Twilight of a World – The Signs of the Times and the Approaches of the Hour According to Islam

Product Description Quotes from the Book: “The main characteristic of the approaches of the Hour is escalating disorder and confusion and that there shall be such turbulence affecting both the world of ideas and that of events that, as other hadiths say, even stable intelligent people will be in danger of losing their bearings. Only those will be able to find their way that have armed themselves with the knowledge of how to understand these times and guard themselves against their dangers. When as Muslims we speak of dangers, it must be understood that the gravest of all as far as we are concerned is disbelief, not physical danger. Next to disbelief comes moral confusion leading to corruption of such magnitude as to lead, even in the presence of faith, to punishment in Hell. This is why the Prophet—may God’s blessings and peace be upon him—warned of this worst kind of danger, saying: ‘Seditions will occur, when a man shall awaken in the morning a believer, becoming a disbeliever by nightfall, save he whom God has given life to by means of knowledge.” * “This then is how to approach the subject: first one should familiarize oneself with the details, meditate on them at length, while applying the knowledge to the surrounding phenomena and events, then strive to extract and grasp the patterns, after which one may move on to deduce the principles, which are the all-inclusive cosmic laws involved. Principles, precisely because of their all-inclusive nature, are few, but need effort and time to be adequately comprehended. Having understood these, one is under obligation to transmit this knowledge and discuss it frequently with one’s children, relatives, friends, and as far as possible transmit it to the entire upcoming generation.” Table of Contents The Prophet’s Knowledge Five Things That God Only Knows? The Inevitability of Deterioration and the Gradual Weakening of Religion Causes of Deterioration Disturbance of the Balance of Blessings Disturbance of the Order of Priorities Manifestations and Consequences of Corruption From Order to Disorder The Peril of the Renegades Important Events Preceding the Major Signs The First of the Major Signs: Dajjal The Second Coming of Jesus Gog and Magog The Beast The Wind, the Reappearance of Idol Worshipping, and the Appearance of the Fire Summary of the Major Signs The Muslims’ Position References Reviews A must read for anyone seeking guidance in our troubled times. This book clearly delineates the signs and symptoms of our world as we approach the end times and what we as Muslims can and must do to navigate our way in this world safely. Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi thoroughly goes through the relevant Prophetic and Quranic texts demonstrating that they precisely predicted current Western materialist and cultural hegemony and that we have been left with a repository of knowledge on how to deal with such times. It is an easy text to go through and short at 200 pages, the author's language is clear, concise and to the point. Highly recommended. Amazon reader