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Is what the questioner sees of the nations ganging up on Sham (the Levant) included in the meaning of the Hadith: «The nations are about to gang up on you just as diners gang up on their bowl of food»?

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Some scholars believe that the hadith, "The nations are about to gather and conspire against you," applies to the dominance of disbelievers over the people of Islam in every time and place, not limited to a specific era. This occurred in the past during the Crusader and Tatar invasions of the Islamic world. This prophecy became even clearer in the last century with the agreement of evil powers to dismantle the Islamic Caliphate, partition Muslim lands, and give Palestine to the Jews. The evil powers continue to conspire to destroy the Ummah, plunder its resources, and humiliate its men. The Islamic Ummah is submissive and humiliated due to "weakness" (wahan): love of the world and aversion to death. Others believe that this hadith applies perfectly to the present time, as Muslims today are numerous but preoccupied with worldly matters and fear death, which has made them fear their enemies. Therefore, deducing from this hadith what is afflicting Muslims in Sham (Levant) regarding the nations conspiring against them is correct.

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