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Dr. Suhaib Hasan
From a lecture at Cambridge University
Islamic Society, Shawwal 1420 / January 2000.
http://islaam.com//Article.aspx?id=450

The Signs are listed in roughly chronological order, although the order is not necessarily precise, especially for those in the future.

This is a brief summary of the signs; there are many books, articles, cassettes etc. which discuss these in greater detail. May Allah enable us to recognise and heed the Signs, and strengthen us in the times of tribulation.

“Are they waiting for anything except the Hour, to come to them suddenly? But its Signs have already come!” (Al-Qur’an, Surah Muhammad)

Past
1. Splitting of the Moon.
2. Death of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
3. A form of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague of Amwas during the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.)
4. A major fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during the caliphate of Yazid, 63 AH).
5. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem.
6. The Muslim conquest of Constantinople.
7. Two large groups of Muslims will fight in war.
8. A war between the Muslims and a reddish people with small eyes, wearing sandals made of hair (understood to refer to the Mongol Tatar invasion of the Islamic lands.)
9. A peace agreement between the Muslims and non-Muslims from the yellow race (Chinese, Mongols, etc.)
10. Thirty impostors (dajjal) will appear, each thinking he is a prophet.
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teflon molecule

Teflon was discovered by Roy Plunkett in 1938 while he was attempting to develop a new kind of refrigerant (remember CFC’s). One of the compounds polymerized while in a storage container and its non-stick properties were soon recognized as unlike any other chemical. The official patent was acquired by DuPont in 1941.

Structurally, Teflon consists of a chain of carbon atoms which, if they are not sticking to eachother, are stuck to fluorine atoms. The flourine atoms are stuck so tightly to the carbon chain that virtually nothing can detach them. As a result, nothing can attach itself to the molecule — nothing.

One of the initial problems manufacturers of non-stick cookware had was how to make the Teflon stick to the pan. The early process called for the metal pans to be sand blasted, creating microscopic pits and grooves for the Teflon to grip. Later a “glue” was made from the Teflon and three layers were applied, then baked on the metal. This newer process goes by the name Silverstone. Both processes require PFOA and no substitute has yet been announced.

Teflon is used in thousands of different products, from your car to your grandfather’s hip joint replacement. It coats pizza boxes, it’s on paper and it is now approved for food packaging.

The Teflon molecule can degrade with heat and other environmental or biological conditions, but the product of this degradation is toxic PFOS and PFOA which never breaks down further. It is accumulating in our environment — always more and more of this man made, toxic molecule in our food, clothes, lungs and blood. And it seems as if no one is listening.