Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 100
100 �ی�ار رصتمف � ب � وچں ہلمج العامت احلص وشد وقم اصنری ٰ ہبلغ دننکہ رب کلم اہےئ 7 وشدن When all the Signs have appeared, then will the Christian people rise and establish their dominion over most parts of the world. In conjunction with the other signs, this prophecy provides tre - mendous guidance in helping to identify the time of the coming of the Promised Messiah as. In contrast to the dominance of Christianity, the Holy Prophet s as describes the plight of Islam in the following words: ‘Islam began in a state of poverty, it will return to a state of pov - erty; fortunate, therefore, are the poor. ’ 8 In another Hadith, the Holy Prophet s as says that many Muslims will become followers of the Dajj a l (the Antichrist). 9 We see today that, after its days of glory where it was the greatest power of the world, Islam has now become like a helpless orphan, so much so, that it would not be able to survive without help from Christian powers. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have turned Christian and more continue to follow them. The Inner Condition of Muslims In addition to the outward state of religions at the time of the Promised Messiah as , the Holy Prophet s as also described their inner state. According to a Hadith related by Hadrat ‘Al i ra , the Holy Prophet s as said that among the signs of the Last Day would be that people would deny the Qadr (predestination). 10 This obviously