The Hour and Its Signs
171 questions
Are the calculations derived from the noble Prophetic حديث regarding the age of the Islamic Ummah, which predict its end at a maximum of 1500 years, correct in their context? And if so, why did not the prominent scholars of Islam take notice of them?
Is it true what was reported about a Ukrainian scientist who embraced Islam because he discovered that the Earth's poles would shift, which would change the sunrise from the east to the west? And do miracles have a scientific explanation?
What is the fate of the rest of the world's nations, where will they be, and how will they be gathered, given the immense water barriers between them and the Hijaz, if the prophecy of a fire emerging from the land of the Hijaz that drives people to the land of gathering is true? And is this gathering partial and exclusive to Arabs?
Are sexual and evil thoughts about Allah, and the feeling of hatred towards Allah and His punishment, and that these are signs of the Hour, a justification for suicide?
How sound are the Hadiths mentioned in Ibn Hammad's book "Al-Fitan" regarding the epic battles (malāḥim) and tribulations (fitan) at the End of Times, and what are the minor and major signs of the Hour, and what is the view of Sheikh Safar Al-Hawali in his book "Ashrāṭ Al-Sā'ah" concerning these events?
What are the most important signs of the approaching Day of Judgment, and on which day of the week and at what hour will it commence?
Is it obligatory to research the interpretations of dreams that come true, or is it better to ignore them?
ما هي الأشياء التي تُرفع من الأرض عند ظهور يأجوج ومأجوج؟
Does the prophecy "The Hour will not be established until two great factions fight..." refer to a future conflict between the Western bloc led by America and the Eastern bloc led by Russia, and will all conventional and unconventional weapons be annihilated therein, leading to the destruction of most of the Earth's inhabitants, especially in the Arab region, taking into account that the hadiths about the Mahdi and Jesus (peace be upon him) indicate the use of primitive weapons and a small number of Muslims?
What is the interpretation of the noble Hadith: "Three, each the son of a caliph, will fight at your treasure, then none of them will achieve it, then the black banners will appear from the East and they will slaughter you with a slaughter that no people have ever inflicted"? And who is the intended caliph and his three sons? And is he currently present? And what are the signs indicating his appearance? And what is meant by "the treasure of the Sacred Kaaba"? And who are the people of the black banners, and who are the killer and the killed in His saying "they will slaughter you with a slaughter that no people have ever inflicted"?
What should I do about my suffering from the signs of the Hour that began in 1993, due to my belief that I am a polytheist and that I have sexual and impure thoughts about Allah, which makes me fear entering Hellfire for thousands of years and suffering the torment of the people of Lut?
Does what is happening now, of the major signs of the Hour, permit me to ask for death?
What is the ruling on intense fear of the major Signs of the Hour, especially the Dajjal, which leads a person to despair and a lack of feeling enjoyment?
What are the prophetic sayings (hadiths) mentioned by the Prophet, peace be upon him, concerning the state of his Ummah after him, such as: "A time will come upon my Ummah when nothing will remain of Islam but its name, and nothing of the Qur'an but its رسمه (outward form)," and "A time will come upon my Ummah when they will love five things and forget five things – they will love this worldly life and forget the Hereafter"? What are their continuations and chains of transmission (sanad), and what are the other hadiths mentioned in the same context?
How can one repent to Allah with a sincere and irreversible repentance after committing sins and enormities since childhood, despite loving the righteous and desiring change, but with repeated returns to disobedience after repentance?
What remains of the minor signs of the Hour?
Is the increase in sudden death among the signs of the Day of Judgment, and is it considered good?
What is the meaning of the drawing near of time, the drawing near of markets, the occurrence of discord among people, and the alienation of Islam, as minor signs of the Day of Judgment?
What are the signs of the Day of Judgment?
Does the sign of the sun rising from the west mean that it will rise from the direction of the west, or that it will rise at the time of sunset?
Is the time we are living in the Last Days, and are these years deceptive and transient?
What is meant by mosques being taken as thoroughfares, and by the crescent moon being seen in the beginning and said to be for two nights, in light of the prophetic hadith: "From the approach of the Hour is that the crescent moon will be seen in the beginning and said to be for two nights, that mosques will be taken as thoroughfares, and that sudden death will appear"?
What is the last sign of the Hour?
Are the abundance of earthquakes and the omission by preachers of any mention of the Antichrist among the signs of the Day of Judgment?