Mohammed 570-642
Prophet
and founder of Islam, allegedly declared by the Angel Gabriel to be the only
Prophet of the living God. It is said that while in a trance, he dictated the
message of the Islamic holy book the Qu'ran. The foundation of the Islamic
chronological system was established when he was forced to flee Mecca and
travel to the city of Medina after pagan factions threatened to assassinate
him. Later, he made Mecca his holy city, destroying pagan images, giving
amnesty to his enemies, and dedicating the Kaaba to Allah, the God of Islam.
Islam
has produced many prophecies concerning the end of this cycle of civilization.
Some of them obviously derive from Biblical sources, while others are quite
original and intriguing warnings of Fitnah (Tribulation) and Qiyamah (Judgment
Day).
1.
Signs of Qiyamah
The
[…] Prophet Mohammed (peace be on him: pboh) made this general prophecy about
the present state of affairs, recorded in the Mudkhal by Ibn-al-Hajj: "The
Holy Prophet (pboh) said, "Prayers will be neglected, carnal desires will
be pursued, transgressors will become leaders, it will not be possible to
distinguish the faithful from the false, telling lies will become desirable,
payment of Zakah will be taken as a burden, the believer will be deemed the
most disgraceful and he will be pained at seeing evils all around and his heart
will melt as salt in water but he will not be able to say anything. Rain will
do no good; it will fall out of season. Males will commit adultery with males,
and females with females. Women will dominate. The offspring will disobey their
parents, friend will treat his friend badly, sins will be taken lightly.
Mosques will have external decorations and beauty and there will be worshippers
too but there will be hypocrisy and mutual enmity in their hearts. Then will
appear a people from the West who will dominate the weak among my people.
People will produce copies of the Holy Quran in letters of gold but will not
act upon it. The Quran will be recited in a melodious way. Usury will become
rampant. Human blood will have no value, religion will have no helpers. Singing
women will be on the increase. The rich will perform the Hajjas as a pastime,
the people of the middle class will do so to conduct business and the poor to
beg for charity."
In
the Shama'il of Timirdi, the Prophet Mohammed (pboh) again predicted the wealth
and decadence of the modern world: "The best of the generations is my
generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them, then after
them will come a people who will praise themselves in abundance of wealth and
love and plumpness..."
"When
the booty is taken in turn, property given in trust is treated as spoil, Zakah
is looked on as a fine, learning is acquired for other than a religious
purpose, a man obeys his wife and is unfilial toward his mother, brings his
friend near and drives his father far off, voices are raised in the mosques,
the most wicked member of a people becomes its leader, a man is honored through
fear of the evil he may do, singing girls and stringed instruments make their
appearance, wines are drunk, and the last members of this people curse the
first ones, look at that time for a violent wind, an earthquake, metamorphosis,
pelting rain, and signs following one another like bits of a necklace falling
one after the other when its string is cut."
Timirdi
also recorded this narration by 'Imran ibn Husayn: "The Prophet (pboh)
said: 'Some people of this Ummah will be swallowed up by the earth, some will
be transformed into animals, and some will be bombarded with stones.' One of
the Muslims asked, 'When will that be, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'When
singers and musical instruments will become popular, and much wine will be
drunk.'"
Similarly,
according to Ahmad, Abd Allah ibn Amr said: "I heard the Prophet say, If
you see my Ummah fearing a tyrant so much that they dare not tell him that he
is a tyrant, then there will be no hope for them. The Prophet said, Among my
Ummah, some will be swallowed up by the earth, some bombarded with stones, and
some transformed into animals."
Huzafa
narrates that Mohammed (pboh) said: "Qiyamah will not come till you see
ten signs, which are: Smoke which spreads throughout the East and West for
forty days; Dajjal; Da'aba, a four-legged beast of the length of 60 yards. He
will have the stick of Musa [Moses] and ring of Sulaiman [Solomon]. In running
he will have no equal. He will strike Mu'min with Musa's stick and will mark the
word Mu'min on his face and similarly put the stamp of Kafr [Star of David] on
the face of the Kafr; Rising of the sun from the West; Descent of Isa ibn
Maryam [Jesus]; Juj and Majuj [Gog and Magog]; Sinking of the earth at three
places, East, West, and Arabian Gulf; Fire which will emanate from one side of
Aden and drive the people to Hasr.
"These
events also are said to be inevitable: The Kaaba will be burned down, after
which Dajjal will abide on earth. Then Allah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam: saws)
will send Isa, who will look upon the Dajjal and kill him. Then the people will
live for seven years with no rancor at all. Then Allah (subhanahu wa taala:
swt) will send a cold wind from the side of Syria that will remove all the
believers from the earth, leaving only the wicked. Then Satan will come to them
in human form and ask them, 'Why don't you respond?' And they will ask him what
orders he has for them, and he will command them to worship idols, and they
will have an abundance of wealth. Finally, the trumpet will be blown. Then
Allah (swt) will send rain like dew, and bodies of people will grow from it,
then the trumpet will be blown again and they will stand up and begin to look
around. Then it will be said, 'O people, go to your Lord, and make them stand
there'. Then we will be questioned. Then it will be said, 'Bring out a group
for the 999 out of 1000 for the Hell-Fire'. This will be the day that will make
the children old because of its terror."
The
sinking of the earth in three places also has been interpreted as the defeat of
armies.
Abdullah
ibn Amr reiterates Huzafa: "Allah's Messenger (pboh) said: The Dajjal will
appear in my Ummah and he will stay for forty --- I cannot say whether he meant
forty days, forty months or forty years. Allah will then send Isa ibn Maryam,
who will resemble Urwah ibn Mas'ud. He will chase Dajjal and kill him. Then
people will live for seven years, during which time there will be no rancour
between any two persons. After that Allah will send a cold wind from the
direction of Syria. None will survive on Earth, having a speck of good in him
or faith in him: he will die. Even if some among you were to enter the
innermost part of the mountain, this wind would reach that place also and cause
your death. I heard Allah's Apostle (pboh) as saying: Only the wicked people
will survive and they will be as careless as birds with the characteristics of
beasts. They will never appreciate good nor condemn evil. Then Satan will come
to them, in human form, and would say: Don't you respond? They will say: What
do you order us to do? He will command them to worship the idols but, in spite
of this, they will have an abundance of sustenance and lead comfortable lives.
Then the trumpet will be blown and he who hears it will bend his neck to one
side and raise it from the other side. The first one to hear that trumpet will
be the person who is busy in setting right the cistern meant for supplying
water to the camels. He will faint and the other people will also faint. Then
Allah will send or He will cause to be sent rain which will be like dew and
there will grow out of it the bodies of people. Then the second trumpet will be
blown and they will stand up and begin to look around. Then it will be said: O
people, go to your Lord. They will be made to stand there and they will be
questioned. Then it will be said: Bring out a group for the Hell-Fire. It will
be asked: How much? It will be said: Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of one
thousand for the Hell-Fire. That will be the day that will make the children
old because of its terror and that will be the day about which it has been
said: "On the day when the shank will be uncovered". (Hadith 7023)
Hudhayfah
ibn Usayd Ghifari says likewise: "Allah's Apostle (pboh) came to us all of
a sudden as we were in a discussion. He said: What do you discuss about? The
Companions said: We are discussing about the Last Hour. Thereupon he said: It
will not come until you see ten signs before, and he made a mention of the
smoke, Dajjal, the rising of the sun from the West, the descent of Jesus ibn
Maryam (Allah be pleased with him), Juj and Majuj, and landslides in three
places, one in the east, one in the west, and one in Arabia at the end of which
fire would burn forth from Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their
assembly [judgment]." (Hadith 6931)
Similarly,
a narration by Abu Hurayrah states: "Allah's Apostle (pboh) said: Hasten
to do good deeds before six things happen: the rising of the sun from the west,
the smoke, the Dajjal, the beast, and the death of one of you, or the general
turmoil." (Sahih Muslim, Hadith 7039)
According
to Hadhrat Abu Musa Ash’ari, the sage Rasulallah made these comments about life
today: "Qiyamah will come when: it
will be regarded as a shame to act on Quranic injunctions; untrustworthy people
will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as
untrustworthy; it will be hot in winter and cold in summer; the length of days
will be stretched; a journey of a few days will be covered in a few hours;
orators and lecturers will lie openly; people will dispute over petty issues;
women with children will be displeased on account of them bearing offspring,
and barren women remain happy on account of having no responsibility of
offspring; oppression, jealousy, and greed will become the order of the day;
people will blatantly follow their passions and whims; lies will prevail over
truth; violence, bloodshed and anarchy will become common; shameless immorality
is perpetrated publicly; the offspring will become a cause of grief and anger
for their parents; legislation of matters pertaining to the Deen will be handed
over to the worst elements of the Ummat, and if people accept them and are satisfied
with their findings, then such persons will not smell the fragrance of
Jannat."
When
Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood asked Rasulallah about the Signs of Qiyamah, he
was told: "Music and musical instruments will be found in every home.
People will indulge in homosexuality. There will be an abundance of
illegitimate children. There will be an abundance of critics, tale-carriers,
back-biters and taunters in society. People will establish ties with strangers
and sever relations with their near and dear ones. Hypocrites will be in
control of the affairs of the community and evil, immoral people will be at the
helm of businesses. The Masjid will be decorated, but the hearts of people will
be devoid of guidance. The courtyards of Masjids will be built beautifully and
high pulpits will be erected. Various wines will be consumed in excess."
Auf
bin Malik also consulted about Qiyamah with Rasulullah, who said: "Count
six things before the advent of Qiyamah: (1) my death; (2) the conquest of
Jerusalem; (3) mass deaths among you people, just as when sheep die in large
numbers during an epidemic; (4) abundance of wealth to such an extent that if a
person were to be given a hundred dinars he will still not be satisfied; (5)
general anarchy and bloodshed, that no Arab household will be spared from it;
(6) then a life of peace as a result of a peace agreement between you and the
Banil Asfaar [Romans, Christians] which they will break and attack you with a
force consisting of eighty flags and under each flag will be an army of 12,000
men."
The
Moslems have several specific prophecies that pit them against Jews and
Christians till the bitter, exhausted end. The return of the Jews to Israel,
the current situation in the Mideast, and the probable future was predicted
quite explicitly in the Quran:
"And
We said thereafter to the Children of Israel, dwell securely in the land, But
when the second of the warnings come to pass We shall bring you a crowd,
gathered out of various nations."
(Quran 17:104)
"And
they shall incur the wrath of Allah, and humiliation will be made to cling to
them. This is because they disbelieved in the message of Allah, and killed the
Prophets of Allah. This is because they disobeyed and exceeded the
limits." (Quran 3:111)
"And
with those who say: We are Christians, We made a covenant, but they neglected a
portion of that whereof they were reminded. So we allowed to stir up enmity and
hatred among them to the Day of resurrection. And Allah will soon let them know
the consequences of what they do." (Quran 5:14)
"There
is not a town but We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or chastise
it with a severe chastisement." (Quran 17: 58)
"On
that day We shall let some of them surge against the others, and the trumpet
will be blown. Then We shall gather them all together. And We shall bring forth
hell, exposed to view, on that day before the misbelievers." (Quran 18:
99, 100)
In
Chapter "Fitnah" of Mishkah al Masabih, the Prophet Mohammed (pboh)
says: "The last hour will not come before the Muslims fight the Jews and
the Muslims kill them, so that Jews will hide behind stones and trees and the
stone and the tree will say, "O Muslim, O servant of God! There is a Jew
behind me; come and kill him." The only exception will be the box thorn;
for it is one of the trees of the Jews."
One
of the many signs of Qiyamah, the Moslem tribulation, includes a prophecy
transmitted by Abu Nadhrah about Iraq and Syria that was fulfilled by America’s
mercenary Gulf War I and the occupation of Iraq by US carpetbaggers in 2003:
"We
were sitting in the company of Jabir bin Abdullah when he said: Soon the people
of Iraq will neither receive any food nor any money. We asked: Why would such a
thing happen? He replied: Because of the non-Arabs. Soon the people of Shaam
(Syria) will neither receive any money nor grain. We asked as to why this would
happen. He replied: Because of the Romans [Europeans/Christians]."
2.
Dajjal
Moslems
also have expectations of an antichrist; they call him al-Masih al-Dajjal
("Messiah-Liar"). He will deify Christ and pervert the words of the
true Messiah. He will appear towards the end of this civilization. The location
is variously given as the Jewish quarter of Isfahan, or in Khurasan, in
al-Kufah, or between Shaam and Iraq.
Mohammed
(pboh) warned of him in Chapter "Fitnah" of Mishkah-al-Masabih:
"Abdullah, son of Umar, says that the Messenger of Allah stood up among
the people, and when he had extolled Allah in a fitting manner he mentioned the
Dajjal and said: I warn you of him, and there is no Prophet who has not warned
his people. Noah warned his people. You must know that he is one-eyed, whereas
Allah is not one-eyed and behold that Dajjal is blind of the right eye and his
eye would be like a floating grape."
Mughirah
ibn Shu'bah said: "None else had asked more questions from Allah's
Messenger (pboh) about the Dajjal than I, but he simply said: My son, why are
you worried because of him? He will not harm you. I said: The people think that
he would have with him rivers of water and mountains of bread, whereupon he
siad: He would be more insignificant in the sight of Allah than all these
things." (Hadith 5352)
An-Nawwas
ibn Sam'an, one of the disciples of Mohammed, gave this account of Dajjal given
by the Prophet: "Allah's Apostle (saws) mentioned the Dajjal one day in
the morning. He sometimes described him as insignificant and sometimes
described him as very significant, as if he were nearby in the date-palm trees.
When we went to him in the evening and he read our faces, he said: What is the
matter with you? We said: Allah's Apostle (saws), you mentioned the Dajjal this
morning as insignificant and sometimes very important, until we began to think
he was present in the date-palm trees.
"So
he said: I harbor fear in regard to you in so many other things besides the
Dajjal. If he comes forth while I am among you, I shall contend with him on
your behalf, but if he comes forth while I am not among you, a man must contend
on his own behalf and Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf (and
safeguard him against his evil). He will be a young man with twisted, cropped
hair, and a blind eye. I compare him with Abdul Uzza ibn Qatan. He who among
you will survive to see him should recite over him the opening verses of Surah
al-Kahf (xviii). He will appear on the way between Syria and Iraq and will
spread mischief right and left...
"We
said: Allah's Apostle (saws), how long will he stay on Earth?
"He
said: For forty days, one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a
week, and the rest of the days will be like your days.
"We
said: Allah's Apostle (saws) will one day's prayer suffice for the prayers of
the day equal to one year?
"Thereupon
he said: No, but you must make an estimate of the time (and then observe
prayer).
"We
said: Allah's apostle (saws) how quickly will he walk upon the earth?
"Thereupon
he said: Like cloud driven by the wind. He will come to the people and invite
them (to a wrong religion); they will affirm their faith in him and respond to
him. He will then give a command to the sky: there will be rainfall upon the
Earth and it will grow crops. Then in the evening, their pasturing animals will
come to them with their humps very high, their udders full of milk and their
flanks distended. He will then come to another people and invite them. But they
will reject him so he will go away from them; they will have a drought and nothing
will be left with them in the form of wealth.
"He
will then walk through the desert and say to it: Bring forth your treasures.
The treasures will come out and gather before him like a swarm of bees. He will
then call someone in the flush of youth, strike him with the sword, cut him
into two pieces. He will then call and the young man will come forward laughing
with his face gleaming."
According
to Abu Huraira, Mohammed (pboh) once said: "May I not inform you about the
Dajjal what no Apostle of Allah narrated to his people? He would be blind and
he would bring along with him an image of Paradise and Hell-fire and I warn you
as Nuh [Noah] warned his people."
Hudhaifa
bin Yaman reported that Mohammed (saws) said: "Dajjal is blind of the left
eye, with thick hair and there would be a garden and fire with him and his fire
would be a garden and his garden would be fire."
Uqba
bin Amr Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari went to Hudhaifa bin Yaman and said to him:
"Narrate what you have heard from the Prophet (saws) pertaining to the
Dajjal.
"He
said that the Dijal would appear and there would be along with him water and
fire and what the people would see as water that would be fire and that would
burn and what would appear as fire that would be water and any one of you who
would see that should plunge in that which he sees as fire for it would be
sweet, pure water."
Ubadah
bin Saamit said this of Dajjal: "Maseeh Dajjal will be short, and his legs
will be crooked. The hair on his head will be extremely twisted. He will have
one eye with which he can see, while his other eye will be totally flat. It
will neither be deep in its socket nor protruding."
Al-Bukhari
adds this detail: "When Dajjal appears, his complexion will be white and
his right eye will be blind, while the left eye will shine like a bright
star." (Book 77:68-92)
In
Moslem symbology, a man's right side is heaven and the left side is hell.
Accordingly, Dajjal will be a Caucasian who is spiritually blind, yet
illuminated with hell-fire. He will possess all things that would appear
pleasant to him and his followers, but which will be repulsive to Believers.
Ahmad mentions another sign of Dajjal's
appearance: "On his forehead will be written "Kafr" [the letters
"Kaa", "Faa", and "Raa", Disbeliever]. Every
Muslim will be able to read this whether literate or illiterate." Anas bin
Malik reported the same detail, spoken by the Prophet (pboh). (Musnad 2: 223)
Moslem
prophecy lists many signs of the times that are repeated in different contexts
in Islamic literature, which makes them difficult to compile in chronological
order. Before Dajjal appears, there will be three years of drought. In the
first year, the sky will withhold one-third of its water; in the second year,
two-thirds, and in the third year, there will be no rain. All animals will die.
When Dajjal appears, he will be followed by 70,000 Yahudis (Jews) from Isfahan
(present-day Iran) wearing silk clothing, or wearing Persian shawls (according
to Hadith 7034), and carrying double-edged swords.
At
that time the earth will collapse into sinkholes in various places: one in the
east, one in the west, and one in Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. A fog will cover the
earth for 40 days, during which time the non-believers will lay unconscious,
while Moslems will suffer from a cold-like illness. The fog will be followed by
three days of darkness. This will occur during the month of Zil-Hajj after
Eidul-Adha. Then the sun will rise in the west. After this event, it will be
too late to repent. A cold wind will kill all Moslem believers, leaving only
the infidels alive to witness the Last Hour. When the angel Israfil blows his
trumpet, the resurrection will begin.
Dajjal
is described in detail in Kanz al-Ummal (7:1998-2104). His "white
ass" with 30-yard long ears may well be a description of an airplane. The
comment that "His voice will be so loud that the whole world will hear
him" probably refers to his use of radio and tv broadcasts:
"And
he will cure the blind and the lepers and will revive the dead... The sea will
be ankle-deep for him. Underneath him will be a white ass. The length of each
one of its ears will be 30 yards, and his one step will be the distance of a
day's journey. The enemy of Allah will make his appearance and with him will be
an army of Jews and various kinds of men and women...
"The
Holy Prophet Mohammed (pboh) said: There is no trial or tribulation greater
than that of Dajjal since the creation of man up to coming of the Day of
Resurrection...
"The
last to follow him will be the women and illegitimate children...
"When
Dajjal appears, the women will assume the appearance of men, and the men will
assume the appearance of women. When Dajjal appears, there will be no part of
the world left which he will not dominate, except the cities of Mecca and
Medina.
"Whoever
hears about Dajjal should keep way from him. By Allah! One will come to come to
him and will think that he is a believer, but he will follow him on account of
the doubts that he will raise in his mind.
"There
will be some people accompanying Dajjal, who will say: We keep him company.
Although we know that he is an unbeliever, we still keep his company so that we
may eat his food.
"His
voice will be so loud that the whole world will hear him when he speaks.
"Dajjal
will travel the entire world and request the Earth to surrender its treasures,
which it will willingly do.
"He
will claim himself to be Allah, and whoever has a weak faith and accepts him,
Dajjal will put him into his heaven; but whoever has a strong faith in Allah
and rejects Dajjal will be put into his hell fire. However, those who go into
his heaven will find that Allah has turned it into hell, and those who go into
his hell will find that Allah has turned it into heaven.
"All
these things Dajjal will do and dominate the entire world in 40 days, from the
largest country to the smallest island; and his first day will be the length of
one year, but the days will gradually decline into a normal day."
Mishkah
al-Masabih contains a similar prophecy of distorted time: "Asma, daughter
of Yazid, son of al-Sakan reported the Prophet as saying: Dajjal will remain in
the earth for 40 years, a year being like a month, a month like a week, a week
being like a day, a day like the time it takes to burn a palm branch."
These
prophecies closely resemble the Tiburtine Sibyll’s oracle (ca. 500 AD) of time
compression that will occur at the end this age: "The years will be
shortened like months, the months like weeks, the weeks like days, the days
like hours, and an hour like a moment."
This
effect could be caused by the passage of a wandering black hole-star near or
through our solar system. Elsewhere, it is stated that Dajjal will remain on
Earth for 40 days, during which time the first day will be one year, the second
day will equal one month, the third day will last one week, and the fourth day
on will be "normal". This equals 14 months.
Chapter
"Fitnah" in Mishkah al-Masabih includes the following prophecy about
Dajjal: "We said, O Messenger of Allah, how swift will he travel on the
Earth? He said: As the cloud is carried in the wind, He, Dajjal, will be
jumping about between the Heavens and the Earth. He will then give command to
the sky and it will give rain to the Earth, and it will produce crops. So the
world's treasures will follow him as the bees follow their queen. Allah will
give Dajjal the natural power of material knowledge, and the liberty to
exercise that power in any way he wills, even to resurrect the dead.
"Dajjal
will come riding on an ass which will cross great distances very quickly.
[Airplanes]. Dajjal will be blind in his right eye, and the left eye will shine
like a star. His skin will be white. Dajjal will have so much power that he
will be able to carry Heaven and Hell upon his shoulders. Dajjal will be
accompanied by beautiful women and spirits and bastard children and other kinds
of people --- including an army of Jews. He will have music and singing unlike
any ever heard before, and whoever hears it will follow it.
"When
Dajjal appears and he cannot bring the whole world under his power and machinations
and false beliefs, the Christian nations will stand up with 80 banners or flags
in an effort to make peace in the world. But they will, in fact, betray the
world and bring ultimate destruction to the entire human race."
Rasulullah
said: "Dajjal will come but it will be prohibited and impossible for him
to enter Medina. He will set up camp in a barren land outside Medina. There
will be three tremors. At that time, all the disbelievers and hypocrites will
flee. In this way Medina will be purified of all evil hypocrites. One person
who will be the best of persons will confront him by saying: I bear witness
that you are the very Dajjal about whom Raulullah has informed us. Dajjal will
say to his followers: If I kill this person and then revive him will you people
still doubt me? They will answer: No. He will then kill this person and revive
him. This person will say: I am totally convinced more than ever that you
definitely are Dajjal. He will attempt to kill this person again but his
efforts will now be in vain."
Abu
Hurayrah quotes Mohammed (pboh) concerning Dajjal, thus: "Allah's
Messenger (pboh) said: Dajjal will come from the eastern side with the
intention of attacking Medina until he will get down behind Uhud. Then the
angels will turn his face towards Syria and there hewill perish." (Hadith
3187)
Sahih
al-Bukhariquotes this narration by Anas bin Malik: "The Prophet said:
As-Dajjal will come and encamp at a place close to Medina and then Medina will
shake thrice, whereupon every Kafr [unbeliever] and hypocrite will go out
towards him."
al-Bukharioffers
a Hadith, narrated by Abdullah bin Umar, wherein Mohammed (pboh) says:
"While I was sleeping, I saw myself in a dream performing Tawaf around the
Ka'aba. Behold, I saw a reddish-white man with lank hair, and water was
dropping from his dead. I asked, 'Who is this?' They replied: 'The son of
Mary'. Then I turned my face to see another man with a huge body, red
complexion and curly hair and blind in one eye. His other eye look like a grape
protruding out. They said: 'He is Ad-Dajjal'. The man he resembled most is Ibn
Qatan, a man from the tribe of Khuza'a."
Sahih
Muslim states: "Allah's Apostle (pboh) said: You have heard of the city,
one side of which is inclined and the other is on the coast [Constantinople].
They said, Yes, Allah's Apostle (pboh). Thereupon he said: The Last Hour will
not come until 70,000 people from Banu Isra'il attack it. When they land there,
they will neither fight with weapons nor shower arrows but will only say:
'There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest',and one side of it will
fall. Thawr [one of the narrators] said: I think that he said: The area on the
coast. Then they will say for the second time ''There is no god but Allah and
Allah is the Greatest', and the other side will fall. They will say: 'There is
no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest', and the gates will be opened for
them and they will enter. They will be collecting spoils of war and
distributing them among themselves when a noise will be heard and it will be
said: Verily, the Dajjal has come. Thus they will leave everything there and
turn to fight him." (Hadith 6979)
Sahih
Muslim also gives this account by Abu Hurayrah: "Allah's Apostle (pboh)
said: The Last Hour will not come until the Romans land at al-Amiq or in Dabiq.
An army consisting of the best soldiers of the people on Earth at that time
will come from Medina to oppose them. When they arrange themselves in ranks,
the Romans will say: Do not stand between us and those Muslims who took
prisoners from among us. Let us fight them. The Muslims will say: Nay, by
Allah, we shall never turn aside from you and from our brethren so that you may
fight them. They will then fight and a third of the army, whom Allah will never
forgive, will run away. A third, which will be constituted of excellent martyrs
in Allah's eyes, would be killed. The third who will never be put on trial will
win and they will be the conquerors of Constantinople. As they are busy in
distributing the spoils of war after hanging their swords by the olive trees,
Satan will cry: The Dajjal has taken your place among your families. They will
then come out, but it will be of no avail. When they reach Syria, he will come
out while they are still preparing themselves for battle, drawing up the ranks.
Certainly, the time of prayer will come and then Isa ibn Maryam (pboh) will
descend and lead them in prayer. When the enemy of Allah sees him, it will
disappear just as salt dissolves in water, and if Isa were not to confront them
at all, even then it would dissolve completely. Allah would kill them by his
hand and he would show them their blood on Isa's lance." (Hadith 6924)
3.
Imam Mahdi
Moslems
also expect the advent of Imam Mahdi ("The Guided One"). The Shia
sect claims that he will appear out of a tunnel (which he entered at the age of
5) in Samarra; allegedly his name is Muhammed ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Askari.
A
Hadith from Abu Allah ibn Masud says: "The Prophet (pboh) said, If there
were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until a man
from among my descnedants or from among the people of my Household [Ahl
al-Bayt, a descendant of Fatimah through Hasan], was sent; his name will be the
same as my name, and his father's name will be the same as my father's name. He
will fill the earth with justice and fairness, just as it will have been filled
with injustice and oppression. The world will not end until a man of my
housefold, whose name is the same as mine, holds sway."
According
to Sa'id [Master] ibn-I Jabir, the prophet Mohammed (pboh) told Ibn-I Abbas
this similar prophecy of Imam Mahdi: "Even if the entire duration of the
world’s existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before
Qiyamah, Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate
the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He
will fill the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of
injustice and tyranny by then.
"We
(I and my family) are members of a household that Allah has chosen for them the
life of the Hereafter over the life of this world; and the members of my
household (Ahlul-Bayt) shall suffer a great affliction and they shall be
forcefully expelled from their homes after my death; then there will come
people from the East carrying black flags, and they will ask for some good to
be given to them, but they shall be refused service; as such, they will wage
war and emerge victorious, and will be offered that which they desired in the
first place, but they will refuse to accept it till they pass it to a man from
my family who appears to fill the Earth with justice as it has been filled with
corruption. So whoever reaches that time ought to come to them even if crawling
in the snow since among them is the Khalifatullah al-Mahdi."
In
a similar prophecy, Abd Allah said: "Whilst we were with the Prophet
(pboh), some young men from Banu Hashim approached us. When the Prophet (pboh)
saw him, his eyes filled with tears and the color of his face changed. I said,
We can see something has changed in your face, and it upsets us. The Prophet
(pboh) said, We are the people of a Household for whom Allah has chosen the
Hereafter rather than this world. The peolpe of my Household will suffer a
great deal after my death, and will be persecuted until a people carrying black
banners [the Abbasids] will come out of
the east. They will instruct the people to do good, but the people will refuse;
they will fight until they are victorious, and the people do as they asked, but
they will not accept it from them until they hand over power to a man from my
hosuehold. Then the earth will be filled with fairness, just as it had been
filled with injustice. If any of you live to see this, you should go to him
even if you have to crawl across ice."
Thwaban
transmitted another version of this prophecy: "The Prophet (pboh) said,
Three men will be killed at the place where your treasure is [the Ka'aba]. Each
of them will be the son of a Khalifah, and 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 which has never been
seen before. Then he said something which I do not remember; then, If you see
him, go and give him your allegiance, even if you have to crawl over ice,
because he is the Khalifah of Allah, the Mahdi."
Likewise,
Abd Allah said: "The Prophet said (pboh), A man from my household, whose
name is like mine, will take power".
Rasulullah
makes similar claims for Imam Mahdi: "This world will not come to an end
until one person from my progeny rules over the Arabs, and his name will be the
same as my name.
"Al
Mahdi will be from my progeny. His forehead will be broad and his nose will be
high [or, hooked]. He will fill the world with justice and fairness at a time
when the world will be filled with oppression. He will rule for seven years.
"There
will be four peace agreements between you and the Romans. The fourth agreement
will be mediated through a person who will be from the progeny of Hadhrat
Haroon and will be upheld for seven years. He will be from my progeny and will
be 40 years of age. His face will shine like a star and he will have a black
spot on his left cheek. He will don two Qutwaani cloaks and will appear exactly
as a person from Bani Israel.
"After
the death of a Ruler there will be some dispute between the people. At that
time a citizen of Medina will flee and go to Mecca. While in Mecca, certain
people will approach him between Hajrul Sawad and Maqaame Ibraheem, and
forcefully pledge their allegiance to him. Thereafter a huge army will proceed
from Syria to attack him but when they will be at Baida, which is between Mecca
and Medina, they will be swallowed into the ground. On seeing this, the Abdaals
of Shaam as well as large numbers of people from Iraq will come to him and
pledge their allegiance to him. Then a person from Quraish, whose uncle will be
from the Bani Kalb tribe will send an army to attack him, only to be
overpowered, by the will of Allah. This defeated army will be that of the Bani
Kalb. Unfortunate indeed is he who does not receive a share from the booty of
the Kalb. This person will distribute the spoils of war after the battle. He
will lead the people according to the Sunnat and during his reign Islam will
spread throughout the world. He will remain seven years. He will pass away and
the Muslims will perform his Janazah salaat."
Other
prophecies made by Mohammed (pboh), and transmitted by Ibn Majah and Ahmad,
give these details about Imam Mahdi: "There will be a Caliph in the last
period of my Ummah who will freely give handsful of wealth to the people
without counting it. Al-Mahdi is from our Ahlul-Bayt; no doubt Allah will
enforce his appearance within a night...
"The
Mahdi is one of us, from among the people of my housefold. In one night Allah
will inspire him and prepare him to carry out his task successfully."
According
to Ahmad, Abu Said said: "By Allah, every ruler we have had has been worse
than the previous one, adn every year has been worse than the year before, but
I heard the Prophet (pboh) say, Among your rulers will be one who will give out
wealth freely, without counting it. A man will come and ask him for money, and
he will say, Take; the man will spread his cloak out and the ruler will pour
money into it. The Prophet (pboh) spread out a thick cloak he had been wearing,
to demonstrate the man's actions; then he gathered it up by the corners and
said, Then the man will take it and leave."
This
prophecy is found in Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib's Nahj'ul Balagha [The Path of
Eloquence], Khutba 141, 187: "The Imam who will create a world state will
make the ruling nations pay for their crimes against society. He will bring
succor to humanity. He will take out the hidden wealth from the breast of the
earth and will distribute it equitably amongst the needy deserving. He will
teach you simple living and high thinking. He will make you understand that
virtue is a state of character which is always a mean between the two extremes,
and which is based on equity and justice. He will revive the teaching of the
Holy Qur'an and the traditions of the Holy Prophet after the world has ignored
them as dead letters. He will protect and defend himself with resources of
science and supreme knowledge. His control over these resources will be
complete. He will know how supreme they are and how carefully they will have to
be used. His mind will be free from desires of bringing harm and injury to
humanity. Such a knowledge to him will belike the property which was wrongly
possessed by others and for which he was waiting for the permission to
repossess and use. He, in the beginning, will be a poor stranger unknown and uncared
for, and Islam then will be in the helpless and hopeless plight of an exhausted
camel who has laid down its head and is wagging its tail. With such a start he
will establish an empire of God in this world. He will be the final
demonstration and proof of God's merciful wish to acquaint man with the right
ways of life.
"Moreover,
he said: Verily, a time will come upon you wherein nothing will be more
concealed than the truth, nothing more manifest than falsehood, and nothing
more manifest than falsehood, and nothing more than lies about God and his
Apostle. The people of that time will possess no commodity more difficult to
sell than the Book when it is correctly recited, or one more in demand when its
passages are misinterpreted. There will be throughout all lands nothing more
detested than good deeds, or more renowned than evil ones. The reciters of the
Qura'an will have cast it away, and those who memorize it will have
deliberately erased it from their minds. The book and its disciples will, on that
day, be ostracized and outcast, two friends together on the road, to whom no
one will offer shelter. The Book and its disciples will be, in that age, among
the people and yet neither among them nor with them. For error is incompatible
with guidance.
"Even
though the Book and its disciples might come together, the people would agree
to keep separate. They would divert from the community, as if they were the
leaders of the Qura'an rather than it being their leader. Nothing will remain
of it among them save the name; they will know nothing of it save its
calligraphy and script. Before, they had not made an example of the righteous
by maiming them, or called their sincerity towards God a lie, or punished good
deeds with the penalties for crimes. They who preceded you perished because
they went on hoping for too long and their allotted terms expired. Then the
Promised One descended, by whom excuses are rejected and upon whom repentance
has no effect, and with whom are the calamity and the affliction."
According
to Abu Dawud, who devoted a chapter of his Sunan to Imam Mahdi, "Ali said,
whilst looking at his sone al-Hasan, This son of mine is a Sayyid [master], as
the Prophet (pboh) named him. Among his descendants there will be a man named
after your Prophet (pboh). He will resemble him in behavior but not in
looks..."
Abu
Dawud also quotes the Hadith of Jabir ibn Samrah, in which the Prophet (pboh)
says: "This religion will remain strong until twelve Caliphs have ruled
over you... All of them will be from Quraysh... Then there will be Fitnah and
killing."
According
to Abu Dawud, Umm Salamah reported that the Prophet (pboh) said: "People
will begin to differ after the death of a Khalifah [Caliph]. A man from the
people of Madinah [Medina] will flee to Makkah [Mecca]. Some of the people of
Makkah will come to him and drag him out against his will; they will swear
allegiance to him between al-Rikn and al-Maqam. An army will be sent against
him from Syria; it will be swallowed up in the desert between Makkah and
Madinah. When the people see this, groups of people from Syria and Iraq will
come and swear allegiance to him. Then a man from Quraysh whose mother is from
Kalb will appear and send an army against them, and will defeat them; this will
be known as the Battle of Kalb. Whoever does not witness the spoils of this
battle will muss much! The Mahdi will distribute the wealth, and will rule the
peole according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (pboh). Then he will die, and the
Muslims will pray for him."
Other
details given elsewhere describe him thus: his father’s name will be Abdullah;
his mother’s name will be Aamina. He will stutter, and on occasion this will
frustrate him so much that he will slap his thigh. He is short and has a ruddy
face. His hair sticks up. He will be 40 years of age when he makes his
appearance. An eclipse of the sun and moon will occur in the Ramadan observance
just before he emerges. When the people pledge their allegiance to him, a voice
will speak from the sky, saying, "This is the representative of Allah, the
Mahdi; listen to him and obey him". His army will march under a black
flag; it will come from Khurasaan.
4.
Isa / Jesus
Jesus
Christ (whom the Moslems call Hadhrat Isa or Isa ibn Maryam, the Messiah of
Guidance) also figures prominently in Muslim prophecy. Christians deny the
validity of the prophet Mohammed (pboh), but his followers acknowledge Jesus
Christ as a great prophet,[…]. In the opinion of Moslems, Jesus (alayhe sallam:
as) was sent only to the Children of Israel. He had no responsibility
whatsoever to other nations or people. […]
The
Surah an-Nisaaa (4:156-159) condemns the Jews for their killing of Jesus (as),
and states that Allah (swt) declares their claims to be false. According to
Moslem doctrine, a disciple who resembled Jesus sacrificed himself voluntarily:
"And because of their saying, 'We killed Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the
Messenger of Allah' --- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it was
made to appear to them so.
"But
Allah raised him up (with his body and soul) unto Himself; and Allah is Ever
All-Powerful, All-Wise.
"And
there is none of the people of the Scripture [Jews and Christians] but must
believe in him before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection, he will be a
witness against them."
Isa
will appear during the lifetime of Imam Mahdi. He will descend from heaven on a
cloud (or supported by two angels). He will land among a righteous group of 800
men and 400 women. He will be of medium build, red-faced, with hair that
appears wet. Isa will carry two flexible swords and a shield, with which he
will destroy Dajjal at the Gate of Hudd in the valley of Ifiq; otherwise, at
Baad Lud (Lydda). Then the final war with the Jews will begin; the Believers
will be the victors. Isa will "break the cross" and "kill the
swine". Thereafter, all wars will end, including Jihad, and people will
return to their own countries. Peace will be on the Earth, and there will be an
abundance of crops. People will worship one God. Isa will marry, have children,
and live thus for another 19 years (40 years total). There will be no illness
or death for a period of 40 years. All venom will be removed from poisonous
insects and animals, nor will animals harm anyone. The earth shall be so
fertile that even if a seed is planted in a rock, it will sprout there. Fruit
will grow to huge size. There will be so much milk that a single camel, cow or
goat will feed a tribe.
The
narration by An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an concerning Mohammed's warning of Dajjal, also
mentions the second coming of Jesus: "It will at this very time that Allah
will send Isa ibn Maryam (as). He will descend at the white minaret on the
eastern side of Damascus [at the time of Salat al-Fajr, the morning prayer],
wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the
wings of two Angels. When he lowers his head, there will fall beads of
perspiration from his head, and when he raises it up, beads like pearls will
scatter from it. Every non-believer who smells the odor of his body will die
and his breath will reach as far as he is able to see. He will then search for
Dajjal until he catches hold of him at the gate of Ludd [in Israel] and kills
him.
"Then
a people whom Allah had protected will come to Isa ibn Maryam, and he will wipe
their faces and inform them of their ranks in Paradise. It will be under such
conditions that Allah will reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth
from among My servants such people against whom none will be able to fight; you
take these people safely to Tur, and then Allah will send Gog and Magog and
they will swarm down from every slope. The first of them will pass the lake of
Tiberias and drink out of it. And when the last of them passes, he will say:
There was once water there.
"Isa
and his companions will then be besieged here (at Tur, and they will be so hard
pressed) that the head of the ox will be dearer to them than one hundred
dinars. Allah's Apostle (saws), Jesus (as), and his companions will supplicate
Allah, Who will send to them insects (which will attack their necks) and in the
morning they would perish as one single person. Allah's Apostle (saas), Jesus,
and his companions, then come down to Earth and they will not find on Earth as
much space as a single span that is not filled with putrefaction and stench.
Allah's Apostle (saas), Jesus (as), and his companions will then beseech Allah
who will send birds whose necks would be like those of Bactrian camels and they
will carry them away and throw them where Allah wills.
"Then
Allah will send rain which no house of mud-bricks or tent of camel-hair will
keep out and it will wash the Earth until it resembles a mirror. Then the Earth
will be told to bring forth its fruit and restore its blessing and, as a result
thereof, there will grow such a big pomegranate that a group of people will be
able to eat it and seek shelter under its skin, a dairy cow will give so much
milk that a whole party will be able to drink it. The milking camel will give
such milk that the whole tribe will be able to drink from it, and the
milking-sheep will give so much milk that the whole family will be able to
drink from it. At that time Allah will send a pleasant wind which will soothe
people even under their armpits. He will take the life of every Muslim and only
the wicked will survive who will commit adultery like asses and the Last Hour
would come to them."
Quran
27 states: "The holy cities of Mecca and Medina will be the only two
places not dominated by Dajjal, and even these he will attempt to dominate:
but, when he goes to these two cities, he will find angels guarding them with
swords in their hands.
"Then
Allah will send Isa from Heaven and he will be brought by two angels to the roof
of the Ka'bah [or: on Amasjid in Dasmascus, Syria]. He will descend during the
Fajr prayer. When the people see Isa on top of the Ka'bah they will bring
ladders to help him down. After which Isa with other Moslems will declare war
on Dajjal and ultimately slay him and break the cross. Isa will convert the
whole world to Islam and rule by the principles of Qur'anic Law for 40 years.
Then he will pass away and be buried next to the grave of the Holy Prophet
Mohammed (pboh)."
Yajuj
& Majuj
As
in the Bible, Moslem prophecy also foretells the invasion of the Mideast by Gog
and Magog (usually thought to be Russia and allies, or perhaps the Chinese),
whom they call Yajuj and Majug. Long ago they were imprisoned behind a magical
wall built between two huge mountains by Zul Qarnain. Yajuj and Majug cannot
climb over the barrier until Allah wills it, nor does it occur to them to go
around. Instead, they attempt to tunnel under it, stopping every evening just
short of success, rather than persisting round the clock. Allah fills the
tunnel again every night. They will not break through until Allah allows them
to think the words "If Allah wills it".
"And
when Yajuj and Majuj are set loose, they shall rush forth from every
hill." (Quran 21:96)
Yajuj
and Majuj will be released in two groups. At that time, believers should go to
Mt. Sinai. When Yajuj and Majuj reach Mt. Khamrim in Israel, they will claim
victory. The prayers of believers will be answered; Yajuj and Majuj will be
covered with infectious boils that will kill them. Other sources state that
Allah will send a worm that will kill them. Chapter "Fitnah" has more
to say about the matter:
"Yajuj
and Majuj are still behind a barrier somewhere on this Earth, continuously
trying to break down the barrier or wall, in order to be free. But Allah does
not allow them to break it, until the time when He is ready for them to do so.
The first sign of the breaking of the barrier will be the fire which will rise
in Sham [Syria].
"Their
population will be vast in numbers... Their death rate is much lower than that
of the rest of the world. Their physical body is so strong that their two ears
are like those of an elephant, one of which they sleep on, while the other ear
covers their entire body.
"Before
the time comes for their release from behind the barrier, Allah will send Isa
from Heaven to slay Dajjal, and Jesus will still be on this Earth when the time
comes for Yajuj and Majuj to be set free. Then Allah will tell Isa to take the
believing servants of Allah with him and shelter them in the mountains. Allah
will then break the barrier and let Yajuj and Majuj free, and they will surge
forth and devour everything upon the earth. All vegetation, animals, the waters
of the whole world and even human beings will be devoured by them, and not a
single drop of water will be left in the Gulf of Tiberius. Their voice will be
so loud that the whole world will shake and tremble at the power of it. After
they have devoured everything they will still not be satisfied, and they will
rush through the sky and begin to shoot arrows into the heavens in order to try
and kill Allah. And Allah in turn will fulfill their wish and command the
angels to put blood on the arrows and return them to earth.
"When
they see the arrows return to earth covered in blood, they will believe that
they have killed Allah. Then they will say: "We have killed God, now let
us try to dominate the moon and sky."
"At
that time Allah will send down some kind of disease upon them which will eat
all the flesh from their bones... The smell from their bodies when they die
from this disease will spread all over the world. Then it is that Isa, with all
other Moslems who have hidden in the mountains, will pray to Allah to save them
from the disease and death. Then a great cloud will cover the sky and Allah
will send down rain for 40 days. At first the rain will be red, the color of
blood. It will then turn green and will wash away the smell and the bodies. The
rain will finally become clear and purify everything."
Dabbah
al-Ard
Quran
27:82, etc., also describes Dabbah al-Ard, "A Creature from the
Earth.". His appearance will be heralded by the forementioned three days
of darkness and a shift of the Earth's axis of rotation:
"And
when the word comes to pass against them, We shall bring forth a Creature from
the Earth, Dabbah al-Ard, that will speak to them, because people did not
believe in our messages...
"After
Dajjal and Yajuj and Majuj have passed away, the entire world will believe in
Islam and praise Allah. Much later, Islam will decline again, to a lower extent
than during the time of Dajjal. Suddenly, Allah will darken the whole world
with smoke; the night will last 72 hours or longer. The sun will rise in the
west, instead of the east, and it will travel only one-third of its course
before setting again. On the next day, the sun and moon will resume their
normal course.
"This
will be the last opportunity to repent to Allah, for then he will close the
door of mercy. The Earth will quake and Mt. Safaa near Mecca will split open.
Dabbah al-Ard will come forth from the crack. His face will be human, but with
horns on his head; his body as a horse, his legs like a camel's while his rump
is of a deer, and his tail is of a cow. He will be 60 cubits tall. In one of
his monkey hands he will hold the staff of Moses, and on the other hand he will
wear the ring of Solomon. He will stride the Earth at great speed, and as he
travels he will mark the forehead of believers with the staff of Moses [Mu'mim]. Their faces will
then shine bright as the moon. But the unbelievers will be stamped with
Solomon's ring, and their faces will become black and horrible. Thus will the
believers and unbelievers be distinguished. Then Dabbah al-Ard will disappear
as suddenly as he manifested. Then Allah will hold the Day of Judgment."
Other
descriptions of Dabbah al-Ard state that he will be about 120 long. He will
visit every person on earth and speak to each in their own language.
Allah
(swt) says in Surah Al-Naml 82: "When the Word is fulfilled against them,
We shall bring out from the earth a beast to them, which will speak to them
because mankind believed not with certainty in Our Ayât".
Minor
Signs ~
Numerous
minor prophecies offer details about the latter days:
"A
breeze from the south" will cause sores to appear in the armpits of
Muslims, and they will die from it. This seems to indicate a new form of
biological warfare attacking the lymph nodes.
Abu
Hurairah quotes the Prophet (pboh) thus: "The Euphrates will disclose a
golden treasure. Whoever is present at that time should not take anything of
it."
In
another quotation, Abu Hurairah repeats the above with elaboration: "The
Prophet said, The Hour will not come before the Euphrates uncovers a mountain
of gold, for which people will fight. Ninety-nine out of every hundred will
die, but every one among them will say that perhaps he will be the one who will
survive."
Timirdi
recounts this Hadith from Ali ibn Abi Talib: "The Prophet said: 'If my
Ummah bears fifteen traits, tribulation will befall it.' Someone asked, 'What
are they, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'When any gain is shared out only
among the rich, with no benefit to the poor; when a trust becomes a means of
making a profit; when paying Zakat becomes a burden; when a man obeys his wife
and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly whilst shunning his
father; when voices are raised in the mosques; when the leader of a people is
the worst of them; when people treat a man with respect because they fear some
evil he may do; when much wine is drunk; when men wear silk; when female singers
and musical instruments become popular; when the last ones of this Ummah curse
the first ones --- then let them expect a red wind, or the earth to swallow
them, or to be transformed into animals.'"
Abu
Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws) said: "By Him Who sent me with
the Truth, this earth will not pass away until people are afflicted with
landslides, are pelted with stones, and are transformed into animals." The
people asked, "When will that be, O Messenger of Allah?" He said,
"When you see women riding in the saddle, when singers are common, when
bearing false witness becomes widespread, and when men lie with men and women
with women".
Ibn
Majah transmitted this warning of apostasy in the latter days: "Hudhayfah
ibn al-Yaman said, 'The Prophet said: Islam will become worn out like clothes
are, until there will be no-one who knows what fasting, prayer, charity and
rituals are. The Qur'an will disappear in one night, and no Ayah will be left
on earth. Some groups of old people will be left who will say: We heard our
fathers saying La ilaha illa Allah, so we repeated it.'
"Silah
asked Hudhayfah: 'What will saying La ilaha illa Allah do for them when they do
not know what prayer, fasting, ritual and charity are?' Hudhayfah ignored him;
then Silah repeated his question three times, and each time Hudayfah ignored
him. Finally he answered: 'O Silah, it will save them from Hell', and said it
three times."
According
to a Hadith from Bukhari, narrated by Abu Hurairah, the Prophet (pboh) said:
"The Hour will not come until the buttocks of the women of Daws move whist
going around Dhu l-Khalasah."
The
idol Dhu l-Khalasah was worshipped by the Daws (a tribe in Yemen) before Islam.
Similarly,
'A'ishah said: "I heard the Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) say,
'Day and night will not pass away until people begin to worship Lat and 'Uzza'
[pre-Islamic Arabic goddesses].
Abu
Hurairah quotes The Prophet (pboh) thus concerning women and an unidentified
people with a predilection for whips (perhaps a reference to sado-masochism):
"There are two types among the people of Hell whom I have not yet seen.
The first are people who have whips like the tails of oxen, with which they
beat people, and the second are women who are naked in spite of being dressed;
they will be led astray and will lead others astray, and their heads will look
like camels humps. These women will not enter Paradise; they will not even
experience the faintest scent of it, even though the fragrance of Paradise can
be perceived from such a great distance."
Elsewhere,
Abu Hurairah again said: "I heard the Prophet say, If you live for a
while, you will see people go out under the wrath of Allah and come back under
His curse, and they will have in their hands whips like the tail of an
ox."
Abu
Sa'id said that the Prophet (saws) said: "The Hour will not come until the
time when a man will leave his home, and his shoes or whip or stick will tell
what is happening to his family."
According
to another version of this report, the Prophet (saws) said: "By Him in
Whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not come until wild animals talk to men,
and a man speaks to his whip or his shoe, and his thigh will tell him about
what happened to his family after he left."
This
is a clear prophecy about the modern invention of cellphones. The mention by
Abu Hurairah of "whips like the tail of an ox" may be an attempt to
describe the antennas on cellphones, radios, cars, and televisions.
Ibn
Majah relates that Abd Allah ibn 'Umar said: "The Prophet (saws) came to
us and said, 'O Muhajirun, [pilgrims] you may be afflicted by five things; God
forbid that you should live to see them. If fornication should become
widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new
diseases befalling the people which their forebears never suffered. If people
should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has
never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their
rulers oppressing them. If people should withhold Zakat, you should realise
that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and
were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should
break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, you should realise that his
has never happened without Allah sending an enemy against them to take some of
their possessions by force. If the leaders do not govern according to the Book
of Allah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah making
them into groups and making them fight one another."
Ahmad
recorded a Hadith by Allah ibn 'Amr, who said: "I went to the Prophet
(pboh) one day whilst he was performing Wudu' [ablution] slowly and carefully.
He raised his head, looked at me and said, 'Six things will happen to this
Ummah: the death of your Prophet ' --- and when I heard that I was aghast ---
this is the first. The second is that your wealth will increase so much that if
a man were given ten thousand [dinars], he would still not be content with it.
The third is that tribulation will enter the house of every one of you. The
fourth is that sudden death will be widespread. The fifth is a
peace-treaty
between you and the Romans: they will gather troops against you for nine months
--- like a woman's period of childbearing --- then they
will
be the first to break the treaty. The sixth is the conquest of a city.' I
asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, which city?' He said, 'Constantinople'."
Ahmad
says that Abu Hurairah said that the Prophet (pboh) said: "Woe to the
Arabs from the great evil which is nearly approaching them: it will be like
patches of dark night. A man will wake up as a believer, and be a kafir
[unbeliever] by nightfall. People will sell their religion for a small amount
of worldly goods. The one who clings to his religion on that day will be as one
who is grasping an ember - or thorns."
Mohammed
(pboh) also mentioned these minor signs, which are evident today: Knowledge
will disappear and ignorance will appear, even though books will be
widesread... Adultery and fornication will be prevalent, performed in public,
and there will be new sexual diseases and many bastard children... Fornication
will be widespread among leaders, when people stop forbidding evil... Leaders
will be oppressors, and the worst of people... When the Moslems are large in
number, the nations of earth will gather against them "like hungry people
going to sit at a table full of food"... The people of Iraq will have no
food or money due to oppression by the "Romans" (the US invasion of
Iraq, 2003)... There will be much food, but much of it will have no blessing...
People will refuse when they are offered food... Profit will be shared only with the rich; the poor will not
benefit... People will become uncharitable misers, and good deeds will
decrease... Men will walk in the marketplace with their thighs exposed
(shorts)... Men will begin to look like women and women like men... People will
dance till late at night... Women will enter the business world, and will
refuse to have children... Children will be foul and full of rage...
Rain
will be acidic...Smoke will appear over cities (smog/haze pollution)...
Earthquakes will increase... Men will try to make the desert green (the Israeli
kibbutz program)... A fire near Aden in Yemen will spread to Syria, where it
will stop. A few years after the fire, Qiyamah will begin... Moslems will
conquer India a few years before the return of Isa... Wild animals will be able
to talk with people.
The
Great Hour & Day of Doom ~
The
exact time of (al-Sa'at al'Uzma (the Great Hour), or Day of Doom, is known only
to God.
Anas
ibn Malik told this Hadith (reported by Ibn Majh and Bukhari) spoken by the
Prophet: "I shall tell you a Hadith which I heard from the Messenger of
Allah, and which no one will tell you after me. I heard him say, 'Among the
signs of the Hour will be the disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of
ignorance. Adultery will be prevalent and the drinking of wine will be common.
The number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase until
there will be fifty women to be looked after by one man.'"
Ali
ibn Abi Talib quotes the Prophet (pboh) thus: "The Hour will come when
leaders are oppressors, when people believe in the stars and reject al-Qadar
[Divine Decree, prophecy] when a trust becomes a way of making a profit, when
people give to charity reluctantly, when adultery becomes widespread --- when
this happens, then your people will perish.'"
As
recorded by Bukhari, Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws) said:
"The Hour will not come until the following events have come to pass:
people will compete with one another in constructing high buildings; two big
groups will fight one another, and there will be many casualties --- they will
both be following the same religious teaching; earthquakes will increase; time
will pass quickly; afflictions and killing will increase; nearly thirty dajjals
will appear, each of them claiming to be a messenger from Allah; a man will
pass by a grave and say, 'Would that I were in your place'; the Sun will rise
from the West; when it rises and the people see it, they will all believe, but
that will be the time when 'No good will it do to a soul to believe in them
then, if it believed not before'; and a wealthy man will worry lest no one
accept his Zakat [charity]."
Some
exegetes claim that the rising of the Sun in the West refers to the rise of
Islam in Europe, but it more likely indicates a shift of the Earth's axis,
which is predicted by several prophets of other cultures.
Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri states that the Prophet (saws) said: "Thunderbolts will
increase so much as the Hour approaches that when a man comes to a people, he
will ask, 'Who amongst you was struck by a thunderbolt this morning?' and they
will say, 'So-and-so and so-and-so was struck'."
Abu
Hurairah recorded that the Prophet (saws) said: "The Hour will not come
until there has been rain which will destroy all dwellings except tents."
Ibn
Majah narrated this Hadith: "The Prophet said: Just before the Hour, there
will be days in which knowledge will disappear and ignorance will appear, and
there will be much Harj" [killing in the Ethiopian language; also quoted
by Bukhari in Volume 9, Book 88, Numbers 183, 185 &186, narrated Abu Musa)
In
like wise, according to Bukhari, Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) said: "The
Prophet said, Time will pass rapidly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will
become widespread in peoples hearts, afflictions will appear, and there will be
much Harj. The people asked, O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj? He said,
Killing, killing!"
Ahmad
recorded a report by Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, that the Prophet (saws) said:
"The Hour will not come until Allah takes away the best people on earth;
only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good or forbid any
evil."
Ahmad
also quotes Mohammed (pboh) via Alba'al-Salami, thus: "I heard the Prophet
(saws) say: 'The Hour will only come upon the worst of the people'."
The
Sahih of Al-Bukhari transmits this warning from Mohammed (pboh): "The
least of the signs of the Last Hour will be a fire which will gather mankind
together from the East and West... Finally, a cold wind will come and kill all
believers, leaving only unbelievers on the earth who will then witness the Last
Hour. The angel Israfil will blow a trumpet, and the resurrection of all human
beings will begin...
"The
Hour will come suddenly: when a man has milked his she-camel and taken away the
milk, but he will not have time to drink it; before a man repairing a tank for
his livestock will be able to put water in it for his animals; and before a man
who has raised a morsel of food to his mouth will be able to eat it."
Mohammed
(pboh) speaks of the Day of Doom, thus in Quran 56: "Say: The ancients,
and the later folk shall be gathered at the appointed time of a known day. Then
you erring ones, you that cried lies, you shall eat of a tree called Zakkoum,
and you shall fill therewith your bellies and drink on top of that boiling
water, lapping it down like thirsty camels. This shall be their hospitality on the
Day of Doom."
"So,
when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast and the earth and the mountains
are lifted up and crushed with a single blow, then, on that day, the Terror
shall come to pass, and heaven shall be split, for upon that day it shall be
very frail, and the angels shall stand upon its borders, and upon that day
eight shall carry above them the throne of the Lord. On that day you shall be
exposed, not one secret of yours concealed..." (Quran 69)
Another
version of the Trumpet prophecy states that, at the first sounding everyone
will be struck with terror, at the second blast, all will be struck down, and
all will be resurrected at the third. The Qur'an emphatically describes two
trumpet blasts, which have been interpreted to represent two Resurrections:
"And
there shall be a blast on the Trumpet, and all who are in the Heaven and all
who are on the earth shall expire, save those whom God shall vouchsafe to live.
Then there shall be another blast on it, and lo! Arising they shall gaze around
them: and the earth shall shine with the light of her Lord." (Qur'an 39:
68-69)
"One
day, the disturbing trumpet blast shall disturb it which the second blast shall
follow. Verily, it will be but a single blast." (Qur'an 79: 6, 7, 13) Amen.
References
1.
Ali Akbar: Israel and Prophecies of the Holy Quran; 1963/1971, Serag
Publishing, UK.
2.
Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias: Major Signs
of Qiyamat.
3.Gharm-Allah
El-Ghamdy: Signs of the Last Hour, (1991)
4.
Dr Suhaib Hasan: "50 Signs of the Day of Judgment from the Words of Allah
& His Messenger"; Lecture at Cambridge Univ., January 2000)
5.
www.islaam.com ; compilations by A. Abu Ismail1
1. Taken from Prophecy A
History of the Future by Robert A Nelson (Internet Edition) at http://www.rexresearch.com/prophist/phf5mos.htm
Miscellaneous
Material
1.
The Koran, 82:1
“When
the sky is rent asunder, when the stars scatter and the oceans roll together,
when the graves are hurled about, each soul shall know what it has done and
what it has failed to do.”
2.
Signs of Qiyamah (The End of the World)
“Qiyamah
will come... * When it will be regarded as a shame to act on Quranic
injunctions. * When untrustworthy people will be regarded as trustworthy and
the trustworthy will be regarded as untrustworthy. * When it will be hot in
winter (and vice versa). * When the length of days is stretched, i.e. a journey
of a few days is covered in a matter of hours. * When orators and lecturers lie
openly. * When people dispute over petty issues. * When women with children
come displeased on account of them bearing offspring, and barren women remain
happy on account of having no responsibility of offspring. * When oppression,
jealousy, and greed become the order of the day. * When people blatantly follow
their passions and whims. * When lies prevail over the truth. * When violence,
bloodshed and anarchy become common. * When immorality overtakes shamelessness
and is perpetrated publicly. * When legislation matters pertaining to Deen is
handed over to the worst elements of the Ummat, and if people accept them and
are satisfied with their findings, then such persons will not smell the
fragrance of Jannat. * When the offspring become a cause of grief and anger
(for their parents).* Music and musical instruments will be found in every
home. * People will indulge in homosexuality. *There will be an abundance of
illegitimate children. * There will be an abundance of critics, tale-carriers,
back- biters and taunters in society. * People will establish ties with
strangers and sever relations with their near and dear ones. * Hypocrites will
be in control of the affairs of the community and evil, immoral people will be
at the helm of business establishments. * The Masjid will be decorated, but the
hearts of the people will be devoid of guidance. * The courtyards of Masjids
will be built beautifully and high mimbars (pulpits) will be erected.*
Gangsters and evil people will prevail. * Various wines will be consumed
excessively.”
3.
The Moment of Qiyaamah
“1.
So when the appointed time comes and the hour is close at hand for the standing
of mankind in front of the Lord of the Worlds {the Trumpet will be blown with a
single blowing and the Earth and the Mountains shall be removed from their
places and crushed with a single crushing} -(Anbiyaa 21:1)
2.
Then the Inevitable will have occurred and the Day of Resurrection will have
drawn near and the Sure Reality will have been justified and the Striking Hour
will have struck. {It will be but a single blast and so behold! They will all
be brought up before Us} -(Haaqqah 69:13-14)
3
and they will {from their graves come quickly to their Lord} -(Yaa Seen 36:53)
4
hastily, bewildered (barefooted, naked and uncircumcised) whilst saying {Woe be
to us! Who has raised us from our places of sleep? (It will be said to them):
This is what ar-Rahmaan promised and the Messenger spoke the truth} -(Yaa Seen
36:51)
5
and {On that day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of ) Allah's caller
and no crookedness (without going to the right or left) will they show him
(Allah's caller) and all voices will be humbled for ar-Rahmaan. Nothing will
you hear except the voices of their footsteps} - (Yaa Seen 36:52),
6.
The tongues will have become dry and withered so {That will be the Day when
they shall not speak (during some part of it) and neither will they be
permitted to put forth any kind of excuse} - (Maryam 19:108)
7
and their eyes will be cast down and humiliation will overcome them {And all
faces will be humbled before the Everliving, the One Who sustains all that
exists} -(Mursalaat 77:35-36),
8.
And {Some faces on that Day will be white and some faces will be black}-(Ta Ha
20:111)
9
then mankind will be gathered into two parties {A party in Paradise and a party
in the Blazing Fire} -(Aali Imraan 3:106),
10.
Then as for the people of misery then woe be to them for their evil condition
and woe again for the terror of their end position{When they will be brought
and made to stand in front of their Lord He will say : Is this (the
Resurrection and the Reckoning) not the Truth?} -(Shura 42:7)
11.There
will be no reply for them but {Indeed! Yes our Lord!} - (An'aam 6:30)
12
Indeed they were not of those who responded, but were of those who would swear
(that they would not be raised) until the covering was removed and their
confusion gone, so their Originator and Creator will say to them {So taste
therefore the Torment for that you did not believe}-(An'aam 6:30)
13,
{And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allah,
their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant?} -(An'aam
6:30)
14.
Those materialistic disbelievers of the Resurrection saying {There is no (other
life) but our (present) life of this world and never shall we be resurrected} -(Zumar
39:60)
15
or those who hindered the messengers of Allah and their call (to Allah), who
have now arrived at the Hour of Punishment and the Hour of Absolute Justice,
the Day when {No soul will be wronged in a single thing and when you shall not
be rewarded except for what you used to do} -(An'aam 6:29),
16
Their eyes and hearts and ears had been locked from every ray of light from the
Truth so their punishment: {We shall gather them on the Day of resurrection on
their faces deaf, dumb and blind, their abode will be Hell} -(Yaa Seen 36:54)
17.
So one among them will say {O My Lord! Why have you raised me up blind while I
had sight before? (Allah) will say: Like this Our signs came to you but you
forgot them so this day will you be forgotten likewise} -(Banee Israa'eel
17:97)
18.
There will the hearts be torn to pieces, with remorse and the eyes will shed
tears of blood {The Day when the wrongdoer will bite at his hand and say : Oh
would that I had taken a path with the Messenger. Ah woe be to me!} -(Ta Ha
20:125-126)
19
and the sinners will say about the reality regarding themselves in the days of
this world {Alas for us that we neglected and gave no thought to it, while they
will bear their burdens on their backs and evil indeed are the burdens that
they will bear. And the Life of this world is nothing but play and amusement.
Far better is the home in the Hereafter for those who guard themselves from
evil. Will you then not understand?} - (Furqaan 25:27-28)
20
Alas what a day that would be and alas how severe will be its terrors! The
saved is indeed he who is saved on that day and the destroyed one is the one
whose sin destroys him. Beware of the example of such a one! So let us return
and interrogate our souls, then beat them into obedience, then purify them,
then exert ourselves with vigour. But alas! How few and far are those who
strive in this era of the heedless. “(An'aam 6:31-32)
4.
The Major Signs of the Last Day
“A.
The occurences before the Major Signs:
GENOCIDE
A man from Abu Sufyaan's
progeny massacres descendents of Nabi (S.A.W) and rules over Syria and Egypt.
WAR
A major war between Muslims
and Christians: Half the Christian army will sign a peace treaty with the
Muslim army, while the second half of the Christian army remains the common
enemy.
ISTANBUL
CONQUERED BY CHRISTIANS The
enemy half of the Christian army conquers Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
ISTANBUL
RECONQUERED JOINTLY BY MUSLIM AND CHRISTIANS The Muslims and the good half of the Christian army conquer
Constantinople together, against the enemy Christians. Thereafter, a Christian
will say the victory was due to the cross, and the Muslim will say it was due
to Islam. A battle between both sides will ensue, and the Muslim Ruler will be
martyred.
SYRIA
CONQUERED BY CHRISTIANS The
two Christian armies reunite, conquering Syria.
CHRISTIAN
DOMINATION Christians
dominate the world up to Khaiber (near Madinah), and they will pursue Muslims
with 80 flags, with 12,000 men under each flag.
MUSLIMS
AWAIT IMAM MAHDI
TOTAL
ECLIPSE A total eclipse of
the sun and moon will occur in Ramadhan, prior to Imam Mahdi's emergence.
IMAM
MAHDI EMERGES At age 40,
Imam Mahdi appears in Makkah, then flees to Madinah.
B.
The Major Signs (i.e. events after the emergence of Imam Mahdi)
MUSLIM
ARMY MARCHES The army of
Mansoor from Khurasaan will head towards Makkah to aid Imam Mahdi. They will
win many battles on the way. No force will be able to stop them. They will
carry black flags.
SUFYAANI
ARMY SWALLOWED BY THE EARTH. The
Sufyaani army (an Anti-Muslim force) from Syria singles out Imam Mahdi for
execution. On the way to Makkah, they get swallowed into the ground. A second
Sufyaani army is created with 960,000 men (of 80
nations).
CONFRONTATION
IN SYRIA Imam Mahdi and the
Muslim army go to Syria to confront the Christians. The Christians, before the
battle, will ask Muslims for the return of their prisoners-of-war. The Muslims
will refuse. The battle will begin. One-third of
Imam
Mahdi's army will flee (their repentance will not be accepted), one-third will
be martyred, and one-third will gain victory over the Christians.
MUSLIM
ARMY UNDER IMAM MAHDI CONQUERS PALESTINE
JIHAAD
ON INDIA A jamaat of
Muslims wages Jihaad on India and be successful.
SYRIA
UNDER MUSLIM RULE Imam
Mahdi returns to Syria and establishes Muslim rule over the lands he passes.
ANIMOSTIY
RIFE AMONGST THE PEOPLE At
this time, Muslims will be weak and there will be very few pious people.
3
RUMORS OF EMERGENCE OF DAJJAL ("Anti-Christ")... 3 YEARS OF DROUGHT Before the emergence of Dajjal there will be
three years of drought. The first year, the skies will retain 1/3 of its water,
the second year 2/3, and all of its water the third year.
DAJJAL
APPEARS Dajjal appears. His
followers, the Yahudis, will number 70,000 and will wear expensive silk attire
and carry double edged swords.
HADHRAT
ISA (A.S.) (JESUS) APPEARS Hadhrat
Isa (A.S.)descends during the lifetime of Imam Mahdi.
DAJJAL
KILLED AT THE GATE OF HUDD Hadhrat
Isa (A.S.) kills Dajjal at the Gate of Hudd, near an Israeli airport, in the
valley of "Ifiq." The final war between the Yahudi's will ensue, and
the Muslims be victorious.
TOTAL
PEACE With the death of
Dajjal, all wars will end. Jihad will be stopped; peace, harmony, and
tranquility will be on earth. The earth will produce abundant crops and fruit.
The people will follow Islam.
HADHRAT
ISA RECEIVES REVELATION The
revelation tells that the Yajooj and Majooj will soon be released and the
believers should be taken to Mt. Toor (Sinai).
YAJOOJ
AND MAJOOJ ("Gog and Magog") RELEASED The Yajooj and Majooj surge forth in large
numbers. They destroy everything in their path in their effort to conquer the
world. They will be released in two groups.
YAJOOJ
AND MAJOOJ REACH JERUSALEM When
they reach Mount Khamrin in Jerusalem, they will proclaim to have conquered the
world. Then the will shoot arrows into the sky to conquer the heavens. The
arrows will return blood stained.
HARDHSHIPS
ON MOUNT TOOR Scarcity of
provisions and hardships will afflict the Muslims. Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) and the
Muslims will pray for the removal of the calamity.
YAJOOJ
AND MAJOOJ KILLED BY INFECTIONS Their
prayers were answered and the Yajooj and Majooj develop boil infections, causing
them to burst simultaneously as a result.
EARTH
FULL OF STENCH OF CORPSES Hadhrat
Isa (A.S.) and his companions pray again and huge birds are sent to pick up the
Yajooj and Majooj corpses and dispose of them in Nahbal (according to
Tirmidhi), the ocean or elsewhere.
PEACE
ON EARTH It will rain for forty days and the earth
will be cleansed. Muslims will burn the bows and arrow of Yajooj and Majooj for
7 years. Life will be peaceful while Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) is alive. The earth
will be bountiful. Hadhrat
Isa
will live 19 years after marriage.
HADHRAT
ISA PASSES AWAY AND BURIED NEXT TO MUHAMMED (S.A.W.)
OTHER
LEADERS FOLLOW AFTER HADHRAT ISA (A.S.) Jahjaan from Qahtaan, from a tribe in Yemen, will rule as the
next Khalifa. Muquad, from a tribe of Banu Tamim will also be a deputy.
SOCIETY
SLOWLY DECAYS AND KUFR SETS IN
The
Final Signs of Qiyaamah:
1
THE CAVING IN OF THE GROUND The
ground will cave in: one in the east, one in the west, and one in Hejaz, Saudi
Arabia.
2
THE FORTY DAY SMOKE/FOG Fog
or smoke will cover the skies for forty days. The non-believers will fall
unconscious, while Muslims will be ill (develop colds). The skies will then
clear up.
3
THE NIGHT OF THREE NIGHTS A night three nights long will follow the
fog. It will occur in the month of Zil-Hajj after Eidul-Adha, and cause much
restlessness among the people.
4
THE RISING OF THE SUN IN THE WEST After
the night of three nights, the following morning the sun will rise in the west.
People's repentance will not be accepted after this incident.
5
THE BEAST FROM THE EARTH APPEARS One
day later, the Beast from the earth will miraculously emerge from Mount Safaa
in Makkah, causing a split in the ground. The beast will be able to talk to
people and mark the faces of people, making the believers'
faces
glitter, and the non-believers' faces darkened.
6
THE BREEZE FROM THE SOUTH A
breeze from the south causes sores in the armpits of Muslims, which they will
die of as a result.
7
DESTRUCTION OF THE KA'ABA The
Ka'aba will be destroyed by non-Muslim African group. Kufr will be rampant. Haj
will be discontinued. The Qur'an will be lifted from the heart of the people,
30 years after the ruler Muquad's death.
8
FINAL SIGN OF QIYAAMAH: FIRE IN YEMEN The
fire will follow people to Syria, after which it will stop.
COMMENCEMENT
OF QIYAAMAH Some years after the fire, Qiyaamah begins
with the Soor (trumpet) being blown. The year is not known to any person. Qiyaa
“1
1. Taken from “Signs of
Qiyamah” by Mohammed Ali Abn Zubair Ali and “Major Signs of Qiyamat” by Mufti
Afzal Hoosen Elias
5.
Rasulullah the Sage (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
“Count
six things before the advent of Qiyamah:
1
My death
2
The conquest of Jerusalem
3
Mass deaths amongst you people, just as when sheep die in large numbers during
an epidemic
4
Abundance of wealth to such an extent that if a person were to be given a
hundred Dinars he will still not be satisfied
5
General anarchy and bloodshed, that no Arab household will be spared from it
6
Then a life of peace as a result of a peace agreement between you and the Banil
Asfaar (Romans) which they will break and attack you with a force consisting of
eighty flags and under each flag will be an army of twelve thousand men."
(Hadith: Sahih Bukhari). Islam will spread far and wide, across the seas.
Horses will cross the land and seas in the cause of Jihaad. Then a time will
come wherein a group of people will emerge which recites the Quraan. They will
claim, 'We have recited the Quraan and is there anyone who understands the
Quraan better than us? There is NO ONE more proficient than us in the study of
the Quraan.'.”
6.
Mohammed Speaks of the Day of Doom (Taken from the Koran LVI, 1-55; LXIX,
14-39)
“In
the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When
the Terror descends
(and
none denies its descending)
abasing,
exalting,
when
the earth shall be rocked
and
the mountains crumbled
and
become a dust scattered,
and
you shall be three bands-
Companions
of the Right (O Companions of the Right!)
Companions
of the Left (O Companions of the Left!)
and
the Outstrippers: the Outstrippers
those
are they brought nigh the Throne,
in
the Gardens of Delight
(a
throng of the ancients and how few of the later folk)
upon
close-wrought couches
reclining
upon them, set face to face,
immortal
youths going round about them
with
goblets, and ewers, and a cup from a spring
(no
brows throbbing, no intoxication)
and
such fruits as then, shall choose,
and
such flesh of fowl as they desire,
and
wide-eyed houris
as
the likeness of hidden pearls,
a
recompense for that they laboured.
Therein
they shall hear no idle talk, no cause of sin,
only
the saying 'Peace, Peace!'
The
companions of the Right (O Companions of the Right!)
mid
thornless lote-trees and serried acacias,
and
spreading shade and outpoured waters,
and
fruits abounding
unfailing,
unforbidden,
and
upraised couches.
Perfectly
We formed them, perfect,
and
We made them spotless virgins,
chastely
amorous, like of age
for
the Companions of the Right.
A
throng of the ancients
and
a throng of the later folk.
The
Companions of the Left (O Companions of the Left!)
mid
burning winds and boiling waters
and
the shadow of a smoking blaze
neither
cool, -neither goodly;
and
before that they lived at ease,
and
persisted in the Great Sin,
ever
saying,
'What,
when we are dead and become
dust
and bones, shall we indeed
be
raised up?
What,
and our fathers, the ancients?'
Say:
'The ancients, and the later folk
shall
be gathered to the appointed time
of
a known day.
Then
you erring ones, you that cried lies,
you
shall eat of a tree called Zakkoum,
and
you shall fill therewith your bellies
and
drink on top of that boiling water
lapping
it down like thirsty camels.
This
shall be their hospitality on the
Day
of Doom. (LVI, 1-55.)
So,
when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast
and
the earth and the mountains are lifted up and
crushed
with a single blow,
then,
on that day, the Terror shall come to pass,
and
heaven shall be split, for upon that day it
shall
be very frail,
and
the angels shall stand upon its borders, and
upon
that day eight shall carry above them the
Throne
of thy Lord.
On
that day you shall be exposed, not one secret
of
yours concealed.
Then
as for him who is given his book in his right hand,
he
shall say, 'Here, take and read my book! Certainly
I
thought that I should encounter thy reckoning.' So he
shall
be in a pleasing life
in
a lofty Garden,
its
clusters nigh to gather.
'Eat
and drink with wholesome appetite for that you did
long
ago, in the days gone by.'
But
as for him who is given his book in his left hand,
he
shall say, 'Would that I had not been given my book
and
not known my reckoning! Would it had been the end!
My
wealth has not availed me,
my
authority is gone from me.'
Take
him, and fetter him, and then roast him in Hell,
then
in a chain of seventy cubits' length insert him!
Behold,
he never believed in God the All-mighty, and
he
never urged the feeding of the needy; therefore he
today
has not here one loyal friend, neither any food
saving
foul pus, that none excepting the sinners eat.
(LXIX,
41-39.)”