MINOR AND MAJOR SIGNS BEFORE THE END OF TIME
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BY MALLAM ABBA ABANA, KUBWA, ABUJA, NIGERIA
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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 2
MAJOR SIGNS BEFORE
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
2.1 Introduction
Belief
in Doomsday is one of the fundamentals and pillars of faith. It is the day when
everyone is to get recompense and punishment for one's work and has to go to
heaven or hell according to one's deeds. This is the reason each and every
Prophet warned his people of the Day of Judgment.
As
for the knowledge of the time of Qiyamah (End of the World), it has not been
given to any angel or Prophet. Nobody besides Allah knows when the final hour
is.
The
Quran states, O Prophet the infidels ask you about the time of Qiyamah. So tell
them that its knowledge is with Allah only. (Holy Quran Chapter Surah Luqman)
However
certain events are going to take place prior to the coming of the final hour.
These events are known as the Signs of Qiyamah. All the Prophets informed their
people of the signs of the final hour. Our Prophet Muhammad (Sallalahu Alaihi
Wa Salaam) being the last and the seal of Prophets, knowing that Doomsday is to
come upon this very Ummah, explained clearly and in considerable detail the
signs of the final hour to the extent that sometimes he would lecture his
companions all day on this subject.
Abu
Zaid (R.A.) says, 'The Holy Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) sat down on
the pulpit after Fajar Prayer and began a deliver a long sermon until the time
for Zuhr prayer came. After saying the Zuhr prayer he again sat on the pulpit
and began the sermon, which continued till ASR prayer. After the ASR prayer he
resumed the sermon so much so that the sun set. He related whatever happened in
the past and also related in detail whatever is to happen in the future. Those
amongst us who had good memories retained many things.' (Muslim)
The
signs of the final hour can be divided into two groups.
1) MINOR SIGNS
Minor
signs are events of normal nature prophesized by our Prophet Muhammad
(Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) to take place before Qiyamah like the consumption
of alcohol, lifting of knowledge and prevalence of ignorance and immorality and
signs of this nature. The majority of the minor signs have appeared while some
are occurring and some will appear with major signs.
2) MAJOR SIGNS
Major
signs are events of extraordinary nature prophesied by our Prophet to take
place before Qiyamah like all the events mentioned in the following hadith
narrated by Hudhaifa ibn Usayd that the Prophet said, 'The last hour will not
arrive till you have seen ten signs. He then mentioned the Smoke, Dajjal,
Beast, Rising of the Sun from the place of its setting, the Descent of Isa,
Ya'juj Ma'juj, Three Landslides, one in the East , one in the West and one in
the Arabian Peninsula after that a Fire would spread from Yemen and drive the
people to their place of gathering.' (Muslim)
This
book written by the Ulama of the Institute is a concise summary of only the
major events leading up to the Day of Judgment. Each of the following signs:
Mahdi, Dajjal, Descension of Isa, Ya'juj Ma'juj, Landslides, Smoke, Rising of
the Sun from the east, Beast and the Fire are explained in detail. The
supporting evidences are written at the end of every section and have been
taken from various authentic Hadith collections.
All
Praises belong to Allah, Lord of all the world.
3.0 THE MAHDI[1]
The
Coming of Imaam Mahdi is one of the signs of Qiyamah as is the belief of the
Ahlus-Sunnah and he has yet to appear.
Abdullah-bin-Masood
has reported that the Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) said, "The
world will not pass away before the Arabs are ruled by a man (referring to
Mahdi) of my family whose name will be the same as mine." (Abu Daud)
However,
many people in the past falsely claimed to be Imaam Mahdi. One of these false
claimants was Mohd-bin-Tomart, a tyrant who spread corruption and even buried
some of his companions because they didn't believe that he was the Mahdi
described by the Ahadith of Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam). Some believe
it was Mohd-bin-al Askari who disappeared at the age of 5 and went into hiding
and has been hiding for 10 centuries. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (The Cursed) was also
one of those who claimed to be the Mahdi as well as many other people. Besides
those mentioned there were many others who claimed the office of Mahdi, the
most recent being somebody from Manchester who claimed the position for
himself.
It
should be noted that none of the above or anybody else who claimed to be the
Mahdi in the past fulfilled the conditions laid down by the Prophet (Sallalahu
Alaihi Wa Salaam).
A
list of some of the signs which will precede Imaam Mahdi and some that describe
him have been gathered in this book so that we Muslims are not misled to
believe in somebody claiming to be the Mahdi who in reality is a blatant liar.
SIGNS THAT WILL PRECEDE HIM
1)
A General Sign
There
are many signs that will precede him; a general and very important sign is that
he will come at a time when there is great confusion, intense disputes and
violent death. When people are afflicted by disturbances and fear. Calamities
will fall upon the people, so much so that a man shall not find shelter to
shelter him from oppression. There will be many battles and Fitnaas before his
appearance. Every time a fitnaa has come to an end, another will start, spread
and intensify. The people will be troubled to such extent that they will long
for death. It is then that Imaam Mahdi will be sent.
Abu
Saeed al-Khudri has reported that the Messenger of Allah said:
''He
will be sent at a time of intense disputes and differences among people and
earthquakes.'' (Ahmad)
2)
Note. The Double Eclipse In Ramadan statement quoted from Darequtni is NOT
verified, indeed its authenticity is questionable. It is NOT to be considered
as authentic Hadith.
3)
The Battle in Mina
Before
Imaam Mahdi emerges an inter-tribal fight will take place. In the same year
Haji's will be looted and a battle will erupt in Mina in which many people will
be killed.
Amr-bin-Shuaib
reported from his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) said, ''In
Dhul-Qada (Islamic month) the tribes will fight, Hajis will be looted and there
will be a battle in Mina in which many people will be slain and blood will flow
until it runs over the Jamara-tul-aqba. Their companions (referring to Imaam
Mahdi) will flee to a point between the Corner and the Maqaam and will be
forced to accept people's allegiance.'' (Al-Fitan Nuaim-b-Hammad)
4) THE EUPHRATES WILL DISCLOSE
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD
The
final hour will not come until the river Euphrates (which flows through Syria
and Iraq and finally opens in the Gulf) will disclose a mountain of gold over
which people will fight and die. It should be noted that this is a sign, which
will precede Imaam Mahdi only according to some Ulama. Abu Huraira (R.A.)
reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) said, ''The
hour shall not occur until the Euphrates will disclose a mountain of gold over
which people will fight. Ninety- nine out of which hundred shall be killed and
every one of them will say' Perchance I shall be the one to succeed. ''(Muslim)
In
another narration we have been told that whoever is present at the time when
the Euphrates discloses a mountain of gold should not take the gold.
5) EMERGENCE OF THE SUFFYANI
The
Suffyani (a descendant of Abu Sufyan) will emerge before Imam Mahdi from the
depths of Damascus. According to some weak narration his name will be Urwa bin
Muhammad and his Kuniya 'Abu-Utba'. The Ahadith regarding the Suffyani specify
that he is a tyrant who will spread corruption and mischief on the earth before
Imam Mahdi. He will be such a tyrant that he will kill the children and rip
open the bellies of women. When he hears about the Mahdi, he will send an army
to seize and kill him. However the Earth will swallow this army before it even
reaches Imam Mahdi.
Abu
Huraira (R.A.) has narrated that the Prophet said, ''A man will emerge from the
depth of Damascus. He will be called Suffyani. Most of those who follow him
will be from the tribe of Kalb. He will kill by ripping the stomachs of women
and even kill the children. A man from my family will appear in Haram, the news
of his advent will reach the Suffyani and he will send forth one of his armies.
He (referring to Imam Mahdi) will defeat them. They will then travel with
whoever remains until they come to a desert and they will be swallowed. None
will be saved except the one who had informed the others about them. ''
(Mustadarak)
6) THE EMERGENCE OF
HARIS-AL-HARRATH AND MANSUR
Hazrat
Ali reported that the Prophet said, ''There will be a man from Transoxania who
will be called Harith-Harrath and a man called Mansur will be at his vanguard.
He will give abode to the family of Muhammad (referring to Imam Mahdi) just as
the Quraish gave abode to the Prophet (Mishkat)
7)
An army will perish in Baidah
Once
he has appeared an army that has come to fight him will perish in Baidah (a
flat piece of land next to Madinah facing the direction of Makkah).
Umme-Salama
(R.A.) reported that the Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) ''There shall be
differences and intense dispute at the time of the death of a Khalifh. Then a
man from the inhabitants of Madinah (referring to Imam Mahdi) will come out of
the flee to Makkah (so that he does not get caught in the dispute and is not
made the Khalifh). Some Makkans will come to him and take him out though he
will be unwilling. They will then make him accept their Bayat between the Black
Stone and the place of Ibrahim. An army will then be sent to fight him from
Syria, however it will perish in Baidah, between Makkah and Madinah. When the
people see and hear about this event, the awliya (God fearing people) of Syria
and Iraq will make Bayat with him.'' (Abu Daud)
8)
A star with a
luminous tail will rise from the east before his emergence. (Al-Iza'ah).
9)
A voice in Ramadhan
will awaken sleeps and alarm those that are awake (Ibid)
10)
The emergence of
al-A'hraj al-Kindi, Abqa and Ashab before Imam Mahdi (Ibid)
11)
The earth will swallow a village near Damascus (Ibid)
12)
An army with black banners will come from the East (Ibid)
There
are many other signs which will precede Imam Mahdi. For more information read
the relevant Books
THE SIGNS OF IMAAM MAHDI[2]
1)
He will be from the progeny of the Prophet and descendent of Fatimah (R.A).
Umme Salama (R.A) reported: I heard the Prophet of Allah (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa
Salaam) saying, "The Mahdi will appear from my progeny, from the
descendants of Fatimah." (Abu Daud)
2)
His name will be Muhammad or Ahmad and his father's name will be Abdullah. Ibne
Masood (R.A) reported that the Prophet said, "If there remains in the
world but a day, the mighty Allah will greatly prolong that day till he will
send there in a man from me or from the members of my house. His name will be
similar to my name and his father's name to my father's name." (Abu Daud)
3)
He will resemble the Prophet in character. Hadrat Ali (R.A) once looked at his
son and remarked, "This son of mine is Saiyid who was named by the Prophet
and soon from his loins will come forth a man by the name of your Prophet and
who will resemble him in conduct but not in appearance." (Abu Daud)
4)
He will have a shiny forehead and a high bridge nose. Abu Saeed reported that
the Prophet said, "The Mahdi will appear from me, shining of forehead,
long of nose." (Abu Daud).
5)
Once Hadrat Ali (R.A) was asked regarding his description. He replied, "He
is a well-built youth of average height and a handsome face, his hair reaches
his shoulders and the light of his face is contrasted by the darkness of his
hair and beard." (Al-Isha'ah)
6)
He will be slow of speech (a slight stutter) and when he is delayed, he will
strike his left thigh with his right hand." (Al-Isha'ah)
7)
He will appear from the east. Thawban (R.A) reported that the Prophet
(Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) said, "Three men will be killed at the place
where your treasure is. Each of them will be the son of a Khalifah but none of
them will get hold of the treasure. Then the black banners will come out of the
east, and they will slaughter you in a way that has never been seen before. If
you see him give him your allegiance, even if you have to crawl over ice,
because he is the Khalifah of Allah, the Mahdi." (Ibne Majah)
Only
some of the signs that will precede Imaam Mahdi and of the Mahdi himself have
been gathered in this book. The true Mahdi, the one referred to in the Ahadith
of Prophet as one of the signs of Qiyamah, is the one in whom the pre-mentioned
signs are found.
HIS EMERGENCE AND THE PEOPLE'S BAYAT
After
the death of a Khalifh there shall be intense dispute and difference of opinion
in whom should become the next Khalifh. Fearing he may get caught up in the
dispute and made the Khalifh, Imaam Mahdi will flee from Madinah to Makkah.
However, to his surprise on reaching Makkah, some Makkans will bring him out of
his house against his will and take him to Masjid Haraam and 313 as has been
mentioned in the hadith reported by Imam Hakim in Al-Mustadrak will force him
to accept their Bayat between the Rukn (corner of the Ka'aba containing the
black stone) and the place of Ibrahim. The news of his allegiance will quickly
spread and thus an army from Syria will be sent to fight him. However no harm
will come to Imaam Mahdi nor his followers who will be supported by Allah. The
earth will swallow up this army before it can get near to the Imaam in a place
called Baidah (a flat piece of land between Makkah and Madinah). After seeing
and hearing about this extraordinary event and sign, the Awliya (pious saints)
of Syria and Iraq will come to Imaam Mahdi and swear allegiance to him between
the black stone and the Maqam (the place of Ibrahim which is near the Ka'aba).
(The above content can be found in the Hadith of Umme Salama/Abu Daud)
THE FIRST BATTLE
His
first battle will be against the tribe of Kalb. A short period after the
eminent saints of Syria and Iraq have sworn allegiance; a man from the Quraish
will rise whose maternal uncle's belong to the Kalb tribe and he will send an
army to fight Imaam Mahdi. However this army will be overcome and defeated.
This will be his first victory.
THE GREAT WAR
(The
author of al-Isha'ah has mentioned that this battle will take place in Imam
Mahdi's time).
Imam
Mahdi will have to fight many battles, the most important and difficult being
the battle against the Christians in which a large number of Muslims will be
martyred.
'
Yusayr bin Jabir said, "A red sandstorm erupted in the city of Kufah.
Afterwards, a man came shouting and repeating the same words, 'O Abdullah bin
Mas'ud! The hour has come.' He (Yusayr) then said that he sat up after he was
leaning (on his side) and said, ''The hour will not arrive until no inheritance
will be divided and no war possessions will bring about satisfaction. ''He
pointed with his hands towards Ash-Sham saying, ''An enemy will gather its
forces against the followers of Islam. ''I said, ''Do you mean Ar-Rum? He said
''Yes. ‘Then, during this war, fierce fighting will occur. Muslim will ask for
a volunteer expedition that will vie to die or return victorious. They will
fight until the night separates them. Both sides will return to their camps not
yet victorious and the expedition will perish.
Muslims
will then (in the third day) ask for volunteer expedition that will vie to die
or return victorious. They will fight until the night separates them. Both sides
will return to their camp not yet victorious and the expedition will perish. In
the fourth day, the rest of the Muslim forces will turn against them (the
disbelievers) and Allah will defeat them (the disbelievers). They will suffer
casualties never heard of before or he said, ''Never seen before, even birds
flying near them will not pass without falling down dead.
Afterwards,
sons of the same fathers (from the Muslim side), who were near a hundred, will
count the survivors and will find out only one of them survived. Therefore,
what war possession will bring satisfaction and what inheritance will be
divided? While they are doing this they will hear of an even bigger calamity;
That is, a man will scream amongst them that the Dajjal has appeared among their
families which they left behind. They will discard what they have in their
hands and proceed. They will send ten horsemen as an expedition force.
The
Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) said, ''I know their names and
their fathers name and the colours of their horses. They will be the best
horsemen on the face of Earth, ''or (he said) ''(They) Will be amongst the best
horsemen on the face of Earth.'' (Muslim)
The
cause of this great battle will be the Christians. The Christians and Muslims as
allies will conquer a third enemy. However, the Christians will act
treacherously as they will claim the victory on the strength of their religion,
thus the Muslims will be driven to arms and will fight them.
Dhu
Makhbar said, ''I heard the Apostle of Allah (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) say,
''You will make a secure peace with the Byzantines, then you will fight an
enemy behind you, and you will be victorious, take the boot, and be safe you
will the return and alight in a meadow with mounds and one of the Christians
will raise the cross and say, 'The cross has conquered'. One of the Muslims
will become angry and smash it, and the Byzantines will act treacherously and
prepare for battle.''
CONQUEST OF
CONSTANTINOPLE
The
Great War between the Christians and Muslims will result in the Muslims
conquering Constantinople (which is modern day Istanbul) without army by the
sheer force of Takbeer (Allahu Akbar).
Abu
Hurairah reports that the Prophet said, ''Have you heard of a town of which a
part is in the sea?''
''Yes''
said they. He said: 'The last hour shall not occur till 70,000 of the children of Isaac shall attack it. When they come to
it, they (Muslims) will not fight with arms, nor throw arrows. They will only
say: There is no god but Allah, Allah is the greatest, and then on of its sides
will fall down. They will recite for the second time: there is no god but
Allah, Allah is the greatest, and then another of its side will fall down.
After that they will say it for the third time: there is no god but Allah and
Allah is the greatest, and then it will be opened for them and they will enter
and acquire booty. While they will be dividing the booty, a proclaimer will
come to them and proclaim: 'Verily Dajjal has come out. 'Then they will leave
everything and return. ' (Muslim)
It
should be noted that the conquests will take place a very short period.
Abdullah-b-Busr has reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa
Salaam) has said: 'Between the Great War and the conquest of the city
(Constantinople) there will be six years, and the Dajjal shall appear in the
seventh year,' (abided)
BLESSINGS AT THE
TIME OF IMAM MAHDI
Once
again the Quran and Sunnah will govern the people, this time by the rightly
guided Khalifh, Imam Mahdi. Islam will gain an upper hand and will be firmly
established in the land. The oppression, tyranny, and darkness that prevailed
all over the globe will be replaced with justice, peace and equity. The smile,
which was long forgotten, will be restored on the Muslim faces and the inhabitants
of the Heaven and Earth will be pleased with him. Everybody will be happy to
the extent that even birds an wild animals will rejoice in his rule. Heaven
will end rain profusely, livestock will be in abundance, land will become
fertile, the earth will become green and sprout with abundant fruit ad
vegetation.
(The
above content has been taken from various hadith, which can be found in
Abu-Daud and from the hadith narrated by Abu-Saeed al-Khudri in Musnad Ahmad.)
Due
to the booty gained from the various conquest everyone will have so much wealth
that an eyebrow will not even be raised at somebody else's wealth. Callers will
proclaim in the street, ''Is anybody in need of anything?'' Nobody will respond
except one person. In the latter part of Abu-Saeed al-Khudri's hadith it is
mentioned ''A caller will call 'Who is in need of wealth?' Only one person will
stand (and response to the call and say I am in need of wealth) he will be told
to go to the treasurer and tell him that the Mahdi orders you to give some
wealth. 'Gather and take it', he will be told. (He will begin to put it in his
lap, when he realized that nobody else has come and he was the only one) he
will regret it and say 'I was the greediest from among the Ummah of Muhammad
(Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam). The narrator says, he will return it but it will
not be accepted and it will be said to him that we do not accept what we have
given. (Ahmad)
Abu-Saeed
al-Khudri has also reported that the Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) said
regarding Mahdi; that a man will come to him and say, 'Give me, give me'. Then
he will spread his cloth and put in it as much as he can carry.
HIS REIGN AS A
KHALIFH
There
are different narration's regarding his reign as a Khalifh. Some traditions
indicate that is reign will be seven years like the hadith of Umme Salama in
Abu-Daud, ''He will remain seven years, then die, and Muslims will pray over
him. '' (Abu-Daud)
Other
traditions indicate that his reign will last seven, eight or nine years like
the Hadith of Abu Saeed in Mustadrak.
Due
to different traditions the period of Imaam Mahdi's reign is disputed. Many
Scholars have taken seven years to be the period of his reign due to the fact
that the Ahadith which indicate seven years are the most authentic. Other
Scholars like Shah Rafiud-din, after careful analysis have concluded that the
first seven years if his reign will pass without worry, he will spend the eight
preparing to fight the Dajjal and spend the ninth with Prophet Isa (Jesus) He
will thereafter die, Prophet Jesus will read his funeral prayer and bury him.
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