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Satanic signs of qiyâmah 4
“A short
period after killing the Dajjal, Prophet Jesus will be informed of the
release of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Obeying Allah's command He will take the
Muslims to Mount Tur for their protection as nobody will be able to kill
the Ya'juj Ma'juj. Ya'juj and Ma'juj will come forth from every lofty
place causing destruction and bloodshed wherever they go. Their first
batch will come to lake Tiberias and drink all of its water. Their last
batch will come to it and say, "There was once water in this lake."
Marching on, carrying out pillage and murder to their left and right
they will come to mount of Khamr (a mountain in Jerusalem) and say, "We
have killed the inhbitant of the Earth, let us now kill the inhabitants
of heaven." Thus they will shoot their arrows towards the sky. Allah
will return the arrows covered with blood and these fools will think
they have killed those in the heaven. Mean while Prophet Jesus and his
companions will remain confined until the head of an ox becomes more
valuable than 100 gold coins. Prophet Jesus and his companions will pray
for their destruction. Allah, answering their prayer will send insects
upon the necks of Ya'juj Ma'juj and in the morning they will be found
dead like one dead man. In the narration of Abu Saeed al- Khudri which
can be found in Tadkhira of Imam Qurtubi, it has been mentioned; the
believers not being able to hear their noise that morning will say "Will
anybody sacrifice his life and see what the situation is." Volunteering,
a believer will come down the mountain thinking that he will never
return . However to his suprise he will find that they are all dead and
he will shout, "Good news! Your enemy has died,"
Prophet Jesus and his companions will come down but will find that the
earth is full with their stinking corpses. Yet again Prophet Jesus and
his companions will turn to Allah and pray. Allah will send birds with
necks like the necks of Bactarian camels which will carry the corpses
and throw them where Allah wishes. Thereafter, Allah will send rain and
the earth will be cleaned. (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim)
Landslides
There will
be three landslides before Qiyamah like never seen before. One in the
East, one in the West and one in Arabia.
The Earth will swallow everything above it and as a result, many people
will die. However, everybody will be raised according to his intentions.
This will take place when evil prevails.
Hudhaifa-b-Usaid al-Ghifari reported: Allah's Messenger came to us all
of a sudden as we were (busy in discussion) He said: "What are you
discussing?" They (the companions) said: "We are talking about the last
hour." Thereupon he said: "It will not come until you see ten signs
before it, He made a mention of the Smoke, the Dajjal, the Beast, the
Rising of the Sun from the West, the Descent of Jesus, Son of Mary, the
emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and Landsliding will occur in three
places, One in the East, one in the West and one in Arabia at the end of
which a fire would burn forth from Yemen, which would drive people to
the place of their assembly." (Muslim)
Umme
Salmah reported that I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, "After me
there will be a landslide in the East, a landslide in the West and a
landslide in the Peninsula
of
Arabia."
I asked, "Oh Messenger of Allah will the Earth give way, though there
are some pious people above it." The Prophet replied, "When its
inhabitants exceed doing bad and evil." (Tabrani Fil-Awsat)
The Smoke
Allah
says, ''So thou wait for the day when the heaven shall bring a smoke
manifest surrounding the people this is a painful Chastisement.'' (
Surah-Dhukan)
Wasila-Bb-l-Asqa reported, ''I heard the Prophet saying, ''The final
hour will not come until you see ten signs. '' (one of the ten mentioned
was the smoke) (Muslim)
It is
clearly evident from the above verse and Ahadith that the smoke is a
major sign of Qiyamah. It will rise and cover the whole world. The smoke
will affect both the believers and non-belivers alike remaining for a
period of 40 days and night. The believers will be affected a little as
if suffering from cold while the smoke will enter the brains of the non-belivers
and make them unconscious1.
Footnote:1) Hudaifa-b-al-Yaman/Tabari.
Ibne Masood's
Opinion
Ibne
Masood's (RA) opinion regarding the verse in which the smoke has been
mentioned is that he strongly claims that this is not the smoke which is
described as one of the signs of Qiyamah. On the other hand the Holy
Prophet being disgusted with the vexation and rebellion of the Quraish
had invoked a famine of 7 years for them like that which was set upon
the Egyptians in the days of Prophet Yusuf and as such the famine befell
them to the starvation of the Makkans, who were so much constrained that
they were forced to eat off corpses, hides and skins of animals.
In short,
the people of Makkah began to starve. As a rule in intense hunger and
ceaseless drought, a kind of smoke is seen in the space between the
heaven and the Earth, and also the dust, which rises into the sky from
the Earth especially on long rainless days, looks like a smoke to the
naked eyes. That thing is here described as a smoke. (Bukhari)
Ibne
Masood reported, "Five things have passed, the smoke, the defeat of the
Romans, the splitting of the moon, the defeat of the infidels in the
Battle of Badr and the punishment." (Bukhari)
Firstly it
should be noted that Ibne Kathir writes that from amongst the Sahaba
Ibne Masood is the only one that holds this view. The majority of Ulama
in the light of the above and many other Ahadith are of the opinion that
the smoke referred to in the verse is the same which is to precede
Qiyamah. This has also been related as being the opinion of Ibne Abbas
and Hadrat Ali. (Ibne Kathir)
Ali (RA)
said, "The verse of Dukhan has not taken place" (Ibne Abe Hatim)
Ibne Abbas, Ibne Umar, Hasan, and others said, ''The smoke referred to
in the verses is the smoke before Qiyamah which will enter in the ears
of the Kuffar and the hypocrites and will affect the Muslims like a
cold. The whole world will be like a house on fire. It has not happened.
It is to happen.'' (Lawami-ul-Anwaar)
Abdullah-b-Abu-Mulaika narrated that I went one morning to Ibne Abbas.
He said, ''I didn't sleep all night. ''I asked, ''Why?'' He replied,
''They informed me that a star with a tail appeared. I feared that the
smoke may follow and thus I didn't sleep till it was morning.'' (Tabari
/ Ibne Kathir)
It is
clear from the above narration, which is authentic, as Ibne Kathir has
mentioned that Ibne Abbas was of the opinion that the smoke is from
among the awaited signs. (Ibne Kathir)
Secondly
Ibne Kathir writes that Ibne Masood doesn't relate what he has said back
to the Prophet while the opinion that the smoke is from among the
awaited signs is related back to the Prophet and so the principal of the
Hadith is quite clear, ''That which is related back to the Prophet is
given priority over that which is not.'' (An-Nihaya)
Rising of the
Sun from the West
The rising
of the sun from the west is also a major sign of Qiyamah proven by the
Qur'an and Sunnah.
Allah says in the Qur'an, "The day when some signs of your Lord will
come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not
before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through
his faith." (Surah Al-An'aam)
The verse
is referring to the rising of the sun from the west, as is the opinion
of the majority of the commentators. (Tabari/Ibne Kathir)
Imam
Tabari, after mentioning the different opinions of the commentators
writes, "The most correct opinion in regards to the meaning of this
verse is that what is apparent from the reports narrated from the
Prophet that he said, "(lmaan will be of no benefit) when the sun rises
from the west." (Tabari)
Abu
Huraira reported that the Holy Prophet said, "Hasten to do good deeds
before six (things happen) :Rising of the sun from the west." (Mishkat)
Where the Sun
goes
It is
narrated on the authority of Abu Zar that the Messenger of Allah one day
said, "Do you know where the Sun goes?" They replied, "Allah and his
apostle know best." He (The Holy Prophet) observed, "Verily it (the sun)
glides till it reaches its resting place under the throne. Then it falls
prostrate and remains there until it is told, 'Rise up and go to the
place whence you came' and it goes back."
Then it continues emerging out from its rising place and then glides
till it reaches its place of rest under the throne where it falls
prostrate and remains in that state until it is told, 'Rise up and
return to the place whence you came.' And it returns and emerges out of
it's rising place and then it glides (in such a normal way) that the
people do not discern anything (unusual in it) till it reaches its
resting place under the throne. Then it would be said to it, 'Rise up
and emerge from the place of your setting,' and it will rise from the
place of its setting." The Messenger of Allah said "Do you know when it
will happen? It will happen at the time when faith will not benefit
anyone who has not previously believed or has derived no good from the
faith." (Muslim)
Worshippers during the night will remain till the sun rises from the
West
Abdullah-b-Abu-Owfa reported that I heard the Messenger of Allah say,
"Verily a night will come upon the people which is equivalent of three
of your nights. When it comes those that engage themselves in worship
during the night will recognise it. One of them will stand in prayer,
read his Hizb (The normal amount he has made the habit of reading) and
then go to sleep. Thereafter he will wake up (for the second time) read
his Hizb in prayer and go to sleep. While this is the situation the
people will begin to shout, scream and call one another. They will say,
"What's this?" With fear they will run to the mosque. To their surprise
they will see that the sun has risen from the west. When it reaches the
middle of the sky it will return and set in the west." He said, "That is
when Imaan will not benefit anyone (who brings faith after seeing the
sign)." (An-Nihaya)
Everyone will bring faith in seeing the sign
Narrated by Abu Huraira (R.A), "Allah's Messenger said, 'The hour will
not come until the sun rises from the west; and when the people see it,
then whoever will be living on the surface of the Earth will have faith,
and that is (the time) when no good will it do to a person to believe
then, if he believed not before." (Bukhari)
The real
basis of faith is that man believes in the unseen realities on the
authority of the Messenger of Allah. But when Allah manifests such
startling and visible signs which herald the approach of the last hour
and by which the veil of the unseen is rent asunder, then the belief
becomes meaningless. The rising of the sun from the west will be of
great disturbance to nature and will shake the mind of every man and
awaken him to see for himself the great power of Allah. At this time the
belief of the unseen will lose its importance.
Door of
Repentance Closed
Once the
sun has risen from the west the door of repentance will be closed and
will remain closed until the Day of Judgement. If any infidel embraces
Islam or any Muslim repents and seeks forgiveness for his sins any time
after the rising of the sun from the west till the Day of Judgement, it
will not be accepted.
The
Messenger of Allah said, "Verily Allah extends his hand at night so that
the sinners of the day may repent and verily extends his hand during the
day so that the sinners of the night may repent. (He will keep on doing
this) as long as the sun does not rise from the west." (Abu-Musa al-Ashari/
Muslim)
The
Prophet said, "Allah has built a door of repentance in the west the
breadth of which is seventy years and it will not close as long as the
sun does not rise from the west." (Safwan-b-Assal / Tirmidhi)
The above
Ahadith have clearly specified that the extreme limit of the acceptance
of repentance is till the sun rises from the west. Once it has risen it
will not be accepted.
Ibne Hajar
has mentioned many Ahadith which prove that the door of repentance will
remain closed till the Day of Judgement and thereafter writes, ''These
narration's give strength to one another, agreeing completely in that
when the sun rises from the west the door of repentance will be closed
and will not be opened thereafter. And this is not specific with that
day but will prolong till the Day of Judgement.'' (Fathul- Bari)
The Beast
The Beast
is also a major sign of Qiyamah. Allah says in the Qur'an, "And when the
word is fulfilled concerning them. We shall bring forth a Beast of the
Earth to speak unto them because mankind had no faith in our
revelation." (Surah An-Naml)
Abdullah-b-Umar said, "I memorised a Hadith from the Messenger of
Allah which I have not forgotten. I heard the Messenger of Allah saying,
'The first of the signs that will come is the rising of the sun from the
place of its setting and the emergence of the Beast upon the people.
Whichever of these two occurs before the other then the other is right
behind it." (Muslim)
Commentating on the above verse Ibne Kathir has said that the beast will
appear very near the end of time. When disintegration, corruption, kufr
and evil prevail, commands of Allah are ignored, the Deen changed and
made a mockery of, it is then Allah will take out the Beast from the
earth. (Ibne Kathir)
Imam Hakim
in the light of the above Hadith has said that the rising of the sun
from the west will take place before the emergence of the Beast. The
Beast will appear on the same day the sun has risen from the west or
very soon thereafter. Ibne Hajar after quoting Imam Hakim mentions, "The
wisdom in the Beast appearing after the sun has risen from the west is
that the door of repentance will close at the time the sun rises from
the west. Thus the Beast will emerge to distinguish the believers from
the non-believers completing the aim of closing the door of
repentance." (Fathul-Bari)
Task
The task of the Beast will be to distinguish the believers from the
non-believers, with Prophet Moosa's staff it will draw a line on the
forehead of every believer whereby his face will become bright and
luminous and with the ring of Sulaman it will seal the nose of every
non-believer where by his whole face will become black. Thus there will
be complete distinction between the Muslim and non-Muslirn, so that if
many parties sit at a dinner table, the Muslim and non-Muslirn will be
distinguished. (Abu Huraira-Musnad Ahmad/Tirmidhi)
The Beast
will also talk to people. It will say, "Mankind had no faith in our
revelations." (Ibne Kathir)
Place of emergence
Many opinions have been expressed as regards to the place the Beast will
come out from. A few are listed:
1) It will come out from Al-Masjid Al-Haraam in Makkah. This opinion is
based on the hadith reported by Tabrani on the authority of
Hudhaifa-b-Usaid.
2) It will come out three times, from some desert and then go back into
hiding, then from some village and finally from Al-Masjid Al-Haraam.
There are many other opinions most of them report that it will come out
from the Haram of Makkah. (See Tadkirah and Al-Isha'ah)
Nature of the Beast
Many different opinions have been expressed as to the nature of the
Beast and the type of animal it is. A few are shared and explained.
1) Some Ulama are of the opinion that the Beast to come before the end
of time is the very animal which has been mentioned in the Hadith of
Fatimah-b-Qais. Known as the Jassasa (spy) seen by Tamim Dari and his
companions from the tribes of Lakhm and Juzaam on the same Island as the
Dajjal. This is related of being the opinion of the Sahabi Abdullah-b-Amr-b-al-Aas.
(Nawawee's commentary on Muslim)
Fatimah-bin-Qais reported, "I heard the proclaimer of the Messenger of
Allah proclaiming (for) 'Congregational Prayer'. I came out of the
mosque and prayed with the Prophet . When he finished his prayer, he sat
upon the pulpit smiling and said, 'Let every man remain in his seat.'
Then he said, 'Do you know why I have called you together?' They
replied, 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' He said, 'By Allah, I have
not called you together for hope or for fear, but I have called you
together because Tamim Dari a Christian came and embraced Islam. He
narrated a story to me which agreed with the account I have given to you
about the Dajjal (Anti-Christ). 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 onto an island when the sun was
about to set. They sat in a small side boat and entered 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 the man in the monastery, as he is
eager to have your information.' He said, 'When it named a man for us,
we fled away from it lest it might be the devil.' We hurriedly went on
till we entered the monastery and found a big-bodied man whom we did
never see before. He was firmly tied up, his hands tied to his neck, the
place between his knees, and joints tied up with iron chains."
(Muslim)
Camel
2) Some scholars are of the opinion that it is the young of the she
camel of the Prophet Salih. Imam Al-Qurtubi holds the same opinion, he
writes in his commentary of the Qur'an, "The first opinion (regarding
the Beast) is that it is the young of the she-camel of the Prophet Salih.
This is the most correct view and opinion. Allah knows best.”
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