Signs of the Last Hour

(from Ashraatus-Saa'ah of Yoosuf ibn Abdillaah ibn Yoosuf al-Waabil)

[English Translation by Daawood ibn Ronald Burbank]

A. The Minor Signs.

1.The Prophethood of Muhammad (sas)
2.The death of the Prophet (sas)
3. The conquering of Bait ul-Maqdis
4.The Plague of Amwaas (in Palestine)
5.The increase in wealth so that sadaqah is not needed
6.Trials and civil strife:
(i) The appearance of troubles in the east
(ii) The killing of Uthmaan (ra)
(iii) The battle of al-Jamaal
(iv) The battle of Siffeen
(v) The appearance of the Khawaarij
(vi) The happening of al-Harrah
(vii) The appearance of the saying that the Quran is created
(viii) The following of the ways of the previous nations
7.The appearance of claimants to Prophethood
8.Widespread safety
9.The appearance of fire in the Hijaz
10.Fighting the Turks
11.Fighting the non-Arabs
12.Dissappearance of trustworthiness
13.Dissappearance of knowledge and appearance of ignorance
14.Increase in the number of police and helpers of the oppressors
15.Spread of fornication
16.Spread of usury
17.Spread of musical instruments and their being thought to be allowed
18.Drinking of intoxicants and its being allowed
19.Adorning the mosques and rivalling therein
20.Building tall buildings
21.The slave girls giving birth to her mistress
22.Increase in killing
23.Time passing quickly
24.Coming together of markets
25.Appearance of Shirk in this Ummah
26.Appearance of wickedness, cutting off of relations and ill treatment of neighbours
27.Dying of grey hairs with black dye
28.Increase of extreme miserliness
29.Increase in trade
30.Many earthquakes
31.Appearance of sinking into the earth, transformation into animals and false-accusations
32.The passing away of the pious
33.The raising of the despicable people to positions of importance
34.That greeting is given only to those the person knows
35.That knowledge is sought from other than the scholars in truth
36.Appearance of women in clothes which do not cover them
37.The truthfulness of the dreams of the Believers
38.Spread and increase in writing
39.Laxity with regard to the Sunnah
40.Increase in size of the new moons
41.Increase in falsehood and having no concern to check reports
42.Increase in false testimony and witholding true witness
43.Large number of women and small number of men
44.Sudden death being common
45.Hatred amongst peoples hearts
46.The return of the land of the Arabs to being pastures and rivers
47.Increase in rain but decrease in produce
48.The revealing of a mountain of gold by the Euphrates river
49.The talking of wild animals and inanimate objects to people
50.Wishing for death because of the severity of trials
51.Increase in the number of 'Romans' and their fighting the muslims
52.Victory over Constantinople
53.The appearance of al-Qahtaanee
54.Fighting the Jews
55.The expelling by al-Madeenah of its wicked people, then its desolation at the end of time
56.The sending of a pleasant wind to take away the souls of the Believers
57.The attacking of the Sacred House and dismantling of the Ka'bah

B. The Major Signs

a.The Mahdee
b.The Anti-Christ [Maseeh ud-Dajjal]
c.The descent of Eesaa (as)
d.Yajooj and Maajooj
e.The three great sinkings of the earth
f.The appearance of smoke in the sky
g.The rising of the sun in the west
h.The beast of the earth [Daabbat ul-Ard]
i.The fire which brings the people together


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