Signs of Doomsday in Qur’an and Sunnah

[mohabdul]

Signs of Doomsday in Qur’an and Sunnah

Dr. Suhaib Hasan


This is a brief summary of the signs of the Day of Judgement. There are many books, articles, cassettes, etc., which discuss these in greater detail. These Signs are roughly listed in a chronological order, although this order is not necessarily precise, especially for those to happen in the future.

May Allah enable us to recognize 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!" (Qur'an; Surah Muhammad 47:18)

Past:

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 Yazeed, 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 (Dajjaal) will appear, each thinking he is a prophet.

Present:

11. Naked, destitute, barefoot shepherds will compete in building high buildings.

12. The slave-woman will give birth to her master or mistress.

13. A fitnah (tribulation) 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 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.

Future:

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-Dajjaal, 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, 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 circumambulating (tawaf) around the idol Dhul-Khulasah.

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.

[Fletcher]

Can you post some verses from the Qur'an for each of these prophesies/predictio0ns or what ever, particularly the future ones.

Thanks :)

[mohabdul]

Most of these prophesies are in the Hadiths ( Authenitic sayings of the Prophet (saw) ). There are to be found in Bukhari, Muslims, Abu-Dawuud, an-Nisaa, Imam Ahmed, At-Termidhi, and Ibn Majah.
There are books out there that list all of them and more, but also give you exactly where the sources are. These listed here are the most common prophesies.

[Fletcher]

any links to any available on line or titles of books i can try and get hold of.

Ta

[mohabdul]

Originally posted by Fletcher
any links to any available on line or titles of books i can try and get hold of.

Ta
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Sorry, I don't know of a site that has them listed with all the sources (hadiths) to go with, but there are many books out there, here is where you can get some:

http://islamicbookstore.com/books-belief-and-the-afterlife-the-unseen--jinns--angels--exorcism--dream-interpretation-and-the-doo.html

[MalcomBanned4?]

Another post put it around the time of the next ice age (#38, their post tried to blame Bush for trying to stop it with global warming:p ). In any case it's 100,000 years away.

[Fletcher]

Originally posted by mohabdul
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Sorry, I don't know of a site that has them listed with all the sources (hadiths) to go with, but there are many books out there, here is where you can get some:

http://islamicbookstore.com/books-belief-and-the-afterlife-the-unseen--jinns--angels--exorcism--dream-interpretation-and-the-doo.html

:) Thankyou :)

[AbuMubarak]

FOR MUSLIM SISTERS
Articles extracted from the monthly journal - Riyadul Jannah


Exactly whom do we dress for?

Ask any woman who dresses up before leaving home who she has dressed up for.
Her answer will be, "for myself of course".

The question is, are we being honest with ourselves?
Have we searched deep within our hearts to ascertain the truth?
If not, then let us not waste any more time because tomorrow may be too late.

Sisters, let's not be deceived by the enemy, Shaytãn.
In order to divert us from the path of Truth he will lead us into believing we are at the height of piety by merely covering our hair with a flimsy scarf. Not only are the scarves pretty and colourful, nowadays they even carry designer names! And the scarf is worn in such fashionable ways that in actual fact it enhances the face and leaves the throat and chest uncovered. Even if it was worn in such a way that the throat and chest were not exposed, use of make-up does nothing but make the face attractive, and use of scents emanate sweet fragrances that catch the attention of even those who, out of the Fear of Allah, keep their gazes lowered.
We need to question ourselves, whom are we making ourselves attractive for? Shaytãn has led us into believing it is 'for my self-confidence', but it is in fact a green light for any man on the street, young and old, to look.

The ever changing fashions has brought in tight, short dresses which leaves little to the imagination and which makes the fathers and brothers look away in shame, unable to say much in this dangerous Western environment.
As if this wasn't enough, we arrogantly try to change what Allah ta'ãlã has granted us.
Plucking eyebrows and the recent fashion of wearing coloured contact lenses that changes the colour of the eyes is surely a cause of His Wrath coming down on us.

All this for whom?

If the answer is 'for myself', one needs to ask oneself if one is always dressed in this manner, whether at home or out, in private or in public, in the morning or at night.

If the answer is 'for my husband', one needs to ask oneself if it is only for the husband, or does it include his brothers, friends and other non-mahram men.

If the answer is 'for Allah', one needs to ask oneself if the manner of dressing is indeed according to the laws laid down by Allah.

If one goes out to school, college or work dressed in this manner then the question, "Exactly whom do we dress for?" applies even more.

A short time of quiet reflection will reveal that we are showing ingratitude to Allah ta'ãlã who has blessed us with beauty and has made us special.
Are precious gems not hidden away safely? Are they left unattended and paraded around for anyone to steal?

Today the made-up face lights up the eyes of every male, young and old, but on the Day of Qiyãmah, only those faces kept pure with wudhoo will glow with light so that our beloved Prophet S, who fought for us, cried for us and prayed for us all night will recognise us as his followers.
We all claim to love Allah and His Messenger S, but that claim will be a false one if we dress in a manner that displeases them.
Let's not forget the words of our beloved Prophet S,

"A woman who applies perfume and passes by a (male) gathering has a doubtful character (the narrator mentions that by that he meant that she is like an adulteress)." (Aboo Dãwood, Tirmizi)

And let's take heed of the dire warning given in the Hadeeth:

"Those women who appear naked even though they are wearing clothes, who allure and are allured by others, . . .will never enter Paradise, or even smell its fragrance and the scent of Paradise can be perceived from a very great distance." (Bukhãri, Muslim)

We claim to be Muslim women.
Let us then become true Muslim women and submit to our Lord.
Let us dress to please Him Alone and not "ourselves" or anyone else.

Designer eyebrows

In a world, which has been illuminated by the light of technology, we find our everyday environment speeding up in the race to keep up with the times. But amidst this cloak of modernism, can be found the ancient traits of the age of Jãhiliyyah (ignorance) that have been cleverly disguised into society. The essence of which affects all, especially our sisters in the Islãmic world.

Allah, the All-knowing, has given the Muslim Ummah a guide to which they can refer to and has also provided an exegesis (tafseer) to this guide.
The guidebook is the Qur'ãn and the exegesis to this is the Ahãdeeth of the Final Messenger Muhammad S.

Allah has mentioned in the glorious Qur'ãn:
"(Shaytãn had said). . . And indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allah.
(Allah says) And whoever takes Shaytãn as a Protector (or helper) instead of Allah, has surely suffered a manifest lost." (4:119)

Women of the modern age are accustomed to wearing make-up and other cosmetics. Beautifying themselves with methods that change the very nature of their creation has become the norm of the day even for Muslim females. The above verse states that those people who change the Creation of Allah are, as it were, helping Shaytãn to fulfil what he had promised Allah of his evil intentions. It is them who are making Shaytãn a protector other than Allah.

Muslim sisters are in the strange habit of shaping out their eyebrows. This is done by various means, such as shaving, trimming or even plucking out. Other means are also used which result in the removal of eyebrows until a thin 'designer' line above the eye remains. This habit of designing the eyebrows is totally forbidden in Islãm. The aforementioned verse refers to this fact that we are not to change the nature of Allah's Creation.

In a Hadeeth narrated by 'Abdullah Ibne Mas'ood R the Prophet S has stated:

"Allah has cursed the ladies who tattoo others and those who have themselves tattooed and the women who remove the eye brows and the women who have the eyebrows removed. And the women who artificially place partition between their teeth for the sake of beautification are the ones who change the Creation of Allah." (Muslim)

Imãm Nawawi rahmatullahi alayh has written in his commentary (to the famous Hadeeth compilation of 'Muslim') that to remove the hair of the face is harãm. 'However', he adds, 'for a lady to remove facial hair besides her eyebrows is permissible.' It is stated in Fatãwã Raheemiyyah that it would be desirable for a lady to remove the facial hair other than those of the eyebrows.

This above Hadeeth refers to the Arabian women at the time of the Prophet S who used to trim their eyebrows in order to look more attractive. The ladies of those times also used to have a small gap artificially placed between their two front teeth, which was also regarded as an attractive feature for a lady at the time.

The Prophet S saw this habit in the women of Arabia and forbade the Muslim ladies from doing the same. He mentioned that such practices invited the Anger and Wrath of Allah.
Our Muslim sisters too should take heed from such advices and warnings. But alas, it is all too sad to see this evil habit prevailing even in the Muslim societies today. From university students to housewives and mothers, we see numerous Muslim females spending vast amounts of time and money in making themselves up to look more beautiful.
However if the woman wishes to beautify herself (remaining within the boundaries) for the sake of her husband (and totally conceals herself from non-mahram males) then it would be permissible, or rather desirable.

It is also worth mentioning that for a lady to cut or remove the hair of the head is also harãm. And that for men to remove or trim their beards or eyebrows is harãm as well. The only time when it is permissible for a lady to remove the hair of her head is in Hajj or 'umrah, the limit of which has been prescribed as well. May Allah give us all the ability to abstain from such evil habits and follow the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet S. Ãmeen.


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