The Euphrates and Tigris rivers once flowed through highly fertile\nregions. However, they are now changing rapidly and are estimated to dry\nup by 2040.<\/p>\n
This phenomenon was reportedly warned by the Prophet Muhammad long\nbefore modern times. The following is the account:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Day of Judgment will not come until the Euphrates dries up and\nuncovers a mountain of gold, so that people will fight and kill one\nanother over it\u201d (Reported by Muslim No.\u00a02894).<\/p>\n
The Euphrates flows through several countries, from Turkey, Syria,\nand Iraq, before emptying into the Persian Gulf. It forms the largest\nriver system in the Western Asian region.<\/p>\n
The Euphrates, running alongside the Tigris River, is part of a\nfertile zone. The surrounding area has ideal conditions for agriculture\nand even hosted the world\u2019s first civilisations, such as\nMesopotamia.<\/p>\n
However, this river system is now drying up extremely rapidly. A 2021\nreport from the Ministry of Water Resources even warned that the river\ncould run dry by 2040.<\/p>\n
The report explains that the river is drying due to declining water\nlevels and drought caused by climate change. Water flow in the\nEuphrates-Tigris system has decreased by nearly half in just a few\ndecades. Satellite imagery shows that 144 cubic kilometres of freshwater\ndisappeared in a ten-year period from 2003 to 2013.<\/p>\n
Making matters worse, people in the surrounding areas depend on this\nriver system. Approximately 60 million people depend on water from the\nEuphrates-Tigris river system for their survival, particularly in Turkey\nand Iraq.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/life-source-in-middle-east-disappearing-prophet-muhammad-warned-of-this-1773363167", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }