The Signs are listed in roughly
chronological order, although the order is not necessarily
precise, especially for those in the future.
This is a brief summary of the
signs; there are many books, articles, cassettes etc. which
discuss these in greater detail. May Allah enable us to
recognise and heed the Signs, and strengthen us in the times
of tribulation.
"Are they waiting for
anything except the Hour, to come to them suddenly? But its
Signs have already come!" (Al-Qur’an, Surah Muhammad)
Past
1. Splitting of the Moon.
2. Death of the Prophet
Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
3. A form of death which will
kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague
of Amwas during the
caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.)
4. A major fighting in
Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during
the caliphate of Yazid, 63 AH).
5. The Muslim conquest of
Jerusalem.
6. The Muslim conquest of
Constantinople.
7. Two large groups of
Muslims will fight in war.
8. A war between the Muslims
and a reddish people with small eyes, wearing sandals made of
hair (understood to refer to
the Mongol Tatar invasion of the Islamic lands.)
9. A peace agreement between
the Muslims and non-Muslims from the yellow race (Chinese,
Mongols, etc.)
10. Thirty impostors (dajjal)
will appear, each thinking he is a prophet.
Present?
11. Naked, destitute,
barefoot shepherds will compete in building tall buildings.
12. The slave-woman will give
birth to her master or mistress.
13. A trial (fitnah) which
will enter every Arab household.
14. Knowledge will be taken
away (by the death of people of knowledge), and ignorance will
prevail.
15. Wine (intoxicants,
alcohol) will be drunk in great quantities.
16. Illegal sexual
intercourse will become widespread.
17. Earthquakes will
increase.
18. Time will pass more
quickly.
19. Tribulations (fitan) will
prevail.
20. Bloodshed will increase.
21. A man will pass by the
grave of another and wish he was in the latter’s place.
22. Trustworthiness will be
lost, i.e. when authority is given to those who do not deserve
it.
23. People will gather for
prayer, but will be unable to find an imam to lead them.
Future
24. The number of men will
decrease, whilst the number of women will increase, until for
every man there are 50 women.
25. The Euphrates will reveal
a treasure of gold, and many will die fighting over it, each
one hoping to be the one who gains
the treasure.
26. The Romans (Europeans)
will come to a place called A’maq or Wabiq, and an army of the
best people will go forth from Madinah to face them.
27. The Muslim conquest of
Rome.
28. The Mahdi (guided one)
will appear, and be the Imam of the Muslims.
29. Jesus Christ will descend
in Damascus, and pray behind the Mahdi.
30. Jesus will break the
cross and kill the swine, i.e. destroy the false christianity.
31. The Antichrist (al-masih
al-dajjal, the false christ) will appear, with all his tools of
deception, and be an immense trial. He will be followed by
70,000 Jews from Isfahan (present-day Iran).
32. The appearance of Ya’juj
and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog), and the associated tribulations.
33. The emergence of the
Beast from the Earth, carrying the Staff of Moses and the Seal
of Solomon, who will speak to the people, telling them they did
not believe with certainty in the Divine Signs.
34. A major war between the
Muslims (including Jews and Christians who truly believe in
Jesus after his return) led by the Imam Mahdi, and the Jews
plus other non-Muslims led by the Antichrist.
35. Jesus will kill the
Antichrist at the gate of Ludd (Lod in present-day Israel, site
of an airport and a major Israeli military base).
36. A time of great peace and
serenity during and after the remaining lifetime of Jesus.
37. Wealth will come so
abundant that it will become difficult to find someone to
accept charity.
38. Arabia will become a land
of gardens and rivers.
39. Society will then decay.
40. The buttocks of the women
of the tribe of Daws will again sway in circumambulation (tawaf)
around the idol Dhul-Khulsah.
41. A great fire in the Hijaz,
seen by the inhabitants of Busra.
42. Three major armies will
sink into the earth: one in the east, one in the west, one in
Arabia.
43. An Abyssinian leader with
thin shins will destroy the Ka’bah.
44. The huge cloud of smoke.
45. The sun will rise from
the west (its place of setting).
46. A gentle wind which will
take the souls of the believers.
47. There is no-one left on
the earth saying, "Allah, Allah" or "There is no god except
Allah."
48. Eventually the Day of
Judgment is established upon the worst of the people, who
copulate like donkeys in public.
49. The blowing in the
Trumpet by the Angel Israfil, upon which everyone will faint
except as Allah wills.
50. The second blowing
in the Trumpet, upon which everyone will be resurrected.