What are the major signs of the hour in Islam?

Whenever we see bad news or crimes, we hear people say the hour is near, so what are the signs? that is what we will find out in this article.

What do they mean by saying the signs of the hour? The word hour in Quran refers to the judgment day. And the signs of the hour refer to the major and minor signs that happen to show us that the day of judgment is coming closer.

The Prophet stated:

“From among the signs of the Hour is the common appearance of lewd acts, working to bring about lewd acts, the cutting off of the ties of relationship and the trusting of deceivers.”

The Prophet also said:

 “From among the signs of the Hour is the abundance of wealth, increasing of ignorance, numerous tribulations, and widespread trading and business.”

 

What are the signs of the final hour in Islam?

There are two types of signs, major and minor signs. The minor signs are the signs that come first, some of them have already occurred like:

•       The revelation to prophet Muhammed (peace and blessing be upon him) and his death.
•       The splitting of the moon happened during the time of the Prophet Muhammed.
•       The spreading of crimes and death.
•       Liars pretending to be prophets.

The minor signs that didn’t occur yet:

•       Strong rain that houses can’t protect us from.
•       Something bad will happen that destroys the Arab.
•       Trees and rocks will speak.
•       A mountain of gold will be uncovered in the Euphrates.
•       The moon will look bigger than its normal look.
•       Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of people of knowledge), and ignorance will prevail.
•       People drink a huge quantity of wine.
•       The increased number of earthquakes.
•       Time will pass more quickly.

Major signs of the day of judgment

The major signs of the hour are the signs that will happen near the day of judgment. The major signs include:

•       The appearance of the Mahdi will guide and lead the people to the right path.
•       The descent of the prophet Jesus in Damascus.
•       Prophet Jesus will show true Christianity and destroy the false one.
•       The appearance of the Dajal (The Antichrist), he will spread Fitnah and many people will follow him.
•       Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog) will be free once again and cause destruction.
•       Beasts come out of earth holding the staff of the prophet Moses and the Seal of the prophet Solomon.
•       A war will occur between believers and non-believers. The believers will be led by the Mahdi and the non-believers will be led by the Antichrist.  
•       The prophet Jesus will kill the Antichrist at the gate of Ludd.
•       Peace will then come.
•       The huge cloud of smoke.
•       The sun will rise from the west.
•       All the believers will die.

 

What are the major signs in Islam?

It was narrated by Muslim that Hudhayfah ibn Aseed al-Ghifaari (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:

“The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came out to us when we were discussing. He said: “What are you discussing?” They said: “We are talking about the Hour.” He said: “It will never begin until you see ten signs before it.” He mentioned the smoke, the Dajjaal, the Beast, the rising of the sun from its place of setting, the descent of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, and three landslides, one in the east, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula, and the last of that is a fire which will emerge from Yemen and drive the people to their place of gathering”

Here is the explanation of the ten major signs of the hour:

1-     The appearance of Imam Mahdi.

The prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said about the arrival of Imam Mahdi:

“Before the end of the world, one of Allah’s offspring will appear. His father’s name will be the same as mine, and his name will be the same as mine.’ Before his arrival, the world will be full of oppression and tyranny, but there will be justice in his time. ‘This is Mehdi, listen to what he says,’ an angel from the cloud over his head will say.”

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: “During the last days of my ummah, the Mahdi will appear. Allah will send rain for him, and the earth will bring forth its produce. He will give money sihaahan (according to one report, the Prophet was asked, “What is sihaahan?” and he said, “Equally among people.” Reported by Ahmad), and livestock will increase He will live for seven or eight”

2-     The appearance of Dajjal.

One of the major signs that we all know is the arrival of the Dajjal who will spread Fitnah and say that he is the God. He will show the people how he can make the sky rain and the earth grow vegetation. Many people will believe and follow him.

Therefore, our beloved prophet instructed us to read surah al-Kahf every Friday and to memorize the first 10 verses of it.   

What does he look like? It is said in the hadiths that he is a young man with only one eye and curly hair. On his forehead is written “kaafir”. All the believers will be able to read it.

 Ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whilst I was sleeping, (I dreamt that) I was doing Tawaaf around the House (the Kaaba).”

The prophet said that in his dream he saw the Prophet Essa then he saw the Dajjal. The prophet described the Dajjal and said:

“He is a well-built man, with a ruddy complexion and curly hair. He is one-eyed, with his eye looking like a floating grape.”

Ibn ‘Umar also narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allaah, may He be exalted, is not one-eyed, but al-Maseeh al-Dajjaal is one-eyed, and his right eye looks like a floating grape.”

Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Between the creation of Adam and the onset of the Day of Judgement, there will be a creation greater than the Dajjaal.”

It is said that the Dajjal will come from the east, from the Jews of Isfahan, and he will travel around the world and enter all the countries. However, he will not be able to enter Makkah and Madinah.

Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us that the Dajjaal would appear from a land in the East called Khurasan.”

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us to say the following to protect ourselves from the Fitnah of the Dajjal: “When any one of you pronounces the Shahaadah, let him seek refuge with Allaah from four things, and let him say: ‘Allaahumma innee a’oodhu Bika min ‘adhaab jahannam, wa min ‘adhaab al-qabr, wa min fitnati’l-mahyaa wa’l-mamaat, wa min sharri fitnati’l-maseeh al-dajjaal (O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the tribulation of the Dajjaal).”

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever of you encounters him (the Dajjaal), let him recite the first verses of Soorat al-Kahf against him.”

Abu’l-Dardaa narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever memorizes ten Ayat from the beginning of surah al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjaal.”

 

3-     One of the major signs of the hour is the Descent of the prophet Essa.

At the same time, the Dajjal comes the Prophet Essa will Descend to earth to guide people to the right path, and show them that all the miracles that the Dajjal showed them are just a fitnah. And then he will kill the Dajjal and destroys the cross.

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is nearly time for the son of Maryam to descend upon you, to judge fairly. He will break the cross, kill the pigs and put an end to war. Wealth will increase so much that no one will accept it, and one prostration to Allah will be worth more than the world and all that is in it.”

Then Abu Hurayrah said: “Recite if you wish: ‘And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) But must believe in him (‘Eesaa – as a human Messenger of Allaah) before his (‘Eesaa’s) death. And on the Day of Resurrection, he (‘Eesaa) will be a witness against them.”

Abu Hurayrah also narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “How will you be when ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam descends to you and your leader is one of you?”

 

4-     Yajooj And Majooj’s freeing themselves.

From Surah al-Kahf we know the story of Gog and Magog, how they caused a lot of destruction to the earth, killed many humans, and destroyed the crops. No one managed to faith them until King Zulqarnain came and the people asked for his help and he agreed. Therefore, he built the wall that keeps them prisoned. Until one day they will free themselves.

We don’t know much about how they look but some of their descriptions say that they have small eyes, and wide face with flat noses, and they are from the Turkic Mongol race.

Allah says in the Holy Quran:

“Until, when Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj are let loose (from their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every mound. And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (to fulfillment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves, you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror. (They will say): ‘Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, but we were Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).” [al-Anbiyaa’ 21:96-97]

Allah says in Surah al-Kahf:

“Then he followed (another) way, until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word. They said: ‘O Dhoo’l-Qarnayn! Verily! Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?’ He said: ‘That (wealth, authority, and power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier. Give me pieces (blocks) or iron,’ then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain cliffs, he said, ‘Blow,’ till when he had made it (red as) fire, he said, ‘Bring me molten copper to pour over it.’ So they [Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it. (Dhoo’l-Qarnayn) said: ‘This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true.’ And on that Day [i.e., the day Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj will come out], We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together.” [al-Kahf 18:92-99]

Al-Nawaas ibn Sam’aan narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said about the signs of the hour: ” and Allaah will send Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, swiftly swarming from every mound. They will pass the lake of Tiberias [in Palestine] and will drink everything that is in it. Then the last of them will pass by and will say, ‘There used to be water here once.’ The Prophet of Allah, ‘Essa, and his companions, will be besieged until a bull’s head will be more precious to one of them than a hundred dinars are to any of you today. ‘Essa and his companions will pray to Allah, and Allah will send a kind of worm (like that found in the noses of camels and sheep) on their (Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj) necks, and they will fall down dead, all at once. Then ‘Essa and his companions will come down out of the place where they were besieged, and they will find hardly a handspan of land that is not filled with the stench (of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj), so ‘Essa and his companions will pray to Allah, and He will send birds like the necks of camels to carry them away and throw them wherever Allah wills.”

5-     Another sign of the hour is the appearance of a cloud of smoke.

Allah says in the Holy Quran: “Wait for the day when smoke appears from the sky,”

Allah also said: “Then wait for you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke, covering the people, this is a painful torment.” [al-Dhukhaan 44:10-11].

Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Maleekah said: “I went to Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) one day, and he said: ‘I did not sleep at all last night.’ I asked him, ‘Why not?’ He said, ‘They said that a star with a tail (a comet) had appeared, and I was afraid that the smoke had started, so I could not sleep at all.'”

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Hasten to do good deeds before six things appear: the Dajjal, the smoke”

Allah said in the Quran: ” The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do 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” [al-An’aam 6:158].

The Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about the signs of the hour: “The Hour will not begin until the sun rises from the West, and when it rises and the people see it, they will all believe, but that will be when it will do a person no good to believe if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith.”

 

6-     The beast comes out from the ground.

Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against them, We shall bring out from the earth a beast to them, which will speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in our ayat.” [al-Naml 27:82]

It is said that the beast will have the staff of the prophet Mousa and the seal of the prophet Suleman.

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: “There are three things which, once they happen, it will do a person no good to believe, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith: the rising of the sun from the West, the Dajjaal, and the Beast of the earth.”

Abu Umaamah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The Beast will emerge, and it will mark all the people on their noses, and this mark will last, so that if a man buys a camel, and is asked who he bought it from, he will say, ‘From the man with the mark on his nose.'”

7-     The Sun Rise from the West.

When the hour is near the sun will rise from its sitting location. The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said, “The Hour will not come until the Sun has risen from the West, and when it rises and people see it, they will all believe,” but “that will be the time when it will do no good to a person who has not believed before, nor earned good (by doing deeds of righteousness) through his faith.”

 

8-     One of the major signs of the hour is Landslides.

Three major landslides will happen one in the East, one in the West, and one in the Arabian Peninsula.

9-     The great fire.

One of the major signs of the hour is the fire that will appear from the direction of Yemen, from the bottom of ‘Aden, from the Sea of Hadramawt.

The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said: “The last of them will be a fire that will come from Yemen, and will force the people to the area of their assembly.”

10- The Kabbah Will Be Destroyed

The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said: “Dhu’l-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia will ruin the Ka’ba and seize its treasure and kiswah,”

Small signs of the hour.

The minor signs are the signs that come first, some of them have already occurred.

Minor signs of the hour Islam.

The small signs of the hour include:

•       The revelation to prophet Muhammed (peace and blessing be upon him) and his death.
•       The splitting of the moon happened during the time of the Prophet Muhammed.
•       The spreading of crimes and death.
•       Liars pretending to be prophets.
•       Strong rain that houses can’t protect us from.
•       Something bad will happen that destroys the Arab.
•       Trees and rocks will speak.
•       A mountain of gold will be uncovered in the Euphrates.
•       The moon will look bigger than its normal look.
•       Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of people of knowledge), and ignorance will prevail.
•       People drink a huge quantity of wine.
•       The increased number of earthquakes.
•       Time will pass more quickly.

What are the signs of Judgement Day in the Quran?

The signs of the hour are mentioned in the Holy Quran a lot, and here are some of the verses:

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً ۗ يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

They ask thee (the messenger) about the (final) hour – when will be it’s appointed time? Say. “The knowledge thereof is with my Lord. None but He can reveal as to when it will occur. It is heavy on the heavens and the earth. It will come to you, suddenly”. They ask thee as if thou wert eager in search thereof. Say, “The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most people don’t know.”

Signs of the hour in Quran

فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا السَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً ۖ فَقَدْ جَاءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا ۚ فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَاهُمْ

Do they then only wait for the ‘Hour’,- that it should come on them suddenly? But already have come some conditions thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonitions?

The ‘Hour’ will arrive suddenly. Some of its conditions will manifest in time. Let’s see what are these conditions in Quran.

 

  فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ  يَغْشَى النَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Then be on the watch for a day when the sky shall come with smoke (or mist) plainly visible, enveloping the people. This is a grievous penalty.

اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ

The Hour (of Judgment) is near, and the moon is spilt.

  

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ

Until the Gog and Magog, are released, and they swiftly swarm from every height.

 

قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِلِقَاءِ اللَّهِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً قَالُوا يَا حَسْرَتَنَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِيهَا وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ أَوْزَارَهُمْ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِمْ ۚ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ

Losers indeed are those who belie meeting with Allah,- until ‘the Hour’ is on them suddenly, and they say. “Ah! woe unto us that we took no heed of it”; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?

 

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ  يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَىٰ وَمَا هُم بِسُكَارَىٰ وَلَٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ شَدِيدٌ

O Mankind! fear your Lord! for the Earthquake/Convulsion of the Hour will be a mighty thing!: The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every load bearing one shall drop her load. Thou shalt see mankind as if drunk, while they are not drunk. but dreadful is the punishment of Allah.

 

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ

Closer has come to mankind their accountability yet they turn away in oblivion.

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