The Signs
are listed in roughly chronological order, although the order is not
necessarily precise, especially for those in the future.
This is a
brief summary of the signs; there are many books, articles, cassettes etc.
which discuss these in greater detail. May Allah enable us to recognise and
heed the Signs, and strengthen us in the times of tribulation.
"Are
they waiting for anything except the Hour, to come to them suddenly?
But its Signs have already come!" (Al-Qur'ân, Surah Muhammad)
1.
Splitting of the Moon.
2. Death
of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
3. A form
of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the
plague of Amwas during the
caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.)
4. A major
fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during the
caliphate of Yazid, 63 AH).
5. The
Muslim conquest of Jerusalem.
6. The
Muslim conquest of Constantinople.
7. Two
large groups of Muslims will fight in war.
8. A war
between the Muslims and a reddish people with small eyes, wearing sandals made
of hair (understood to refer to the Mongol Tatar invasion of the Islamic
lands.)
9. A peace
agreement between the Muslims and non-Muslims from the yellow race (Chinese,
Mongols, etc.)
10. Thirty
impostors (dajjal) will appear, each thinking he is a prophet.
11. Naked,
destitute, barefoot shepherds will compete in building tall buildings.
12. The
slave-woman will give birth to her master or mistress.
13. A
trial (fitnah) which will enter every Arab household.
14.
Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of people of knowledge), and
ignorance will prevail.
15. Wine
(intoxicants, alcohol) will be drunk in great quantities.
16.
Illegal sexual intercourse will become widespread.
17.
Earthquakes will increase.
18. Time
will pass more quickly.
19.
Tribulations (fitan) will prevail.
20.
Bloodshed will increase.
21. A man
will pass by the grave of another and wish he was in the latter’s place.
22.
Trustworthiness will be lost, i.e. when authority is given to those who do not
deserve it.
23. People
will gather for prayer, but will be unable to find an imam to lead them.
24. The
number of men will decrease, whilst the number of women will increase, until
for every man there are 50 women.
25. The
Euphrates will reveal a treasure of gold, and many will die fighting over it,
each one hoping to be the one who gains the treasure.
26. The
Romans (Europeans) will come to a place called A’maq or Wabiq, and an army
of the best people will go forth from Madinah to face them.
27. The
Muslim conquest of Rome.
28. The
Mahdi (guided one) will appear, and be the Imam of the Muslims.
29. Jesus
Christ will descend in Damascus, and pray behind the Mahdi.
30. Jesus
will break the cross and kill the swine, i.e. destroy the false christianity.
31. The
Antichrist (al-masih al-dajjal, the false christ) will appear, with all his
tools of deception, and be an immense trial. He will be followed by
70,000 Jews from Isfahan (present-day Iran).
32. The
appearance of Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog), and the associated
tribulations.
33. The
emergence of the Beast from the Earth, carrying the Staff of Moses and the
Seal of Solomon, who will speak to the people, telling them they did not
believe with certainty in the Divine Signs.
34. A
major war between the Muslims (including Jews and Christians who truly believe
in Jesus after his return) led by the Imam Mahdi, and the Jews plus other
non-Muslims led by the Antichrist.
35. Jesus
will kill the Antichrist at the gate of Ludd (Lod in present-day Israel, site
of an airport and a major Israeli military base).
36. A time
of great peace and serenity during and after the remaining lifetime of Jesus.
37. Wealth
will come so abundant that it will become difficult to find someone to accept
charity.
38. Arabia
will become a land of gardens and rivers.
39.
Society will then decay.
40. The
buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws will again sway in circumambulation
(tawaf) around the idol Dhul-Khulsah.
41. A
great fire in the Hijaz, seen by the inhabitants of Busra.
42. Three
major armies will sink into the earth: one in the east, one in the west, one
in Arabia.
43. An
Abyssinian leader with thin shins will destroy the Ka’bah.
44. The
huge cloud of smoke.
45. The
sun will rise from the west (its place of setting).
46. A
gentle wind which will take the souls of the believers.
47. There
is no-one left on the earth saying, "Allah, Allah" or "There is
no god except Allah."
48.
Eventually the Day of Judgment is established upon the worst of the people,
who copulate like donkeys in public.
49. The
blowing in the Trumpet by the Angel Israfil, upon which everyone will faint
except as Allah wills.
50. The
second blowing in the Trumpet, upon which everyone will be resurrected.
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