[Grennios]

Well, within the context of the title of the thread (focusing on the economy, not necessarily more), what was the point of watching the video of Imran Hossein then? To debate conspiracy theories or to debate the economy? I really don't know enough about the signs and interpretations that are out there so I was focusing on what he had to say about the economy... thinking that was what this thread was about.

But, I will venture a little further out than I probably should and say that only Allah (SWT) knows the time and He has given us the signs to watch for but of course we can only know the signs after they occur and they will occur so there is nothing that can be done about that to change our collective destiny.

What sequence will they occur in? What do they really mean? and How long will each take (it could be that they occur quite rapidly... and some have already).

Aside from the "conspiracy theory" I think pulling away from the grip of the socio-political-economic system is very difficult since we can't move without permission from man, can't drink water without first paying for it (or having others pay for it... as in social services), etc. But, do we need to be as dependent as we've all become? Even non-Muslims are looking for ways out, I see no reason why we shouldn't be ahead of that game since it is built into our deen. That's where I think, once you strip the scorn and 'conspiracy' out (for those who wish to), Imran Hossein's opinion is valid.