Author: Yoosuf ibn Abdillaah ibn Yoosuf al-Waabil
Source: Ashraatus-Saa’ah (Trans. Dawud Burbank)
Article ID : AQD080001
A. The Minor Signs
- The Prophethood of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
- The death of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
- The conquering of Bait ul-Maqdis
- The Plague of Amwaas (in Palestine)
- The increase in wealth so that sadaqah is not needed
- 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
- The appearance of claimants to Prophethood
- Widespread safety
- The appearance of fire in the Hijaz
- Fighting the Turks
- Fighting the non-Arabs
- Dissappearance of trustworthiness
- Dissappearance of knowledge and appearance of ignorance
- Increase in the number of police and helpers of the oppressors
- Spread of fornication
- Spread of usury
- Spread of musical instruments and their being thought to be allowed
- Drinking of intoxicants and its being allowed
- Adorning the mosques and rivalling therein
- Building tall buildings
- The slave girls giving birth to her mistress
- Increase in killing
- Time passing quickly
- Coming together of markets
- Appearance of Shirk in this Ummah
- Appearance of wickedness, cutting off of relations and ill treatment of neighbours
- Dying of grey hairs with black dye
- Increase of extreme miserliness
- Increase in trade
- Many earthquakes
- Appearance of sinking into the earth, transformation into animals and false-accusations
- The passing away of the pious
- The raising of the despicable people to positions of importance
- That greeting is given only to those the person knows
- That knowledge is sought from other than the scholars in truth
- Appearance of women in clothes which do not cover them
- The truthfulness of the dreams of the Believers
- Spread and increase in writing
- Laxity with regard to the Sunnah
- Increase in size of the new moons
- Increase in falsehood and having no concern to check reports
- Increase in false testimony and witholding true witness
- Large number of women and small number of men
- Sudden death being common
- Hatred amongst peoples hearts
- The return of the land of the Arabs to being pastures and rivers
- Increase in rain but decrease in produce
- The revealing of a mountain of gold by the Euphrates river
- The talking of wild animals and inanimate objects to people
- Wishing for death because of the severity of trials
- Increase in the number of ‘Romans’ and their fighting the muslims
- Victory over Constantinople
- The appearance of al-Qahtaanee
- Fighting the Jews
- The expelling by al-Madeenah of its wicked people, then its desolation at the end of time
- The sending of a pleasant wind to take away the souls of the Believers
- The attacking of the Sacred House and dismantling of the Ka’bah
B. The Major Signs
- The Mahdee
- The Anti-Christ [Maseeh ud-Dajjal]
- The descent of Eesaa (as)
- Yajooj and Maajooj
- The three great sinkings of the earth
- The appearance of smoke in the sky
- The rising of the sun in the west
- The beast of the earth [Daabbat ul-Ard]
- The fire which brings the people together
