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 It is related from Abu Hurairah that, ' The Apostle of God said, "The hour (of resurrection) will not come until ye fight a people whose shoes are of hair, and until ye fight the Turks whose eyes are small and faces red and noses flat, as if their faces were shields covered with leather." ' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

It is related from Abu Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews. And the Muslims with kill them until the Jews hide themselves behind stones and trees. And the stones and trees will say, ' O Muslim, O servant of God, this is a Jew behind me; come and kill him. But the tree (called) gharqad will not say so, because it is one of the trees belonging to the Jews." Muslim.

It is related from Nafi' bin 'Utbah that, ' The Apostle of God said, " You will wage war in the Island of Arabia, and God will give you the victory. After that (you will fight with) Persia, and God will give you the victory over it. After that with Greece, and God will give you the victory over it. After that you will wage war with Antichrist, and God will give you the victory over him." ' Muslim.

It is related from Abu Hurairah that, ' The Apostle of God said, "The hour will not come until the Greeks come down in Al 'Amaq or in Dayak. And an army of the best of the people of the earth will come out to them from Madina on that day; and when they arrange themselves in ranks (for battle) the Greeks will say, ' Leave vacant a space between us and those who made captive some of us that we may fight with them.' But the Muslims will say, 'No, by God! we will not make vacant a space between you and our brethren.' And they will fight with them, and a third of them will be put to flight, and God will never forgive them. And a third of them will be killed : the best of martyrs in the sight of God; and a third of them will be victorious and will never create sedition. And they will conquer Constantinople. And whilst they are dividing the plunder, having hung up their swords on an olive tree, behold! Satan will cry out in their midst, ' Verily the (false) Christ has come amongst your families in your absence,' Then they will go forth and that will be false