Signs Before the Day of Judgement

Author: Yoosuf ibn Abdillaah ibn Yoosuf al-Waabil
Source: Ashraatus-Saa’ah (Trans. Dawud Burbank)
Article ID : AQD080001

A. The Minor Signs

1. The Prophethood of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
2. The death of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
3. The conquering of Bait ul-Maqdis
4. The Plague of Amwaas (in Palestine)
5. The increase in wealth so that sadaqah is not needed
6. Trials and civil strife:

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

B. The Major Signs

1. The Mahdee
2. The Anti-Christ [Maseeh ud-Dajjal]
3. The descent of Eesaa (as)
4. Yajooj and Maajooj
5. The three great sinkings of the earth
6. The appearance of smoke in the sky
7. The rising of the sun in the west
8. The beast of the earth [Daabbat ul-Ard]
9. The fire which brings the people together