The Zenith of the West

The Zenith of the West The Western nations set up modern communications after a long and arduous struggle. It was natural to receive the lion’s share of their benefits. These technological advances, coming soon after they colonised a significant part of the world, gave the whole world the status of a global village. Naturally, the western countries became the masters of this modern world. The Prophet predicted another aspect of this matter. It is explained metaphorically in a long tradition that tells Gog and Magog’s story. A part of this tradition is as follows: According to Abu Saeed Khudri, the Prophet of Islam said that Gog and Magog would be unleashed, and then they would descend upon the people. As is mentioned in the Quran, they would overwhelm the people from every hillside, leaping across every barrier of land and sea, and the believers would retreat to their cities and strongholds, bringing their flocks with them. Gog and Magog would drink all the water of the land; passing a river, they would drink it dry. Then those who came after them would pass by that place and would say, “There used to