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But Ye - Ye Were Not Aware!

On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established,

The transgressors will swear that they tarried not but an hour:

Thus were they used to being deluded!

But those endued with knowledge and faith will say:

" Indeed ye did tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of

Resurrection,

And this is the Day of Resurrection: but ye - ye were not aware! "

So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail the transgressors,

Nor will they be invited (then) to seek grace (by repentance.)

Verily We have propounded for men in this Qur'an every kind of

Parable:

But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure to say,

" Ye do nothing but talk vanities. "

Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not.

So patiently persevere: for verily the promise of Allah is true:

Nor let those shake thy firmness, who have (themselves) no certainty

of faith.

 

surah 30:55-60 Al Rum (The Romans)

(Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an, Amana Corporation, 1989.)

 

 

" But the Muslims do not want to talk about Resurrection (Al Qadr: The

Night of Power) at all because they want to frighten people with the

Doomsday (Al Qariah: Day of Noise and Clamor). They don't want to

talk about the Resurrection Time which is going to come, which is the

intermediary time, because they want to use the time which will

frighten people by saying that: 'Now your Doomsday is coming! Now

your Doomsday is coming!' "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

" Though you can understand that Mother's Love makes it very easy for

you to get to your Realization and that the whole story of Last

Judgment —which looks such a horrifying experience— has been made

very beautiful, and very tender, and delicate, and does not disturb

you. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Bombay, India - September 28, 1979

 

 

Introduction

All praises is due to Allah. We praise Him, ask him, and seek his

forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from evils of ourselves and

mischiefs of our deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides, cannot be guided.

Peace and blessings be upon the Final Messenger Muhammed, on his

family and his noble companions , Ameen

Belief in Doomsday is one of the fundamentals and pillars of faith.

It is the day when everyone is to get recompense and punishment for

one's work and has to go to heaven or hell according to one's deeds.

This is the reason each and every Prophet warned his people of the

Day of Judgement.

As for the knowledge of the time of Qiyamah (End of the World) , it

has not been given to any angel or Prophet. Nobody besides Allah

knows when the final hour is.

The Quran states, O Prophet the infidels ask you about the time of

Qiyamah. So tell them that it's knowledge is with Allah only.

(Surah Luqman)

However certain events are going to take place prior to the coming of

the final hour. These events are known as the Signs of Qiyamah. All

the Prophets informed their people of the signs of the final hour.

Our Prophet Muhammed being the last and the seal of Prophets, knowing

that Doomsday is to come upon this very ummah, explained clearly and

in considerable detail the signs of the final hour to the extent that

sometimes He would lecture his companions all day on this subject.

Abu Zaid (R.A.) says, 'The Holy Prophet sat down on the pulpit after

Fajar Prayer and began a deliver a long sermon until the time for

Zohr prayer came. After saying the Zohr prayer He again sat on the

pulpit and began the sermon, which continued till Asr prayer. After

the Asr prayer He resumed the sermon so much so that the sun set. He

related whatever happened in the past and also related in detail

whatever is to happen in the future. Those amongst us who had good

memories retained many things.' (Muslim)

The signs of the final hour can be divided into two groups.

1) Minor signs

Minor signs are events of normal nature prophesised by our Prophet

Muhammed to take place before Qiyamah like the consumption of

alcohol, lifting of knowledge and prevalence of ignorance and

immorality and signs of this nature. The majority of the minor signs

have appeared while some are occurring and some will appear with

major signs.

2) Major signs

Major signs ae events of extraordinary nature prophesied by our

Prophet to take place before Qiyamah like all the events mentioned in

the following hadith narrated by Hudhaifa ibn Usayd that the Prophet

said, 'The last our will not arrive till you have seen ten signs. He

then mentioned the Smoke, Dajjal, Beast, Rising of the Sun from the

place of it's setting, the Descent of Isa, Ya'juj Ma'juj, Three

Landslides, one in the East , one in the West and one in the Arabian

Peninsula after that a Fire would spread from Yemen and drive the

people to their place of gathering.' (Muslim)

This book written by the Ulama of the Institute is a concise summary

of only the major events leading up to the Day of Judgement. Each of

the following signs: Mahdi, Dajjal, Descension of Isa, Ya'juj Ma'juj,

Landslides, Smoke, Rising of the Sun from the east, Beast and the

Fire are explained in detail. The supporting evidences are written at

the end of every section and have been taken from various authentic

Hadith collections.

All Praises belong to Allah, Lord of all the world.

 

THE MAHDI

The Coming of Imaam Mahdi is one of the signs of Qiyamah as is the

belief of the Ahlus-Sunnah and he has yet to appear.

Abdullah-bin-Masood has reported that the Prophet said, " The world

will not pass away before the Arabs are ruled by a man (referring to

Mahdi) of my family whose name will be the same as mine. " (Abu Daud)

However, many people in the past falsely claimed to be Imaam Mahdi.

One of these false claimants was Mohd-bin-Tomart, a tyrant who spread

corruption and even buried some of his companions because they didn't

believe that he was the Mahdi described by the Ahadith of Prophet.

Some believe it was Mohd-bin-al Askari who disappeared at the age of

5 and went into hiding and has been hiding for 10 centuries. Mirza

Ghulam Ahmad (The Cursed) was also one of those who claimed to be the

Mahdi as well as many other people. Besides those mentioned there

were many others who claimed the office of Mahdi, the most recent

being somebody from Manchester who claimed the position for himself.

It should be noted that none of the above or anybody else who claimed

to be the Mahdi in the past fulfilled the conditions laid down by the

Prophet.

A list of some of the signs which will precede Imaam Mahdi and some

that describe him have been gathered in this book so that we Muslims

are not misled to believe in somebody claiming to be the Mahdi who in

reality is a blatant liar.

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Signs That Will Precede Him

1) A General Sign

There are many signs that will precede him; a general and very

important sign is that he will come at a time when there is great

confusion, intense disputes and violent death. When people are

afflicted by disturbances and fear. Calamities will fall upon the

people, so much so that a man shall not find shelter to shelter him

from oppression. There will be many battles and fitnaas before his

appearance. Every time a fitnaa has come to an end, another will

start, spread and intensify. The people will be troubled to such

extent that they will long for death. It is then that Imaam Mahdi

will be sent.

Abu Saeed al-Khudri has reported that the Messenger of Allah said:

''He will be sent at a time of intense disputes and differences among

people and earthquakes.'' (Ahmad)

 

2) Note. The Double Eclipse In Ramadan statement quoted from

Darequtni is NOT verified, indeed it's authenticity is questionable.

It is NOT to be considered as authentic Hadith.

3) The Battle in Mina

Before Imaam Mahdi emerges an inter-tribal fight will take place. In

the same year Haji's will be looted and a battle will erupt in Mina

in which many people will be killed.

Amr-bin-Shuaib reported from his grandfather that the Messenger of

Allah said, ''In Dhul-Qada (Islamic month) the tribes will fight,

Hajis will be looted and there will be a battle in Mina in which many

people will be slain and blood will flow until it runs over the

Jamara-tul-aqba. Their companions (referring to Imaam Mahdi) will

flee to a point between the Corner and the Maqaam and will be forced

to accept people's allegiance.'' (Al-Fitan Nuaim-b-Hammad)

 

4) The Euphrates Will Disclose Mountain of Gold

The final hour will not come until the river Euphrates (which flows

through Syria and Iraq and finally opens in the Gulf) will disclose a

mountain of gold over which people will fight and die. It should be

noted that this is a sign, which will precede Imaam Mahdi only

according to some Ulama. Abu Huraira (R.A.) reported that the

Messenger of Allah said, ''The hour shall not occur until the

Euphrates will disclose a mountain of gold over which people will

fight . Ninety- nine out of which hundred shall be killed and every

one of them will say' Perchance I shall be the one to

succeed. ''(Muslim)

In another narration we have been told that whoever is present at the

time when the Euphrates discloses a mountain of gold should not take

the gold.

5) Emergence of the Suffyani

The Suffyani (a descendant of Abu Sufyan) will emerge before Imam

Mahdi from the depths of Damascus. According to some weak narration

his name will be Urwa bin Muhammed and his Kuniya 'Abu-Utba'. The

Ahadith regarding the Suffyani specify that he is a tyrant who will

spread corruption and mischief on the earth before Imam Mahdi. He

will be such a tyrant that he will kill the children and rip open the

bellies of women. When he hears about the Mahdi, he will send an army

to seize and kill him. However the Earth will swallow this army

before it even reaches Imam Mahdi.

Abu Huraira (R.A.) has narrated that the Prophet said, ''A man will

emerge from the depth of Damascus. He will be called Suffyani. Most

of those who follow him will be from the tribe of Kalb. He will kill

by ripping the stomachs of women and even kill the children. A man

from my family will appear in Haram, the news of his advent will

reach the Suffyani and he will send forth one of his armies. He

(referring to Imam Mahdi) will defeat them. They will then travel

with whoever remains until they come to a desert and they will be

swallowed . None will be saved except the one who had informed the

others about them. '' (Mustadarak)

 

6) The Emergence of Haris-Al-Harrath and Mansur

Hazrat Ali reported that the Prophet said, ''There will be a man from

Transoxania who will be called Harith-Harrath and a man called Mansur

will be at his vanguard. He will give abode to the family of Mohammad

(referring to Imam Mahdi) just as the Quraish gave abode to the

Prophet (Mishkat)

7) An army will perish in Baidah

Once he has appeared an army that has come to fight him will perish

in Baidah (a flat piece of land next to Madinah facing the direction

of Makkah).

Umme-Salama (R.A.) reported that the Prophet ''There shall be

differences and intense dispute at the time of the death of a

Khalifh. Then a man from the inhabitants of Madinah (referring to

Imam Mahdi) will come out of the flee to Makkah (so that he does not

get caught in the dispute and is not made the Khalifh). Some Makkans

will come to him and take him out though he will be unwilling. They

will then make him accept their Bayat between the Black Stone and the

place of Ibrahim. An army will then be sent to fight him from Syria ,

however it will perish in Baidah, between Makkah and Madinah. When

the people see and hear about this event ,the awliya (God fearing

people) of Syria and Iraq will make Bayat with him.'' (Abu Daud)

8) A star with a luminous tail will rise from the east before his

emergence. (Al-Iza'ah).

9) A voice in Ramadhan will awaken sleeps and alarm those that are

awake (Ibid)

10) The emergence of al-A'hraj al-Kindi, Abqa and Ashab before Imam

Mahdi (Ibid)

11) The earth will swallow a village near

Damascus

(Ibid)

12) An army with black banners will come from the

East (Ibid)

There are many other signs which will precede Imam Mahdi. For more

information read the relevant Books

 

The Signs of Imaam Mahdi

1) He will be from the progeny of the Prophet and descendent of

Fatimah (R.A). Umme Salama (R.A) reported: I heard the Prophet of

Allah saying, " The Mahdi will appear from my progeny, from the

descendants of Fatimah. " (Abu Daud)

2) His name will be Muhammad or Ahmad and his father's name will be

Abdullah. Ibne Masood (R.A) reported that the Prophet said, " If there

remains in the world but a day, the mighty Allah will greatly prolong

that day till he will send there in a man from me or from the members

of my house. His name will be similar to my name and his father's

name to my father's name. " (Abu Daud)

3) He will resemble the Prophet in character. Hadrat Ali (R.A) once

looked at his son and remarked, " This son of mine is Saiyid who was

named by the Prophet and soon from his loins will come forth a man by

the name of your Prophet and who will resemble him in conduct but not

in appearance. " (Abu Daud)

4) He will have a shiny forehead and a high bridge nose. Abu Saeed

reported that the Prophet said, " The Mahdi will appear from me,

shining of forehead, long of nose. " (Abu Daud).

5) Once Hadrat Ali (R.A) was asked regarding his description. He

replied, " He is a well built youth of average height and a handsome

face, his hair reaches his shoulders and the light of his face is

contrasted by the darkness of his hair and beard. " (Al-Isha'ah)

6) He will be slow of speech (a slight stutter) and when he is

delayed, he will strike his left thigh with his right hand. " (Al-

Isha'ah)

7) He will appear from the east. Thawban (R.A) reported that the

Prophet said, " Three men will be killed at the place where your

treasure is. Each of them will be the son of a Khalifah but none of

them will get hold of the treasure. Then the black banners will come

out of the east, and they will slaughter you in a way that has never

been seen before. If you see him give him your allegiance, even if

you have to crawl over ice, because he is the Khalifah of Allah, the

Mahdi. " (Ibne Majah)

Only some of the signs that will precede Imaam Mahdi and of the Mahdi

himself have been gathered in this book. The true Mahdi, the one

referred to in the Ahadith of Prophet as one of the signs of Qiyamah,

is the one in whom the pre-mentioned signs are found.

 

His Emergence and the People's Bayat

After the death of a Khalifh there shall be intense dispute and

difference of opinion in whom should become the next Khalifh. Fearing

he may get caught up in the dispute and made the Khalifh, Imaam Mahdi

will flee from Madinah to Makkah. However, to his surprise on

reaching Makkah, some Makkans will bring him out of his house against

his will and take him to Masjid Haraam and 313 as has been mentioned

in the hadith reported by Imam Hakim in Al-Mustadrak will force him

to accept their Bayat between the Rukn (corner of the Ka'aba

containing the black stone) and the place of Ibrahim. The news of his

allegiance will quickly spread and thus an army from Syria will be

sent to fight him. However no harm will come to Imaam Mahdi nor his

followers who will be supported by Allah. The earth will swallow up

this army before it can get near to the Imaam in a place called

Baidah (a flat piece of land between Makkah and Madinah). After

seeing and hearing about this extraordinary event and sign, the

Awliya (pious saints) of Syria and Iraq will come to Imaam Mahdi and

swear allegiance to him between the black stone and the Maqam (the

place of Ibrahim which is near the Ka'aba). (The above content can be

found in the Hadith of Umme Salama/Abu Daud)

 

The First Battle

His first battle will be against the tribe of Kalb. A short period

after the eminent saints of Syria and Iraq have sworn allegiance; a

man from the Quraish will rise whose maternal uncle's belong to the

Kalb tribe and he will send an army to fight Imaam Mahdi. However

this army will be overcome and defeated. This will be his first

victory.

 

The Great War

(The author of al-Isha'ah has mentioned that this battle will take

place in Imam Mahdi's time).

Imam Mahdi will have to fight many battles, the most important and

difficult being the battle against the Christians in which a large

number of Muslims will be martyred.

' Yusayr bin Jabir said, " A red sandstorm erupted in the city of

Kufah. Afterwards, a man came shouting and repeating the same

words, 'O Abdullah bin Mas'ud! The hour has come.' He (Yusayr) then

said that he sat up after he was leaning (on his side) and

said, ''The hour will not arrive until no inheritance will be divided

and no war possessions will bring about satisfaction. ''He pointed

with his hands towards Ash-Sham saying, ''An enemy will gather its

forces against the followers of Islam.''I said, ''Do you mean Ar-Rum?

He said ''Yes.''Then, during this war, fierce fighting will occur.

Muslim will ask for a volunteer expedition that will vie to die or

return victorious. They will fight until the night separates them.

Both sides will return to their camps not yet victorious and the

expedition will perish.

Muslims will then (in the third day) ask for volunteer expedition

that will vie to die or return victorious. They will fight until the

night separates them. Both sides will return to their camp not yet

victorious and the expedition will perish. In the fourth day, the

rest of the Muslim forces will turn against them (the disbelieves)

and Allah will defeat them (the disbelieves). They will suffer

casualties never heard of before or he said, ''Never seen before,

even birds flying near them will not pass without falling down dead.

Afterwards, sons of the same fathers (from the Muslim side), who

were near a hundred, will count the survivors and will find out only

one of them survived. Therefore, what war possession will bring

satisfaction and what inheritance will be divided? While they are

doing this they will hear of an even bigger calamity; That is, a man

will scream amongst them that the Dajjal has appeared among their

families which they left behind. They will discard what they have in

their hands and proceed. They will send ten horsemen as an expedition

force.

The Messenger of Allah said, ''I know their names and their

fathers name and the colours of their horses. They will be the best

horsemen on the face of Earth, ''or (he said) ''(They) Will be

amongst the best horsemen on the face of Earth.'' (Muslim)

The cause of this great battle will be the Christians. The Christians

and Muslims as allies will conquer a third enemy. However, the

Christians will act treacherously as they will claim the victory on

the strength of their religion, thus the Muslims will be driven to

arms and will fight them.

Dhu Makhbar said, ''I heard the Apostle of Allah say, ''You will

make a secure peace with the Byzantines, then you will fight an enemy

behind you, and you will be victorious, take the boot, and be safe

you will the return and alight in a meadow with mounds and one of the

Christians will raise the cross and say, 'The cross has conquered'.

One of the Muslims will become angry and smash it, and the Byzantines

will act treacherously and prepare for battle.''

 

Conquest of Constantinople

The great war between the Christians and Muslims will result in the

Muslims conquering Constantinople (which is modern day Istanbul)

without army by the sheer force of Takbeer (Allahu Akbar).

Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet said, ''Have you heard of a

town of which a part is in the sea?''

''Yes'' said they. He said: 'The last hour shall not occur till

70,000 of the children of Isaac shall attack it. When they come to

it, they (Muslims) will not fight with arms, nor throw arrows. They

will only say: There is no god but Allah, Allah is the greatest, and

then on of its sides will fall down. They will recite for the second

time : there is no god but Allah, Allah is the greatest, and then

another of its side will fall down. After that they will say it for

the third time: there is no god but Allah and Allah is the greatest,

and then it will be opened for them and they will enter and acquire

booty. While they will be dividing the booty, a proclaimer will come

to them and proclaim: 'Verily Dajjal has come out. 'Then they will

leave everything and return. ' (Muslim)

It should be noted that the conquests will take place a very short

period. Abdullah-b-Busr has reported that the Messenger of Allah has

said: 'Between the Great War and the conquest of the city

(Constantinople) there will be six years, and the Dajjal shall appear

in the seventh year,' (abided)

 

Blessings at the time of Imam Mahdi

Once again the Quran and Sunnah will govern the people, this time by

the rightly guided Khalifh, Imam Mahdi. Islam will gain an upper hand

and will be firmly established in the land. The oppression, tyranny,

and darkness that prevailed all over the globe will be replaced with

justice, peace and equity. The smile, which was long forgotten, will

be restored on the Muslim faces and the inhabitants of the Heaven and

Earth will be pleased with him. Everybody will be happy to the extent

that even birds an wild animals will rejoice in his rule. Heaven will

end rain profusely, livestock will be in abundance, land will become

fertile, the earth will become green and sprout with abundant fruit

ad vegetation.

(The above content has been taken from various

hadith, which can be found in Abu-Daud and from the hadith narrated

by Abu-Saeed al-Khudri in Musnad Ahmad.)

Due to the booty gained from the various conquest everyone will have

so much wealth that an eyebrow will not even be raised at somebody

else's wealth. Callers will proclaim in the street, ''Is anybody in

need of anything?'' Nobody will respond except one person. In the

latter part of Abu-Saeed al-Khudri's hadith it is mentioned ''A

caller will call 'Who is in need of wealth?' Only one person will

stand (and response to the call and say I am in need of wealth) he

will be told to go to the treasurer and tell him that the Mahdi

orders you to give some wealth. 'Gather and take it', he will be

told. (He will begin to put it in his lap, when he realized that

nobody else has come and he was the only one) he will regret it and

say 'I was the greediest from among the Ummah of Muhammed. The

narrator says, he will return it but it will not be accepted and it

will be said to him that we do not accept what we have given.

(Ahmad)

Abu-Saeed al-Khudri has also reported that the Prophet said regarding

Mahdi; that a man will come to him and say, 'Give me, give me'. Then

he will spread his cloth and put in it as much as he can carry.

 

His Reign as a Khalifh

There are different narration's regarding his reign as a Khalifh.

Some traditions indicate that is reign will be seven years like the

hadith of Umme Salama in Abu-Daud, ''He will remain seven years, then

die, and Muslims will pray over him. '' (Abu-Daud)

Other traditions indicate that his reign will last seven, eight or

nine years like the Hadith of Abu Saeed in Mustadrak.

Due to different traditions the period of Imaam Mahdi's

reign is disputed. Many Scholars have taken seven years to be the

period of his reign due to the fact that the Ahadith which indicate

seven years are the most authentic. Other Scholars like Shah Rafiud-

din, after careful analysis have concluded that the first seven years

if his reign will pass without worry, he will spend the eight

preparing to fight the Dajjal and spend the ninth with Prophet Isa

(Jesus) He will thereafter die, Prophet Jesus will read his funeral

prayer and bury him.

 

Dajjal

The emergence of the Dajjal is the most important sign as his trial

and fitna will be the biggest ever seen on the Face of the earth and

even those firm in faith will be shaken.

The Messenger of Allah said, " Between the creation of Prophet Adam

and the coming of the last hour, their will arise no matter more

serious than the Dajjal. " (Imran-b-Hussain/ Muslim)

Due to the severity of this turmoil, every Prophet from the first to

the last warned and informed his people about, the Dajjal and his

turmoil. (Anas / Bukhari, Muslim)

The Dajjal will appear once the Muslim army, have conquered

Constantinople and reached Syria. Emerging from the east, moving from

city to city he will perform unusual feat and cause fitna wherever he

goes. Before we move onto his trials many important questions need to

be answered. 'Is he alive?' 'Which signs will precede him?' 'How will

we recognise him?' and so forth.

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The story of Hadrat Tamim Dari and the Dajjal

The story of Tamim Dari which follows, answers the first and most

important question, is the Dajjal alive? and whether Hadrat Tamim

Dari and his companions have seen him when they were thrown by the

waves on to some remote Island.

Fatimah-bint-Qais reported, " I heard the proclaimer of the Messenger

of Allah proclaiming (for) 'Congregational Prayer'. I went to 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.' He then asked, 'Do you know why I have called you together?'

They replied, 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' The Prophet

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 Dajjal. 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 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 of the

Prophet of the illiterates. What does he do?' We said, 'He has just

come out of Makkah and gone to Yathrib.' He asked, 'Have the Arabs

fought with him?' 'Yes' We replied. He asked, 'How did he treat them'

We informed him that he had got the upper hand of those of 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 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

is Taibah meaning Madinah. Behold! Did I not tell you?' 'Yes' they

replied. 'Behold, he is in the Syrian sea or sea of Yemen; no, rather

he is from the eastern direction. He then pointed out with his hand

to wards the East.' (Muslim)

 

Signs that will precede him

The coming of Imaam Mahdi

In light of many Ahadith the Ulama of the Ahlus-Sunnah are of the

opinion that Imaam Mahdi will come before the Dajjal and the Dajjal

will appear in the later parts of Imaam Mahdi's reign.

The Great Famine

There will be a famine for three years before his appearance. In the

first year of the famine the heaven will withhold one third of its

rain and the earth one third of its crops. In the second year of the

famine heaven will withhold two thirds of its rain and the earth will

withhold two thirds of its crops. In the third year there will not be

a single drop of rain and not a single thing will grow and thus all

the animals with hoofs and biting teeth will die and the Tasbeeh will

suffice the believers hunger. (Asma-b-Yauzeed-Mishkat)

Dajjal's parents

His father will be tall and thin and his nose will be pointed like a

beak while his mother will be fat with two long hands. They will both

remain thirty years without a child. After thirty years a one eyed

son with biting teeth and of little benefit will be born to them

whose heart will remain awake while his eyes will sleep. (Abu-Bakara-

Tirmidhi)

General signs that will precede Dajjal

From the hadith of Umme Shareek which can be found in Muslim we could

conclude the Arabs will be less in numbers. At the same time we can

conclude from the hadith of Jabir-b-Abdullah which can be found in An-

Nihaya that religious learning will be at a low and very few people

will be aquainted with religious principles and doctrines and thus

ignorance will prevail.

 

Signs in the Dajjal

Dajjal's Physical description

The Dajjal is a young1 fat 2 man, wheatish3 in complexion with a

broad chest 4 and biting teeth. Resembling Abdul Uzzah bin Qatad from

the tribe of Khuza'a his head is covered7 with curly hair8 with the

letters " Ka' " Fa " " Ra''9 written between his eyes which every

believer will be able to clearly see and read literate or illiterate,

he has a shining forehead10 and defect in both eyes. His left eye has

a swelling pupil11 while he is blind12 from the right. He has a brisk

walk13and no children14

Footnote:

1) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim 8) Nawwas-b-

Samaan / Muslim

2) Ibne-Umar / Bukhari /1 Muslim 9) Hudaifah /

Muslim

3) Abdullab-b-Mugaffal / Kanzul-Ummal 10) Abu Huraira /

Musnad Ahmad

4) Abu Huraira / Musnad Ahmad 11) Hudaifah /

Muslim

5) Abu Bakara / Tirmidhi 12) Ibne

Umar / Bukhari / Muslim

6) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim 13) Ubiadah / Abu

Daud

7) Hudaifah / Muslim 14) Abu

Saeed al-Khudri / Muslim

Dajjal's Emergence

Conquering Constantinople with Takbir, the Muslims will begin to take

the booty. While they are distributing the war posses- sions a

proclaimer will proclaim that the Dajjal has appeared and causing

fitna in your homes. On hearing this cry the Muslims will leave the

booty and head towards Syria1. It will come to their knowledge that

this was a false rumour. However after reaching Syria the Dajjal will

truly emerge. He will come out from a road between Syria and Iraq2

and his emergence will become known in Isfahan3 at a place called

dah. Riding a white ass4, the two ears of which will be forty

hands apart, 70,000 Jew's of Isfahan will follow him with hoods on

their heads. Also accompanied by Devils6 and Jewish magicians7 he

will first claim Prophethood8 and then God hood. Travelling as fast

as those clouds which are driven by the winds he will travel to east

and west entering every country, carrying out murders, pillage,

devastation and performing unusual feats wherever he goes9.

Footnote:

1) Abu Huraira / Muslim

2) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim

3) Anas / Al-Fathur-Rabbani

4) Abu Huraira / Baihaqi

5) Anas / Muslim

6) Jabir-b-Abdullah / An-Nihayah

7) Ibne Abbas / Kanzul-Umaal

8) Abu Umamah / lbn Majah

Dajjal's Turmoil

Dajjal's Deception

Two angels resembling two Prophets, one on either side will accompany

him. This will be to test mankind. Hence Dajjal will ask, " Am I not

your lord? Do I not give life and death? " One of the angels will

reply, " You are a liar. " However nobody will be able to hear this

reply besides the other angel. The second angel addressing the first

angel will say, " You are speaking the truth. " Every body will hear

what this second angel said and will think that an angel is

testifying that the Dajjal is Allah though in reality this second

angel was addressing the first and agreeing with his reply that you

are speaking the truth that the Dajjal is certainly a liar.

(Narrated by Safeena-Musnad Ahrnad)

He will come to a Bedouin whose parents have passed away and will say

to him, " Will you believe that I am your Lord if I bring your parents

back to life. " He will reply, " Yes. " The devils that are accompanying

him will take the form of his parents and after resembling his

parents will say to him, " Oh child believe in him and follow him, he

is your Lord.' The Bedouin will be deceived and forced into believing

him. (Abu Umamah/Ibne Majah)

He will come to another Bedouin and say, " Will you believe in me as

your Lord if I bring your camel back to life? " " Yes " , he will reply.

He will make a figure for him like his camel, which will have a

beautiful odour and a big hump. (Asma-b-Yazeed /Mishkat)

He will have water and fire with him. As for that which the people

will see as water, in reality will be fire, which will burn and as

for that which people will see as fire, in reality will be cold,

sweet water. The Prophet's advice is: " Whoever meets the Dajjal and

sees the water and the fire, he should fall in the fire and not the

water, as the fire in reality is water and the water in reality is

fire.'' (Hudaifah/Mishkat)

 

 

Believers in Allah will face hardship while The believers in Dajjal

will temporarily rejoice

He will come to people and tell them he is Allah and they will

believe him. The sky on his order will pour rain and the earth will

grow crops for these people. Their animals will graze on his land and

return to them in the evening with large udders and their flanks

full. He will then proceed to some other people and call them but

they will refuse to believe him. Without forcing them he will leave

and carry on with his mission. However, when these true believers

wake up in the morning they will find that they are penniless and all

their properties have been destroyed. (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim)

The Earth will disclose treasure at his command

Passing by a place in ruins, he will order it to take out its hidden

treasure. The earth will immediately take out its hidden treasure.

The earth will immediately take out its treasure and the treasure

will literally follow him wherever he goes like bees following the

queen bee. (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim)

 

Dajjal faces Opposition

On hearing about the Dajjal a true believer will head towards him.

However, on the way he will be stopped by Dajjal's soldiers and asked

where he is intending to go. Replying that he is going to meet the

person who claims that he is Allah, the soldiers doubting him will

ask, ''Do you not believe in our Lord (Dajjal)?'' He will reply there

is nothing hidden about our Lord Allah so how can I take Dajjal as my

Lord. Angry at his reply they will decide to kill him. But all of a

sudden one of them will say, ''Hasn't our Lord (Dajjal) prohibited us

from killing anyone without his permission? " Thus they will take him

to the Dajjal. On seeing the Dajjal he will shout, " O people this is

the Dajjal the Prophet mentioned and warned the believers of " .

Dajjal will order to kill him. He will be placed on his belly and

severely beaten. He will be asked, " Do you still not believe in

him? " " No! You are the lying Dajjal " he will reply. The true believer

will then be sawn into two pieces, the Dajjal will walk in between

the two pieces and address him, " Stand up. " The true believer will

become alive and stand up in one piece. Yet again he will be

asked, " Do you now believe in me? " He will reply, " It has only added

to my insight concerning you that you are really the Dajjal. " The

believer will then proclaim, " O people he will not be able to do

anything to any man after me. " The Dajjal angry at his refusal will

grab hold of him and place a knife between his neck and throat to

slaughter him but he will be unsuccessful as Allah will place copper

in that area and the knife will find no way to penetrate. The Dajjal

will grab hold of his hands and legs and throw him into the fire.

However, the fire will turn into a pleasant garden for him. This

person will be the greatest martyr in the eyes of Allah and achieve

the highest position due to his first death, which was caused by

severance of the body in two pieces.(Abu Saeed al-Khudri /Muslim)

 

 

Dajjal's Trickery

Doctors and surgeons are not able to restore the eyesight of those

born blind or cure the leper. Dajjal will be able to cure those born

blind, restore their eyesight and cure the leper. (Abdullah-b-

Mugaffal-Kanzul-Unimal)

Dajjal's Greed

He will have a mountain of bread with him but he will only give bread

to those that believe and follow him. (Jabir-b-Abdullah-An-Nihaya)

Dajjal Lures the Women

The Dajjal will make a stop at a place called Markanat, near Taif. On

hearing about his arrival the womenfolk will rush towards him, the

men will be forced to tie their mothers, daughters, and sisters

fearing they will believe in him and get caught up in fitna. (Ibne

Umar-Musnad Ahmad)

 

Safe Haven of Makkah and Madinah

The Dajjal will remain on earth for 40 days, the first of which will

be a year long, second a month , the third a week, and the remaining

37 days like our normal days, moving from city to another causing

fitna1. Finally he will proceed towards Makkah and Madina2 but he

will be unable to enter these holy cities, Masjid Tur and Masjid al-

Aqsa3. Every time he tries to enter these holy places, angels

guarding these holy cities with swords in their hand will encounter

him and chase him away, leaving Dajjal stationed behind Uhud4.

Meanwhile, earthquakes will hit Madinah thrice and all the hypocrites

will be forced to leave5.

 

Footnote:

1) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim

2) Fatimah-b-Qais / Muslim

3) Junaid-b-umaiya / Al-Fathur-Rabbani

4)Abu-Huraira / Bukhari

5)Amr-b-Sufyan / Ad-Darrul-Manthur

 

Death

Losing hope of entering these holy places, Dajjal will turn towards

Syria. Imaam Mahdi will already have arranged a Muslim army and will

be on the verge of leading the Muslims in morning prayer when Prophet

Jesus will descend and Kill the Dajjal. (Usamah / Ibne Majah)

 

Protection from Dajjal

Reciting of Surah - Kahf

The recitation of Surah Kahf is a safe guard from the Dajjal's

turmoil. The Prophet (s) said, " Whoever memorises the first ten

verses of Surah Kahf will be safe from the Dajjal's Fitna. " (Abu-

Darda / Muslim)

The Prophet said, 'Whoever meets the Dajjal amongst you then he

should recite the opening verse of Surah Kahf onto him. " (Nawwas-b-

Samaan / Muslim)

Seeking refuge in Allah

Whoever seeks Allah's refuge and protection from Dajjal's fitna

especially in Salah, Inshallah will be protected.

The Prophet would pray in Salah, " Oh Allah protect me from the

punishment of the grave and protect me from Dajjal's fitna. "

(Aisha / Bukhari / Muslim)

Staying miles apart

When the Dajjal appears one should stay as far away from him as

possible. The Prophet said, " Those who hear about the Dajjal should

stay far from him. By Allah! A person will approach him thinking him

to be a believer, but on seeing his amazing feats he will become his

follower. " (Imran-b-Hussain / Abu Daud)

 

Safe Haven of Makkah and Madinah

One should try to migrate to Makkah or Madinah, as he will not be

able to enter these two holy cities. Thus one will be protected from

his fitna. (Fatimah-b-Qais / Muslim)

Knowledge of Allah's Attributes

One should seek Islamic knowledge especially knowledge of Allah's

attributes. By possessing knowledge of Allah's attributes one will

not be misled by the Dajjal. This knowledge teaches that Allah is

perfect, can't be seen, and not in need of anything while the Dajjal

is imperfect, can be seen by both believers and non-believers and in

need of food and water.

 

Return Of Prophet Jesus

Brief History of Prophet Jesus

Due to the fact that the Jews had become deaf and blind to the

words of God and deviated from the teachings of Moses and the right

path, Allah honoured Jesus with Prophethood and sent him as a

messenger to the children of Israel. Bearing all hardships Prophet

Jesus spent all day and night conveying the message of Allah.

Unfortunately, in spite of his tremendous effort the children of

Israel did not respond and accept the message. Seeing that the poor

and weak were becoming inclined towards him and fearing they would

lose their leadership the Jews secretly tried to kill him. However

Allah saved Prophet Jesus from their wicked scheme and gave him

greater dignity by raising him alive to the heavens.

Allah says in the Quran, " They did not kill him and nor did they

crucify him but the resemblance of him (Jesus ) was put over another

man and those who differ there in, are in doubt. They have no certain

knowledge. They are following nothing but conjecture for surely they

did not kill him but Allah raised him up to him. " (Surah Nisa)

Allah says in the Quran " When Allah says, Jesus; I will take thee to

me and I will purify thee of the unbelievers " (Surah A'li-Imran)

These verses clearly prove that the Jews did not kill Prophet Jesus

and that he was raised alive to the heavens. It is due to verses like

those mentioned above and many authentic Ahadith we Muslims believe

that Prophet Jesus is alive in heaven at this moment in time. We

further believe due to the following verses and authentic Ahadith

that Prophet Jesus will return before Qiyamah and his return is a

major sign of Qiyamah.

Allah says in the Quran, " And he (son of Mary) shall be a known

sign for (the coming of) the hour. " (Surah Zukhruf)

Ibne Abbas has said that the meaning of this verse is that

Prophet Jesus's descent before Qiyamah is a sign of Qiyamah. (Ibne

Abbas/ Musnad)

Allah says, " There is not a single section of the people of the book

that will certainly believe in Jesus before his death and on the Day

of Resurrection he will be a witness against them. " (Surah Nisa) This

verse clearly indicates that before the demise of Prophet Jesus

everyone from the people of the book will believe in him. The Jews

will disappear as Jews after his demise but at the present the Jews

are very much there. The conclusion is clear that the Prophet Jesus

has not died; if so all the Jews would have become believers, which

they have not. He will return before Qiyamah and it is then that all

the people of the book will believe in him.

Jabir (R.A) reported that the Messenger of Allah said, " A party of my

followers will not cease to fight for victory until the Day of

Resurrection. He said, then Jesus, son of Mary, will come down. Their

Imaam will say, " Come and lead our prayer " He will reply, " Some of

you are rulers over others on account of divine honour upon these

people. " (Muslim)

Abu Huraira (R.A) reported that the Messenger of Allah said, " By the

one whose hands my life is in, surely the son of Maryam will descend

amongst you as a just ruler. He will destroy the cross, kill the

swine and abolish the tax. " (Bukhari)

Hadrat Hudaifah-b-Osaid reported: The Holy Prophet suddenly came to

us while we were talking. He asked, " What are you talking about? "

They replied " We were talking about the last hour. " Prophet (s)

said, " It will never come until you see ten signs before it, " He then

mentioned the Smoke, the Dajjal, the Beast, the Rising of the Sun in

its place of setting, the Descent of Jesus son of Mary and Yajuj and

Ma'juj. (Muslim)

 

Prophet Jesus's Tasks

Prophet Jesus will have three main tasks, when he descends on the

Earth for the second time:

1) The first and most important will be that he will destroy the

Dajjal.

2) Protect the Muslims from the barbarous tribes of Yajuj and Majuj

by taking them to Mount Tur and then Praying for their (Yajuj and

Majuj's) destruction.

3) Reign as a Khalifh according to the Quran and Sunnah and elevate

Islam.

 

Prophet Jesus's descent and

the killing of Dajjal

The Dajjal having failed to enter the holy city of Madinah will

proceed to Syria gathering his forces on the way.

Imaam Mahdi will have arranged the Muslim army and will be on the

verge of leading the Muslims in the morning prayer (Abu Umamah / Ibne-

Majah) when Prophet Jesus will descend to the white Minaret (Nawwas-b-

Samaan/Muslim) in the east of Damascus, wearing two garments died

with saffron, placing his hands on the wings of two angels.

All those that are present will recognise him, as he will look

exactly like the description of the Prophet. Resembling the Sahabi

Urwa bin Masood (Abu- Huraira/ Muslim) the colour of his skin will be

reddish white (Ibne Abbas/ Bukhari), he will be well built and his

hair will be soft and reach his ears. When he lowers his head, beads

of perspiration will fall from it and when he raises his head, beads

like pearls will scatter from it. (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim).

Every Kaafir who smells his sweet breath will die and his breath will

reach as far as he can see. On seeing prophet Jesus. Imaam Mahdi will

take a couple of steps backwards so Prophet Jesus can lead the prayer

however Prophet Jesus will place his hands on the Imaam's shoulder

and will say, ''Go forward and lead the prayer as the Iqamah was made

for you'' thus Imaam Mahdi will lead the prayer. (Abu Umamah/ Ibne-

Majah).

After the prayer Prophet Jesus will say, ''Open the gate''. The gate

will be opened and the Dajjal will be waiting behind it accompanied

by an army of 70,000 Jews, each armed with a sword and shield. The

Dajjal on seeing Prophet Jesus among the Muslims will begin to

dissolve like salt in water and will begin to flee. Prophet Jesus

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 Prophet

Jesus will kill him with a small spear.

The Muslims will thereafter defeat and wipe out Dajjal's army. The

Jews will not be able to hide behind anything on that day. Every time

they try to hide behind a stone, a wall, a tree (except a boxthorn

tree), or animal. Allah will make these things speak and they will

say, ''O servant of Allah there is a Jew hiding behind me. come kill

him.''

 

The Wisdom in the Descension of Prophet Jesus

The Ulama of the Ahlus - Sunnah have given many different reasons in

the returning of Prophet Jesus to this world or the second time. A

few are listed below:

1) The Jews believe that they had killed Prophet Jesus, Allah will

send him before the end of time to prove that they had not killed him

and that he is alive. It is he who will kill the Jews and their

leader Dajjal. (Fathul - Bari)

2) Some Ulama have said that Prophet Jesus found many virtues of the

followers of Prophet Muhammad in the bible and thus he prayed to

Allah to make him amongst the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad. Allah

answered his prayer and he will return for the second time as one of

the followers of Prophet Muhammad. (Ibne-Khathir)

3) It is the Law of Allah that anything that is created from the

Earth has to be buried in the Earth and not the Heavens. Thus he will

return to the Earth for the second time, kill the Dajjal, live for a

period of time and then he will die a natural death and will be

buried with the Prophet. (Ashratus-Sa'ah).

 

 

 

Prophet Jesus (as) and the Ya'juj Ma'juj (Gog Magog)

A short period after Prophet Jesus has killed the Dajjal, the two

mighty tribes of Yajuj and Ma'juj will appear, causing murder,

pillage and devastation wherever they go. The emergence of Ya'juj and

Ma'juj is also another major sign of Qiyamah. Through the invocation

of Prophet Jesus they will be destroyed. (Nawwas-b-Samaan-Muslim).

More detail regarding them follows in the next sign.

 

 

Prophet Jesus as a Ruler

The Prophet said, " By him whose hands my life is in, surely the son

of Maryam will come down amongst you as a just ruler. He will break

the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the tax. Wealth will be in such

abundance that none will care about it and a single prostration in a

Prayer will be better than the world and all that is in it. "

(Abu Huraira/Bukhari, Muslim)

The above hadith clearly indicates that when Prophet Jesus returns to

the world for the second time he will not reign as a Prophet no, will

he bring a new Shariah or Deen, as Islam is the last religion, the

Quran is the last book to be revealed and our Prophet Muhammad is the

last Prophet. There is no Prophet to come after him and the Quran has

made this fact very clear.

Allah says in the Qur'an, " Muhammad is not the father of any of you

but is the Messenger of Allah and the last of the Prophets (Surah-

Al-Ahzaab)

When Prophet Jesus returns for the second time he will reign as a

Khalifh and not a Prophet, follow the Qur'an and Sunnah and rule

according to it. He will break the cross the Christians worship

(indicating that he will bring Christianity to an end), elevate and

spread Islam through out the world.

He will also kill the pig which the Christians consider Halaal to eat

(and use) and abolish the Jizya (tax). In Prophet Jesus reign they

will not pay this tax because he will not accept anything but Islam

for the non believers and they will all believe in him. The Qur'an

says, " There is not a single section of the people of the book (Jews

and Christians) but will believe in him and on the Day of

Resurrection he will be a witness against them. " (Surah-An-Nisa)

Secondly there will be an abundance in wealth, so much so that it

will flow like water and there will not remain anybody who could be

given this money, thus this tax will be abolished.

 

Blessings at the time of Prophet

Jesus

All types of spiritual and worldly blessings will descend on Earth in

his time. Wealth will flow like water, everyone will be independent

and have surplus wealth and property to the extent that nobody will

be in the need of Zakat and Sadaqa thus receiving of Zakat and Sadaqa

will be discarded.

All hearts will be free from misery, envy, malice, and jealousy. Each

harmful animal will be made harmless. Camels will graze with the

lions and the cheetahs with cattle. A little girl will chase a lion

and make it run away from her like children chasing a puppy and this

lion will not harm her.

Venom will be taken out from all venomous animals, a little boy will

put his hand in a snake's mouth, but it will not harm him. The Jackal

will live with the sheep and protect them as if it were a sheep dog.

Peace, harmony and tranquillity will prevail in the world.

People will be in complete agreement, wars will cease, the earth will

be filled with peace like a silver basin and it will sprout with

vegetation like at the time of Prophet Adam. The fertility of the

land will increase to the extent that if a seed is planted in a rock,

it will sprout. 700 mudd of wheat will sprout without ploughing the

land. The earth will produce so much fruit that a large group of

people will sit to eat a bunch of grapes or a pomegranate and they

will be satisfied and use it's peel as an umbrella. There will also

be blessing in milk. The milk of a single she camel will be

sufficient to satisfy the hunger of a large group of people. A cow

will produce what is sufficient for a tribe of people, and a sheep

will produce milk, which is sufficient for a family of people. Horses

will be cheap as they will be never ridden in war and bulls will be

expensive, as they will be needed to plough the land.

Life will be very pleasant and enjoyable after his descension and the

Muslims will live in comfort in his reign as a Khalifh. (Nawwas-b-

Sarnaan-Muslim/Abu Umamah-Ibne Majah)

Marriage

Many Ahadith specify that after his descension he will get married

and have children and remain on the earth for a period of 19 years

after his marriage. (Al-Fitan Nuaim bin Hammad).

Death

Prophet Jesus after his return to the Earth for a second time will

live for a period of time (some scholars have mentioned 40 years in

the light of a hadith which can be found in Abu Daud) and thereafter

will die a natural death. The Muslims will perform his Janaza

(funeral prayers) and according to the hadith narrated by Abdullah

bin Amr in Mishkat he will be buried next to the Holy Prophet.

See also: The Prophet I'sa (Jesus) Comparative Analysis from an

Islamic, Christian & Qadiani (Ahmadiyya) perspective by Shaykh Rashid

Ali Seth

Was Mirza Ghulam the Promised

Messiah as he claimed?

Nourished by the British, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the impostor from

Qadiyan (Northern India) made many ridiculous claims in his lifetime.

Besides claiming to be a Prophet and revivalist he also claimed to be

the Mahdi and the Promised Messiah though he was nothing but a liar.

Thus it was thought necessary to include a short summary which will

act as a comparison between Mirza Ghulam and the real Messiah so that

no Muslim is misled into believing him.

 

Mirza Ghulam and the True

Messiah

We learn from the Hadith of Nawwas bin Sam'an (R.A), which can be

found in Muslim and from the Hadith of Abu Umamah Al-Bahilee (R.A)

which can be found in Ibne Maja the following regarding the Promised

Messiah: -

1) The Promised Messiah's name is Jesus and his mother's name was

Maryam .

2) The Mahdi and the Dajjal will already have appeared before his

descension.

3) He will descend from the heavens to the white minaret in the east

of Damascus wearing two garments slightly dyed with Saffron and his

hands will be placed on the wings of two angels.

4) Every Kaafir who smells his breath will die and his breath will

reach as far as he can see.

5) He will kill the Dajjal at the Eastern gate of Ludd.

6) The barbarous tribes of Yajuj and Ma'juj will appear in his time

and the promised Messiah will take the believers to Mount Tur for

their protection.

7) He will elevate Islam by breaking the cross, bringing an end to

Christianity.

8) The Jews and Christians will believe in him before his death.

9) He will kill the pig that the Christians consider halal to eat

and the non- muslims will not have to pay tax.

10) Wars will cease in his time, as everybody will be in complete

agreement with one another.

11) There will be so much wealth that the receiving of Sadaqa will be

discarded as everybody will have enough wealth of his own.

12) In his time all harmful animals will be made harmless and the

venom will be taken out of all venomous animals. A child will put his

hand in a snake's mouth and it will not harm him, a little girl will

be able to chase a lion away and it will not harm her.

13) The earth will sprout with vegetation and will produce fruit in

such abundance that a large group of people will gather to eat a

bunch of grapes or a pomegranate and it will suffice them.

14) From the hadith of Abu Harith in Muslim we learn that the

Promised Messiah will perform Hajj and Umrah from a place called

Rawha.

15) From the Hadith of Abdullah bin Amr we learn that he will he

buried next to the Holy Prophet.

Mirza Ghulam fulfilled NONE of the above conditions. His name was

Ghulam Ahmad and not Jesus; he was the son of Chiragh and not Maryam.

The Mahdi and the Dajjal did not appear before him and thus there was

no question about him killing the Dajjal. He did not descend from the

heavens and nor did any Kaafir die from his breath. The tribes of

Ya'juj and Ma'juj did not appear in his time nor did the Jews and

Christians believe in him before his death. He did not elevate Islam

but insulted it by claiming to be the Mahdi, the Messiah, and a

Prophet. He did not kill the pig but enjoyed eating it. Wars did not

cease in his time as the Muslims were fighting with the British in

India. The receiving of Sadaqa was not discarded nor was the venom

taken out of venomous animals in his time. He never performed Hajj or

Umrah and he died in a toilet. I am sure by now you have easily come

to the conclusion that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was not the Promised

Messiah but an impostor and a liar, who's aim and purpose in life was

to keep the British content.

Ya'juj Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)

The emergence of the mighty tribes of Ya'juj and Ma'juj is also a

major sign of Qiyamah.

Allah says in the Qur'an, " When Ya'juj and Ma'juj are let loose (from

their Barrier) and they swiftly swarm from every mound " (Surah Al-

Anbiya)

Allah says in the Qur'an, " (Zulqarnain) said, 'This is a mercy from

my Lord, but when the promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it

down (the barrier) to the ground. And the promise of my Lord is ever

true. " (Surah Al-Kahf)

Zainab-b-Zahash says: " Once the Prophet awoke from such a sleep that

his face was red and these words were on his tongue, " There is none

worthy of worship but Allah. Destruction is upon the Arabs on account

of that evil which has come close to them. Today a hole as big as

this has opened in the wall of Yajuj and Ma'juj. (The Prophet

indicated the size of the hole with his finger and thumb) "

(Bukhari/Muslim)

In the lengthy Hadith of Nawwas-b-Saman it has been mentioned, " And

Allah will send Yajuj and Ma'juj and they will come from every lofty

place. " (Muslim)

 

Ya'juj Ma'juj and Zulqarnain

Many thousands of years ago the barbarous tribes of Yajuj and Ma'juj

were imprisoned behind an iron wall built by Zulqarnayn. Referred to

in the Qur'an in Surah Al-Kahf. Zulqarnayn was a Muslim Arab (fathul

bari) who lived at the time of the Prophet Ibraheem and not Alexander

the Great as it is commonly known. From amongst one of the four that

ruled the entire world (the other three being Prophet Sulayman,

Nimrod & Buktnasr) he was a pious and just king, provide with all

forms of strength through which he was able to carry his conquests

and missions.

Once he carried a mission in three directions, the far west, far

east, and then in a northerly direction. Travelling first in the

westerly direction, he conquered the lands he passed through

establishing the laws of Allah therein until he reached the setting

of the sun. There he met people that didn't believe in Allah. Given

a choice of punishing them for their kufr or being lenient by

inviting them first to Islam; he chose the latter and addressed

them, ''Those evil-doers who do injustice to themselves by rejecting

Allah will be punished by death in this world and the hereafter, the

fire of hell is their abode. As for those who accept the invitation

and believe in Allah they will be treated leniently and in the

hereafter Jannah is their place of rest.''

After the journey towards the west he made preparation for the

journey towards the east. Conquering the lands he passed through,

establishing he laws of Allah therein. He continued travelling in the

easterly direction until he reached the rising of the sun. In this

area of the east he saw a nation receiving the sunshine without any

obstruction and they were dealt with like the previous people in the

west.

After the journey to the east he started his northern Journey, he

kept on travelling until he reached the midst of two mountains, it

was here he came across a tribe who complained to him about the

tribes of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Ya'juj and Ma'juj inhabited the land

behind the mountains, plundered them, committed bloodshed, and then

ran away. Observing Zulqarnain's power they asked to set a barrier in

return for a wage for their protection from the disaster and

bloodshed, which they often bore at the hands of Ya'juj Ma'juj.

Refusing to accept any wealth he built an iron wall with their help

which Ya'juj Ma'juj could not cross or pierce. (Qurtubi/ Ibne-Kathir)

 

The wall of Zulqarnain

Many different opinions have been expressed as to the location of the

iron wall of Zulqarnain. Having read many books, the best on the

subject I came across was Sheikh Hifzur-Rahman's " Stories of the

Qur'an " and thus have chosen to share a brief summary of what he has

written.

He writes " The Yajuj Ma'juj caused destruction and blood- shed in a

vast area, and because of their oppression many barriers and walls

were erected in different times and places by different kings. Four

being the most famous:

1) The Great Wall of China which was built by the Chinese King Fagfor

3460 years after Prophet Adam was put on the Earth.

2) The wall in central Asia near Bukhara and Tirmidh in a place

called Derbent.

3) The wall in Dagistan Russia also known as Derbent near the Caspian

sea.

4) The wall which is in the westerly direction to the third in the

region of the Caucasus.

Because these walls were built for one purpose and are all situated

in the North, it has always been very difficult to determine exactly

the wall built by Zulqarnain. "

He further writes, " The biggest out of the four is the great wall of

China and nobody is of the opinion that this is the wall built by

Zulqarnain as it is in the easterly direction while the Qur'an

indicates the wall of Zulqarnain is in the Northerly direction. "

Thus leaving walls 2, 3, and 4.

He writes, " Historians like Masoodi, Istakhari and Hamawi are of the

opinion that the wall of Zulqamain is wall number 3 or 4. Those that

have said it is wall number two have confused the issue due to the

location of Derbent which is near Bukhara and also in Degistan.''

He finally writes, ''Out of two, the historians are of the opinion

that it is wall 3 or 4, the master of hadith Allama Anwar Shah

Kashmiri in his book Aqeeda-tul-Islam holds the opinion that the wall

of Zulqarnain is wall number 4, the one in the region of Caucasus.'

(Stories of the Qu'ran)

After this short summary I find myself inclined to Allama Aloosi's

opinion I conclude with his words, ''We do not know the location of

this wall and it is very probable that great seas and mountains stand

between us and the wall, and between Ya'juj Ma'juj and the rest of

the world.''

 

Trying to break free

Abu Huraira (R.A.) narrated that every day Ya'juj Ma'juj try to break

free through the wall of Zulqarnain until they reach the end of it

to the extent that they could actually see the light on the other

side. They then return home saying, ''We will break through

tomorrow. '' However, Allah causes the wall to revert to its original

thickness and the next day they start all over again. This process

continues each day as long as Allah wills for them to remain

imprisoned. When Allah wishes for them to be released, then at the

end of that day they will say, ''If Allah wills, we will break

through tomorrow.'' The next day they will find the wall as they left

it the previous day and after breaking through the rest they will

escape. (Ahmed, Tirmidhi, Ibne Majah)

Note: Some ulama have written that this hadith is weak and has been

taken from the Jews as it contradicts with the verse from the

Qur'an, ''They are not able to cross it or pierce it.'' ( Surah Al-

Kahf)

However, if found that it is a Marfoo hadith, it still does not

contradict the Qur'an as the Qur'an is referring to the time

Zulqarnain built the wall and secondly the word ''naqb'' means a

complete hole through which they are able to break free.

The great master of Hadith Ibne Hajr al-Askalani giving reference

of Ibne Hibban and Abd- b-Humaid has mentioned this Hadith and not

raised any doubt or indicated that this hadith is not Marfoo but

positively mentioned that Ibne Arabi has said three miracles are

evident from this Hadith and then mentioned the three miracles:

1) It never occurs to these tribes that they must continue work

throughout the night. After all, they are in such large numbers that

they can easily delegate the work amongst themselves and work in

shifts. However, Allah does not allow this thought to occur to them.

2) It does not occur to them that they can merely cross the mountain

or scale the wall, which they can do through the aid of equipment

they possess in large numbers. According to a narration by Wahb-b-

Munabbah it is known that these tribes are agriculturists and

artisans possessing various types of equipment.

3) The thought of saying, " Insha-allah (if Allah wills) " never enters

their minds and it will only occur to them when Allah wills that they

be released.(Fathul-Bari)

 

Myths

Many myths surround Ya'juj and Ma'juj. One being that the common

people believe that Ya'juj and Ma'juj are not human beings but some

kind of third being. How interesting it may be to believe that they

are a third being, the reality is that they are human beings just

like yourself and I, constitute nine-tenths of mankind and are from

the progeny of Prophet Nuh.

The Holy Prophet said, " Ya'juj and Ma'juj are the children of Prophet

Adam and not one will die until thousand are born to him.'' (Abdullah-

b-Amr/Fathul-Bari).

The Messenger of Allah said, " Allah divided mankind into ten parts.

Nine tenths constitute Ya'juj and Ma'juj while the remaining one

tenth constitutes the rest of mankind. " (Abdullah-b-Amr/Fathul-

Bari).

Hadrat Abu Saeed Khudri narrates that the Messenger of Allah

said, " On the Day of Judgement, Allah will tell Adam to pick out the

Jahanamis from his progeny. Adam will ask, " O Allah, who are they? "

Allah will say, " 999 out of 1000 are Jahanamis while the one is a

Jannati. " On hearing this the Sahaba over taken by fear asked, " Who

will the ONE Jannati be? " The Prophet replied, " Do not grieve the 999

will be Yajuj Ma'juj while you will be the one Jannati. "

(Bukhari/Muslim)

A second myth is that people believe that Ya'juj and Ma'juj were

created from Adam without Eve (Hawa) on the basis of Ka'ab's

narration, " They are from the children of Adam. That is Adam had a

wet dream, the semen intermingled with the earth and they were

created from that Earth. " (Fathul-Bari)

It should be noted that this narration is very weak and objectionable

as it is proven from many Ahadith that the Prophets of Allah do not

have wet dreams because the wet dream is from the devil and the

Prophets of Allah are protected from the devil.

Secondly there is a hadith which can be found in Fathul-Bari that

clearly states that they are from the progeny of Prophet Nuh. The

Prophet Nuh was definitely from the children of Adam and Eve.

 

Physical Appearance of Ya'juj and Ma'juj

There are many different narration's regarding their appearance.

These different narration's suggest that Yajuj and Ma'juj are of

three types.

1) Some are as tall as the tree Arz - that is 120 ft.

2) Some are four arm lengths tall and four arm lengths wide.

3) Some spread one ear to sleep on and cover themselves with the

other. Some also state that they are two spans tall and the tallest

amongst them are three spans. (Fathul-Bari)

It should be noted that all the narration's above are weak and should

not be taken. The authentic Ahadith like the Hadith of Nawwas-b-

Saman in Muslim suggests that they are very strong and powerful

people whom nobody has the power to fight. It has also been narrated

that they have wide faces, small eyes, grey hair and their faces are

like shields covered with

skin.

 

(Musnad Ahmad)

 

Emergence of Ya'juj Ma'juj before Qiyamah

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. "

Opinion Explained

The people of Thamud were Arabs who lived a couple of hundred years

after the Prophet Noah in a place called Hijr which today is known as

Madaain Salih in the North of Arabia near Tabuk. Blessed in

provisions and livelihoods their land was fertile with green gardens

and running springs and they skilfully carved spacious houses out of

mountains. They were ungrateful to Allah as they worshiped the stone

idols they carved with their very own hands. Thus Allah honoured

Salih from amongst them with Prophethood and sent him as a Messenger

to the people of Thamud to bring them out of darkness into light.

Salih conveyed the message of Allah day and night and called them to

the worship of Allah with wisdom and kind-heartedness but the people

of Thamud decided to remain blind. Finally, they like the communities

before them asked to see a miracle. They said, ' O Salih take out a

ten month pregnant she-camel from a mountain which then gives birth

to a young that has the same body and stature as the mother.' Having

seen the miracle they refused to believe. The she-carnel was a sign

of Allah, very large and unusual in form and the people were warned

that they would be destroyed if they treated it with evil. All the

other animals were afraid of Prophet Salih's camel and would run away

whenever she and its young came to drink water. Thus bounds were

arranged. However, after a very short period they broke the agreement

and decided to kill the camel of Allah. A group hid waiting for the

camel on its return from the well with its child. Shooting an arrow

they injured it and finally killed it paving the way for the

destruction of the entire community. On seeing its mother in trouble

the child fled to the mountains and disappeared. This young is

referred to in the second opinion.

Extraordinary Animal

3) Some are of the opinion that the Beast to come is an animal that

has features of many different animals. The same is reported from Abu

Zubair. Describing the Beast he has reported that, " Its head is like

that of a bull, eyes like that of a pig, ears like that of an

elephant, horns like that of a stag, neck like that of an ostrich,

chest like a lion, colour like that of a tiger, flanks like that of a

cat, tail like that of a ram, feet and legs like that of a camel and

a distance of 12 cubits between every two joints. " (Tadhkirah)

 

Snake

Some scholars are of the opinion it is the Snake which guarded the

Holy Ka'bah. Imam Al-Qurtubi relates this as being the opinion of

Ibne Abbas. (Al-Qurtubi)

Obeying Allah's command the Prophet Ibraheem with the help of his son

Ismail built the Holy Ka'bah. He dug a well inside the Holy Ka'bah

which was to the right of who entered it and acted as a safe to all

the gifts that were presented to the Ka'bah which were kept inside

it. At the time of Jurhum the gold and silver were stolen many times

from the Kabah thus the tribe of Jurhum decided to choose a man

amongst them to keep guard. Unfortunately, one day the guard himself

decided to steal the gifts of the Kabah. Taking the opportunity as it

came he climbed down the well and began to gather what he could in a

piece of cloth. While he was busy Allah sent a stone on him, which

closed the well and thus he was unable to escape. From that day Allah

sent a snake to guard the Ka'bah. The snake lived in the well

guarding the gifts of the Ka'bah for over 500 years. Exposed to the

wearing factors of nature the walls of the Ka'bah at the time of

Quraish (slightly before the time Prophet received Prophethood) had

become weak and part of the covering had also burnt, thus the Quraish

decided to rebuild the Ka'bah. However, the snake prevented them from

demolishing the Holy Ka'bah every time they tried. Finally they stood

at the Place of Ibrahim and prayed, " Oh Allah if you are happy in

its rebuilding then make it possible and take care of this snake. "

Allah sent an eagle which took the snake towards Ajyaad. This snake

is referred to in the forth opinion. (Tarikh-Makka)

Many other opinions have been expressed as regards to the nature of

the Beast. However, finding myself inclined towards Abu Amr Uthman

Ibne Sa'd al-Mukri ad-Dani's opinion I conclude with his

words, " There are many narration's in regards to the physical

description, length, and nature of the Beast but most of these are

Mawqoof on the Sahaba or those after them. As for those that are

Marfoo only a few are sound thus we cannot assert anything in regard

of its description and nature except that which is proven from the

authentic Marfoo narration's and that it is a huge creature that will

come out from the Earth, a beast other than man, nobody will be able

to escape it. It will stamp the Muslim by writing 'believer' between

his eyes, and stamp the non-Muslim by writing Kafir between his

eyes. " (As-Sunan Al-Waridah Fil-Fitan)

The Fire

The last major sign to appear before the Day of Judgement is the fire

which will come out from the Yemen and gather the people in the place

of their assembly.

In the Hadith of Hudaifa-b-Usaid regarding the Major signs the

Prophet said, " At the end of which a fire would burn out from Yemen

and would drive people to the place of their assembly. " (Muslim)

Narrated by Abu Huraira (R.A) the Prophet said, " The people will be

gathered in three ways:

1.The first way will be of those who will wish or have a hope (for

paradise) and will have a fear (of punishment).

2.The second batch will be those who will gather riding, two on a

camel or three on a camel or ten on a camel.

3.The third batch will be the rest of the people who will be urged to

gather by the fire which will accompany them at the time of their

afternoon nap and stay with them where they will spend the night, and

will be with them in the morning wherever they may be then, and will

be with them in the afternoon wherever they may be then. (Bukhari)

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