Prediction of the Downfall of Western Imperialism: An Islamic Perspective

Imperialism is the policy of extending a country power and control over other territories through political of military influence. Western imperialism is the extension of economic and military power to other countries. The influence of Western powers has reached every part of the world due to military interventions and economic domination. Many empires have passed and ultimately declined, historically there is no empire which remain at its peak forever, earlier empires eventually declined, from Pharaoh Kingship, Roman Empire, British empire to Ottoman Empire. Just as earlier empires rose and eventually collapsed it is predicted that the same rule will apply to the Western empire according to the opinion of majority scholars, historians and politicians. Normally empires decline due to internal conflicts, economic hardship, societal shifts and costly wars. This book is predicting the decline of Western powers, both American regime and European union states, several books has been published by historians and politicians, predicting the decline of America and Western powers, the predictions based on political science, but this book is predicting the decline of Western imperialism on the religious background. The book discusses several opinions of Muslim scholars about the great war which will take place after coming of the predicted Muslim King Mahdi who will unite both Muslim countries to form one strong Muslim nation which will fight the Romans and their alliance at Constantinople, the modern-day Turkey. This great war will result to a great blood shed which will end the Western power and the strong Muslim State will rule the world. The book also discusses the second coming of Jesus, through Islamic perspective. According to Muslim scholars Jesus will come again following Islamic religion and he will be a King ruling using Islamic laws. This book aims to provide the readers with well-structured research on why Western imperialism may be nearing its end and what will follow after the decline of Western imperialism using the Islamic approach.