MINOR AND MAJOR SIGNS BEFORE THE END OF TIME
ASSEMBLED
BY MALLAM ABBA ABANA, KUBWA, ABUJA, NIGERIA
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Bismillah
Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah. As-Salaam Alaikum
Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu.
Praise
be to Allaah; we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah
from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides
will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can
guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that
Muhammad (Sallalahu Alaihi WA Salam) is His slave and Messenger.
CHAPTER SEVEN
12.0 THE BEAST
The
Beast is also a major sign of Qiyamah. Allah says in the Qur'an, "And when
the word is fulfilled concerning them. We shall bring forth a Beast of the
Earth to speak unto them because mankind had no faith in our revelation."
(Holy Quran chapter Surah An-Naml)
Abdullah-b-Umar
said, "I memorised a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah which I have not
forgotten. I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, 'The first of the signs that
will come is the rising of the sun from the place of its setting and the
emergence of the Beast upon the people. Whichever of these two occurs before
the other then the other is right behind it." (Muslim)
Commentating
on the above verse Ibne Kathir has said that the beast will appear very near the
end of time. When disintegration, corruption, kufr and evil prevail, commands
of Allah are ignored, the Deen changed and made a mockery of, it is then Allah
will take out the Beast from the earth. (Ibne Kathir)
Imam
Hakim in the light of the above Hadith has said that the rising of the sun from
the west will take place before the emergence of the Beast. The Beast will
appear on the same day the sun has risen from the west or very soon thereafter.
Ibne Hajar after quoting Imam Hakim mentions, "The wisdom in the Beast
appearing after the sun has risen from the west is that the door of repentance
will close at the time the sun rises from the west. Thus the Beast will emerge
to distinguish the believers from the non-believers completing the aim of
closing the door of repentance." (Fathul-Bari)
TASK OF THE BEAST
The
task of the Beast will be to distinguish the believers from the non-believers,
with Prophet Moosa's staff it will draw a line on the forehead of every
believer whereby his face will become bright and luminous and with the ring of
Sulaman it will seal the nose of every non-believer where by his whole face
will become black. Thus there will be complete distinction between the Muslim
and non-Muslim, so that if many parties sit at a dinner table, the Muslim and
non-Muslirn will be distinguished. (Abu Huraira-Musnad Ahmad/Tirmidhi)
The
Beast will also talk to people. It will say, "Mankind had no faith in our
revelations." (Ibne Kathir)
PLACE OF EMERGENCE
Many
opinions have been expressed as regards to the place the Beast will come out
from. A few are listed:
1)
It will come out from Al-Masjid Al-Haraam in Makkah. This opinion is based on
the hadith reported by Tabrani on the authority of Hudhaifa-b-Usaid.
2)
It will come out three times, from some desert and then go back into hiding,
then from some village and finally from Al-Masjid Al-Haraam.
There
are many other opinions most of them report that it will come out from the
Haram of Makkah. (See Tadkirah and Al-Isha'ah)
NATURE OF THE BEAST
Many
different opinions have been expressed as to the nature of the Beast and the
type of animal it is. A few are shared and explained.
1)
Some Ulamas are of the opinion that the Beast to come before the end of time is
the very animal which has been mentioned in the Hadith of Fatimah-b-Qais. Known
as the Jassasa (spy) seen by Tamim Dari and his companions from the tribes of
Lakhm and Juzaam on the same Island as the Dajjal. This is related of being the
opinion of the Sahabi Abdullah-b-Amr-b-al-Aas. (Nawawee's commentary on Muslim)
Fatimah-bin-Qais
reported, "I heard the proclaimer of the Messenger of Allah proclaiming
(for) 'Congregational Prayer'. I came out of the mosque and prayed with the
Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam). When he finished his prayer, he sat upon
the pulpit smiling and said, 'Let every man remain in his seat.' Then he said,
'Do you know why I have called you together?' They replied, 'Allah and his
Messenger know best.' He said, 'By Allah, I have not called you together for
hope or for fear, but I have called you together because Tamim Dari a Christian
came and embraced Islam. He narrated a story to me which agreed with the
account I have given to you about the Dajjal (Anti-Christ). He informed me that
he had embarked upon a sea-boat with thirty men of Lakhm and Jozam. Then the
sea waves played with them for a month and threw them onto an island when the
sun was about to set. They sat in a small side boat and entered the Island. A
beast with very coarse hair met them. They could not tell its front from its
back due to its excessive hair. They asked, 'Woe to thee! Who art thou?"
It replied, 'I am a spy. Go to the man in the monastery, as he is eager to have
your information.' He said, 'When it named a man for us, we fled away from it
lest it might be the devil.' We hurriedly went on till we entered the monastery
and found a big-bodied man whom we did never see before. He was firmly tied up,
his hands tied to his neck, the place between his knees, and joints tied up
with iron chains." (Muslim)
CAMEL - SHE CAMEL OF
THE PROPHET SALIH (ALAIHI SALAAM).
2)
Some scholars are of the opinion that it is the young of the she camel of the
Prophet Salih (Alaihi Salaam). Imam Al-Qurtubi holds the same opinion, he
writes in his commentary of the Qur'an, "The first opinion (regarding the
Beast) is that it is the young of the she-camel of the Prophet Salih. This is
the most correct view and opinion. Allah knows best."
Opinion Explained
The
people of Thamud were Arabs who lived a couple of hundred years after the Prophet
Noah in a place called Hijr which today is known as Madaain Salih in the North
of Arabia near Tabuk. Blessed in provisions and livelihoods their land was
fertile with green gardens and running springs and they skilfully carved
spacious houses out of mountains. They were ungrateful to Allah as they
worshiped the stone idols they carved with their very own hands. Thus Allah
honoured Salih from amongst them with Prophethood and sent him as a Messenger
to the people of Thamud to bring them out of darkness into light. Salih
conveyed the message of Allah day and night and called them to the worship of
Allah with wisdom and kind-heartedness but the people of Thamud decided to
remain blind. Finally, they like the communities before them asked to see a
miracle. They said, ' O Salih take out a ten month pregnant she-camel from a
mountain which then gives birth to a young that has the same body and stature
as the mother.' Having seen the miracle they refused to believe. The she-carnel
was a sign of Allah, very large and unusual in form and the people were warned
that they would be destroyed if they treated it with evil. All the other
animals were afraid of Prophet Salih's camel and would run away whenever she
and its young came to drink water. Thus bounds were arranged. However, after a
very short period they broke the agreement and decided to kill the camel of
Allah. A group hid waiting for the camel on its return from the well with its
child. Shooting an arrow they injured it and finally killed it paving the way for
the destruction of the entire community. On seeing its mother in trouble the
child fled to the mountains and disappeared. This young is referred to in the
second opinion.
Extraordinary Animal
3)
Some are of the opinion that the Beast to come is an animal that has features
of many different animals. The same is reported from Abu Zubair. Describing the
Beast he has reported that, "Its head is like that of a bull, eyes like
that of a pig, ears like that of an elephant, horns like that of a stag, neck
like that of an ostrich, chest like a lion, colour like that of a tiger, flanks
like that of a cat, tail like that of a ram, feet and legs like that of a camel
and a distance of 12 cubits between every two joints." (Tadhkirah)
SNAKE - GUARDED THE
HOLY KA'BAH.
Some
scholars are of the opinion it is the Snake which guarded the Holy Ka'bah. Imam
Al-Qurtubi relates this as being the opinion of Ibne Abbas. (Al-Qurtubi)
Obeying
Allah's command the Prophet Ibraheem with the help of his son Ismail built the
Holy Ka'bah. He dug a well inside the Holy Ka'bah which was to the right of who
entered it and acted as a safe to all the gifts that were presented to the
Ka'bah which were kept inside it. At the time of Jurhum the gold and silver
were stolen many times from the Kabah thus the tribe of Jurhum decided to
choose a man amongst them to keep guard. Unfortunately, one day the guard
himself decided to steal the gifts of the Kabah. Taking the opportunity as it
came he climbed down the well and began to gather what he could in a piece of
cloth. While he was busy Allah sent a stone on him, which closed the well and
thus he was unable to escape. From that day Allah sent a snake to guard the
Ka'bah. The snake lived in the well guarding the gifts of the Ka'bah for over
500 years. Exposed to the wearing factors of nature the walls of the Ka'bah at
the time of Quraish (slightly before the time Prophet received Prophethood) had
become weak and part of the covering had also burnt, thus the Quraish decided
to rebuild the Ka'bah. However, the snake prevented them from demolishing the
Holy Ka'bah every time they tried. Finally they stood at the Place of Ibrahim
and prayed, "Oh Allah if you are happy in its rebuilding then make it
possible and take care of this snake." Allah sent an eagle which took the
snake towards Ajyaad. This snake is referred to in the fourth opinion.
(Tarikh-Makka)
Many
other opinions have been expressed as regards to the nature of the Beast.
However, finding myself inclined towards Abu Amr Uthman Ibne Sa'd al-Mukri
ad-Dani's opinion I conclude with his words, "There are many narration's
in regards to the physical description, length, and nature of the Beast but
most of these are Mawqoof on the Sahaba or those after them. As for those that
are Marfoo only a few are sound thus we cannot assert anything in regard of its
description and nature except that which is proven from the authentic Marfoo
narration's and that it is a huge creature that will come out from the Earth, a
beast other than man, nobody will be able to escape it. It will stamp the
Muslim by writing 'believer' between his eyes, and stamp the non-Muslim by
writing Kafir between his eyes." (As-Sunan Al-Waridah Fil-Fitan)
13.0 THE FIRE – FROM
YEMEN GATHER PEOPLE IN THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
The
last major sign to appear before the Day of Judgment is the fire which will
come out from the Yemen and gather the people in the place of their assembly.
In
the Hadith of Hudaifa-b-Usaid regarding the Major signs the Prophet said,
"At the end of which a fire would burn out from Yemen and would drive
people to the place of their assembly." (Muslim)
Narrated
by Abu Huraira (R.A) the Prophet said, "The people will be gathered in
three ways:
1.The
first way will be of those who will wish or have a hope (for paradise) and will
have a fear (of punishment).
2.The
second batch will be those who will gather riding, two on a camel or three on a
camel or ten on a camel.
3.The
third batch will be the rest of the people who will be urged to gather by the
fire which will accompany them at the time of their afternoon nap and stay with
them where they will spend the night, and will be with them in the morning
wherever they may be then, and will be with them in the afternoon wherever they
may be then. (Bukhari)
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