haram] in safety, God willing,
shaving your heads and cutting your hair without
any fear." He knew what you did not know and
ordained, in place of this, an imminent victory.
(Surat al-Fath , 48:27)
God gives such knowledge to
our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace)
in order to help and support both him as well
as all of the faithful believers who were with
him.
Some of this revealed information
deals with the signs of the End Times. The most
significant of these revelations concerns Jesus'
second coming. The hadiths about the End Times
can be found in sahih (accredited) hadith collections
such as Imam Nawawi's Riyadh as-Salihin,
Imam Malik's Al-Muwatta', Ibn Khuzayma's
Sahih, Ibn Hibban's Sahih, Ibn
Ahmad Hanbal's Musnad, and Abu Dawud
al-Tayalisi's Musnad. From these sources, we learn
that the Prophet (may God bless him and grant
him peace) made many important revelations about
Jesus, all of which are considered tawatur
(reliable).
The Prophet (may God bless him
and grant him peace) reveals in his hadiths that
religious morality will dominate the world; that
peace, justice, and prosperity will prevail; and
that this will be achieved by Jesus, who will
unite the Christian and Islamic worlds. At present,
many societies are under the influence of anti-religious
philosophies, and the resulting models are obvious.
Such problems as immorality, drugs, terrorism,
and famine demand that Christians and Muslims
join together to fight these problems on an intellectual
level. The world's current social structure makes
an alliance between Islam and Christianity inevitable.
Considering Christianity's influence over the
West and its leaders, the influence that an alliance
between Islam and Christianity would have is clear
enough for all to see.
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