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Signs Of The Hour

Alhamdulillah_Islamic-Calligraphy-artThere are many additional prophecies pertaining to the end of time, when all these Ahadith are arranged in a chronological order a significant picture becomes very clear, the prophet (saws) mentioned events on a year by year basis, there isn’t a year that has passed in which the prophet (saws) didn’t speak about what is occurring in it.

This isn’t to say he enumerated the years one by one but rather for example He (saws) would mention an event that would span four or five years, then He would mention the event that would come after it and so on, this is consistent up until the time of the hour, the frequency of events he mentions is increased towards our time in history and we can see He (saws) almost did mention events on a year by year basis in our life time because he would often say this event will last for 5,7 or 9 years giving very specific information.

Although this present work shows this chronology and this frequency, we have left out a lot of events for the sake of being brief, were they to be all similarly arranged the matter would be seen with precise clarity.

Allah himself spoke about this in the Quran when He said regarding the Prophet (saws) “He does not withhold what is revealed to him from the Unseen” (81:24), meaning everything he is shown He related to us and He (saws) repeatedly said He was shown what will occur to the end of time.
The following narration’s span the entirety of Islam until the Last Great War they are an example of the breadth of what the prophet was shown, his knowledge covered the span of time itself.

‘Aouf Ibn Maalik Al-Ashja’ee said, “I went to the Prophet and gave him greetings of peace. Hem, said, ‘Aouf?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Enter.’ I asked, ‘All of me or a part of me?’ (Should i simply look inside) He said, ‘All of you. O ‘Aouf, enumerate six that will occur in close proximity to the Hour. the first of them is my death.’ I cried until the Messenger of Allah silenced me. He said, ‘Say: one.’ I said, ‘One.’ He said, ‘The second is the conquering of Jerusalem. Say: two.’ I said, ‘Two.’ He said, ‘The third is death that will occur in my nation, it will take them like the shearing of (wool on) sheep (this is the Plague of Amwas in 639AD). Say: three. The fourth is a trial that will take place in my nation – it is the greatest of them (The trial of the Duhaima, the narration skips to our time). The fifth is the abundant flowing of wealth among you, until a man is given 100 dinars but is still dissatisfied with it (this is an increase in the standard of living after the Duhaima, and is yet to occur). Say: five. The sixth is a truce between you and the children of the yellow ones (referring to Romans and will occur just before the Great War); they will advance toward you with 80 Ghaayah.’ I said, ‘And what is Al-Ghaayah?’ He said, ‘a flag, and under each flag there are 12 000 (troops). And the Fustaat (depending on context it can means either a city or group, here it means city) of the Muslims at that time will be in a land called Ghootah, in a city called Damascus (in Syria).”‘ (Ahmad)

Aouf ibn Maalik said, “I went to the Messenger of Allah while he was engaged in the battle of Tabook; he was in a dome made of Udam (skin or leather). He said, ‘Enumerate six signs which will occur in close proximity to the Hour, 1) my death; 2) the conquering of Constantinople (1453 AD); 3) death that will take you like the barber of sheep (takes hair from them, the Amwas plague occurred in 639AD in Palestine which most scholars say this refers to, it killed many companions); 4) an abundant flow of wealth until a man receives 100 dinar yet still remains dissatisfied (wealth will spread, this is an increase in the standard of living around the world due to technology); 5) a trial that will not leave a single house from the Arabs except that it enters it (the Duhaima); 6) then there will be a truce between you and the children of the yellow ones. They will advance and come to you under 80 flags; under each flag there will be 12,000.(al Malham al Kubra, The Great War)” (Bukhari)

The chronology of these narration’s is elaborated on through out the present work, it is more than likely one of the narrators of the second Hadith mixed between events in the list because the narration is chronological except for the plague, this is something sometimes present in narrations. The last sign is Al Malhma al Kubra (the Great War, Armageddon), the Romans (Europeans) will raise an Army consisting of around 960000 soldiers against the muslims during that war and both Ahadith place it to occur after the trial of the Duhaima which we are living now.

Huthafah ibn Asad said, “The Prophet came over to us as we were studying among ourselves (knowledge regarding) the Hour. He said, ‘What are you discussing?’ We said, ‘We are mentioning (affairs pertaining to) the Hour.’ He said, ‘Indeed it will not come until you see ten signs (These are the Major Signs unlike the previous ones, they are not in order): The smoke, the Dajjaal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the West, the descending of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, Yajooj and Majooj, three Khusoof (Three major Landslides or Earth Quakes) — the Khasf of the East, the Khasf of the West, and the Khasf of the Arabian Peninsula — and the last of them is a fire that will emerge from the East and that will steer people to their place of gathering (before the Hour).” (Ahmad)

It is related in a Hadeeth from Hudhaifah that from the signs of the Hour is a smoke that will fill all that is between the East and the West. It will remain on earth for forty days. The believer will be afflicted with something similar to a cold; the disbeliever will be in a state of drunkenness; smoke will come out from his nose, his eyes, his ears, and his anus (this is mentioned in ‘Aun Al-Ma’bood.)

Many of Islam’s major scholars have written works on the signs of the hour in which they have arranged the many Ahadith (narrations) of the prophet (saws) in the chronological order they understood the events would occur in. Of the scholars that have undertaken the work of arranging the narrations, among the most known are Imam Suyuti and Imam Ibn Kathir.

Imam Ibn Hajar who wrote the famous Tafsir (exegesis) to Sahih Bukhari, the most famous collection of prophetic narration’s in Islam, Fath al Bari (Victory of the Creator), similarly divided the signs of the hour into two main categories, and arranged them into the order that they would be occurring in, one before the other.

The first category of signs are those that occur on this earth without the earth itself changing, these are signs that should clearly awaken people and drive them to repent to Allah. The signs of this category include the coming of the Dajjaal (Antichrist), the return of Jesus (as), Yajuj wa Majuj (Gog and Magog) and the Major Earthquakes.

The second category of the major signs leave no doubt as to the immanent occurrence of the Day of Resurrection and the end of this world, among them there will be clear events that will distinguish the believer from the disbeliever.
Hence, before and after these signs, there will be no question regarding the necessity to repent and return to living life as Allah intended, “Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves (Stop the evil they commit). And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it” (13:11).

The signs in this category include the appearance of the beast of the earth who will mark people as clearly being believers or non believers in Allah, the smoke and the rising of the Sun from the West (the opposite direction it normally rises from) after which Allah will refuse to accept repentance from any person who has not already repented, and a large fire (Gigantic Lava Flow’s) that will drive people from their countries to the final gathering place on earth before the Hour.

We are living in a time just before the first major sign appears, to briefly summaries these signs, the first of the Major sign of the Hour is Imam Mahdi (ra), the last Khalifah of Allah on earth before Isa (Jesus) returns, who will spread justice on earth like we see oppression spreading today. Abdullah ibn Masood, May Allah be pleased with him, said that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said, “The world will not pass away before the Arabs are ruled by a man (referring to the Mahdi) of my family whose name will be the same as mine.” (Abu Dawwud) Abu Saeed al Khudri said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ”He will be sent at a time of intense disputes and differences among people and earthquakes (will be common).” (Ahmad)

His rule will last for approximately 9 years and he will then pass away, towards the end of this period the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) will appear, he will corrupt mankind completely destroying the essence of society, until people no longer remember who they are because they are lost in his false message of what is good for man’s nature and what is corrupt for it.

Fatima bint Qais reported, “I heard the proclaimer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, calling for congregational prayer. I went to the mosque and prayed with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. When he finished his prayer, he sat upon the pulpit smiling and said, ‘Let every man remain in his seat.’ He then asked, ‘Do you know why I have called you together?’ They replied, ‘Allah and his Messenger know best.’ The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said, ‘By Allah, I have not called you together for hope or for fear, I have called you together because Tamim ad-Dari who was a Christian, came and embraced Islam.

He narrated a story to me, which agreed with the account I had given to you about the Dajjaal. He informed me that he had embarked upon a sea-boat with thirty men of Lakhm and Jozam. Then the sea waves played with them for a month and threw them on to an island when the sun was about to set. They sat in a small side boat and landed on the Island. A beast with very coarse hair met them. They could not tell its front from its back due to its excessive hair. They asked, ‘Woe to thee! Who art thou?” It replied, ‘I am a spy. Go to this man in the monastery, as he is eager to receive the information you bring.

Tamim ad-Dari said, ‘When it named a man for us, we fled away from it lest it might be the devil. Then we hurriedly went on until we entered the monastery and found a big-bodied man whom we had never seen before. He was firmly tied up, his hands tied to his neck, the place between his knees, and joints tied up with iron chains.’ We asked, ‘Woe to thee! What are thou?’ He replied, ‘You have the power to get my information. Inform me about yourselves.

‘ They replied, ‘We are people from Arabia, we embarked upon a sea boat, but the sea waves played with us for a month and threw us onto this island. A beast of coarse hairs met us and said, ‘I am a spy. Go to the man in the monastery.’ So we approached you hurriedly. He asked, ‘Tell me about the trees of Baisan. Do they bear fruit?.’ ‘Yes’ We replied. He said, ‘Behold! Soon they will not yield fruit.’ He asked, ‘Inform me of the lake of Tiberias. Is there water in it?’ We replied, ‘It is full of water.’ He informed us, ‘Soon its water will disappear.’ He then asked, ‘Inform me of the fountain of Zugara. Is there water in it and do its inhabitants irrigate with the water of the fountain?’ ‘Yes, it is full of water and it’s inhabitants irrigate from its water. He asked, ‘Inform me about the Prophet of the illiterate (people). What does he do?’ We said, ‘He has just come out of Makkah and gone to Yathrib (Madina).’ He asked, ‘Have the Arabs fought with him?’ ‘Yes’ We replied. He asked, ‘How did he treat them’ We informed him that he had the upper hand of those among the Arabs who opposed him and they obeyed him.

He said, ‘Behold! It is better for them if they obey him. As for myself I am certainly the Anti-Christ and it is (now) near that an order will be passed for me to come out. I shall then come out and travel the world. I shall leave no village at which I shall not land within 40 nights except Makkah and Taibah, which will be forbidden to me. Whenever I wish to enter one of the two, an angel with a sword in his hand will encounter me and prevent me therefrom. There will be angels on every side to guard it. The apostle of Allah struck his pulpit with his staff and said, ‘This (place) is Taibah meaning Madinah. Behold! Did I not tell you?’ ‘Yes’ they replied. ‘Behold, he is in the Syrian sea (to the North) or the sea of Yemen (to the south); no, rather he is from the eastern direction. He then pointed out with his hand towards the East (the Arabian Sea). (Muslim)

The Arabian Sea in the east is off the coast of Iran and Pakistan, were narration’s say he will first appear from with his army. During the prophet’s (saws) time boats were still small and as they travelled on sea they hugged the shore line. The Arabian sea does not have many islands, and only two or three are close to the shore, the most significant and obvious in terms of it’s location and history is Astola island, it is an isolated island that has been cut off from the mainland for a long time and is directly east of Madina, if one draws a line towards the east it lies just above it. The island is situated about 25 km south of the desert coast of southern Balochistan province, and is the only significant offshore island along the north coast of the Arabian Sea, just off the coast of Pakistan near Iran.

The earliest mention of Astola island is in Arrian’s account of Admiral Nearchos, who was dispatched by Alexander the Great to explore the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf in 325 AD. The sailors in Nearchos’s fleet were “frightened at the weird tales told about an uninhabited island, which Arrian calls Nosala”.

On top of the Island (200ft above sea) is a ruined temple of the Hindu Goddess “Kali Maa” some 2,000 years old, she is the hindu goddess of time, death, war and destruction. Scholars are not in agreement whether the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) will be let loose from the island towards the end of time or that will simply be his time of appearance, all landmass’s have now been explored on earth so reason would state he is no longer on the Island and walking the earth, in fact from the time of the prophet 1400 years ago, the prophet (saws) instructed that people should recite surah al Kahf (chapter 18) every Friday to protect oneself from the fitna (trial’s, troubles, mischief) of the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) during that week, hence some scholars hold he is walking the earth in a lessor capacity, and Allah will eventually use him to test mankind towards the end. Narration’s also state the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) is not from Mankind he is a creature from Allah, while mankind will brought to account for their life on the day of Judgment after which they will either enter Jannah (Heaven) or Jahanam (Hell) the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) will be brought on that day and turned to dust, just as most animal’s will be turned to dust, he is a creature Allah created to test mankind hence the long life he was granted just like Iblis (Allah’s curse be upon him) who was given respite until the day of judgment when Allah will send him to Jahanam (hell).

After the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) corrupts the earth Allah will send Isa (Jesus) back to earth to kill him, Abu Huraira (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah Peace and blessings be upon him said, “By the one whose hands my life is in, surely the son of Maryam (Peace upon her) will descend amongst you as a just ruler. He will destroy the cross, kill the swine and abolish the tax.” (Bukhari)

Losing hope of entering the holy places, the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) will turn towards Syria, Imaam Mahdi (ra) will already have arranged a Muslim army to face him and will be on the verge of leading the Muslims in the morning prayer when the prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, will descend near the white Minaret in the east of Damascus (Syria), wearing two garments died with saffron, placing his hands on the wings of two angels. After the prayer the prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, will say, ”Open the gate”. The gate will be opened and the Dajjaal will be waiting behind it accompanied by an army of 70,000 Jews from Isfahan (in Iran).

The Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) on seeing the prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, among the Muslims will begin to dissolve like salt in water (most likely referring to his power and his persona) and will begin to flee. The prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, will say to him, “You will remain alive until I strike you with my spear” He will catch up with him at the Eastern gate of Ludd (Ludd is a mountain in Syria. Some say that it is a village in Jerusalem, and some say that it is a village in Palestine) and then the prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, will kill him with his spear.

Some time after accomplishing this the people of Yajuj wa Majuj (Gog and Magog) will appear, there numbers are so great that the remaining believers on earth will not be able to stop them, Isa (as) will take them to mount Tur in Egypt were they will besiege him, He will supplicate to Allah against them, and Allah will then kill them in the span of day with a disease that will attack their necks, peace will once more return to earth, Jesus (as) will remain alive for 40 years, marry, have children and then pass away.

The other greater signs of the Hour that will occur after the death of Isa (as) are: The destruction of the Ka’bah and the recovery of its treasure; The rising of the sun from the west; The emergence of the Beast from the earth; The smoke; A wind that will take the souls of the believers; The Qur’an will be taken up into heaven; A fire will drive people to their last gathering place before the hour occurs; and The Trumpet will be sounded: at the first sound everyone will feel terror; at the second sound all will be struck down; at the last sound all will be resurrected.

Az-Zubair related that ‘Adee said, “We went to Anas ibn Maalik and complained to him about the ill-treatment we receive from Al-Hajjaaj. He said, ‘Be patient, for no era comes upon a people except that the one that follows it is even worse, (and this will continue) until you meet your Lord. I heard this from your Prophet. (Bukhari)
The Prophet (saws) said: “The signs shall appear one after the other like the beads on a string follow one another (when the string is cut).”

He also said: “The signs are like beads strung on a string. If the string breaks, they (quickly) follow one after the other” (falling from it).

The appearance of the recent signs of the hour in quick succession is clear, signified by the acceptance of most scholars that the minor signs of the hour have already been fulfilled and we are about to witness it’s first major sign, the first sign being the Mahdi (ra), the last Khalifah (Leader) of Islam before Allah sends Isa (Jesus) back to Earth.

The scholars have arranged the signs of the Hour beginning with the prophet’s (saws) death then all the events in our History and into our time and then the future, this work will cover events in our own lifetime up to the time of the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon Him).

The following are some of the narration’s regarding events in our past, at the time of the Prophet (saws) Islam was only found in two small cities, Makkah and Madina and were not a major force in the world;

The Prophet (saws) said muslims would conquer the two major powers in the world at the time, “Allah, the Exalted, unfolded for me the Earth, to the extent that I saw its Eastern and Western extremities. The Kingdom of my Ummah (nation) will reach as far as what has been unfolded to me. The two treasures, the red (Persian Kingdom) and the white (Roman Empire), were bestowed on me…. ” (Sahih Muslim)
Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Kisra (the king of Persia) would die and then there would be no Kisra after him. Qaisar (Caesar the ruler of Rome) would die and there would be no Qaisar after him, you will distribute their treasures in the cause of Allah. (Muslim)

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said referring to the rightly Guided Khalifa’s after him said, ‘Follow the lead of the two who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar. (Tirmidhi)

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said “Indeed Allah has commenced this matter upon Prophet hood and mercy; it will become Khilafah and mercy; it will become honor and sanctity; (then) 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)

The Messenger of Allah said, “The Prophets will be followed by the Khalifah’s, who will apply Allah’s Book and who will be just with Allah’s slaves. The Khalifah’s 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)

Sa’eed bin Jumhan narrated, Safinah narrated to me, The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “The 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 (the first Monarchy) 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).
The Prophet said Muslims would conquer Egypt; Ibn Ka’ab related from his father that the Messenger of Allah said, “When you conquer Egypt, then treat its inhabitants in a good manner.” (Maalik)

And in another narration, “Treat its inhabitants in a good manner, for they have the right of security and they are kinsfolk” Hagar the wife of the Prophet Ibrahim (saws) and the mother of the Prophet Ismaa’eel (saws), was from them and the prophet Muhammad’s wife Maria (ra) was from them.

Amr ibn Al-Aas led the Muslim army that conquered Egypt in the year 20H (20 years after Hijra), during the Khalifate of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab.

The Prophet indicated that Muslim’s would reach India and China; Al-Hasan related that Abu Hurairah said, “My Khaleel and the truthful one, The Messenger of Allah said, ‘From this Nation there will be an expedition to Sindh (china) and India.’ If I reach that time and if I become martyred, then that is fine; and if I return, then I am Abu Hurairah the saved: He will have freed me from the Fire.” (Ahmad)

The companions themselves traveled to China, and an expedition to India was sent in the year 44 H, during the rule of Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyaan.
The Prophet said that the Muslims would fight the Turks (Tartars);

Abu Hurairah related that the Prophet said, “The Hour will not arrive until you will fight a people whose shoes are made of (braided) hair and until you fight the Turks, who have small eyes, red faces, small and turned up noses, and who have faces that are like the shield (of a combatant)… People are minerals (this means that their roots, backgrounds, and lineages differ). The best of them in (the days of) ignorance is the best of them in Islam. And there will come upon you a time wherein for one of you to see me is more beloved to him than to be given more family and wealth – (than to be given) double what he already has.” (Bukhari)

Amr ibn Tha’lab related that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, “From the signs of the Hour is for you to fight a people whose faces are wide, as if their faces are shields (Turks and Mongols).” (Ahmad)

The Prophet (pbuh) said the word of Islam will spread throughout the World, enter every home, and no one will be left who has not heard about Islam. With the spread of Islam under the different Islamic Dynasties this came true and today in an age of Mass Media it continues to be so.

Al-Miqdad ibn Aswad said I heard the Prophet say: “Not a dwelling (house) whether of brick, or fur will remain on the surface of the Earth that Allah will not ensure that the word of Islam enters it, either honoring an honorable person or disgracing an abject person.” (Ahmad, Tabarani, Ibn Hibban, and Al-Haakim)

From The Prophet’s Time To Ours

ef563a2fbf5677eae21a2c299d4d7614The Prophet (saws) spoke about the major events to occur from his time all the way up to our time, the following are the narration’s which establish a clear timeline of these events one after the other and are not the totality of what He (saws) mentioned.

Imam Ahmad reported from Abu Nudrah that Abu Sa’id said: “One day the Prophet led us in praying the afternoon prayer (salatul-‘asr). Then he stood and addressed us until sunset. He mentioned everything that was to happen until the Day of Resurrection, and left nothing unsaid. Some of us remembered it, and some of us forgot it. One of the things he said was: ‘O people, this world is full of attractive temptations. Allah has appointed you as vicegerents (khalifah) in this world, and He will see how you will act. So guard yourselves against the temptations of this world and of women.’ Towards the end of this speech, he said, ‘The sun is about to set, and what remains of this world, compared to what has passed, is like what remains of this day compared to what has passed.’ “(we are in the last portion of mans time on earth).

Abu Idrees Al-Joolaanee related that Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yamaan said, “By Allah, indeed I am the most knowledgeable of people regarding every trial that is to occur between me and the Hour… The Messenger of Allah was speaking about the trials in a gathering wherein I was present, and he was enumerating the trials, among which are three that will hardly leave anything. Among them are trials that are like the winds of the summer, among them are small trials, and among them are big ones. All from that group (who were present in that gathering) are gone except for me.” (Muslim)

The following narration outlines the type of governments Islam would be ruled by until the time of the Mahdi (ra)

The Prophet (saws) said: The Prophet hood 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 (an era of dictators) and it will remain for as long as Allah 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)

After the Khalifah which was upon the Prophetic methodology, that of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali and al Hassan (r.a) Islam was governed by Dynasties (biting kingships), these are the Major Dynasties that existed in Islam’s History;

Umayyad’s, 7th –8th century: It was the first Islamic Dynasty and one of the largest Empires in history, it was one of the few states to ever extend direct rule over three continents Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Abbasid’s, 8th –13th century: The Umayyad dynasty was overthrown by another family which originated from Makkah and was directly related to the Prophet (pbuh), the Abbasids in 750 AD built their capital in Baghdad, modern day Iraq. The Abbasids’ rule was briefly ended for three years in 1258, when Hulagu Khan, the Mongol khan, sacked Baghdad, they resumed in Mamluk Egypt in 1261, from were they continued to claim authority in religious matters until 1519, when power was formally transferred to the Ottoman Khalifah that conquered the Mamluks.

Fatimid’s, 10th – 12th century: The Fatimid Caliphate was an Arab Shi’a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, Sicily, Malta and the Levant from 909 to 1171. They existed alongside the Sunni Khalifah.

Mamluk’s, 13th –16th century: The term Mamluk referred to a military caste in Egypt that rose from the ranks of slave soldiers who were mainly of Georgian, Kipchak and Circassian origins, the Mamluk factions seized the sultanate for themselves in Egypt and Syria in 1250 AD. The Mamluk Sultanate was a military Sultanate and one of the strongest in the world, they pushed back the Mongol Hordes, which devastated Islamic Lands, at the Battle of Ain Jalut and fought the Crusaders, effectively driving them out from the Levant by 1291, in 1302 they officially ended the era of the Crusades.

Safavid’s, 14th – 16th century: The Safavid’s reigned in what was formerly the Persian Empire tuning from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam, they instituted the Shi’a Twelver school of Law as the official Madhhab of their empire, they ruled from 1501 to 1722.

Sokoto, 19th century: The Sokoto Khalifate was an Islamic spiritual community in Nigeria. In the 1800s, it was one of the largest and most powerful empires in sub-Saharan Africa until British conquest in 1903, the title of Khaliph is still retained to this day in the region.

Ottoman’s, 16th -20th century: The Ottoman Khalifate, whose capital was Constantinople in modern day turkey, defeated the Mamluk Sultanate in 1517 and took control of most Arab lands. By the eve of the First World War 1914, the Ottoman Khalifa, had become one of the world’s largest and most powerful Empires in History, it was the Last Islamic Khalifa to exist and fell shortly after WW1.

The following Hadith refers to events over the last century from the first World War up to our time and gives the most clear picture of the 20th century.

Allah’s Messenger (saws) said, “The Hour will not be established (1) till two big groups fight each other whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine (in another translation – “each having the same claim”), (2) till about thirty Dajjaal’s (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah’s Messenger (saws), (3) till religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of Religious scholars) (4) earthquakes will increase in number (5) time will pass quickly, (6) afflictions will appear, (7) Al-Harj, (i.e. killing) will increase, (8) till wealth will be in abundance —- so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he will present it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, ‘I am not in need of it, (9) till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings, (10) till a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, ‘Would that I were in his place (11) and till the sun rises from the West. So when the sun will rise and the people will see it (rising from the West) they will all believe but that will be the time when: (As Allah said,) ‘No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed not before, nor earned good (by deeds of righteousness) through its Faith.’ (6.158) And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it.” (Sahih Bukhari, Book 92, Hadith 68)

This hadith is chronological in the events it lists, it starts with (1) “till two big groups fight each other whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine (in another translation – “each having the same claim”)”.

Both World Wars saw two large groups all having a similar claim fight each other with massive losses of life. WW1 began in 1914 and lasted until 1918, World War 2 began in 1935 and ended in 1945, it resulted in 50 to over 75 million deaths making it the bloodiest war in human history, but this narration is referring to WW1 because of what occurred between it and WW2 which the prophet (saws) mentioned.

WW1 toppled most of the old civilization in the world and allowed for the emergence of a new kind of political leader with devastating effects on humanity, these leaders all became tyrannical and took the entire world into WW2 destroying what was left of human civilization after WW1.

The prophet (pbuh) said after WW1 the following would occur (2)“till about thirty Dajjaals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah’s Messenger”, he placed this next in the order of events and is in fact what lead to WW2.

There are a few forms to the Ahadith (narrations) mentioning the liars (Dajjaal’s), the form mentioned above, another is the one that specifies “there will be in my nation 30 liars, each one of them claiming that he is a Prophet, but I am the seal of the Prophets” and the general one which mention the Nayifan, smaller Dajjaals. They may seem the same but in reality they refer to different things, one narration is speaking about the Liars that will appear in the Muslim Ummah while other’s refer to liars that will appear around the world and the Nayifan are general liars in society, what they will all lie about is Deen, or people’s way of life.

There is a distinction between the Ahadith which mention in “My Ummah” (the Muslim Nation) and the one’s which don’t mention “My Ummah”, the above hadith is of the type which doesn’t specify in “My Ummah” and there is a reason for this.

The prophet (saws) said, “Before Ad-Dajjaal there will be Nayifan (a number anywhere between 3, 9 and 70 smaller Dajjaals.)” (Ibn Kathir al Bidaya Wa Nihaya) indicating there will be Dajjaals (Liars) or malevolent leaders spreading throughout the world.

Most of the classical Ulluma have taken the prophets (pbuh) words, “each one of them will claim that he is Allah’s Messenger” in the literal sense, it means they will bring a New Religion claiming to have revelations from Allah.

In the ancient world if you wanted power and you were not a prophet of Allah, you either claimed to be a prophet, or were speaking with his authority, had noble lineage or even claimed to be a god.

The type of leaders we see in the modern world are something entirely new, hence they were categorized and labeled by the ancient worlds standards.

In translation this literal understanding may be correct but the prophet’s (saws) words are not the translation, he spoke classical Arabic, and similar words are used to describe slightly different subjects having specific context’s whose actual meaning isn’t apparent from simply reading it in a book, but becomes clear and obvious when the event actually occurs.

The narrations are mostly descriptive account’s and not simply literal, in the prophets (pbuh) time, they did not use labels in the same manner we do today, when they spoke of ad-Dajaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) they intended the meaning of the word (the Great Deceiver), while we use it as a name without knowing it’s meaning. It is a word that describes a quality of an individual, to deceive, ad Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) will not be his actual name when he walks the earth, similar to how the Mahdi’s actual name is not the Mahdi (the one who Guides), but both are descriptive terms, hence the liars claiming prophethood is a not a literal claim but descriptive of their actions and their consequences in the literal sense.

The scholars could not have known this context until the event actually occurred, claiming prophet hood is a simile for these leaders actions, which becomes clear and obvious from the chronology of the narration which is established by other event’s mentioned towards the end of the hadith. This was the main thing occurring between WW1 and WW2.

If we recall what occurred after WW1, we would see that was the time when new ideologies were introduced to the entire world. New belief systems like communism, capitalism, socialism, marxism etc…all are ways of governing and living based on other than religion, they were all forced on people and many resisted these ideologies throughout history.

Because the message each of these leaders brought was both on a national and global scale, in reality, from the prophets (saws) point in time looking at what was occurring to the world after the Great War, they were introducing a new Deen (way of life) to people. This was the underlaying truth of the matter, and in fact it’s fiqh ruling as many scholars perceived, unlike us they where looking at the definition of the word Deen and not the label we simply use.

If you stop practicing Islam to live as a socialist or communist or capitalist or secularist then you have left Islam to live life as something else, Islam is a way of life it isn’t a verbal assertion or something you label your self with it involves regulating your life by the Laws of Islam.

The modern labels and categorizations of these ideologies man invented is not the Islamic one, if the scholars categorized them by Islamic standards then they would all be labeled as a Deen, a specific way of life and religion.

Allah in the Quran uses similar speech to show that what we worship beside’s him isn’t simply limited to false gods, “Have you seen him who chooses, for his god his own lust?” (25:43). Allah is referring to people who have become slaves to their lusts, and this slavery has become their way of life (Deen).

Secularism and Communism and the many other ideologies that came from these two spread around the world through the various leaders (Dajjaal’s) that were disseminating them to the public, the most obvious two are Adolf Hitler and Stalin. The manner in which all these figures were portrayed to the public was almost as prophet like figures having all the answers to hardship people where facing after the first world war, they asked people to put their faith in them. This blind faith was so extreme it lead to the Point of following them into WW2 and the death of most of their followers.

The ideologies spread in each country around the world with similar results, it was exactly as a person bringing a new religion to a people and claiming to have brought it from the highest authority as a prophet. The spread of these Dajjal’s (liars) around the world dealt the final blow to religion in the public sphere, after it had been the center of life throughout the history of the world.

In meaning, these Ideological movements that spread after the First World War fit the prophets (pbuh) words exactly, that these liars each claimed to be a messenger of Allah or in other words they each had a religion (ideology) that replaced religion altogether.

We can think of the modern labels we use in the following way, if the prophet (saws) wanted to label these people what words should he use considering that word’s like Capitalism and Communism haven’t been invented yet, hence in classical Arabic a description of them relating to their actions was given, that his people could understand.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “In the end of time there shall come men who will swindle the world (Dunya in Arabic, comprehensively meaning the entire globe) with Deen (a general word which mean’s “a way of life”), deceiving the people in soft skins of sheep, their tongues are sweeter than sugar and their hearts are the hearts of wolves. Allah [Mighty and Sublime is He] says: ‘Is it me you try to delude or is it against me whom you conspire? By Me, I swear to send upon these people, among them, a Fitnah that leaves them utterly devoid of reason.” (Tirmidhi)

The word Deen in the Quran is the act of accepting the path of Allah or choosing his way of life to live by, it has a more broad and general definition than the term religion which is specific to your type of faith. In this context Secularism and Communism became the Deen of the people. So we see from this hadith the prophet (saws) was saying that a people will come at this point in time who will try to fool the entire world with new ways of living or new ideologies.

“Who will swindle the world with Deen”- If we think about this statement from a historical point of view, this was something unthinkable, that Men could fool the entire world, for example the Pharaoh’s were only capable of fooling their own people into thinking they were gods, this was limited to Egypt a small portion of the Earth, yet after WW1 this is exactly what occurred.

The success of these new ideologies was ensured after WW2 wiped out vast populations of the world and the old way of life, and in reality both these wars lead to the event our prophet (pbuh) said would come next and that is (3) “religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of Religious scholars)”, scholars who were born during the Last Khalifah of Islam and had an education under a proper Islamic system now passed away along with the knowledge they had, and eventually the remnants of that system and all who were influenced by it faded with time.

From here the next events that our prophet (pbuh) mentions are what led us from WW2 to our present time, “(4) earthquakes will increase in number” the geological record shows over this time they have steadily increased. “(5) time will pass quickly”… modern transport, telecommunications and entertainment were developed from 1945 onwards which increased the pace of our lives and the blessings in it decreased causing our perception of time to change. We are at a point were an hour is like a fleeting moment because of modern distraction’s, were before an hour was an eternity. “(6) afflictions will appear”, as immorality spread so too did the disorders, suffering and hardships of man…drugs, immorality, music, heedlessness all increased, the delusions of the 60’s, and 70,s caused people to became lost, essentially loosing perspective of what was important in Life and why we were placed in this world to begin with.

“he who created Death and Life, that He may see which of you is best in Deed” (67:2).

This loss of Morality resulted in the following event “(7) Al-Harj, (i.e. killing) will increase,” This would be about a decade after WW2 up to about the Iran-Iraq war (ending in 1988),  during this period many civil wars and minor local wars occurred around the world.

WW1 and 2 saw two huge armies fight, now countries had recovered from these wars and became heedless of Allah’s Books so they acted as they thought without knowledge of the consequences of their actions, both on their society and humanity in the long term.

Almost every region on earth experienced war, Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, India, China, Greece, Korea, Arabia, Cuba, Algeria, Morocco, Brazil, etc…

And as our Prophet (pbuh) said “you will follow the Jews and Christians in their ways even if they crawl down a lizard hole.” occurred during this period as the muslim world forgot life underneath a Khalifa and what real Islam was.

“The Prophet informed us that towards the end of times, there will be Harj. I (Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari) asked: “And what is Harj?” He said: “Lies (deceit) and killings!” We said: “Even more than now?” He said: “It will not be the kuffaar (foreigners) killing you, rather, you will be killing each other (global civil wars), until a person kills his neighbor, and his uncle and his cousin and his relatives!” (psychopathic warlords will appear around the world along with death squads and serial killers),

We said: “And while the book of Allah (Qur’an) will be still with us?!” He said: “While the book of Allah will be still with you.”

We said: “Subhan’Allaah!! And while our intellects will be conscious?!” He said: “No, no, the intellects of the general masses at that time will be deceived! They will be following fools that have no intellects themselves. They will be assuming they have a (legitimate) cause, but they will not have a (legitimate) cause.” (Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban).

This is the delusion of all modern ideologies, a hundred years ago for example if a leader came to his people and said i have a new way of life it is entirely focused on money and the commercialization of every aspect of life you can think of, by it we will gain more wealth than we could imagine, but everything will lose it’s value…it’s called Capitalism…what would a sane person think back then?

This leader has basically advocated the worship of money and greed, when the entire society is geared towards one single thing by which they name that system then they are worshiping the thing they are obsessed with.

“Have you seen him who chooses, for his god his own lust?” (25:43)

The shortcoming of all these ideologies was that none had a complete system of life and this was because none of them understood all aspects of life on earth. Science in their time was mediocre in comparison to what it is today and they barely understood the world around them.

These leaders were not even advocating a proper way of life, money is only one aspect and doesn’t create a meaningful life, the foundation of any real society…but in these societies this was one of the imbalance’s that existed deluding people into accepting it.

He (saws) said: “No, no, the intellects of the general masses at that time will be deceived! They will be following fools that have no intellects themselves”.

They have no intellects because they have lost perspective and taken society down a rabbit hole that gave them tunnel vision, or a myopic world view, they are no longer psychologically capable of placing value on anything other than what they are focused on…their specific ideology or cause.

During this period the Cold War between two of the world’s super powers occurred, each advocating an ideology…the capitalist system won in the end.

We know that greed leads to miserliness so it isn’t surprising that in single hadith the prophet mentioned how all the things will be occurring together during this time, the Prophet (saws) said, “Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much Al-Harj.” They said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is “Al-Harj?” He said, “Killing! Killing!” (Bukhari) The Prophet (saws) said…“And Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing” (Bukhari).

The spread of capitalism around the world caused the next event to occur, “(8) till wealth will be in abundance —- so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat (charity), and whenever he will present it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, ‘I am not in need of it,”.

At that point in time prior to our’s, wealthy people still looked to give zakat (charity), it was still a normal part of society because religion was still in the conscious of people and society had not yet degenerated to the point we see today. Ahadith regarding our own life time state that rich people would eventually consider charity a burden, not something that should be worried over.

Many of these minor details all establish and aid in identifying the chronology of events in the narration.

At the beginning of the 80’s and 90’s manufacturing and computerization impacted on each other and began to spread Globally, the prophet in various Ahadith mentioned two different periods in which wealth would increase globally, this is the first, the second will more than likely occur when another major advancement in technology and science is made shortly in our future as narration’s indicate.

If we look at history from the perspective of one industry, to simplify our conceptualization, and that is the computer industry…

When Microsoft and Apple started out people first began to see modern technology and gadgets in the average person’s house become cheaper and more readily available to the wider society, improving the standard of living. By the year 2000 these advancements began to affect the world at large in the exact manner the hadith specified, people no longer looked towards accepting charity as aid, people are still in need of charity but before our time where many people would consider accepting it from the wealthy the average person in our time would not they would se it as being looked down upon, these small gadgets helped people feel more satisfied with what little they had even if it was still materialism.

Advancement in technology and the spread of wealth lead to the next event, (9) “till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings,” Malaysia entered the global competition in 1998 soon after the first increase in wealth the prophet (saws) spoke of.

“In the early 20th century, corporations built skyscrapers for the promotional value to increase name recognition. Among the early skyscrapers in Manhattan were the Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower at 700 feet, 50 stories, the Woolworth Building, the world’s tallest from 1913-1930 at 792 feet, 60 stories, the Bank of Manhattan at 927 feet, 71 stories, and the heavily decorated Chrysler Building, briefly the world’s tallest in 1930 at 1046 feet, 77 stories”.

“The Chrysler Building soon lost its crown to the Empire State Building, built during the American Depression by a real estate developer, which reached 1,250 feet and 102 stories.”

“The Empire State Building would reign supreme among skyscrapers for 41 years until 1972, when it was surpassed by the World Trade Center at 1,368 feet, 110 stories.”

“Two years later, New York City lost the distinction of housing the tallest building when the Sears Tower was constructed in Chicago at 1450 feet and 110 stories.”

This was the competition in one nation, America, up to this point in time, twenty-four years after the seers tower was constructed, for the first time the tallest skyscraper was no longer in the United States, the world at large began to enter this competition.

In 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, built the Petronas Towers at 1483 feet, 88 stories, making it the tallest building in the world.

“Taipei 101, was completed in Taiwan in 2004, which tops out at 1,670 feet and 101 stories, held the title as the tallest building in the world until January 2010, when the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, became the world’s tallest building at 2,716 feet (828 meters) and 160 stories.”

This clearly marked the point in time when the world began to compete in constructing tall buildings.

“till the people compete with one another”… in the hadith of Jibril, mentioned in full later, it specifies that a Major sign of the hour is the point in time when the Arabs join in with this competition. The Hadith said about the Arabs “and you see poor, naked, barefoot shepherds of sheep and goats competing in making tall buildings.” (bukhari)… referring to the now oil rich bedouins of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

That competition did not begin until after the year 2000 when they began to compete with each other on a relative world scale. On April 24, 2000 the tallest building was built in the desert, The Faisaliah building in Riyadh at 269 meters (882 feet) tall. Then in 2003 a new high rise building, the kingdom centre was built also in Riyadh and is 311m (1020 feet) making it the 55th tallest building in the world at that time, taller than any building in Najd this is the point the Arabs bedouins began competing with each other.

The hadith of Jibril was fulfilled in 2012 with the construction of the world’s second tallest building in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, marking the point that two bedouin Arab nation’s began competing with each other on a world scale, it was a sign of the Hour that indicated how close we are to the major events ahead of us as the prophet (saws) stated in other narration’s.

Imam Nawawi explains: “The people of badia (the desert Bedouins) and their like are indigent. There will come a time in which they become rich and build structures to demonstrate their wealth.

Al Hafiz Ibn Hajar said explaining the hadith of Jibril, “everyone tries to build a higher building than the other.”

The scholars understood the competition to be referring to the general state of society in Arab lands and hence the competition would be with each other over a period of time, we can effectively date this event and the ahadith because of it’s public nature.

Hence the narration, “till the people compete with one another”, is referring to the general competition with the world since Malaysia is not an Arab country, this was the first time America no longer had the worlds tallest building and marked the point in time when the world began competing with each other, the Petronas Towers were followed by a number of building’s all constructed to hold the title the world’s tallest building.

This competition that began in 1998 and was visible to every body on earth establishes the timeline of all the earlier events in the narration with certainty, which spanned the twentieth century.

Hence the events mentioned in the hadith prior to this one all occurred in our past, and this competition in construction then leads us to our current era.

(10) “till a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, ‘Would that I were in his place” The chronology of this event is clarified by other narration’s (discussed later), and it is referring to the past decade or so. This period in time was called the “Era of Evil” by the prophet (saws), before it the increase in wealth satisfied people, but now world events have since caused people to wish for death. The prophet (saws) called it the “Duhaima”, the Dark and Blind fitnah (strife, affliction)  that will last an era, the evil of which would grow in wave’s and continue to increase right up to the time of the Dajjal (Allah’s curse be upon him) and we are facing it now.

Islam is effectively under siege and muslims are loosing independence in their countries on a daily basis.

The remaining events are all in the future and are the Hour’s Major signs.

“(11) and till the sun rises from the West”, this will occur after the Dajjaal (Allah’s curse be upon him) emerges along with all the events mentioned in the rest of the Hadith… “And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it.” (Sahih Bukhari, Book 92, Hadith 68)

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The Hour Has Cast It’s Shadow

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

7e0000fa1fabed96305f34d5eab44a80Ya 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)

The Prophet Muhammad (saws) gave news about events from the beginning of time up to the commencement of his (saws) Ummah (nation) then to our present day and into the future, to the end of the World. He (saws) covered the span of time describing events until the coming of the Hour (The Hour the world will end in). He (saws) similarly gave news of events to occur on the day of Resurrection and finally what would happen after people enter their two abodes, the abode of Jahanam (Hell) and the abode of Jannah (Paradise) as well as a description of life therein.

There are more than 160 known and confirmed prophecies of the Prophet Muhammad (saws) which were fulfilled in his lifetime and the first few generations after him, while the number of prophecies regarding the Signs of the Hour are in the hundreds and even more.

Umar ibn Al-Khattaab (ra) said, “One day the Prophet (saws) stood up amongst us for a long period and informed us about the beginning of creation (and talked about everything in detail) till he mentioned how the people of Paradise will enter their places and the people of Hell will enter their places. Some remembered what he had said, and some forgot it”. (Bukhari)

Abu Zaid Al-Ansaaree (ra) said, “The Prophet led us in the morning prayer, after which he climbed the pulpit and addressed us until Dhuhr (noon). He descended, prayed ‘Asr (the late afternoon prayer), and then climbed the pulpit again, speaking to us until the setting of the sun. He spoke to us about what was and what will be; he informed us (thereof) and made us memorize (that information).” (Ahmad)

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)

Some of the prophecies that occurred during His (saws) lifetime or just after it will be mentioned in brief, though the full narrations give more detail regarding each event.

He (saws) said to His (saws) Companions, “This grandson of mine, Hasan, is a master of men by means of whom Allah will reconcile two great groups.”(Bukhari) Forty years later, when two Islamic armies confronted each other, Hasan (ra) mediated between them preventing the blood shed.

He (saws) said to Imam Ali (ra), “You will fight the perfidious people, those who will deviate from justice and those who exit Islam”(Tirmidhi), thus, He (saws) predicted the battles of the Camel and Siffin and the emergence of the Kharijites, a heretical sect who Imam Ali (ra) fought and is responsible for most fitnahs in the Islamic world.

He (saws) again said to Ali (ra), when he was displaying brotherly love for Zubayr (rah), “He will fight against you but he will be wrong.”(Ibn Kathir) Zubayr (ra) opposed Ali (ra) in the battle of the Camel. When Ali (as) reminded Zubayr (as) of the prophet’s words during the battle, Zubayr (as) decided to give up fighting and leave, but Allah granted him (as) martyrdom at the hands of a traitor.(Tabari)

He (saws) said to His (saws) wives, “One of you will take charge of a rebellion; many around her will be killed; (al-Asqalani, Fathu’l-Bari) and the dogs of Hawab will bark all around her.” (Ibn Hibban) Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked Ali (as) to find the murderers of Uthman (as) the third Khalif of Islam and punish them, as Imam Ali (as) was chosen as the Khaliph after him. Imam Ali (as) said the identities of the murderers were not clear at the time and postponed the matter to a later date as he (as) had just taken the position. Thereupon, some people who marshaled a force over the matter approached Aisha (as) and convinced her (as) to be at the head of the army to give the matter more weight in mediation, they then went against Imam Ali (as), leading an army which both Zubayr (as) and Talha (as), two Companions that were promised Paradise by the prophet (saws) Joined. When the army passed a place called Hawab, Aisha (ra) heard dogs barking she asked the name of the place. First, they said it was Hawab. When Aisha (as) remembered the words of the Prophet, she decided to give up and go back home; however, the people around her (as) deceived her (as) by telling her (as) that the name of the place was different and took her (as) to the battlefield. Because of their weakness tens of thousands of Muslims were injured or killed during the battle.

The Prophet (saws) said to Ali (as), “a man would stain your beard with the blood of your own head” (al-Hakim), informing him (as) that he (as) would be martyred. He (as) was killed by Abdurrahman b. Muljam, the Kharijite while he (as) was going to the mosque.

He (saws) said to Umm Salama (as), “Husain (his grandson) will be killed in Taff, which is in Karbala (Iraq).”(al-Haythami) Fifty years later, Husain (as) was martyred in Karbala.

He (saws) repeatedly said, “The people of my family will be murdered; they will suffer troubles and exiles.”(Ibn Majah) Thus, he predicted the incidents during the Khalifa of Uthman (ra) and the misfortunes Ali (as), Hasan (as) and Husain (as) would suffer.

The Prophet (saws) said as long as Umar (ra) the second Khalif of Islam was alive, no fitna (trials and mischief) would emerge among the Muslims. (Bukhari) Indeed, no trials took place among the Muslims until Imam Umar (ra) was martyred; immediately after his death, trials emerged during the Khalifa of Uthman (ra).

He (saws) said “After me, the Caliphate will last thirty years; (Musnad) then, it will be a sultanate. The beginning of this affair is prophet hood and mercy; then it will be mercy and caliphate; then it will be rapacious monarchy; then, it will be arrogance and tyranny” (Musnad). He thus predicted the period of the four Khalif’s and the sixth month long Khalifate of Imam Hasan (as) counting Him (as) among the Rashideen, it was a period whose total lasted exactly thirty years, and following that, the transition of the Khalifate into a Sultanate which began with the Umayyads and ending over a thousand years later with the Ottomans, finally after which the Ummah (nation) would be ruled by Dictators and Tyrants.

He (saws) said, “Uthman will be killed while reading the Qur’an.”(al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak), “Allah will definitely cause him to be dressed in the shirt of the Khalifate but they will try to remove that shirt.”(al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak), He (saws) informed about the second Khalifate and martyrdom of Uthman (ra) who was killed after his home was besieged. These events took place exactly as predicted and the very Quran with his blood stained on it is preserved to this day.

The Prophet Muhammad (saws) said much about the Martyrdom of Uthamn (as), He (saws) said:

“Give him [Uthman] the tidings of Paradise after a trial that shall befall him.”

“A dissension shall surge like so many bull’s horns. At that time, he [indicating a man wearing a veil] and whoever is with him are on the side of right.” Ka`b ibn Murra al-Bahzi then ran to the man, lifted his veil, and turned him towards the Prophet saying: “Him, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet said yes. It was `Uthman ibn `Affan.

`Uthman said: “The Prophet took a covenant from me [not to fight at the time of my martyrdom] and I shall fulfill it.”

“O `Uthman! It may be that Allah shall vest you with a shirt. If they demand that you remove it, do not remove it.”

He (saws) told his Companions about the conquests of Makkah (Ali al-Qari), Khaybar (Ali al-Qari), Damascus (Waqidi, Maghazi), Iraq (Ali al-Qari), Persia (Ahmad b. Hanbal), Jerusalem (Ali al-Qari), and Istanbul (Ahmad bin Hanbal); He (saws) said that his Ummah would be victorious over all enemies and be helped. He (saws) said  they would capture the treasures of the rulers of the greatest empires, the Romans and the Persians (Bukhari). Events took place in the same manner He (saws) described.

He (saws) said this during a time when Islam had just began was mostly small tribes and was unknown in the world, during a time He (saws) was forced to migrate from His (saws) home land to Madinah with a handful of followers, because of persecution.

He (saws) stated that Abu Bakr (ra) and Umar (ra) would become Khalif’s after him, He (saws) said “Follow the way of Abu Bakr and Umar after me.” (Tirmidhi).

He (saws) also said, “The earth was laid out before me, and its eastern and western extremities were displayed to me. The realm of my nation shall extend over whatever was laid out before me.” (Muslim)  Thus, he(saws) informed them that his Ummah would extend from the east to the west and His (saws) words proved to be true.

Before the Battle of Badr, he showed his friends the places were the Qurayshi pagans would die, saying, “This is were Abu Jahl will be killed; this is were Utba will be killed;  this is were Umayya will be killed, and so on.” The dead bodies of those people were found in exactly the same places as he showed.[Muslim] Before Badr, he said that he would eventually kill Ubayy bin Khalaf [Al-Hakim] Ubayy, who survived the Battle of Badr, was wounded by a spear thrown by the Prophet (pbuh) in the Battle of Uhud and died on the way to Makkah (Sirah, 3:89).

He did not take part in the Battle of Muta, however, he informed his Companions about what was happening in the battle as if he was watching it through a television screen: He said “Zayd has taken the (battle) standard and has been shot; now Jafar has taken the (battle) standard and has been shot; now Ibn Rawaha has taken the (battle) standard and has been shot; now one of Allah’s swords…”(Bukhari); He informed them that all of the commanders that he had appointed, one after the other were martyred and Khalid bin Walid, who he honored with the title the sword of Allah, now commanded the army. Ya’la b. Munabbih returned from the battle front a few weeks later and when the Messenger of Allah described the details of the battle, Ya’la stated that the battle took place in exactly the same manner as the prophet had described (al-Khafaji).

He predicted that the Umayyad state would be established (Qadi Iyad), and that Yazid and Walid would be their cruel tyrants (al-Asqalani). He also stated that Muawiyah would become a ruler, and in fact he founded the Ummayid Dynasty. He ordered Muawiyah, “When you become the ruler, forgive people and treat them justly.”(al-Haythami) Thus, he informed his Ummah and family about the actions of the Ummayyid’s when they came to power.

He predicted that the Abbasid dynasty would emerge after the Umayyads by saying, “The Abbasids will come forth with black flags and rule for many times more than the previous rulers.”(Qadi Iyad).

When Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas was very ill, the Prophet said to him, “You will live a long time and lead the army. In the end, you will be beneficial for some nations and you will harm some nations.”(Bukhari) Indeed, he led the Islamic army and gained many victories like the conquest of the Persian Empire.

When the Negus, the ruler of Ethiopia, who had accepted Islam years earlier, died in the seventh year of Hijra, Allah’s Messenger informed his companions about it and performed the funeral prayer for him in Madina (Bukhari), One week later the news came confirming the death of the Negus at the very same moment the Prophet (saws) had said it occurred.

When Allah’s Messenger was with Imam Abu Bakr, Imam Umar, Imam Uthman and Imam Ali (may Allah be pleased with them), on the top of Mount Uhud, the mountain began to  take quake. He said “Steady! For on you are a prophet, a siddiq (Abu Bakr’s title) and martyrs.”(Bukhari) He informed of the martyrdom of his Companions and indeed they were all martyred.

Once, as he stayed in the house of Anas b. Malik’s aunt, Umm Haram, he woke up smiling and then later said he had seen Muslims getting on ships and going on expeditions, they were a desert people with no ocean near them. Umm Haram said, “O Messenger of Allah! Pray that I too will be with them.” The Prophet said, ‘You shall be.” Forty years later, she accompanied her husband, Ubada b. Samit, in the expedition of Cyprus under the command of Muawiyah during the Khalifate of Imam Uthman. They landed on the island, but she later fell off the mule she was riding and died there. Her grave has been one of the most frequently visited places in Cyprus (Bukhari).

The Prophet (saws) said, “From the tribe of Thaqif, a liar will claim prophethood, and a bloodthirsty tyrant will appear.” (Muslim) Mukhtar, who claimed prophethood, and Hajjaj az-Zalim (the Oppressor), who killed more than a hundred thousand people were both from the tribe of Thaqif, as the Prophet (saws) stated.

He also said, according to an authentic narration “If the Religion were at the Pleiades (in Persia), even then a person (muslim) from Persia would have taken hold of it, or one amongst Persian descent would surely have found it”(al-Ajluni, Kashfu’l-Khafa) Abu Hurairah (ra) narrated:”We were sitting in the company of Allah’s Apostle (saw) when Surat al-Jum`a was revealed to him and when he recited (it) amongst them, (those who were sitting with the prophet) said `Allah’s Messenger?’ but Allah’s Apostle (saws) made no reply, until he was questioned once, twice or thrice, and there was amongst us Salman the Persian. Allah’s Apostle (saws) placed his hand on Salman and then said:”Even if faith were near the Pleiades (in Persia), a man from amongst these would surely find it.”

When Muslim’s conquered Persia it became a great centre for knowledge and many of the worlds greatest scholars came from there like Imam al Ghazali, Imam Abu Dawwud, Imam Bukhari, Ibn Sina, Ibn Haytham one could name well over 200 prominent and well known Islamic figures, Scholars, Scientists, Philosophers, and Physicians in world history that came from Persia, but Imam as-Suyuti (ra) remarked:”It has been communicated unanimously that this hadith refers to Imam Abu Hanifah (who was a Persian) and founded the Hanafi Madhhab (School of Law)” which 45% of muslims around the world follow today.

Imam Abu Hanifa (d.150) is the first in Islam to organize and categorize fiqh (Islamic Law), at a time when it was simply the Quran and the Narrations so information could be easily researched and found. This was a Sunnah (example) he began and as the prophet (saws) said regarding those who begin beneficial Sunnah’s they will have the reward of all those who adopt it after them and indeed the entire Ummah adopted this after Him.

He gave rulings on matters relating to various topics, and organized the religion under sub-headings categorizing everything and embracing the whole of Law, beginning with purity (tahara) followed by prayer (salah), an order which was retained by all subsequent scholars such as Imam Malik, Shafi`i, Abu Dawud, Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, and others.

The Prophet once made a dua, “O Allah! Guide (the tribe of) Quraysh, for the science of the scholar that comes from them will encompass the earth. O Allah! You have let the first of them taste bitterness, so let the latter of them taste reward.”

The Scholars agreed that this Dua was referring to Imam al Shafii whose work “al Risala fi Usul al Fiqh” (The Treatise on the Principles of Legal Jurisprudence) was the first work to define and develop the Legal science of Usul al Fiqh (Principles of Law). This legal science is at the heart of all modern legal systems on earth toady.

“In its comprehensive character, legal science developed among Muslims very early. They were the first in the world to entertain the thought of an abstract (theoretical and conceptual) science of law, distinct from the codes of the general laws of the country. The ancients had their laws, more or less developed and even codified, yet a science which should treat the philosophy and sources of law, and the method of legislation, interpretation, application, etc, of the law was wanting, and this never struck the minds of the jurists before Islam”. Since the second century of the Hijra (800 C.E.) many Islamic works of this kind began to be produced, called Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Law).

In addition, the prophet (saws) said, “A scholar from Quraysh will fill all regions of the earth with learning.” (al-Ajluni)

The entire Ummah utilized and benefited from the work of Imam Shafii, it systemized Law itself for the other Schools of Law that emulated it’s structure.

The Prophet also said: “Truly, Allah shall send forth for this Community, at the onset of every hundred years, someone who will renew their Religion for them.” The scholars agreed, among them Abu Qilaba (d. 276) and Imam Ahmad, that the first narration above signified Imam al-Shafi`i, and the second signified Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, a just Khalif who  apposed the tyrants around him, as the first person Allah sent for the Ummah and then Imam al-Shafi`i after him as the second person Allah sent.

The Prophet (saws) said: “Very soon will people beat the flanks of camels in search of knowledge, and they shall find no-one more knowledgeable than the knowledgeable scholar of Madina.” Imam Tirmidhi, al-Qadi `Iyad, Dhahabi and others relate from Sufyan ibn Uyayna, Abd al-Razzaq, Ibn Mahdi, Ibn Ma`in, Dhu’ayb ibn `Imama, Ibn al-Madini, and others that they considered that scholar to be Malik ibn Anas the founder of the Maliki Madhhab.

Imam Malik was responsible for preserving the Sunnah of Madina for latter generations, this was the way of life the people of Madina lived shortly after the prophets (saws) death, it gave the clearest picture of life in those times we have today and the Imam and his Madhhab (school of Law) are famous for taking the actions of the people of Madina as a source of legislation in Islamic law because it was the prophet (saws) himself who established that community.

Thus in this way the Prophet (saws) foretold the Madhhab’s (Islam’s Schools of Law) and all the scholars they would be named after, the Hanafi Madhhab, Shafii, Maliki and Hanbali, all of whom adopted the science of Imam Shafii that the prophet (saws) mentioned specifically and is the method by which they derive Laws from the Quran and Sunnah, this is in contrast to the Deviant sects who lie and say the Madhhab’s are an evil innovation that has no basis in Islam rather they seek to dismantle Islam as the christians dismantled their own faith. These sects are a product of the “Ruwaibidah” a group of people the prophet (saws) gave this name to and said would come towards the end of time, the ahadith regarding them are mentioned later in this book.

History has occurred as the prophet (saws) mentioned, the entire world adopting the methods of Imam Shafii, which makes the authenticity of the narration’s self evident.

He said “My nation will be divided into seventy-three sects, and only one among them will attain salvation He was asked, “Who are they?” He replied, “Those who follow me and my Companions,”(Abu Dawud); thus, he mentioned the sects of innovation that would emerge afterwards and stated that the muslims should stick to the main body of the Ummah, it’s largest group. He (saws) described the reality after this time clearly, He said “One who defected from obedience and separated from the main body of the Muslims-if he died in that state-would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya (before Islam)” (Muslim)

He advised “My community will not come together on misguidance”;”You have to follow the congregation for verily Allah will not make the largest group of Muhammad’s community agree on error.”, “Whoever among you wants to be in the middle of Paradise, let him cling to the congregation.”, “Shaytan is a wolf like the wolf that preys on sheep, taking the isolated and the stray among them; therefore, avoid factionalism and keep to the congregation and the collective and the masjid.”, “Allah’s hand is over the group, and whoever dissents from them departs to hell.”

Thus he advised Muslim’s should stick to Islam’s four schools of Law and they would attain the middle of Paradise if they did so. Islam’s four schools of Law have been the main Body of the Ummah from the beginning of Islam until our time, almost 90% of Islam’s 1.7 billion Muslim’s around the world today follow them.

He also said, “The Qadariyya are the Magians of this nation”(Abu Dawud), foretelling the emergence of the Qadariyya sect that rejected Destiny.

He stated that some people would transgress the limits in loving Ali just as Christians transgress the limits in loving Jesus and that those people would be called Rafizis (Musnad). (Mustadrak)He stated that Shiites, who produced various offshoots, would emerge many years before they did, the term Shia meaning Partisans, and the Rafizi are a specific sect with in them, the term is used for soldiers who abandon their commander, the first of this sect abandoned Imam Zaid the son of Imam Husain when he refused their request to abuse Abu Bakr (ra) and Umar (ra), they abandoned Him to the Tyrant Hajjaj who was pursuing him and his family, He killed Imam Zaid along with his companions. The ruling sect in Syria which are part of the Shia, deify Imam Ali exactly as the Christian deify Jesus (saws).

Before becoming a Muslim, Sahl b. Amr, who was one of the notables of the Qurayshi Pagan’s and one of the leading figures of Hudaybiya, had been captured in the Battle of Badr. Umar asked the Prophet (pbuh) to allow him to torture Sahl in retaliation for his crimes prior to the battle. The Prophet (pbuh) said, “O Umar! It may be that he will assume a stance pleasing to you.” and did not allow him to be tortured (Ali al-Qari). In fact, when the Prophet died and the Muslims had hard times, Sahl after accepting Islam, with his well-known eloquence, calmed and comforted the Companions in Makkah who at the time felt lost seeing all the turmoil occurring regarding who they should look to, just as Abu Bakr comforted and warned the Companions in Madinah after the prophets (saws) death. Allah had thus turned one Islam’s greatest enemies into one of it’s major supporters in defending the religion and maintaining Unity.

The Prophet (saws) told Suraqa who was a lowly tracker, and who had not informed on the prophet’s (saws) location when he was fleeing Makkah, that he would wear the bracelets of Chosroes the Persian Emperor” (Ali al-Qari).  Many years later Persia was conquered during the Khalifa of Imam Umar (ra), the jewelry of Chosroes was sent to Him, Umar (ra) put the bracelets on Suraqa, saying, “Praise be to Allah Who took these of Chosroes and put them on Suraqa.” Thus, he reminded them of the statement of the Prophet (Ali al-Qari).

The Prophet said about Abu Lahab’s son Abu Utayba, who had been the son-in-law of the Prophet, and had divorced the daughter of the Prophet due to his parents’ sedition and insulted the Prophet, that “A dog of Allah (a Lion) will eat him.” (al-Khafaji) Utayba set off with a caravan of the tribe of Quraysh. They spent the night at a place called Zarqa. When a lion came and started to walk around the caravan, Utayba said, “O my God! I swear by Allah that it will eat me as Muhammad said. My murderer is Ibn Abi Kabsha (the prophet), even if he is in Makkah and I am in Damascus!” The lion left after walking around them that night.

His friends placed Utayba in the middle and slept around him, the lion returned, He walked among them and approached Utayba by sniffing everybody and killed him but did not eat him. In the throes of death, Utayba said, “Did I not tell you that Muhammad is the most truthful person among human beings?”; then, he died. When Abu Lahab (one of the major oppressors of Quraysh about whom Allah had revealed surah 111) heard that his son had been killed by a lion, he said, “Did I not tell you that I was worried about the prayer of Muhammad regarding my son?”

After the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet (pbuh) told Bilal al Habashi (the Ethiopian) to go up on the roof of the Kaa’ba and call the adhan (call to prayer). When Bilal started to call the adhan, Abu Sufyan, Attab b. Asid and Harith b. Hisham from the leaders of the Quraysh started to talk. Attab said, “My father Asid was fortunate enough not to witness this moment.” Harith said, “Could Muhammad not have found someone other than this black crow to make the muadhdhin?” (caller of prayer) Abu Sufyan who had accepted Islam beforehand was nervous due to those talks and said. “I am afraid to say anything. I will not utter a word. Even if nobody were around, the rocks of this Batha (Makkah) would inform him.” Indeed, a little later the Prophet approached them and told them exactly what they had said. Attab and Harith became Muslims when they observed that miracle (al-Khafaji and others).

Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) informed people that a widespread epidemic would break out during the conquest of Jerusalem. As he said, such an epidemic broke out, seventy thousand people died in three days during the conquest (Bukhari).

A few months prior to his death, the prophet (saws) said to his companions, “Allah let his slave choose and he chose that which is with Allah” (Bukhari), informing people about his death, the prophet (saws) died two months later.

The Prophet informed his daughter, Fatima, that she would be the first member of his family to die after him, six months after the prophet (saws) death at a very young age she passed away.

He said after him Muslims would defeat the Roman, Persian and Yemen empires, he was informed of this during the Battle of Confederates in 626 AD, under extreme circumstances, as is described by the Quran:

“[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats and you (companions) assumed about God [various] assumptions. There, the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking. And [remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease said, ‘God and His Messenger did not promise us except delusion.’” (Quran 33:10-12)

These Empires were all defeated by his companions after his death.

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