Signs of the Last Hour
Date: 2007-08-11
Format: text
Identifier: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/signsofthelasthour.html
Language: en
Subject: judgementday
Title: Signs of the Last Hour
Created on: Sat Aug 11 09:30:12 -0400 2007
Updated on: Sat Aug 11 09:32:22 -0400 2007
Version: 3
Abstract: ... and kill each other, both claiming the same thing." "Earthquakes will increase in number." [Welcome to California. :-] "A person will pass by the grave, and wish to trade places out of despair." Major Signs (in rough chronological order) "Al-Dajjal will come, claiming to be God holding Heaven and Hell. His purpose is to deceive, and unbelievers will follow him. He is short, red-faced, blind in the right eye, and has hair which sticks up. He will go around the world, but will be unable to enter Madinah or Makkah." [There are numerous detailed ahadith on this man.] "Al-Mahdi will come at the time of Al-Dajjal. He will call to the true Islam, and will be a military leader. His name will be exactly like that of the Prophet: Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah, and his father's name will match the Prophet's father's name also. He will be descended from Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet." "Isa (Jesus) will come at the time of Al-Dajjal and al-Mahdi as well. He will descend at the time of Fajr prayer on a masjid in Damascus, the capital of Syria. He is of medium height, red-faced, and his hair is as if he just took a shower. He will call people back to Islam, but he will also be a military leader. The People of the Book will revert to Islam, and wealth will be super-abundant. Isa will break the cross, kill the swine, and personally slay Al-Dajjal. He will stay on Earth for a long time thereafter, and then die." "An animal will come and call people back to Islam." [A partial description of this animal is that it is very hairy, so much so that one will not be able to tell its front from its rear (Arabic: 'Dab-ba'). Reference to this animal is mentioned in the Qur'an.] "Gog and Magog (two hidden tribes of people) will break free of the dam that holds them back, and ravage the earth. They will drink all the water, and kill people until Allah sends against th... [Full Article...]
