The Prophet (pbuh) further foretold events that would occur before Armageddon, including the return to earth of the Messiah (the prophet Isa, known to Christians as Jesus), who would pray behind the Mahdi or the Guided One. The prophet Isa would then destroy the unbelieving armies of Gog and Magog (thought to represent two different European races), before restoring peace and brotherhood to the planet.
The signs
But before this defining battle can take place, Moslems are told to watch for certain signs and to ready themselves.
Minor signs include the disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance; the consumption of intoxicants will be widespread; women will outnumber men; the nations of the earth will gather against the Moslems like hungry people going to sit down to a table full of food; rain will be acidic or burning; great distances will be traversed in short spans of time; leaders of people will be oppressors; men will begin to look like women and women will look like men; the Jews will return to live in Bilad Canaan (Palestine); people will compete with each other to build taller buildings; earthquakes will increase and smog will hang over cities.
One sign, which will, no doubt, resonate during these times is this: The people of Sham will receive no food and no money due to oppression by the Romans (Europeans/Westerners).
http://www.alshindagah.com/sepoct2003/extremist.html
Auf bin Malik also consulted about Qiyamah with Rasulullah, who said: "Count six things before the advent of Qiyamah: (1) my death; (2) the conquest of Jerusalem; (3) mass deaths among you people, just as when sheep die in large numbers during an epidemic; (4) abundance of wealth to such an extent that if a person were to be given a hundred dinars he will still not be satisfied; (5) general anarchy and bloodshed, that no Arab household will be spared from it; (6) then a life of peace as a result of a peace agreement between you and the Banil Asfaar [Romans, Christians] which they will break and attack you with a force consisting of eighty flags and under each flag will be an army of 12,000 men."
http://www.rexresearch.com/prophist/phf5mos.htm
Interesting!