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