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Muhammad himself was waging wars, so it was expected that Muslims after his death would continue conquering. Muhammad conquered Arabia and Constantinople wasn't that far away. This wasn't a hard prediction. Also it's not time-specific. So even if it didn't happen, Muslims could still think it would happen in the future | Muhammad himself was waging wars, so it was expected that Muslims after his death would continue conquering. Muhammad conquered Arabia and Constantinople wasn't that far away. This wasn't a hard prediction. Also it's not time-specific. So even if it didn't happen, Muslims could still think it would happen in the future. | ||
There are other (sahih) narrations which link the conquest closely to the Hour: | |||
{{Quote|Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2239| | |||
Anas bin Malik said: | |||
"Constantinople will be conquered with the coming of the Hour." | |||
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Constantinople was conquered and the Hour didn't come with it. Some Muslims today who believe that the prediction doesn't refer to the conquest in 15th century, but to a conquest that will happen when the mahdi comes. | |||
===Overwhelming predictions that came true=== | ===Overwhelming predictions that came true=== | ||