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Time Line Of Events

The prophet (saws) saw how Islam would spread on earth and the Islamic nations that would be created after his time, He (saws) saw both their rise and fall.

Thawban narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “Indeed Allah gathered the earth for me so that I saw its east and its west. And surely my Ummah’s authority shall reach over all that was shown to me of it. And I have been granted the two treasures; the red (Romans) and the white (Persians). I asked my Lord that my Ummah not to be destroyed by a universal drought, and that He does not overcome them by enemies outside of them, reaching to their heart of power (makkah, madina). My Lord said: ‘O Muhammad! When I issue a decree it is not reversed. I have granted for your Ummah that they shall not be destroyed by universal drought. And that they not be overcome by enemies outside of themselves reaching to their heart of power- even if they gather against them from all the regions.”‘ Or he said: “Among the regions. But some of them will destroy others, and some will capture others.”‘ (Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2176)

The Prophet said “The affair of this nation will continue to remain upright and it will continue to be victorious over its enemy until it goes through twelve Khaleefahs (rulers), all of whom are from Quraish” (Tribe of the Prophet) The Companions asked, “Then what will happen?” He, said, “Then there will be Faraj (holes and gaps through which seep factors that lead to division and weakness in the ranks and in souls).” (Abu Dawud – Ibn Katheer Bidaya Wa Nihaya)

The Last of these Islamic rulers will be the Mahdi (ra) so they are not the first twelve rulers of Islam. We can ask that if Islam is losing today shouldn’t all the twelve be in the past then, the fact is we are loosing exactly as Allah mentioned “But some of them will destroy others, and some will capture others”, from within ourselves, Islam won’t loose to it’s heart of power in total war until the Last Khalifah comes as all the ahadith indicate, because after Imam Mahdi (ra) it will be the Dajjal (Antichrist) an enemy from outside Islam who will reach to the Umma’s heart of power, marching armies to both Makkah and Madina, before Him (Allah’s curse be upon him) Allah promised this will not occur “And that they not be overcome by enemies outside of themselves reaching to their heart of power”.

The prophet (saws) then described the different dynasties that would come after his time and the forms of government they would use to rule, ending with the Mahdi (ra) himself, one after the other we have seen these come and go and these ahadith alone tell us how much time we have left and where we are along the timeline of events, before Allah takes Islam from the earth.

The messenger of Allah (saws) said the Khalifah of Islam will be followed by kingdoms and then this will eventually end, He (saws) said “Indeed Allah has commenced this matter upon Prophet hood and mercy; it will become Khilaafah and mercy; it will become honor and sanctity; it will become kingdoms, great oppression, and corruption in the nation – people will deem private parts, alcohol, and silk to be lawful. They will be supported upon that and they will be given provision continuously until they meet Allah ‘Azza Wa jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty).” (Abu Dawud – Ibn Katheer Al Bidaya Wa Nihaya)

The Messenger of Allah said, “The Prophets will be followed by the Khaleefahs, who will apply Allah’s Book and who will be just with Allah’s slaves. The Khaleefahs will be followed by kings, who will take their revenge, kill men, and choose wealth (for themselves). (At that time) one can change (evil) with his hand, with his tongue, and with his heart; and there is no Eemaan beyond that.” (Al Baihaqee – Ibn Katheer Al Bidaya Wa Nihaya)

These Kingdoms came after the first four Khalifah’s of Islam, Abu Bakr, Umar (ra), Uthman (ra) and Ali (ra). They are the Umayyad’s, 7th –8th centuries, the Abbasid’s, 8th –13th centuries, the Fatimid’s, 10th – 12th centuries, the Mamluk’s, 13th –16th centuries, the Safavid’s, 14th – 16th century, the Ottoman’s, 16th -20th century and the Sokoto, 19th century (this list is not conclusive).

He then said after the kingdoms the muslim world will be ruled by tyrants, but when this ends that is when the Mahdi (ra) will appear, the last of the old tyrants in the world today is the one in Syria over which the Civil war is being fought.

The Prophet (saws) said: The Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wills it to be. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it (meaning the Prophet will die). Then there will be the Khalifah upon the Prophetic methodology. And it will last for as long as Allah wills it to last. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be biting kingship, and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be tyrannical (forceful) kingship and it will remain for as long as Allaah wills it to remain. Then He will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be a Khalifah upon the Prophetic methodology. Then he (the Prophet) was silent. (Musnad Imam Ahmad (v/273)

The Prophet of Allah said: After me will come caliphs, and after the caliphs will come princes, and after princes there will be kings and after the kings, there will be tyrants. And after the tyrants a man from My House will fill the earth with justice and after him is al-Qahtani (a ruler in the time of Isa, a.s), By the One who sent me with the Truth! Not a word less. (Tabarani, Ibn Mandah, Ibn Asakir and Na‘im bin Hammad)

A scholar said regarding the different dynasties found in these narrations: We see that the caliphs spoken of in this hadith are “the Rightly- Guided Ones”: Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali, may Allah the Exalted be pleased with them all. The princes are the Umayyad Caliphs of Damascus and the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad. As for the kings, they are the Ottoman Sultans of Istanbul. Following the kings, according to the hadith, are tyrants and that is what is commonly seen today. Finally, what for us is a prediction: the appearance of a man from the family of the Prophet who will rule with justice.

Sa’eed bin Jumhan narrated, “Safinah narrated to me, “The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “Al-Khalifah will be in my Ummah for thirty years, then there will be monarchy after that.”‘ Then Safinah said to me: ‘Count the Khalifah of Abu Bakr,’ then he said: ‘Count the Khalifah of ‘Umar and the Khalifah of ‘Uthman.’ Then he said to me: ‘Count the Khalifah of ‘Ali.”‘ He said: “So we found that they add up to thirty years.” Sa’eed said: “I said to him: ‘Banu Umaiyyah claim that the Khalifah is among them.’ He said: ‘Banu Az-Zarqa’ lie, rather they are a monarchy, among the worst of monarchies.”‘ (Tirmidhi, Hasan, Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2226).

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The Lifespan Of Islam On Earth: Introduction

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Ya Allah, send prayers and salutations on Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

“What are the disbelievers waiting for, other than the Hour which will come upon them unawares? Its signs are already here, but once the Hour has actually arrived, what use will it be then to take heed?” (47:18)

“Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.” (Al-Anbiya’ 21:1)

“It is He who raised a messenger, among the people who had no Scripture, to recite His revelations (ayatihee, signs of the hour) to them, to make them grow spiritually and teach them the Scripture and wisdom, before that they were clearly astray”(62:2)

The Prophet (saws) said, whilst pointing with his index and middle fingers, “The time of my advent and the Hour are like these two fingers.”

In our book “The Syrian Uprising and Signs Of The Hour” we have chronologically arranged the Ahadith about the signs of the hour into the order the prophet (saws) said these events would occur in, what emerged from that effort is the fact that the prophet (saws) indeed foretold of all the events from his time to ours, one after the other, and because all the events can be placed in an order we can also know what will occur next and where we are in that order of events.

It is very clear then that we are now living in the time just before the major wars begin, their starting point is the Syrian civil war we see today, and then the Egyptian and North African wars with Europe will soon follow.

Hudhayfah (ra) said: “The Prophet stood up one day to speak to us, and told us everything that was going to happen until the Hour, and left nothing unsaid. Some of the listeners learnt it by heart, and some forgot it; these friends of mine learnt it. I do not remember it completely, but sometimes it springs to mind, just as one might remember and recognize the face of a man whom one had forgotten, when one sees him.” (Abu Dawud, Muslim)

Because we can place all the ahadtih on a timeline we can place names and years for when the events occur, which all leads to one question when will the end come. For muslims there are two “ends” they are waiting for in life, the hour itself and the end of Islam on earth before that time.

Abdullah bin Amr reported that a person came to him and said, “What is this Hadith that you narrate that the Last Hour would come at such and such time?” Thereupon he said, “Hallowed be Allah, there is no god but Allah (or the words to the same effect). I have decided that I would not narrate anything to anyone now. I had only said that you would see after some time an important event that the (sacred) House (Ka’ba) would be burnt and it would happen and definitely happen.” He then reported that Allah’s Messenger said: The Dajjal will appear in my Ummah and he will stay (in the world) for forty — I cannot say whether he meant forty days, forty months or forty years. Allah will then send Isa (a.s), son of Mary, who will resemble Urwah ibn Mas’ud. He (Isa (a.s) Christ) will chase him and kill him, (Isa will then live for 40 years and die). Then people will live for (a further) seven years, during which time there will be no rancor 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 (peace be upon him) 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. (Muslim, Book 40, No.7023)

The Prophet (saws) said ,”Verily Allah (swt) will send a wind from Yemen that will be more softer than silk, and it will not leave a person with even a single seed of eman, but will take his soul away.”( reported by al-Hakim)

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “The Hour will not rise before Allah, Allah is no longer said on earth.” And through another chain: “The Hour will not rise on anyone saying: Allah, Allah.” (Muslim narrated both in his Sahih, Book of Iman (Belief), chapter 66 entitled: “The Disappearance of Belief at the End of Times.”)

There won’t be any people with Iman at the time, “The Hour will only come upon the worst of the people.” (Declared sahih by al-Hakim and agreed to by adh-Dhahabi).

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 (taken back to heaven by Jibril), 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. (Ibn Majah)

From these Ahadith and many others we know that Islam has a specific lifespan on earth and it will end about seven years after the death of Isa (as) when Allah takes the Quran from earth and then sends a wind to take the life of every muslim, only leaving the worst of people alive to experience the Hour itself.

Because the prophet (saws) said the hour is the only knowledge that can’t be known, then it is obvious that we can know how long Islam will remain on earth. This can be known by two ways, the first is by chronologically arranging the ahadith of the prophet and simply eliminating which events have already occurred and then listing the events that remain, this will tell us what still needs to occur before the end, I have done this very thing in my book the “The Syrian Uprising and Signs Of The Hour”.

If the prophet (saws) knew all the events then why didn’t he simply tell us after how many years Islam would finally end, Allah certainly did not hide that knowledge from him. In fact He (saws) did tell us this very thing in many ahadith and this is the second way to know how long Islam will remain on earth.

This book will present not just the ahadith that speak about the specific lifespan of Islam, but the ahadith in which the prophet gave a timeline for events in years, this book will show that both types of Ahadith say the exact same thing, Islam has been given 1500 years on earth, we are currently in the year 1437H of that lifespan.

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