The Hour and Its Signs
171 questions
Is the swine flu currently spreading across the world one of the major signs of the Hour?
How many unfulfilled minor signs of the Day of Judgment are there?
What is the connection between the major signs of the Hour (the Antichrist, Imam Mahdi, Gog and Magog, and the return of Jesus, peace be upon him) and our contemporary reality, considering the occurrence of many minor signs of the Hour?
Is Nasser Mohammed Al-Yamani, who claims to be the Awaited Mahdi and swears by Allah Almighty, and who has made many solemn imprecations against those who accused him of pretense and falsehood, truthful in his claim?
Will there come a day upon the Arabs when they will not know who governs them, as one of the signs of the Hour?
How can the Hadith, "Among the signs of the Hour are seventy-two characteristics... and taking the Qur'an as mizameer," be reconciled with the Hadith, "He is not of us who does not chant the Qur'an"?
Does the seizing of scholars and the disappearance of knowledge mean that no Muslim will remain on the face of the Earth due to misguidance?
What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Indeed, before the Hour, there will be much Harj." I (the narrator) said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?" He said: "Killing." Some of the Muslims then said: "O Messenger of Allah, we are now killing such and such a number of polytheists in one year." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not the killing of polytheists, but rather some of you will kill others, until a man kills his neighbor, and his cousin, and his relatives." Some of the people then asked: "O Messenger of Allah, will we have our minds with us on that day?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, the minds of most people of that time will be removed, and they will be replaced by mere scum of people who have no minds." Then Al-Ash'ari said: "By Allah, I truly think it will reach me and you. And by Allah, there is no way out for me and for you from it if it reaches us, according to what our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entrusted to us, except that we depart from it as we entered it." And specifically, what is the meaning of: "No, the minds of most people of that time will be removed, and they will be replaced by mere scum of people who have no minds"?
1. Where will the Mahdi be born and raised? And is it possible for his birth and upbringing to be in Jerusalem, similar to the upbringing of Moses (peace be upon him) in Pharaoh's house? 2. Can scholars deduce that this era is the time of the Mahdi's appearance from what has been narrated by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)? 3. Can a Muslim infer or recognize the time of the Mahdi's appearance through dreams? And is a true dream part of prophecy? 4. Can dreams related to the appearance of the Mahdi be interpreted?
What is meant by each of the following: "two deaths that seize you like the deaths of sheep," "the abundance of wealth until a man is given a hundred dinars and yet remains dissatisfied," and "a tribulation that will not spare any Arab household without entering it," mentioned in the Hadith? And is the conquest of Jerusalem mentioned in the Hadith the one that occurred during the time of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab?
Has the Earth's rotation around its own axis changed after the tsunami, and is this considered one of the minor signs, especially with the observation of a change in the places of sunrise and sunset?
ما هو المقصود بالدخان كإحدى علامات الساعة الكبرى؟
Is the Hadith: "A time will come upon my Ummah when there will be fifty women for every man" authentic?
How would the repentance of one who followed the Dajjal and repented after the sun rises from the west be accepted, given that the Hadith explicitly states that repentance will not be accepted after this sign?
What is the interpretation of the signs of the Hour and the sun rising from the west, and the Noble Verse: "And indeed, We are [its] expanders"?
Are there any mentions of individuals by name in the prophetic hadiths, such as Al-Yamani, Al-Harith, Al-Sufyani, and Al-Qahtani, who will appear immediately before the Mahdi?
Are the major signs of the Hour, such as the emergence of the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal), inevitable occurrences? If so, how can one reconcile their inevitable occurrence with the fact that the Hour will come suddenly?
What is the meaning of the saying, "The camel herdsmen will compete in erecting tall buildings," or "The ignorant camel herdsmen will compete in erecting tall buildings," which is mentioned in one of the Prophetic narrations (Hadith)?
Do the towers and tall buildings in the Arabian Gulf resemble the Sign of the Hour mentioned in the Noble Hadith regarding the Bedouins and shepherds competing in the construction of tall buildings?
Are the sandstorms in Riyadh a natural phenomenon or a result of people's sins, and are they among the signs of the Hour?
Is the Holy Qur’an God's eternal miracle, and how can its eternality be reconciled with its being raised on the Day of Resurrection, and what are the implications of saying it is not eternal?
What is the ruling on studying and working in the field of interior design ("decoration")? Is it forbidden, especially since there is mixing (of genders) in study and work, and it has been mentioned that an abundance of ornamentation and showing off in buildings are among the signs of the Hour?
What is the explanation and clarification of all that pertains to Gog and Magog, in terms of: who are they, the meaning of their name, their lineage, their physical descriptions, their number, and are they in existence now? With mention of evidence from the Quran and Sunnah, and the location of their barrier?
Are there any Hadiths regarding a time when a man will be a shepherd to forty women, and another Hadith about women marrying in the streets?