Muslim narrated on the
authority of Hudhayfah ibn Usayd al-Ghifaari: "The Prophet
(S.A.W.) looked at us whilst we were discussing something. I He said,
'What are you talking about?' They said, 'We are talking about the
Hour.' He said, 'It will not come until you see ten signs ahead of
it.'
He mentioned the smoke, the
Dajjaal (Pseudo-Christ), the Beast, the rising of the sun from the
west, the descent of 'Eesa (Jesus) ibn Maryam, Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj,
and three landslides, one in the east, one in the west and one in the
Arabian Peninsula, and the last sign is a fire which will emerge from
Yemen and drive the people to their place of gathering."
(al-Ashqar, 2005, p249)
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The tribulation of Dhajjal: Tribulation of Dhajjal would be the greatest of all the tribulation since the creation of mankind until the Hour. He is well-built, a short man, with a reddish complexion and curly hair, and one-eyed, as if his eye is a floating grape, with his toes turned in, abraded, neither prominent nor sunken, resembling 'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Qatan most, kaafir will be written between his eyes, and he will claim divinity, but he is sterile. He will travel like a cloud. His warer will be fire and his fire will be water. Shaitan will help him and objects and animals will respond to him. Before the emergence of Dhajjal there would be three years of famine and Muslims would fight a fierce battle against Romans in which Muslims would be victorious. Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "There will not be any matter more serious than the Dajjaal." (al-Ashqar, 2005, p258)
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Descendence of prophet Esa: Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) say, “A group of my ummah will continue fighting for the truth and prevailing until the Day of Resurrection.” He said, “Then 'Eesa (Jesus) ibn Maryam will come down, and their leader will say, 'Come and lead us in prayer.' He will say, 'No, one of you is the leader of others, as an honour from Allah to this ummah.” (al-Ashqar, 2005, p298)
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Removal of the Qur'an and the Death of Good People: The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) said: “Islam will wear out like the adornment of a garment wears out, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, sacrifice or charity are. The Book of Allah will be taken away in one night, and not one aayah will be left on earth. There will remain groups of people, old men and old women, who will say, “We heard our forefathers saying this word, Laa ilaaha illallah, so we say it too.”” (al-Ashqar, 2005, p316)
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Return of mankind to ignorance and idol-Worship: “....Shaytaan will appear to them and say, "Will you not respond?" They will say, "What do you command us to do?" He will tell them to worship idols, but despite that they will have abundant provision and comfortable life. Then the Trumpet will be blown ...”” (al-Ashqar, 2005, p319)
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Destruction of the Ka'ba: “The Ka'bah will be destroyed by Dhul-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia. He will rob it of its adornments and take away its covering...” (al-Ashqar, 2005, p321)
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Rising of the sun from the west: "The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the west. When it rises and the people see it they will all believe, but that will be the time when faith will not benefit a person if he did not believe before, or did not derive any good from his faith.” (al-Ashqar, 2005, p322)
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The Fire which will Gather the People: “The first sign of the Hour will be a fire which will gather them from the east to the west.” (al-Ashqar, 2005, p324)
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International islamic publishing house
Al-Hilali,M.
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