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" PUIBLISIHEA'S NOTE . , ... ! ••••••••• " •••• " • •• • • ••• • • • ••• 06 " TIH -E' P- liD E·F-·AC E oa

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*' IINTIROIDUCTIONI ' _ " ., .. 16

THE SIGN:S OF THE LESSER DAV OIF JUDIGMEINT

" THE ADVENT OF PROPHETHOOD ,OF MUHAMMAD ~

.AND H IS DEA.TH • . . . , , . , . , , . . . . . . . . , , • ! ! • • • •• , • • •• 47'

* DEATH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD._ , 511

'" CONCUIEST AND REOPEIN OF BAIT~AL-MAaOIS 56;

." A. PLA,GUIE " " , ..............•...... , . .. 59'

"" IN I C' 'IR' EA' s E 0' IF W' _ ':=A; L" -TH 160· '1

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• FITNA"AND AFFLICTIIONS , , 'W • , • • • • • •• 168·

" ASSASSllNATIOrN OF CALliPH 'UTHMAAN AND IDISUNIITY

OF THE NATION. _ , , , , " .. ., .. " " .. _ ,B6

-:it THE B,ATTLE OF AL-JlAMAL .. " " ., '93

~ THE BATTLE OF 81FFIN , " '98;

"It APPEA.RANCE OF AL-KHAW,AAIIJI 102

'" THE APPEARANCE OF LIIABS (IDAJJALS) WHO CtAl'M

TO BE THIE APO'STLE. OF ALLAti . i ••••••••••••••••••• 1019 ,. TO ATTA:~8UTE IFAKE HADIITHS TO THE PRIOPIHIET •. ,. 112

'" WIDESIPAIEAD OF PEACE AND 'TRANOUIILLITY ". 1'15

'" THE FIIRE THAT EMITS FADM THE EARTH OF THE HIJIAZ 117

* APPEAIRANCiE OF SETTING ., . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. , 2.1

tIr PIGHTIIING WIITH THE TURKS _ , , . , 12-4

" APPEAIRANCIE OF TYRANTS AND THEIR OPPRESSIVE

SHERIFFS ' , .' , " . . . . . .. 127

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.~ EXCESSIVE KILLING AND IBLOOIDSHED . " , ..... , ..... " .. 1:301 .. DIISAPPEA,RANCE OIF HONESTY AND

SQUANDER OF TIRUSTWRTHINIESS ' .. , . 132,

'~CONVENTI'ON.AL IFAITH AND IMiITATlON OIF

NIONI~ISlAMIC CUSTOMS ..... , ..... , . ' .. , . , .. " , " ... ,. 14,2 cot APPEA.RANCE OF WOME.N WHO ARE DONNIED - NAKIED. 147 ,"" THE :SLAVE-GIIRL GIVES BIIRTH ro HER MIS'TRIIESS

OR. MASTER " , .. , .. , ., a •• , , , • • •. • • • •• '.491

'" BARE-FOOTED, DESTITUTE ,sHlEPHERD'S OF GOATS VYING WITH ONE AINOTHER: IN THIE CONSTRUCTIION OF

MAGIN1FICENT BUILDINGS. " , " . . . .. . . .. li5,2

'" GREETING 'SALAAM' IS LlM~TEO TO KINOWN OINLY .' " .. ,. 15S '" SPREAD OF BUSINIESSITRADIN(~ .. I ••• , , • , , , , .' " • , .... 167

I< SPREAD OF COVETOUSNESS., i. i i ••• '. i •••• ' .". 1591

* SPA,EAD OF 0 BSGENlITV " '. '. , .. , .. ,. , , .....• i •• 1163

ii' SIEVER 'OF KINSHIP' BONDS , " ' . " .. , , " .. . .. 164

W FALSE TESTIMONY & FORGED WIT NIESS " " " " 168

* IFI'NANC'IAL 'INCOME FROM IDOUBTFUL SOURCES, 171

Ir MEANS OF SIUSTENA.NCE ARE USURIOUS, . , .. , 17'3

'" CONSIDER ILLEGAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AS LAWFUL 177 .. CONSIDER TIHE WEAR~NG OF SilK AS LAWFUL. , ..•.. '. 180 ;0 CONSIDER THE IDRINIKING OF INTOXICAINTS AS LAWFUL 184

* VIE. FOR ORNAMENTATION OF IMOSQUES taa

'1/ AELICUOUS KNOWL.5D(3,E WOULDI SHRIINK ," '. . .. 1'92:

Ii TIHE TIME Wa.ULD DRAW S,O CLOSE TO THIE LAST H,OUR .... 19,4 " A MANI WOULD WIISH TO BE IN THE GIRAVE OF HillS

IBROTHE,R" " , .. , .. ,', .•...... , , " , 197

'" M.ADINAH IEXPELS ALL !B,AD PERSONS , . . . . . . . . .. 200

'" TIHE iEUPHRATES UNCOVERS A TREASURE OF GOLD ., .. 206 ., THE LAND 'OF ARABIA BECOMES MEADOWS. AND RIVERS ... 210

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.. REAUTY OF VIISII01NS (O'AEAMS) OF' THE BELIEVIE.AS • .. 214 '" MUSLIMS FliGHT AGAllNST JEWS AND THEY KIl.L JEWS . 21 B '" FLIGHT; PLUNDEIR AND LITTLE BLACK TRIAl.S '. • . . . . . .. 22'1 ;, INANIMATE AND INORGANIC BODIES WILL TALK TO

HUMANS , , .. " , ,_ 0, , , ••• ' •••••• ' •••• "' , •• ' " •• 225

,;, FLEEING WITHl HIS AELIGIION IFOR,M CIIVI'L ST1R,IFE

TO THE TOPS OF THE MOUNITAINS " .•.. " . "' .. 230

'"REJECT THE P:ROPHET'S # SUNNAH '. ' " ,2:32

.. TIME WILL COME WHEN MUSLIMS BECOME

IDOLWOiRSHllPPERS AND AEVER:T TO POLYTHEISM. • •• 23'7 ;. APPEARANCE OF IPOL YTH1EIISM liN MUSLIM OOMMUNIIITY 238 ;<A MAN OF QAHTA.N l1R:IIBE APPEA.RS, " , .' . j • ., •••••• ' ••• 244 '" NAT,IONS SUMMONING ONE ANOTHER TO ATTACK

MIUS,LIIMS, ..•.• , . " .•. j ••••• , •••• ,j •• " " • '" ". 24'1

,;, INTEAINAJIONAIL EMBARGO OF FINANCIAL AND FOOID

,. AI'DS AGAINST ,IRAQ AND ITS, ALLIES" " .. _ .. ' .... " . , ... 249 '" SUPERIOlRITY O:F IROMANS AND THEIR MASSIIVE

POP'U LA TIIION . . . .. . ; . . . . . . . . . ; .. . . . , ,. . . . . . . . . . .• '. • .. 25:1

'", CONQUEST OF CONSTA1NTIIINOPIliE ANn ROME" ." ... ," 25,3 ... APPEARS OF TURMO~L FROM THIE EAST" ., ... , .•.... 25,7 ~ EXTENS,IIVE IUSE OF MUSIC.AL INSTRUMENTS .•.•.. i •• ,25,9 II OLD' MAN ATTEIMPTING TO BE'COIME A YOUTH ...• '. , ' .. :261 * lARGE N'UMBEH OIF EARTH QUA!KES, ON .AN EXTENSIVE

SCALE " " '" .' •. ' " " i •• j • , •• '. " , •• " ." ,26:3

'" DEMISE OF RIGrHTEOUS BELIEVIERS , . " " . '" , .. ,26,5

'I< SURPLUS OF FEMALE AND SHORTAGE OF' MALE liN

NUMBER. , , .. _ . , , ' •.. , , .. _ , ;, ". ,26'7'

" FAMINE DESPITE HEAVY IRAINIFALL AS INOTHIIING

WOULD GROW .. " , . , , , , ,. 26:9

* SEND A PILEASANIT WIND TO TAKE THE LIFE OF EVERY

MUSLI,M, .. " ,. " ., ,., , . , ' '. 270

" THE DIEMOUSH ING OF THE HOLY KA'I8A .. "' " . ,. "' . " . ,. 273

THE S,IGNS, OF THIE GREATIER& ,GENERAL DAV OF JUDGMENT

'* COMING FORTH OF AL~MlAHIDI ' " . . . .. 2'77

,* APPEARANCE OF THE ,ANTI ~ CHFUST , " ' ' ",. 287

* THE DESCENT OF JIESLIS CHIRIST r')W~~ •. ' .•.•. ' ' " . '. 343

.. GOG AN'D MA,(30a , , ,. . 384

"OCCUtTATIONS liN THR~,E PLAOES. , , " ", ,. 404

'Ir OIEMOUSH~NG OF HOLV KA'BA IBY AN A.BYSSINI'AN

HAVIING TWO SMALL SHANKS " " '. 407

' .. T'H'E SMIOK'E .. " "' " "' ..• " ... " '" " •... " .. ' ...•. ", ,0 ••• ,.. 41'15

.. THE RISING OIF THE SUN .FROM THE WESl' " , 4;27

.. THE COMING OUT OF THE BIEAST FADM THE EART'11 AND

'" SPEAK UNITOI THIE PIEOPlE . " .. ' .. ,' " ..•. ,. 440

• D~SAPPEARANICE, OF lnH IE HOLY aUA:AN; REVOCAJ'ION OF IISLAM AND DEVIIIATION Of IF"EO'PLE TO THE

• IIDOL-WOA8'HIIIP . , , ... , , .... ' .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 445 '* A FIRE BURINIS FORl'THI AlNiD !EMiITS ID'RIVING PEOPLE

. TO THEIIR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY " . " . . . .. 454

B·RIJEIF DESCR.IPTION ,OF THE DAV OF R:iESURRECTION

* THE BLOWING OF THE TRUMPET ONI THE [DAY OF

RlESURRECTllON .. , ", , , , , .' ' , ' , .. 465,

'", CHA.AA:CTE'RISTICS 'OF THE EARTH ON TIHE DAY OF

RESUR,RECTIION . ;" . , .•......... , ' .. , .. " •... ,472:

"THIE FIRST fROM WHOM THE EARTH WIIlLBE ctsrr

O'IPEN ONTHIE [lAVOF RESURRECTIONI , ._ "_, 4'74

'II A B,RI!iEF D'ESCR:IPTION OF THE PEOPLE ON THIE

DAY OF RESURRECTION 476;

'" OUR PUBUCATIIONS., '" , .. 49S

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'1"0 manklndl IFear' y'our La,rd! For-'the co:nvulsion of 'the Hour '(01 ,Judgmlent) willI be a thing 'terrible! The Day ye shall see it, Every' mother giving suck shan fo,rglet her suckling', .. babe, ,and every pregnant femalle shalll drop heir load (unformed): Thus shalt see mankiind as iln a drunken riot, yet, not drunk: but dlreadfuI will be the Chastisem,ent of Allah. n (Holy 'Quran 22'.~1-'2)

"Do, they then only wait fOlr the IH~our, ... that it, shoUild Icome ,on them 0' a sudden? But already 'have C10me some, tokens, thereof" and when it comes to them 'I how shaU they ha,ve the'i!r

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"Nlarrated ,AbdIUUah bin Umar,:AJI~ah's Messe!ng1er (?Ii) sa,lid: The keys of the, unseen are five: Thereupon he Ireoited:, «Ve,nly the knowledlge of U1e HOUl.r is wirth Allah (alone). It is, He Who sends dlown rain,and Hie Who knows, what is in the wombs .. No,r does Iny one lknowwhat: it is that he willi eam on the morrow: N'o'r does any one know' in what I,alnd he is, to die.Velril¥ with Allah lis fulll knowledlge and H:e is acquainted I(With rl,llilhiin,gs») (Holy Qumn 31:34)(Re/a,tecJ b)l Bukhs'rfj ..

Countless thanks, are due t'o'Alilah Ta.ala who g,iJJ,VB' us 0pPolrtunity tOI publlish lslarnlc Uterlature:s lin INorth ,A,mledlca, and! IcounUess bll,esslings: IQf AUah ta.ala be upon 'Ho,lly Prophet Muhammad ,~who ~ntroduced us ico,mplle'tle' c,eds o,f Ufe and deUve'red the kno'wlhedge'~ s~gns" dinecti'onSi ,about our future, Doomsda.y, and hereafter,

AII .. Attlique Pub~ishers, Inc, Canada "elel 'Qllrieat pilleasure and Ihonou r in printing the book III Doomlsdlay'" Icolmplilled by' ,our esteemed brother Slidihelelque. ,M. A., Velianl~ode I( MI,ay,AUah Protect hilml) Ion our request to p,a,y his, ,attention Ion thiis subje,ct ~ R,e'aUy this is, very nobill! task to' do and perhapls, 'iirst endsavour in the' MIUls~im w,ol1ld '1:10 unvein Ihe secret, signs and p'lr'Dplhlec~,e's, ,of bo,th Iless,er' ,and 'g'r'8'at,e'r ID,B'y 'Olf judgmlent' ext,ens.ive~Y"i' and Ica,l:eg,onizing ~heml pre1cis'Q'I'y to those are' appeared and happened untn now, and thosle, are e:,)Cpect:iing vlery :9IOI0n" as we,n as, thosewitl be, appeared at the' end '0" the ~,a.st Hour I lih e rei are 6:3 ,signs lot this h~sser Clay ,of JlUdglml,en~' and 111 m,ajio,r s,iglns 0" thel Glreal:elr' da;y ,olf: resurrection as, wle'lll as, a brielf !desclri'p,ti'o,n lo,f 'the' DI8,Y' ,of Resurlr,ec1tlilonl are conta,ilned in th~s 'titls!,

This iis a comparatlve ,study wiith modern ,slcilentiifi:c findings and non-lslamlc reUgions", doctrines iinlha' Icon1Ie'mIPo'rary w'orld. this ~s a 'QlatewB,y to the Imy,st',s'ri,s's of: invi,sl~blle andi rnlraeuleustacte and flindiilngs over the, Omnlpotenee ofThe Alllalh.

This lis a, p,ath flndingl task to disc:I'ose the belie" about the! .o~o' .0 .. 010.0.,0* [~f[_J! ,*o ••• ooo.'c -. ''',0.'

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wOlrld Ihelre,a,fter as, diis;cllosed by .,he! IHo,l;y 'auran and Sunnsh Nalbvia 3 SUlre1ly'the Quran and the Sunna N,abvia "* aria ~ll1e touchstolne by what the baseness or n!olbillene,ss o~ an idea be judgledi.

May Ailiah ,(SWT) bless our honour,ablle bro'lhe!r Siidlh,eeque, IM.A. 'Ve~il,an'~ddle w:irth a good r:ew'arld ,and m,ake ~hils; bOo'k useful,

'We stro'ng,ll,y recommend this, titl,e as a valuab'I,Q' IrefelF'Bnce to all; parUcullarly- to li,braries, st'udenit:s, reseercn scho,llslf'S" 811d Ilsl,almiic propagators, etc, all over the 'world

Onl'y from Alllaih (SWT) we, seek help and only "Irom AUalh (SWT)w'e s,ee,'k power and ,abillilty to do our dUty.,

y,our b~other in 'Islam

M.R. Attque

The lPubUsher. Toronto. Canada 'No,v. 01 ,199:8

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VerUy Praise lbe t.OI .Allah, we praise Himl~ 'we seek. help to Him, we beseechfOrgrveness to, IHim, we seek refuge willh .Allah from the' mischiefS, ,of our :80uls, and tam fhe! lmisch·efs of our evi~ doings,. :He W10m AI:lah guides is rightiy guided;, but He Wilom, Allah Ileaves to stray!. - for him wilt thou find no protecto.r tOI llead him to the Right Way. II bear witness that none has the right to be wo,rstlipped bLd Allah, ,and I bear winess that Muhammad (may Ipe&OS! be uponl him) lis His Slave and Messenge'r. AJf.ah praise hIm and send peace upon him, his household i and his

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the day of Judg,ment

"0 ye who believ'el Fe'ar' AJUah as IHeshould be' 'feared:. and die not except lin a state of 1.'lam" (Holy 'Quran 3:102).

~'O main Id ndl Fear your Guardian ilord, Who created :vou from a siingle Perso:n" c,reated. out of it, his mate" and fro,ml them 'lwaiin' scattered '~Ii.. seeds) countless men and women; II Pear Allah, ttl'lQugh 'Whom ye demand ,our mutual (ri,ghts), and be heedfull of tha, wombs (thsltbore Y'DU): for Allah ever watches over' y,ou." ('Holy ,QuraR' 4: 1).

"0 ye 'Who believel IFea.r Allah, and malke your uttera.nca straight forwalrd:: That He may make yo:u ,conduct Whol. and sound and follliveyou yoursiins: H. that obeys, ~Ilah and His Messenger, has, already' a.ttained ·the g,reat victory." (Holy Quran 33i;'1fJ..71).

INO'N iafter 'this: "The best of Hle' speech is embodied in the ho~ Book, of ,Alllah, ;Bnd 'the best ,of the g'uid,snce is, the guidance gi¥en by Muhammad I~mlay peace' be upon himl)., And the, most evU affairs are their innovQ,tions; ,and every inn:ov~aOOn is an error; ,and every error is lleading ,to the HeiU-Fire,.

lUI only d_ire I(yOUI') betlennent'to the lbest,of'my po\Wr;: and 8ucceaa 'Ii'n mlytas!k), can lo,nly came' from Allalh .. lin Him II trust, and unto, H,imlI lum."" (Holy Quran 11:8(8)

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underatand what II say .. '" (Holy Quran ,20~25-28)

Verily, AJlah the Glorious and IExalTed has seot the Prophet Muhammad I(may peace be Ulpol1lhim), wittll1e true Messa.ge, hef3ldingl of' !glladl tidiings and Wamer ,of 'the' Last IHour. He lleft no1tling but, ,expressed Iclear1y' with manifest benefits, ,IS weI:I,ss, he, warnedl of' mischiefs to get, rid of 'thern fivm ou.r lwe. 'This M'usliml community lis a final one and our IProphet (may' peace be upon hi~)' lis a seall of the Messengers. Allah has, chosen to Ik.., infctmed IlUS, 'will O!",in IPli8Cise s,igns lof the, ILast IHour tha,t propheSied by ~ of Alblh (may lpeace be upon him) in order to end this probationary' life s'ndl tOlstalrt a very new and etema~ worl1d and I'ife in l

In 'lhis world ~good and evil ia~e miked tog,ether" But then they willi be sorted lOut, and each !grade! of ~goOO and evi~ \\rilll be, sorted

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thought,. said, or done. iin this Ilife of probation I, however they may have, ,concealed or m'isinterpreted it in this, life. Everything will be considefed j'n taking Ble aecount, and the, ,account will convince the persons concerned Ulemselves. The weight of an atom, the smal1lest UVll1'lQI wetght an ordinary main can think of. Figuratively fhe subtlest: form of good and evil Willi then be brought to ,account, and l~ wi IIII be done openly and oonvinciing1ly: he ushall see ir. ,AlII~ah the Glorious and IMighty :said:

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,UThen shalll anyone who has done an ,atom's wei:ght of Igood, see it! And ,anyone 'who has done, an atom's, VI8:ight lof ,evil~, shalll ,see it'" (Holy QUfan 99~"7-8)

The believing of the! 'world Hereafter is ,one of the fundamental ~net: of Islam. The' IProphet of Anah (may peace be uponhi'm) Iha.s prophesied . about the :signs of'the !Last Hour some ofwhich have alread~' been ~a,ppeared! in order to be certain fhat this probationary Ie willi be replaced with a mal life in the 'world hereafter.AJllah's comm'sndilmeetsthe weakness of His weakest: servants, and lonly asks ~at His seMints should surrender their selfish wUI talAllah"s WII.ln dMne compa,ssian, therefore, VIle ,allt al'lowedto do, just Wh,at vue can" ,even though our standard shouldlfall short of'1I1e highest: standaR'J. But our a~m should be ,to follaN the highest :standa:rd, ,and AJlah's GI18Cl! win come 'to our assistance. But we must dOl so' in ihlis IRe" - and at once" as soon as the, Word penetrates our m:indl or understanding,. 'We must not

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delay a moment, for the Judgment may come at anlY time. suddenly, before we even perceive where, we are, IMany kinds of sighs and regrets 'will then assail us. In the first place, we shall see, lour shortcomings: we were negligent when we ShOUikt have been serious: we mocked when we should have tried to learn and uederstand. But it 'win be too Ilate then 'to retrieve our position, In the second place, we might be inclined to say, "I wish I had received W8lming or guidance', But, this would not be true" because the warning and guidlan;C8 are' being conveyed in the clearest manner in Allah's Reve,la,tion. That rs the force of "lest ~, shoultt say. It coulld have, said so, had iit not seen that the objection is, clearly antidpated in the cal~ to repent and in the waming about the, Hereafter. In the third place, when we standi face to face with the Pena'lty of our own deeds, we 'might say, 'II wish I had another chsinoo,' But not one, but many." chances are being given~ espedaUy when we read: 'Despair not of the IMercy of Pdlah: for' ,AI1sh forgives ,an sins: for He is Oft-fo:rgJlvinQ, Most Me:rrciful', The reply explains how all sudh pleas have been anticipated ,and met. It 'w,as delibe:rate rej~ion that will deserve and meet its consequences. The Imotive sins, as with Satan, was haughtiness and Se:H'. Allah the Glori,ous and Mighty saiid:

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'''Lest 'the sou II should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me,1 .. In 'that I Ineglected (my duty:) towards ,Allaih, and was but am"ang those who mockedl!' ~ "Or (1188" it should say:: 'I on I,' Allah had guided me, I' should certaini¥' have been ,amongihe Irightao'UBI' - 'II,Or (lest) it: should say when it (actually) seea Ih. Chastisement If onll, II had ,another ,chance, 1 should certain'ly be, amon,g 'those who do good!' '·'(lbe replY win be:) "Nay, but the .. cam_ 'to thee My' S:igna, and thOUI didst rajactlhem': 'l'Iou wast haughty'" and beca,ms' one of ttiOS8 who reject Faithl" (Holy Q,uran 39:56--59)

Our Prophet (may peace be upon Ihim) Dften warned people about Ule honor of' Hell and that is why hiS eyes became red white he delhlered the sennon. He spoke loudly to impress upon the m"nds of ftle people as to what he was :say,ing. lHeshO'AfedI ,anger' '·ncreasiingly on the 'faUings of his, people and 'the Imisdleeds of' the no,n-Muslli'ms around him So thlat he WB:S !'ike one giving a waming against the, lenemy and saying: "The enem~ has Imade a rnomlng attack on you and inl the evening too",

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Jabir bin Abdullah said: Allah·:s Messenger (may peace 'be upon him) :said: "Tbe last: IHour and I have been :sent like Ihese'two",

and, he wou'ld join hilS, fOrefinger and mit:ki~ finger. (Related by Muslim, ,Nasaie and:lbn Majah}.

Them is no mem, in faith hl things that: 'you are',compeUed to acknowted:g;e when 'they actually ha;ppen., Faith is, belief iln Ihings, whiCh you do not see with your Ina~ked eyes 'but you understand Withl your in,tenect., If your'whole, will consents to lit, it results in deeds, of righteousness, which. are the evidence of your faHh., Thefoo1lish man Without: faith is waHing for things 'which Willi not: happen I and is, surprised by the' real things Whidh do h~ppen;, the' righteous man of' faith lis wailing for the fruits of righfeousness" of' which he has an assuned hope!. llhe' waiting in th,ese' two cases is, iin q,uite different senses, Allah the 'Beatled and Gilorious sald;

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lonly for his ads but 'for his Imotives,. '~Iall he' strove for". I,n this !Iife he may forget his m~eedsi' but in the new oond~ion9'J he wIll not ,only remember them. but the Fire of Punishment Will' be pl'ainly visible' 'to hi'ml, and not only to him" but it willi be ufor ail tOI see," . This, will add to the siirmers humilia1ion. The ;~bidling Punishment will 00 for those who, had 'willfuilly and persisten1J~ rebeUed againstAlla'h:r "transgre,ssing alii boundsl\ and! had given themselves up to the vanities and I'tJlsts of this lower life,. The Punishment willi not much those' who had repelnted and been forgiven; nor' 1l0ge' guily, through human frailtY'. of minor s.ins, whose deeds 'win be weighed in tile balance ,against their g,ooej deeds. The contrast is com,Piete ,and palra'le~:' th;s' persistent ,rebel'sagarnst Alfah's Law; who preferred the lower ,life, a1re to Idwefl in the Fin! of Punishment, while those, who humbly feared the punishment of sin and believing in theiir lcn:l~:s w21min,gs, fiestrain their lONer desires; willt dwelll in Ole Garden. Allah H1e Exatted and Grlorious, said:

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lower Desiires, their abode win be the, Garden.," (Holy 'Quran 79:3541).

I just have ,catego'rized the total] signs of the Last Hour inl0 mo sections: 1) The Signs of the Lesser Day ,of Judgment 2) The Signs of the Gre'ater or 'Genera~ Day of Judgment. These groupiingl are based on Quranic verses, and authentic Hadiths from the 8unnah. II have gone, thr:ough many portents of the Hour, but II have pUliposelY omitted to explain them in this, book. because of the lack: of aulhenti:oily to quote the Hadiths. II only decided to. exp,lain 'I1e authentic Hadiths asa basic, proof here. I endeavored to ,expls1in 'time, to time regarding to the each and every portent and sign whether' iit has already' appeered or happened or 'to be expeoted to, happen or appear soon. AOIJual1y1 this, We is a dissertation and a research study compiled from many references ,8lnd periodicals. both contemporary and ancient. I am not saying that this is a perted: book" since perfection is ,only Allah the Exalted and Mighty. Even though I have; tried mly best to explain all according to the Quran and

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Sunnah. As this life is not the lend of alii things" and we ,all! to

have its fulilllment in the Hereafter: we' have only to praiy to the Lord of ttl,s Presemand the Hereafter, uSing' His Most Beautiful Names and attributes, and He win hear USi, forgive us, ,guide US, and make our Path smooth. May Allah reN8rd bounteouSly this blessed work.

S'IDHEEQUE M. A~VELIAN,KODE Riy'adh'l Kingdo,m of Saudi A,rab.a.

07th lR.ajab", 1419H, 271h Oct. 1'998G.

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To have ,assurance of'lhe Hereafter ,sind believe in l1e Unseen II:s a fundamental of Iisiamic Failh .. Therefore ,I to believe lin the Last Day and its 'signs, s 'within the belief of Unseen. Faith lis not mere:1y a matter of words". 'We' must reall~e the presence ;and !Qoodlnessof PJllah. When we do so, tt1e scales,. fall from lour leyes: aU thetalsHies and fleeting natlJ!re of the Present cease to enslave US'II fOlrwe see the Last D'arY as if it viera tOo-day. We aliso see Allah's working f:n Hisl worid and· in us:: His angels I' His IMessengers, and Hlisl IMessage are no longer remote from us, Ibut oomewilhrin our lexperience. AJlahr the' Exal~ed and Glorious said:

f'VV 'I'lit is not righteousness that ye tum your faces towards . East, ,or West; but: it is ri:ghteousnes&,,," to believe in Allah land the Last IDay, and the A,ngelS" and the Book, and 'ltIe, IMessengers," .. (Holy Q:uran 2:'177).

Allah the ExaHed ,and Glorious said:

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nSuch 'is the adR1onii~tion ,given to himl'who beliieves in Allah and lie Last Day"J'. (Holy Quran 85:2).

It fs recommended that pllglrims should come with provisions, so that 'they shouldl not be compelled to resort tOI Ibegg'iiing. But" if provisions, are req'uired fora joumey onl,earth; how mudh more impo:rtant to provide for the final joumey in to the 'Mure workJ? The best of such Iprovisions is lright conduct~ Whidh is Ule same as the fear' ,of Allah. Allah the Exalted and ,Glorious said:

U And take, a provisionl I(with Y1)u), fOr the joumey. but the, best of provlisions is :right condlucr~. (Holy QUlBn 2:197).

It" has been reported onUle ,authority of ,Anas bIn Malik who saidl:

The IMessenger of AI11ah l(peace be upon him) sent 'Susaiaah as a :soout to see what the' Ic&,ravsn lof Abu Sufy,an was doi:ng. He <::arne [back and n1etthe Holy Prophet ,(may peace lbe upon him!)' in his house] whe~ there was no body lex~pt myself ,and the IMBssenger of Allah (may peace be upon hi,m). do not remember' whether he (Anas) made an exoeption ofsorne wives of the HolY Prophet (may pea.ce be upon him) or not. and told

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him 'the news of the cara¥an. (Having heard the news), the Messenger of Allah (msiY peace be upon him) came out (hurriedly), spdke to ~he people and said: We' ali€! ,in need (of men); whoever has an animal to ride upon ready wW1 him ,should ride' with us. People began to ask his iPerm,iss'on for bri~nging the~r lridingl ,anim'als, which were grazilng an the hillocks near Medinah" He, salid~ No (I want)onlryH1oseWho, have their ridingl aniimalls ready_ So' the M'essenger of Allah ~may peace be upon him) and his; 'Companions p:roceeded towards Badr and reached there ,fo:restalling the polytheists (of Makkah). V\lhen the polytheists ,(aliso) leaohed there, the Messenger of Alilah (may peace be upon him) said:: INone of youshoul~d step fOIWSIR:t to (do) ,anything unless I am ahead of him. The po~he'ists (now) advanced (towards, us), and the Messenger of'ADaIh (peace be

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upon him) said: Rise 10 enter Paradise whiCh is equal in width to

the heavens and the ,earth. ':Umair bin AJ-Hlumam AJ..Ansalri said:

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Messenger of Allah! Is Paradise equal in extent to the heavens and the earth? He said: Yes. Umair said: My goodnessl The Messenger of Allah (Imay peace be upon him) asked him: W'hat promp,ted you to utter these, w,ords (i,.e. my g,oodnessl)? He, said:

Messeng,er of Allah'~ Nothing but the des~l!ie that I be among its residents. He said: Thou art (surely) among its R!S'idenm. He took out dates from his, bag and began to eet them. Then he, said: If I we~e, to live until II have eaten ,all these dates of mine, it would bea long life. (The' narrator' said): He threvl away an the dates he had wl~h him, Then he fought the enemies until he was lkilled. (Related by' Muslim). ~n another report:" He returned to his friendls and saikt I greet you (A farewell'Q,reeting). Then he' broke the, sheath of his sword, threw it away, advanced with his (naked) sword towanjs the enemy and fought (them) with it until he was slain. (Related by Muslim).

There are manifest differences between an Ulnbeliever and the one who has the finn Fa'iIh in Allah and in the world Hereafter, such as. in their behavior, ~Restyle, forbearance, etc" If a true believer has, an occasion to feel delight" he thanks God, thus fhere is a good deed for him, in ft., and if he gets into trouble ,and shows resi,gnation and endures it: pa6entty, 1here is a ,good for him in it This double reward facinly is anly reserved for True Be~ievers. The Messenger of Allah U>eace be upon Ihim) said:

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Suhaib reported th!at Allahls, Messenger (may peace be upon him)' ,said: Stmnge' ,are the ways of a believer for there is ,good lin ev,elrY affair of his and! thlis not the ease wt01anyone else eXicept: in the lease of beUever for if' he has, an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (God~, thus, there is a good (deedl), for himl j'n it, and if he gets, iinto trouble and shows resignation (and endures ft, patientty), 1here is a g,ood for him in it (Related by Muslim~l"

On the DalY when every person (soul) willi be' confronted with alii the g'ood he (it) has done, and all the evU he (it) has done!, he (it) Will Wish that there 'were a !great distance between him (:it) ,and his ,(~) evill• But Allah wams and cautiOns you to fear Him against His Punishment and Allah 'isfUlIl of Kindness to those th,at serve Him.

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Personal ~ponsibility, fOr' ,all deeds j'n this, Ilife wiU then be enforced. But it will. be done,with perfect justice. Expressed in U'le forms of this, world, ii will ,amount to a clear statement of an we did iin th~s I'tfe;; the record WiD be put before us to canvin,C8 us .. As it win be a, perfect record, with no omrssions and n01wmng entries, it 'wiU be perfedJy convincing. V\Jhere there is punishmentl it has been earned by tile wroru~oer's, ,own deeds, not [",posed on him unjustly. Allah the Glorious. ,and Exallted said:

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And lila Book (of IDeeds) will be placed (befoN you'): and 'thoUI 'wilt 888 1118 ,si nfu II in great terror Ibaca,uSI of what is, (raco'n:ledl) the,reinl: they' 'will say, "Ahl 'Woe 10 us! What a, book, iis this:l, It lleaves out nothing small or great, but Ia~es, a,CCGunt "'18011'11 They find aU tha,t 'hey did" placed lbefo,,. them: And [not ona will ihy Lonl1:reat with iinjlLls,tice. (Holy QUlan 18:49)

It is, bad enough not to repent of Ipest sms. [But the eviil--doer who rejects a iDay of Redkoningllsnd ha.s no consden:ce wanltsto glOI ~n in his ,career of s!in and- '~'---;,-rd-'-:- hi- Af;'·1~-I-'-. The 0_ _ _', _ ,_. ~~ __ ~ ,~ ,~ ~ _, _ _ , __ Joopa ,IZ6: _8 !Ul:ufi8 a_so _ ,8

question iis skepticaJI,o:r derisive. He does n,otbelieve that them is, any Ichain of ccn'S&quences j,nll1! Hereafter. He does not believe in a Hereafter. AUah11he ,Gkllious11 and Exalted said:

But man wishes to dowrongl (even)1 in 'the ame in front of' him, .. IHe questions:: "When is 111. Da;y of ResulT8Clon?" (Holy Quran 75:5-6)

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The' Unbe,lievers said: There iis no oMler life but our p.resent lilfe of this world, and never shal,lwe' be raised up again ion the Day of !Resurrection. Their fak3IRy w,as not due to want of 'knowledg,e .. but to perversky andseffishness .. In their heart was a di;sease:

Therefore neither their understandingl, nor the,ir ears, nor their eyes do their" IProper work. They twist what they seel hear, or are taUglht, and go deeper ilnmthe mlire. The deception which the'y used to p:ra,dtic:e' on other peqpfe win, before the Seat of Judgment, become clea.r inl d1eir',own eyes. They seem to :say':

IIThere is 11:0 future, Ufe: that 'weshB.11 die is ,certain; ,that we' have: thIS nfe fs certain: some die I' some are born, some liv'8':' and so the cyde oon,tinul!S: but how lean dead men be raiSed to nm?" AJllah ~he Gforious, and [Exalted said:

'.Andl lI.y fsom,Gtimas) sal":: "There is noth,ing eJme;pt our life, - n 'II"'---"""'r andl neYl!'r:shalll we' be ra::-- .... u-~-;-~in .. l.:"HoJ.!"

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Those who deny A!llah I or ascribe psrtners to Himland be:lieve not in Hereafter and ResulTeclionsuch as JeYrIS" M1aglians, Pag:ans, idolaters, Communist Marxists and atheisits, etc. etc,are greediest of lmankind for maieuial life and wish that they lcould be gNien a fife of a thousand years .. But the grant of such life will not save them even a IIIIe froml due punishm,ent. Alilah the Glorious, and IExaIIted sakll:

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Thou wilt indeed 'find them, of all peop,le, most greedy of' life, - ,even more that the lidolaters: Each one olf them wishes he could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) chastisement. For Allah sees well aU that they do. ,(HoJy Quran 2:96)

"The evil result of their conduct" begins 10 rnanfest i!tseH" in this, very life, either in external events, or in intema.l restlessness and agonies of eonsoence. But its cu~minating force win be seen in the "Grievous Penallty" of the Hereafter. Their obedience is not necessary to Allah, nor will their rejection of TnAh affect the validity of 'truth or injure the proglFie5S ofUuth. AUah j,s free of all needs or dependence on anY' cirClJmstance whatever. He' sends His Message for the good of mankind, and it is man who suffers by tglnoring. rejecting" or qpposing it. In aBler words, they think that there i,s no future life" and no responsibiillity for our actions beyond what we see in the present life. If that were true, ,all the profits of flralud and roguery, which remain unpunished in this world - and many do remain unpunished in this world ~ will remain with the wicked; and an ttle losses and pain suffered by integrity and righteousness. if they find no compensation in this life, wm never find any compensation. This wou'ld be an odd result in a world of justice .. We ale taught that this is not frue, ~ that n~s certain that fhe balance will be redressed in a better

future wor1d;, 'that there willibe a resurrection 'of what we call~ the dead; and that on dlat occasion the, full import of alit we did win be made, p'falin to us"andl' our mora,l and sp:iritual responsibUity wUI be, fu'lly enfo,rcedl. Allah 1he G~Ori:OUII' and 'Exalted 'said:'

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"saYI "Yea, by my Lord" 'Yeshalll surely be raised up::, 'the'n] sha,lll y,s be 'tol:d (the'truth)1 of all thatye d:id. And 'that is,aasy for Allah.:" (Holy Qumn 64:7)

There ,are certain proofs and ,evidences I~nd' cated to the very fad, that: 1II1e resunection in the Hereafter and the Day of Judglment is, true and fact.

If they really have doubts in, their minds about the life after ,death" they have ,only to tum the:ir attention ,either 10 theiir ,own natuJiB, Of' to Ule natulie around, How wondem.il is their own physicall grrowth, from lifeless maier; 'to seed, fertUilzed ovum, fetus,! child youth., age" and death! How can they doubt that 'th.e Author of alii these wonderfulll sta,ges in their life here, can a so give them ,another kind lof life ,after the end lofthis, life? Or, ifthe~1' ~odk at: external nature, they see' U1e earth dead and banen and AJlah's, fertiliizing, showers bring iii into I ife I' ,growth ,and beauty in ''¥21,rious, forms, The Creator of this great p'ages.nt ot Beauty can :surely create yet another and a Inewer world. The stages of man's phYS.ica~gmwth from nothing ti~11 Ihe com,pletes the cycle, of this,

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life 8'1ie described in wallis whose accuracy, beauty, and comprehensveness can only be' fully understood by biologists. Parallls'l to' the physical grolNth m.ay be understood man's inner growth., also by stages and by Aillah's creative artistry. That is, a ma,1e or a female dhild, a fair or an uglly ,child" a good or a rebellious dhilki I etc~" involvting: countless, mysteries of glenetics and heredity. The mystery of our Ufe is to ill~ustrate AUah's abundant melrcies and favors to us:; AHah's power in giving us a future Life of even 'glreater promise, ,Allah the G'lorio'Us'l and Exatled said:

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Imay manima't ('Oulr power, to 'you; and 'We cause who Wei win 'to rest: in the wombs for an a'ppointed tenn, the'nl do, We' bring you out as babes" then ('foe'tar you) that y,e Imay rea,ch y'our' age of full sh:ngtl1l; and some, of you are called to die" and some, are sent back to thefeelblest: did age, so that they know nothing alfter having known (much). And ~:furlher)" thO'Ulseest 'theeal1h barrenland lifeless, but when We ,pour down rain an it, it isstined (to I'ife), itswells'iI and it puts forth ,every Ikind ,of beautifull glrowth ,(in pa,iirs',. This lis so, because Allah isti1e Reallity: iii lis He' Who g'wes life to the dead, and it is He Who has pOW8ir over alii things. And vlerily the Hour will come: there' can be no doulbt about it, or about (the 'fact) that Ailiah willi lraij'se up ai' who are in the graves. (Holy Quran 22:5-7)

Man"s disobedience and foilitry a rei aU the mo:re surpris'ing, seeing that - apart 1imm ,Anah~s Iglreatness, and mercy .. man is himsetf such a puny Icreature, created out of something that iis less than a drop in l1e va:st ocean of Existence,. Yet man has the' hardiness to standi out and dispute wHh his M,aker:, and iinstiMe' idle, comparisons. That is, man thinks that Allah is liike His, crealtures! 'who, at best haiVie, very r mited powers, or man d raws, idle paralleds. VVhOI can gli¥e' Ofe to dry bones, and decomposed

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ones ,at that? Man certainlV cannot, and no power in nature can

do 'that.. But 'why co.mps,relhe powers and capacmes of AJllah's, creatures with the' powersi snd capa.cities ot Ite' Creato:r? The first. creation - out ,of nothing - is, far more dtfficlJl~ for us to imagline than a second or subsequent process for 'which there is already a bas'is.Allah has, power over alii things. PJlaht's creative artisby' is evident j'n every phase ,of natu18r and it 'wiorks, every minute or second. The m:OiFe man understands, himself' and the

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things, within his reachl! the mor-e, he realli~es th,is" [How' fod,lish I then"for anyone tal set imaginan.llilimits to Pdlah's powers? There are more ways of Icrea,tion th,an are dreamt ot in man's limaglfnationl!1 AJllan, l'1:e IG~I:oriousl andl Exalted said:

And make comparisons, fo:r us, and forgets his own (origin'

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an ._ re8_o,n.8 says, 0 can g- __ J----_--fY_.- _' _

and decomposed ones (at thaq,?'" Say:. 1"He will givelhem

life- .. ' Wh' .... i ,- . I - ted-.; ~,- ci- fa,;- r'th -first, time!! For He 'full- - 'knows

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all creation. i(HoIy Qumn 36:?:B-79)

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VVhich is the more ,difficul: to create" .. Iman lor the heavens and the earth, wi1tI all creatures? Allah created Bite heavens and the earth, 'wiUlall creatures, and He can cre'ste 'worlds and wortds

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th,e Heireafter. And His oreati,onis, not delpendenton time I or instruments, or means, or any conditions whatsoever. Existence waits, on His, Will, lOr Plan; lor Intention. The moment He,wi,n:s a th ing I! it becomes His Word: or Command, and thelhing for1hwlh eomes i,mo existence. The heavens and th.e! learth include m'ankind and :all ,other crearure and miUions of stars. [Man

is himself' but a tiny part of creation. Why shoulld he be 501 eg'ocenbic? The, 'whole is, greater than a. t!iny part of iit. AII'ah ~ Who created the whole of the 'Wonds, is able to do much more wonderfulftlings. than can enter the imagl~nation of man. 'Mly should man be ,arrogant and doubt: the resurrectionj and take upon himsetf' tOI Idoubt the possibility of AllshJ's Revelation? U is, 'onlly because he has made hiimse'tf bl'ind., .As this life is not ft1e end of' alii things", and we are tOI have, tis fu:tfillment lin the Hereafter: we have onlly to pray to the! Lam of the present and the· Hereafter" and He will hear us, forgive us, and rneke lour paih smooth. But pride will have· its fa,II, _. and its. humi:liating Punishment, AJllah the Glorious'1 and Exalted said:

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"IS not, He Who created the heavens and 'the earth able to c .... the Ilike'th8:reaf?u .. Yea, ilndeedl For He! lis the Creator Sup,rem:e,of skill ,g.nd knowtedge ~inftnfte)1 Verily, when He ·_-Ite'-·-,--d- _ -:- thl'--·_-,.- ... HiS command is "!Be" and iti's.! tHoly'· Q·.uran

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Alilah the Gllorious." and Exa~ed said:

Assuredly' the Icreation lof the heav,eRs and the earth is a greater (mattarJ, than the, creation 0,1 lmen:, Yet most men Know not, tHo/), Quran 40:57)

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Allah's Creation is not, wfthout til highse:nous purpose, lit is not vain! or for mere plla'y' or SPOilt As far as man j:s eonesrrec, the

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reali, life -Is, eamest" and the, !gFave is1 not its g;oar, as, Long fellow truly says, We must therefore ,eamesttysearchout ,Allah's Trutht efloouraged by the, la,cttJat Alilal"1~,s, Truth lis :also, 'Out of His unbounded mercy., searching IUS, Qutand Uyingto reach us. The Hind II doctrine of lila! th~at ,sll thljngs were oreatedfor sport, lis here neutral~. But more; wtthAliah 'we must not assooiate any ideas but those of Truth I Righteousness, I MeJiCY", Justicel and the other attributes, [implied: in HlisBeautiful Names, He does not jest 'or pllay' with His, oreatures. ~f ~suchj an idea as that of p!~ay orpastiOle! ha~ been [possible 'with regalrd to ,AJlah I and if He h " d ,.' 'S··,k-....l re':" a· "I~'" ~ ·1·~!-'~.-._ - i'n:c "'· ... ,~·me····· He. ~'~~ __ '~..II' h·e- ve,· done it

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with creatures, of Light, nearest to' [Him; not withfhe lowly material creatjon that we!.S8fit around us, AU[ creation is for a wli,se and just purpose. But men usually do nat lrealize or understand itl

because they are' steeped in their own ~norance! tonYI' 'Or passions. Ilgnorance;1 Iprejudfce i passion, :Spiite, and :selfishness seem sornetrres tOI flourish: lin this p:l'iObationary lie'.~n any case ,they aA! mixed up wih knoWJed'g'I!, justice, commonsense~I,love and regard for others" 'But the 'goodl and !he ,evliil willl' be sorted out and ~parated at the Day of J1udgment. There is a time' appointed for iit. Anah~s good tilme IIIII willi come lright AllahU,e, Glorious! and Ex,a:ttedsa,id:

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jiust ends: But: most of' Iheml do not know (Holy Quran 44'.~3&. 39)

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DIATAS, OF OIIFFERENT N,AME:S THAT ARE SYNO'NYMOUS TO THE LAST HOUR::

There are 1 ~9 different: ,synonymous nQ,mes used and repeated in the Holy Quran to show the importance of the Last Hour. I wou1d like' to quotetlese names and their number lof times that repeated in the ho,ty auran.

1. As-Sa'ah (~WI): The Hour" The Last Hour~

Thiswo:ocI repeated in 'the hoty Quran 48 times: OnlY 40- times are' used for the, meaningl of the Last Hour. Ch'spter #6 : Ve.rse # 31, 6:40~7:187JI 12:107, 15:85) 16:77, 1,8:21, 36, 19:75, 20:1'5, 21;'49, 22:1, 7, 55" 25:11, 11, 30'.:12, 14, 50, 31:34, 33:63, 63,,34,:3; 40:'46, 591, 41:47) 50~ 42.:17, 18, 43:61, 6oJ, 85, 45;-27, 32~32, 47:118, 54:1, 46, 46 end 79:42.

2. YaumAI-Ba'th (~I r J! ) :' Day of Resurrection.

This word lrepeated in Ole holy Quran 2. times: Chapte:r'IIJO: 'teme "# 56, 56. Even though there are' several placeS' repeating its meaning in the holy Quran.

3. YaumAd..lJeen (wtJJ~ rJl. ) : D:ay of Judgment.

This wam ~peated in the holly Ouran 13 times far the meaningl of the Last Hour. Chapter#1: VelSe # 4i 1.5:35, 26:82,37:,20, 3\8:78, 5l:12r 56:.56, 70:26, 74,,~4~6, 82:115, 17i 117,83:11.

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4. Y;aum AJI-Hasrah . (i~1 r~): Day of Dis,tJess, Siighs, Sighing, lregrets,.

This woro used lone time in the holy Quran for the me,aning of the Last Hour. Chapter #19 : VelSe 1# 39.

5,. Ad-Dslr"'Ull-Aakhirah (i ~'J~ J,..ul) : The last Home, the Home' in the Heraa'ftar,

Th,is WORl' ~peated in the holy IQuraln 9 times, used for the meaning of the Last Hour. Chapter#2: VSlSe # 94, 6:32; '7:169, 12:109, 16:30, 28:77; 83, 29:64, 33:291•

6. Yaum At~Tanaad ( ,.)L;il ~ JI. ) :, A Day when there will be mutual calling and wailing between the People of Paradiise and Hell.

lihis word used one time in the holy Ouran fO:r the meaning of the last Hour" 'Chapter#40.- 'Verse' # 32.

'7~ Dar AI~raar (J'.}J' .JtJ ) : The Home that win last and remainl forever"

This word used one time in the holy Quran fO:r the meaning ,of the Last Hour. Chapter # 40 : Verse # 39.

B. Yaum AI-Fas,1 (~I Ir y.. ) : The Day of Sorting out

This w:ard repeated in the holly Quran 6 times used for the meaning of the Last Ho:ur.Ch~pter#37: Verse # 21,,44:40, 77:13, 14, 38, 78:17.

9. Yaum AI!-Jam," ,( I~'I ~Jt ) : The Day ,of ,Assembt:y

This word repeated in ~he hOlly Quran 2 times used for the meaning of the Last Hour. Chap,ter#42 : Verse # 7, 64:9

10. Vaum A;I' .. Hisaab (~l-J...I r~) : The' D,ay of Account and

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This word repeated in U1e h,o~ 'Quran :5 tif'T"teS used for the meaning lof tte Last Hour. ChfJpter#14 ,: Verse '# 4'1',,3,8:18, 2f$~ 53; 4D~·27

11.Vaum AI' .. Wa"eed (J -..r;,)1,~J-t) : 'The Day whereof Wami:ng had been given.

This word used ,one time in U'le holy Ouran for the m,eslning mile Last Hour. Chapter #50 : Vetse' '20.

12., Yaum AI-Khul'ood (.)_,Lj--\ r Jt. ) : A IDar of E,temal Life Thiis word used ,one time lin the holy 'auran for~he meaning , ofH1e Last Hour. IChapter#50: Veme't#34.

'13. Yaum AI-KhurooJ ( ~Jrl' r:J4 ) : the Day of Comi'ng out fro,mthe, ,graves ..

This word used ,one time iin the Iholy Quran for the meaning of'U1e Last lHouf.Chaptertl5O.: Verse #42.

14. A,I~Waaq,i'ah ("""'\.11):: 'The Event Inevitable" the Great Ev'enL

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This word repeated in the harry Ouran .2 times used for the meaningl of the Last Hour. Chapter #56'.: Verse # 1 J 691:15

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15. AI,·Haaqqah (JiiI:I ... 4): The Sum Reality

This word repeated in the holy' Quran 3 times used for the meaninglof the Last Hour. Chapter #89 : Verse' # 1 J 2; 3

16. At-Taammat .. ul~Kubra (t..$.;. 'SJI4--Uail) :: The Great overwhelming (lEvant), the Glreatest Catastrophe.

This word used one time in the holy Quran for the meaning of the Last Hour. Ch.apfer#79: 'Verse' # 34.

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17'. As-Sakhha (U.~I): The Deafening Noise (by second

blowingl,of Trumpet).

This, word used one lime lin the holy Ouran for the m,e,aning of the Last HOUf. ,Chapter #80 : Verse #: 33.

18. AI~azifah (Uj~'I):, (The Day) that i.8 (,ever) drawing near, the ,(Hour) ever app,roaching.

This word repeated lin the hoty Quran 2 times used 'for the meaning of the Last Hour. Chapter#4'O: Varse # 18,53:57

19. AI-Qaari,'.ah (~)ti31): The Day of Noise and Clamor.

This ward repeated iln the holly Qura," 4 times used for the' meaning of the' !Last Hour. Chp,tr#69: 'Verse #4, 101:1, 2,3

PIOiPIESIIS OF 'I E! , E,T'

liE IIIISIIIE NEWS:

There is a variety of news and tnJormation prophesied by our Prophet Muhan11mad (mls,y peace' be upon him) conceming the iPortents and Signs, ,of the! last Hour. I woul'd brief some events foretold by the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) about the Last Hour:

The Prophet '(Im,ay peace be upon him) once ,deil'ivered a s:peeoh in front of the Co:mpanions wherein he left. nothing but mentioned about eve:rythingthatwould heppen tiJl the' Hour, SOlma of his companiions stored that in their mInds and some fofgot lit After that speech they used to see levents 'lakingllpll'ace which had been referred to in that speech,

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Huthaifa reported that Allah's Messenger' I(may peace be, upon him) stood before us one day and he did not leave any'U1ing unsaid (that he had to say) at that very spot which would happen (in the form of turmoil) up to the Last Hour, Those who, had to

remember them p~eserved them in their minds alnd those who could not remember them 'forgot theml" My ftiendsknew them and there sire cer

capituilate them when anyone mentions them just as one recalls somebody to him on seeing his face, after he has not seen him for a long time. (Related by B,ukhan ,and Muslim),

In another 'version of Huthaifa1s report: AI~ah!s M,essenger (may peace be upon hiim) infoRTled me, of what is g:oing to happen before the, approach of the Last Hour. And there is nothing that II did not ask him in this conli1edion, except that I did not ask Ihim to what 'would tum the people of Miadlnah out, from Medinah. (Related by MusJim~J'.

This information was not ,onlly related to Hluthaifa but the prophet (may peace be upon him) has used one full day to ;aU his companl,ons deUvering, the speeCh to teach them about the Last Hour.

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agaj:n moun~ed the! pullpit and again addressed us until lit 'was time for tine, Asr Pm,yer. He then came dlown and prayed and mounted the lPulp~ and addressed us untill'ti1e sun was setend he h,fonnedl I~abolrt) ,everything (pertaining to tUrn1oiO that lay hidden lin th,e' past and what lies in the 'rutur;e and themost Iea,mad amongst us is one, who remembers, them wen amongst us" (Related' by Muslim)'.

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IHuthaifa bini AI- Varnan reported: By AII!ah, I have the best knOYMdge amongst lPeop,1e about ,every turmoil which is, g,oing to appear inltle period interve,ning between me and the Last lH'our:: ,and it is not that Allah':s Messenger I(may peace be upon

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him) told me something confidential~ pertaining to lit and he did

not tell anybody elSe about, but 'that I was present in the ,assemtJly inl which he had been describi,ng the turmoil, and he mentioned! threetunnoils, which woul'd not spare anything. Amongst th,ese there would be tunnoUs Ilike storms inl the hot :season. Some ,of them wou'ld be violent and some ,of them WDuktl be CORlparativeiy' mild. Hrnhaifa :said:, An (whOI were

present) e~cep,t 'I· ,have gone (to the' next world). (Related by Muslim) ..

From the ongoing autJhenticated [H,adiths, we could confirm that the Prophet (may' pe·ace be upon him])] has alteady e:;qlfeSsed lin dear terms and Imanifest signs co ncemingr the portents .and wnnoils of the' Last. Hour, 'Verily, these tunnoills and S!~n5 ,are among the news, and information that would be unseen, from which some ha~e already appeared some' ale expected tOI be, very soon.

THE ... EOF'

The knowled,ge of the, Last Hiour is lone of the invisible wisdoms that none has the infomlation but Allah. The HOlly Quran and the SunnaJh have been confirmed to the very fact fhat thiis exdusive awareness of AUah conce:ming tOI 'Ihe Last Houri would not be known by AUah's dlosest ,angels and His Messeng:ers or Prophets, and no si1nglle, Icreature of Allah known. AUahis Messenger (may peace be, upon him) has, IrepUed to those who

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asked him about the exact timing of the Last Hour that is

something related to the unseen and invisible knowledge that: only Allah has weill acquainted. The fact of its, ,comrng is a certainty: the exact time appointedl far ~ is not reveaJled by Allah. If it were, ,it wouldl be so' lmomentous as to disturb ,our fhough,m and lie. It wou~d be a heavy burden to us. Our duty is to be prepared fOr it at all times. It will come when we lea,st expect iit. In the ,present Gospels ,Jesus says that same thing: he does not know'the Hour, bu1tit willi come suddenty. UBut of'that day and 'that Hour knoweth no Iman, no, net the' angels which ,are in heaven, neither the Son I' but the Father. Take ye heed. watch and pray: for' ye know not when the time is. IJ (Mark. xiii .. 32-33).

,Allah the Gllorious and IExalted said:'

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They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its apPoilnted Ime?' Say: UThe knowledge thereof is with my Lord (allo" e):, None but He can reveall as tolwhen it will occur. rHea,vy Vie,.. its burden through lIle heaven and the earth. OnllY, ,aU of a sudden wi'll it come, to you," They ask thee as iif lhouYllert eager in search 'thereof: SaY':: "The knowl,edge thereof is with ,Allah (,alone),: but moat men Ikno~ not" (Ho,1y Quran 7:1':87).

The knowledg.e of tile Final Hour ~s with AUah alone. The 'fact of its, coming is certain: the exact time when itwiU come has not been l'ievealed. If it were, it woultt disturb, our thoughts and life. Heavy were lits burden through the heavens ,and the earth. But at ,any g;~ven moment it cannot be far distant. lin theological language, each irndiividuall's death is a Fin,al Hour, a Qiyamat Sughra (Lesser Day of Jludgment). lin that sense, it iis not the same for ali individuals, and is certainly a1lways near. AUiah the Glorious and Exalted said:

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Men a,sk. thee concemiing the Hour: say, "The 'knowledg'e, thsn!of is with AJllah (alone)": And What willi make thee

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understand?' .. perchance the Hour is Ini'ghl (Holy Qumn 33:63)1.

Our time has, no sort ,of companion with the'timeless state' in the new spiritualll World in whlich the final Judgment will take' place., Nor can its I'imits - how long lit will fast - be set ex~·in the, \/ViII ,of AJmighty' ,Allah. Lord of Supreme \/Visdoml" Justice~ ,and IGoodness. J1udgment is SUR! to corne, and Trull 'willi then be free fium alill veils. VVhy shou:fd nat man, thefefore, now in this life of probation" tum back to Allah, and understand alnd do His WII? lis, Jlud,gnlent 'very near?' Yae,.There are' three stages, of Judgment (1) Manv of our si:ns, and wrong~oings find 'their penaltY' in th:is very Ufe.lt may not be an open or sDiking event, !but it corrodes the, soull and conscienos' aU the time. Let us thereftne' tum back to Allah in lrepents,nee and ask for forgirveAeSS. (2,) 'V'Jhere' the Pena,1ty is not acrually perceived or ,is not 'Visible inlhis life, IDeath is consideredille Lesser Judgment for eadh indiMidual sout Dealhl may carne to, ianyone' ;at anv time, an~ we must aU be, read~ for it (3,) Then there is thelnel ,Judgment, when the 'whore, lof the pleSent ,order lpassel CIMlY, ,and! there is, a New' World. 'Tme as VIe know it will not exist Fifty thousand years as 'we reckon now win be but as a IDay. According to 'those standards" even this Finall Judgment. iis qluite near" and we' mus1: prepare' for it. For it .n be too llate then for repentance. Allah the Glorious and Exalted said:

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They ask thee about the, Hourll .. ' When will be its ap:po:inted time?' Whentin art thou ,(concemed), with the declaration thereof? Wilh thy Lord is the final end of it (Holy IQuran 79:42 .. 44).

Gabriel has once asked the Messeng,er of Allah (may peace be upon him):: '11'V\lhen w'ill the' Hour be ,establlj,shed? He replied, "The answerer has no, better Iknowtedge than the questioner". (Related by Bukhatt). lihlis means that lbo~h Gabriel and the' Prophet Muhammad (m,ay peace be upon him) have nOI knawledg,e ;about it. Allah's, Prophet (may peace be upon himl) has, met ,Abraham I ,J,esus and Moses (may peace be upon 'therrn all) during] his 'Event,ofthe~ Joumey by Niglht Osraa) and Aseend ofUle lHeaven (Miiaraj): He asked them separately about the knowiled'ge ,of the appointed time of the Last Hour, but they adm:itI!ed their ignorance of the subjeot (Related by tmem Ahmed, Ibn ,Maja'h and Hakim with aso,und chain 0.' Haditb reporters) .

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Jabir biin Abdullah repo'rted: I heard Allah's Messeng.er (may peace be upon him): saty~~ this, before his death: "You asked "m,e' about the Last: Hour', whereas, its knowledge is with· .Allah. I~ hOMleverl 'take an oath and say that no one, upon the earth, the

created beings (from amongst my Companions)1 would survive at the' end of one hundred years." (Related by Muslim).

This Hadith edso expis!ins to the fad that e'ven after the question of Gabriel, Prophst Muhamlm,ad (may peace be upon him)! has no knowledgre at aU about the appointed time of the Last Hour. Moreover, ndbodly can foretell th,at vvhen will happen exactly the portents and siigns of the Last Hour.

APPROIACHING THE LAS,T IHOUR

There are many Q:uranic"I'erses and authentic Hadiths to explai:n that. the Last lHour is very close to happening, and the Bppea~ance' of some ,ofthe! Signs aftha Last 'Hour is a manifest proof for thils very fad. Every minLrte sees to mankind nearer to their doom and! yet ~hey are sadly heedlles:s, and ,even actively tum away from the' Message that 'would save them. ~nah the Exalted and Mighty said:

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The knaM,edge of the Finall Hour is with Altah alone. The fact of its comiing ils certain; the exact time when iit win come has not been rleveal!ed. If tit were, it would disturb our thoughts end life. Heavy ,are its burden throug1h the heavens, and the eanh .. But at any giv1en moment ~t cannot be far distant. Anah~he GI~orious and Exalted said:

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Men ask 'thee concernlnq the Hour: say, "The knowledge thereof i:s 'with Allah (alone)": And what 'wnll make thee understand? .. ' perchance the Hour is nigh! (Holy Quran 33:,63).

Men of evil may see' the' just re'bI~butj.on for the,ir sins so far off that U1ey doubt 'NIhe~her it woufd ever come. But lin Allah's sig:ht, and on the scale of the Universal Planl it lis quite near; for time as we know it hardly exists in the next worlld. It may come' even in this life: but it 'is bound to come ,eventuaUy. Allah the Glorious and Exa~tedlsai'd:

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Thereforel whenl"'re comes the great, overwhelming (evant), the Day when Man shall 'rem,ember (,all) that the strove for" and Hell~h.' • - hall be placed in full view fOr hi,m who sees. {QUtan 79~:34-36)..

The, Judg,msnt is the time for sorting out an things according to their 'true" intrinsic" and etemal values. The Judgment willi be not only' for hi,s, ,ads but for his [motives" "al~ he 'strove, tor". In this life he may foliget his il~eeds,. but in 1he new' conditiOns" he will not only [remember them, but tie Fire of PuniShment wil,1 be plainly visible 'to him, and not only to him, but,:it Will'~for all to see!". This will add to the, sinner's hum:iljation. The, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon 'him), said :

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will o¥e,lWhelm every thin.g. (Re~a.ffJ'J' ,by ,Bukhari). AUah':s IMessenger. said:

iNarrated Ansse : AUah"s, Messenger '. said', "II (have been sent) and the IHour (is at hand) as ·these two '(fingers). . ." (Related by,Bukhan) , Allah's Messenger ai said:

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~arrated Anas,: AJsh~ Aposle (may peace be upon him)1 said: ul, have been sent and the, Hour f9, at hand) 8S thesetwo fingers",. (Re/a,ted by BukhariJ,AlI'a.h the Gr.orious and Exaled sald:

,And to Allah lbelongsthe unseen of the Heavens, and 'the Earth. ,And the mattar ,of 118' Hou!r is not but 1,1, a twinkling of

theey",. or.lvan qluicker·.Trulyl: Allah is Able to do alll1inga. (Qunln16:77).

The' key to aU thin.gs,.. not onlly those which we see and Ulnde:rstand, but those which we do not see ,or of which we have no. klea - is with Allah I' 'V\lhose 'knowled'g.e and power ·are supreme. !lUfiBS of U,lis worldi and its fleeting plleasuFeS, often m?"ke Imanforget that' the, Ilife hereafter is sn imminenlt reality .. Ma,n~ lof those who claiml to believe in the lUte to come ad and behave as, if ii belonged to a distant ·future, and have no relevance to their' p~sent ;sctivities andl mode! of living. The Quran repeatedly femindls man th.Bt the Hour ,of 'Reckoning is, not a distant possibilRyi but very dosetol man, and could come to pass any moment The wisest ,course fbr man, therefore', is to beabNays alert and wat-chful and :steer ,clear of' aU forms, lof sin ano impiety',for when, the Aromised Hour comes, it will come, all of a sudden and wHh,out anlY IPrior notice.

This, means, it. wiU not be ,prolonged before ·the' Hour would be established .. The pericd between 'the Plfqphet (may peace be upon Ihlim) and the! oomingllof the Hour will not be so' lOng. Allah the Exa1ltecil and G!IDriDUS says:.

But: I.e is 'the comfort of this, Ilife, a8 comparud will the Hereafter. (Qura'nl'9:38).

Our Prophet l(peace lbe upon himl)! has warned us against: abode, in this 'world pennanently sayjingl that

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Abu Sa'id lO1udrirepor1edi 'U1st Allah',s Messeng:er ,(may peace be upon himl) said: The wand is sweet and ,green (;alluring) ,a,nd veriily ,Allah lis !going to appoint you as successors, in iit in oRier to see how yous.ct. So avoidUle aillulie of women: Verily.; the first ma:lmr the peqple' of Israetwas caused by' women .. (Re/a'ted by Muslim).

'The Proph.et (inlaY peace be upon him) said:

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As exp~lained by the Propheti the aSSignment of Ihis prophecy mission is 81 sign of the Last IDay, and his death is ,a~so, amongst the, siglns of' Inearing the Last. DalY as welt The Prophet (Imay peace be upon himl) :said:

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Narrated Auf bin Malik : II went to, 'the prophet ~.may peace be upon him) during the Ghazwa, of Tabuk whi'le he was sitting in a leather tent He said. n'Countsbc signs, that indicate! the approach of 1the Hour: my death. Ile conquest.lof Bait-ul-Muqaddis (Jerusalem,)" a plague that 'will amici: you {and kill you I~n Igreat numbers) as the! plague Inat atRidssheep, the increase of \Ve81h to such an extent that 'even if one ;is ,given lone h,unclred IDinars, he Will not: be satisfied; then an aflicUon Which no Arab house will escape!, and ft1en a truce bet\Neen you ,and Bani AI-, AsfBr (Le. the Byza_ntines) who will be. yOU! auldl attadk you

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The death ,of Prophet (may peace lbe 'U,pon him) 'was a great catastrophe~ to the! believing Imindls lof the' ICom.panions, of the, Prophet and to the Whole IMusHm World. Thlis natural death even raised a big question mark, ,sm,ong theml oveir the authority to [cause deallto the Prophet whnesome! argued his physical etemiity andcategoricalily denied his, dbrtuary.

Fatima I the enily daughterofUle Pnlphet (peace be upon him) expressed her feeli'ngs of this kind lof situation ,after his funeral, describing tol Anas,lle serv:ant campaniDn of Prophet ~may peaee be upon him) :

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news (Iof your death:) "to Gabriel.1t VVhen he W8slburied, Fati,ma saidi" "0' An!ss' IDOl you feeil pleased to throw eaRh oyer Alllahl's ~st1e (:m'sIY peace be upon him)?' . (Re/ated,by Bukhan).

The! situation was beyond con1rol~ by1he feelings of the Com,panions, 'who ,cried and wept over the death condolences", whne the, Walhy' has been stoppedl tmm 'the heaven forever, Abu Bakr Siddiq shares his fee~lings wtth IUmar :,

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Anas reported that after the death of AlIBh"s M'essenger I~may pe'ace be upon himl) ,Abu IBakrsaid to Ulmar. Let us Viisit Umml Aim'an as ,AUah"s Messenger (may lpesce' be upon him) used to V1isit her .. As we' came to' her. she wept They' (Abu Bakr and Umar) saidl to her;~ VVhat makes you weep,? Wlat lis iln stme (in the next world) for AJllah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)is better thanl (thiswortdly life). She sa,ki:: I ~ Inot because II sm ignorant 011' what is in store for AJllal'lis Messenger (may peace be upon himl) (lin the lnext wond) is beler than (this, world), but III weep because,61e ,revelation which came from the

Heaven has, oeasedto come. This, moved bath of them to tears and 1hey began to weep al'ong wijh her. (Rela,ted by' Muslim).

Unfortunately" some Muslim ,Aralb:s tumed back tOI their pagan·sm fol1owingl by the death ,of Prophet (m'ay peace be upon him). which led Oompanions to 'great oonfusionandl raised criticism ln Muslim p,latfonn because':

1. The Wahy (God's fevelation) had ceased to 1he people 'forever from Goo.

2. 'The chaiin of Prophethood ended forever due 'to, the demise of Pifqphet (may peace be upon him), because Muhammad (may peace be upon him) was the Last Prophet in the chain ,olf Prophethood.

3. INo more successor's to the Prophet (peace be upon him) wi'll be assigned as M,essenger froml the God, with discontinuation ofUle 'ministry of Prophethoodl ,after Muhammad (may peace be upon him),., whatever its nature, and form may be.

4. No further new rulings and regulations woultllbe reveal'oo from God after the Prqphet (may peace be upon him).

5. IMany' Arab MiUsUms retumed to the:ir' old Bshion lPaganism, leavingl behind Islam as, invalid to ~em due to the d~th of the Prophet ~peace be upon him).

In fact, the death series of·Prqphet of Allah (may peace be! upon himl, Umar and Uthman precipitated ,8 rebe.1liion in the'

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One' of the mini signs of the Last Day is to conquest and reopen l1e thilrd Halram of 'he Muslim wedel I after Masjid al Haralm, in Holy Ma'kkah and Masjlid An--Nabawi in AI-Medinah AIMuna\VlAlarahl the, only sanctiol1ed holiestl1ree shines in Il'slam, to traved to ,and visit., The Pro;phet (,ma,y pe,ace be upon him), has led prayers with his Companions atAJI~Medinah Al--Munawwarah using this Masjid as their first QiblaJor a while, untill it reverted to Ole holy Ka,'aba in 'Holy Mlakkah. The Prophet of Allah (Imay peace be upon him) has [nfonned, well iin advsnee, about this conquest,. M'asjid Cuds, first Q,iblah of Muslim Nation, whereto tra.v,eIBd cur Prophet (may peace be upon him) on a stop over in

a singlle night ("lr,~I") and a ,get tog,etherWith all of the Propih,ets and Messengers of Allah and retoured to the seven skies, on the ~menight.

The' Companions ,of the Prophet: ~may be peace upon him) understood this fact and rushed to, Wee this, holy M'asjlidfrom the b,lack hands of Roman idolaters. At the first 'instant, Um.ar BinAJ~ Khattab, fhe second Caliph of' Islam, has calPtured and reopened 'the Bait ,AJIlMuqladdis in 116th H~j'l"a C:allendar' 'year, defeating J'GWS ,and Chris,tians. The conditions of SOl called Peace truce'. ,conCluded by the Cal:iph Umar and Dle Christian leaders were:

1. To withd~ew IRomans, within three days.

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3. To lead prayellS insideihe Ma~jid with Muslims.

The Masjid remaIned under direct rule of Musl'ims until the Abbasite and IFatimite era whose power deteri'ora,ted into many factions and drfferences. Of course I thiS situation was fully utilized by Christian and Jiewish lobbies to recapture the Ma~jid from the Muslim hands. They destrt)yed major parts ,of th~ iMasJid and killed many innocent Musllml'cNilians with terrorism and eventually the M,asjid lost once aglain from the Muslim custodians in 492H. The, ,Zionlst synagogue and Christian Colonial~st lobbies successfully endeavored to, weaken the Isl;,mic solidarity. [By terrible tactics and barbaric martial movements, at 'Quds feU into the hands of colonialists in 492H. They worked hard to sedlude the I:slamic Federation behveen Egypt: and S),:ris, D:,amascus as an integral part of :8 'lidlvide and rule'! policy and tightened their kcey position over JeiliUsalem until 583H. The multi-triumphant Musl!im leader Salah Uddin Awubi defeated the lobbies,fhroug!!h, militta'l)' e,xpedlonat. ~IHtttinH and recaptul!ed BaI-lLd~Maqdis in 58SH. As soon as this brave Muslim leader died!, his deputies tmu:bledwtth quarreling fa;ctions, and with the resul of hand over Jerusa~m twiCe (once for 101 years and second for a year) to the Christian and .Zionist lobbies without any battle or leading any anny exped~iont ,causing the loss of M,asjidfrorn Muslim hands.

Bait~ul-,Muqladdis was conqluered twice by Muslims: once by Umar Bin AI-!Khattab and second during Ayyubite era leading, by Salah Ud-Di'n AI-Awubi, and, God wi'lling,in the very near future, their :succeeders Wi I reconquer the Masjid 'from the Zionist. and col,onialist I,obbies.

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Our Prophe~ (may peace be upon him) informed us about a plague that will aflid I.IS as the plagLle that a_nets sheep causiil1g a number of deaftls and counted I: as one ,of the signs ,approaohing the Hour1, as smtedin a Hadi~h narrated by IAuf bin IMa'l:ik s.nd rel!ated by IBukl1a.ri as a sign of 'the Ilesser' Judgm.ent. (Ref ChapterOO2)

This epidemic decease spread ilmmed:ilately'sfter the conquest of' Bait AI~iMaqdis by Ulmar Bin AI-Khattab in 118H. at Amwas region lin S~a~DamasoUle;..!P,al:estlne which resulted the de'aths. of 25,000 Mus11lims including Abu Ubaidah bin A~..Jarrah.

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The Prophet {m,ey peace be upon him) counted the increase of weatth as a s'gn of approaching the Hour.

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hard situation will prev:ai:l to find even ;a very deserved and needy recipient. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said:

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Narrated Abu HurailFc[ Allah"s Apostle (may peace be upon him) said, "The H10ur will not be es,tablished (11) IJntil MO bigg:l'ioups fight each o~her whereuporl1 there will be a great number of casualti:es on both :sides and they 'will bel following one and the same religious doctrine, (2) until about thirty Dalla~ (liars) appear, and each one of them will dalim that he is AJlah's Apostle, (3) until the religitOIUS knowledge ~s taken away (by the death of R.eliglious scholars) (4) earthquakes wi! I increase iln number (5) time wiU pass quickly I (6) afflliaions will appear, (7) AI .. Ha~, (j.e. killing) will increase, (8) untH weatth will be in abundance - so abundant that a wealthy person wHI worry lest nobody should accept his Zalkat, and whenever he will present ~ to someone, ~hat person (to whom it will be offered) win saYI 'I am not lin need of 11:1, (9) until the peop:~ compete with one snaller in (Dnstruding high buildings, (1110) until a man when passing by a. grave of someone wU11 say, Would that I were· ~n his place, (11 ) and untill the sun rises, from the West .. So When the sun win rise ,and the lPeopl~e· will see lit (rising: from the West) they

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(As Al1lah ss'id), 'No ,good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed ,not ,before, nor eamed good (by deeds of .righteousness) thmugh Its Faith,) (Quran: 6:1'58). And the Hour w'iIII be estabUshed while two men spreading ·8 gannent in front of them 'will not be ab~1e to sel!1 it nor fd,1d it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked hisshe-carnel and has taken away the milk. but will not be able to drink it: and the

Hour will be ,establlislhed before a man lrepailringl iii tank (for his livestock) is able tOI water (his animals) in it: and the Hour will be estab11ished when a person has raised a morsel (of foodl)to his mouth but will not be able to"eat it.1iI (Related .by Bukha.ri) ..

It is, obviious, Blat Qli,ving charny either volunmJrnly or oompulso:nily, it would be essential.hle foUawingl factors:

a) to distribute it to ~suitable needy person

b) and his satisfaction 'that the wealth girven in charity would be spent by the recipients on good purposes ..

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Abu Mlusu, ~eported what ,AUah"s, IMesseng,er (may peace be' upon hi,m) had said: Th,ere woukt come: a lime for the people' When a person would roam about with charity' of gold, but he wou'ld not fi'nd anyone to accept ifrom him. And a manw'Ould be' seen followed by forty'women seeking refuge with hilm, on account ,of l1e scarcity of males and abundance of females. (Related by Muslimj,.

Peop~le might become rich I' but they might nmfind sui~able' people toac:cept cha'nty. Dul1ng th,e period of Compsnons ,of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) 'U1e weallh and cash tl10w was, in.creased in extensive number" because a number of war' victories 'Qlsining plenty of' bOOty,,8speCially the weatttnlwhich flooded from the trea,chelies of the! Persian and the Romans, the' Byzantines, when Uley surrendered to the MusiUm Annies. It actual~ happeneddunng 'the Cal'iphate of Hadmt Uthman and Umar b:inAbdel A:zjz (Allah be pleased wih theml). The Plliophet (may peace be upon him) said:

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Jabir Bin Abdellah reported 'that Allah's Messenger (may' peace be upon him) sad: There would be! in the last (phase) offhetime a caliph would distribute wea,~h but would not count (Related by Muslim).

A substantial note] lis that a time wi~1 come when the earth would become a bubblinglspnng of 'we,alth. The meta, Is woul:d be dug out from the eanh, the natural resources end mine;ralls would be fully .)(pl'oked" and there would be abundance' of riches in the worl[j., But thiswoulrj' not bring about happiiness to the human rice; it woul~dI llead to heinous, crmes, The, Prophet (may' peace be, upon himl) said:

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you Willi ce'nain,ly see that a lady j,n a Hawdan travelling from AIHira will (safely reach Mecca and) perform the Tawaf of the Ka'ba, fearing none but Alllah." I :said tv, myself, "'\/\/hat.will happen to the robbers ,of the tribe ofTai who halVe spread evil through out Dle country?" The PfOphet (may peace be upon him) further said, "lf you should Iliv:e long, the treasures of KhoSGlU win be opened (and taken 8:S spoils,).." I ,asked,'Vou mean IKhosrau, son of Honnuz?" He said, "'Khosrau, san of Honnuz; and lif you should live I'on.g, yOU! will sea that one will carry a handful of gold or silver and '90 out 'looking for a person to, accept t from hi mil' but will find none to accept it from him,. And any. Qf you I when meetingl.Allah, win mee1: HI.im without needing an interpreter between him ,and AI~ah tOI interpret 'for hi,m., and Alilah will say to him: 'Didn't II sendi a messenger to teach you?' He Will :say: ''Yes.'Allah will say: Didn' II give you wealtil and do you favors?" He will say: Yes.' Then he win Ilook to, his right and see nothingl but Hell, and look to, his left and see nothing but Hell.II' (Re:lated,by Bukharl).

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proved during ·the Caliph Umar bin AI-IKhs.ttab (may p'leased with hi,m) while he achieved the great victory over Khosrau. Umar bin Abdel .Aziz" an eminent Islamic Call~ph also"Gbserved theseme tremendous aspect: whereby a man woul'd briil1QI weafll to distribute ~ amongl Ihe needy people and the field workers responsible 'foil" disbibution wil~ retum back without it be:ing distributed to the needy peopre" because none of them av,aii~ab~e to lC!Ceive it since' the Cail"ph had already exterminatedl the poverty and peop e had become more progressive ,and prosperity eoonomkaUy.

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These signs Imliglht: happen ag,ain enee people' 'l1etum to their ong'inal religion of Is~am and adopt it as, their whole lifestyle,. because of a systematIc and :scientific distribution of ZSkat or cherny meant to, 'remove povertyl which is a great obstacle of every nation 'towards the progress, and for up~ifting of their economics,1 backwardness. Also, this kind of sign wUtl appear upon the exPected ,anivall iQf Imam MahdL However, a ,s,carcity, but unavailabnity of Zakat I charity recipi,ents is of course a s,i,gn 'of the approaching !Hour, as 'weU as ,S flood iQf wea'Ml.

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IOrigina'llly the word 'FITNA' means, buming of igold [n a fiire' so as to PUirify it from the ailloy. In common I:anguage it stands for a,bial 'which tests the worth lof a man or a, 'temptation 'which induces a man to ,evU deeds, but whfch" 'when resisted I proves the strength iQf one's character. This wo:rd is also used for intrigue, sedition" riot, discord and dissensatlonl. oomlmotion or turmo,iIII.

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INarrated Abu Hura'ira: Allah~s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, "There willilbe Filan (Trials and afflictions, etc.) (in the, nearfullure) during which a, siitting person will be better than a standing one!" and the standing one! willi be better tnlan a wal~ing one. ,and the walking one will be better than a runn:ing one, and whoeVlelr willi e~pose hilmselfto these Fitan (1i1rials, and a'ffiictions, etc.), they willi destroy him. So whoever can find ,8 place ot protection or IJefugefrom them, should take shelter in It.il ,(Related by Bukhan).

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It has been narrated on the authority of Huthaifa bin AI-Yaman who ~said: people used to ask the messenger iQf Allah (may peace be upon him) about! tie good times" but I used to ask him about bad times fearing lest they overtake me. II said:

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there be a good time aglain after that bad time? He said: Yes, but therein wiU be' a hidden evil. I' asked: VVhat 'willi be the evil hidden therein? He said: (That time wi'li witness fne rise nf) the peop!1e 'who. win adqpt ways other than mine and seek guidance other than mine. You willi know good points as, well as bad poinm. I asked: Will! there be a bad time aiterthis good one? He said: Yes. (A timewil!1 come) when there will be people standingl and inviting ,at the g.ates lot 'Hell. \Nhosoever responds, to their calU they wi'll throw' l1em into the fire·. II said: M,essenger of Allah I describe them fo,r us. He said: AJI right. They will be, people

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language. II said: IMessenglerof.Allah" what do you suggest if I happen to ljive in that tim,e? IHe said: You sihould stiCk to the main bod¥ of Muslims and theiir leader. I said: lif they' have nOI (such thing as the ) main body and have no leader? He' said: Separate' yourself from all these factions, though you may have to eat the roots of trees (in a jungle,), untiil death to you and you are ,in this state. (Re:lated by Bukhari and Muslim)

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It hssbeen narrated Ion th.e! 8uthonty of ~Abdel .. IRahman 'Bhl' 'Abd Rabb AI-Ka~ba wh.o sad: I entered ~he mosque when IAbdluUah Bin IAmlr Binl\l'r'As was s,itting in the shade loflle Ka'ba and the peop~e had Iglathered around Ihi;m. II took mysetf to 'them and sat near !him. ,(Now) 'Abdull'ah :said: I accompanied the Messenger of A~lah (may peace be upon himl)! one joumey .. We ha~~ed at a place. Some lof us beglsnltoset lright our tents, oUlers began to compete wffih 'one! another linshooting, and others began to grem8 their beasts, whenlsn announcer of the! Messen,gler of Allah (ma~l peace be upon Ihiml)1 ,announced 1hat the lpeople should galher IDg,eiher forpraye[ Sows Igathered around the Messenger of Allah (may peace be Ulpon himl). He said:: !It.was the duty of <every' Prophet: that has !gone: before me to guide his, folilOwors to, what· he· knew was ,good for 'l1eml and wamthem

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has its days of peace and (secumy) In the beginning ,of itsl career, and in the last pha.se of' its ,exiistence it will be affticted wHh tria.ls and with thing,s disagreeable to 'you. (,in tthis phase of th,e nation )1,lJ1ere \Mill bel trem.endous, trials, one! after the other, ,each Im.aking the previous one dwind~ into signtfioance,.VVhen, they would be afflided willi,s bial, the beiieverwould say: This is, goingl to bring about my destruction .. VVhen it (Ithe triall) is ,over" they' wouldl be am'ioted with another triall; ,and the believer 'would say:: This surely is,goin.gl to, be my end .. Wloever 'wishes to be del~iveredl tam the, IFlire andl enter the 'Garden should ,die Withl fa'ith iin ~lIah and the Last Day and shoul.d treat the lpeople as he:

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inwardly). He shoultl obey Ihim tal the best of his capa,cily. If anotheir man comes forwalrd (as a claim!ant to Caliphate), disputing his authority, they Ohe Muslims)1 shoukj behead the, Ilatter. The narrator says,: I came close to hiim fAbdluliah Bin ':Amr Bin PJ-'As) and saidl to him: Can you sayan oath that you heard IR, from the M'essenger of Allah (may pea,ce be upon him)? He pointed with his hands to his ears ,and his, heart and said: My ears heard it and my mind Feta,ined iit. I, said to hilm: This cousin of yours, Mul,awilya" orders us to unjustl¥ OQ:nsUlme our VleSIth amon; ourselves and to kill one another~whileAl[lah SB;ys «0 you 'who, believel eat: not up your [propertyamon.g you,rselves unj1ustl¥ le,xcept it be ,a tra,·le amongst 'yo'u, by mutual consent And dOl not kill! younselves (,nor kill lone another)., S:urely I Allah is, IMost IMerciful1 to you». [Quran ,4:291]1. The narrator says that (heanng this) tAbdlulfah Bin 'Amr Sli:n AI~'As kept qui:et for a, while and the'nl said: Obey himl as far as he lis obedie:nt to God; and disdbey h'iml iin matters involving disobedience to God. {Reta'ted by Muslim and Abu Dawud).

Alllah's Messenger I(may peaos' be upon himl) did Inot leave anything unsaid that he had to, say 'which woul(t ha,ppen in the shape loftumloil up lathe Last Hour., After hi is, clear'wa.ming of an kinds lof fo'rthcoming tUl11lOil and :aMiction and oo,vious !glad tidings of successful :saiwltion to, overcome from them, the Messeng·er of Allah (Imay pes.ce be upon him) has classified theml 'with some ot them vi,alent and some of them ,comparatively Imilldl. Hutham - one, of the senior companion of' Ule Prophet (may' peace be upon him) narrates:

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Huthaifa Bin AI-Yaman reported: By Allah, 11 have the best knO¥Aedge' amongst peop~ about every' ·tum1oiil' which is ~going to apipear ~nfhe, pertod between me and the Last Hour; and I is notthatAillah's Messengler (Imay peace, be upon him) told me' somethlilng (;onfidentially pe:rtainiingl to it and he did not tell anybody else about it, b~ "at ~ was present 'in the assembly in which he had been describing the turrnoill,sndi he mentioned three rurm,oi'ls whlchwoukj not spare anything] ,andam,ong:st Ilese th,ere wou'ldl be tUlilifloi,ls li'ke storms in the hot season. Saline of th,em wou'ld be' vlolem ,and some ,of them would be' ,eomp'sraUiJel!v mild. Huti1lsifa ss.idl:, -AJII (who, were present) except :1 haMS gone ,(to the next wortd). (Related by !Muslim),..

Eventhoug'h the Prophet (may peace be uponhi:m) has, in,fonned us of viol~ent turmons which are g:oing to, happe;1'1 before, the approa:dh of the last: Hour, 810M tUR11oils, will De, causedl sometime to, !get away from the padl of Islam .. So commanded all man:kind to be prompt d(Jing good deeds and righteousness, before we are overtaken by turmoil whichwouldl be like a, part of

the dark night. The IProphet (Imay peace be upon him) describes that stormy ,period:

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It is narrated on 1he autho'rity of Abu Huraira that the Messeng,elf of Alilahl (may pea,ce be upon him) said: Be, p,mmpt: in doing good deeds, (before 'YOU are Qvertalken) by turmoil which would belike, a, part of the dark night. DUiringl (that stormy period) a man would be a lbeliever (Muslim) in the moming a,nd an unbeliever in the evening or he woUlM be a believer (M:usli'm) ,in the ,evening a~nd an unbeliever in the Imomiing" and would sell his'taRh for wOlridty goods. (Related by Muslim and Titmithl).

This Hadith ,explains, that there would be no stabiltty iiln the faiU1 of man" IFaith would beoome cheaper as, compared toths' material benefits ,andi would be freely bartered for wonctly g'sins.

,At the very outset, before we star1' expls'inifig alill ki'nd of tUmloils., we point oul: 'the prediction ,of the Pn"phet (may peace' be upon him) ;about 'Uleexpeded schedule in which tlhose,tuRl1.oils will start ,aplpeari:ng. The, PIRJ,phet (may peace be' upon him) said:

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'Abdunah Bin Masu''d reported the Prophet (Imay peace be upon him) as saying: The mil~ of IsJam (diSsections, batties ,and perversions) 'wm g:ol rcund umil the year thiRy-five, or thirty~,six, or thirty--seven;then if they perish I' ,they 'win have fo111lowed the path of th10se 'who perished before them, but if their re'~igion is maintained, it 'wi'li be Imaintailned for seventy yearsl. Ilasked: Does it mean seventY' years which lremain or seventy years, which are gone by?' He replied:, It.!mesn!s (seventy years) fullt are gone by(A sound' Hadith ngported ,by Im'anl Ahm'ad, Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban and ,Hakim).

In this Hadith, the period lof thilrty.-seven years lextends, to, the Calliphate of 'Uthman or battles, of Jama!1 and Siftin. There afe two !predictions inl l1i.s •• Ulian. If the' Muslims, perish OVIing to their disobedience 'to Alllah:, they' will! be foUowing the p,a1h rOf the past communities., If rel,igion is maintained, it wil1be maima.'ined for seventy yearsl.These predictionswi'lllcoMe! true separately' and not simultaneously ..

AlSo" the Messengre:r of AUah (may peace bel upon him) has fixedl the place where d'lese turmoilS wiU take place, The 'Prophet (mav peace be upon him), :said:

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Ibn IUmar reponed that he hes'rd AUah':s Messenger (may peace be upon him) saying with hlis face 'towards the east Behold I 'turmoil will appear from this side, from where! 'the horns of Satan wjll appear (Where non-Musl!ims would form an overwhelming Imajority). (Reported by .A/~ukhari and ,Muslim)

'Abdullah Bin 'Umar said that '0 people of Ilraq,. how strange it is that you ask, about the minor sins but you commit m'sjer sins". (Muslim) There is a, touch of' biting lilrony in thai the people 'of liraq made' :searching inquiries about miinor sins, viz:.! even the destruction ofa mosquito I' but hadlthe audacity 'of committing maior sins, Le. the murder of ~maml Husain and his, companiOns (AHah be pleased with 'them).

The origin of diction taking pi ace in thels.l1amic history was froml ftle East due to the Muslim rPials and differences and 'first tunnoil started 'from 1he assassination of Ole, third Caliph 'Uthman. Accordingly all other' factions ,and rebel's such as the IKhawa.rij - ftle people who, dissented from tl1e religion ,sind disagl'1eed wtth 'the rest of the Muslims, Shiites- the, so called followers of Alii ,Rs'tidles (aposta.tes) - the sect, who engaged jinl an abusirve ,attitude toward tile Calliphate, lof the IProphet (mslY peace be upon him) particularly Abu IBakr and !Umar, B'8,mnians or assassins I Fatalisml (Qadtiah), Jahmiah' sind Mu'atazlls

(theo,logical school) and so on appeaFed from the east as predicted by the Prophet (may peace be upon him), and there

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The question is how coukl one escape himsetf and keep aw,ay from, such runnoils,? The answer is very clear as, Prophet (may peace be upon h;m) replied to one of his senior companion Abu Huthaifa in a question raised to him about the turmoils. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said:

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Narrated Huthaifa:: He asked: Apostle of AUaht 'win there be an evill as it was before, after this good which Allah has bestowed on us? He replied:. Yes. I asked: VVherein does the protection from it lie? He replied; iln, the sword. I asked: VVhat will happen then'? He replied: A time willi come when flere Wil~ be,

- summoners, of at the gates of Hell. I asked:, Apostle of Allahl (peace be upon hm), what will then happen? Hel replied: Ilf Allah has in the earth a cal,iph who ftays your back. and takes your property, obey himt otherwise die holding on tattle stump of a tree.. I asked: V\lhat will corne next? He replied: The Antichrist

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lit means that lPeop,ke 'win survive with ,evil h.earts and 'wiiI11Irema,in united ,extelmaUy but not ,intemally. They wU11 be ,evU and disunited at their heans. They win expose themseilves, ,asgocd and united sU'pemcia'flyi but actually they wUI not be! SOl indicating 81 truce which lis liabl'e to! be, broken at: ,any time. 11: :should be remembered that M:us;llims ,are instructed 1D' obey the, ru _I Itn ~good thing'swhi,oh are in perfect acoord wiIIh the Sharia'-h and not in those which in~olve disdbedienoe of AUah and His Apo,stle I~may peace be upon him)'. As, long as th.e Imam upholds the 'values, of Islam lin g,eneral and does nor deliiberate' its aims and ,objects., he should be obeyed in all those matters Which do not ,conflict 'with the teachings of Allah and His, Ppostle 1(lmay peace be upon him).. An occasilonailiapse on 'the part of the iimaml does not entitle the citiZen-at least as longl as U1e ml8jority of the community has not p,liOnounced iIse'lf aga!inst him ~ to revolt against' his govemment.

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.Abu Bakra reported that Allah's Messenger I(may peace be upon hi!m) had said: There 'woUlki soon be tunno!il. Behold I There woukl be turrnoU in which 'Ihe one 'who would be, seated would' be better than one who would stand and the one who, 'WOuld stand WQukJ be better than one who would run. Behold I~ W1en the tunnoil comes or it appears,lhe one who has a camel shoUlki ,stidk 'to his (:arnel and he who has, sheep or goat should stick to hm sheep and goat he who Ihas Is,nd shoulld :stick to the land. A man sa'idl:Allah's, IMessenger; What of he who has neither camet nor sheep nor land? TheFiSupon he said: He should lake hold of his sword and beat its edge with the he~p of stone and then tried to find a way of' escape. 0 AJ!lah., II have conveyed (Thy 'Message);, ,0 AUah. I have conveyed l(Thy Messag.e). A man said: ,Altah',s Messenger, what do you say ifl am drawn to, a rank in spite of mysetf, or in one of the giroups and Imarched, A man strikes wW1 his sword or there comes an al1'OYl and kills me? Thelreupon he salid: He wm bear the punishn.nt ,of his sin andlhat of yours and he would be one amongst the denizens of HeI" (Related by Muslim)

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The' IProphet (may peace be upon hilm) indicate how the tunnoil woukl start and 'then spread. He woul'd 'first: became sinfut Tlhen 1he moral standafd of his,fami!y 'would deteriQrate. The th~ depravlity would spread like infectio'n amongst his ne:~hbors and friends,. This is hO'N the vicious ci,FCle would become wkter with 1he march of time. He emphasizedl every reason to lesca;pe tram such 'hJnT10ils by :strictly' ,sdhe!rence to the te:sdl1in.gs of the Prophet of .AJlah (may peace be'l~pon him).You should slick to fhe, main body of ,Muslims - Ahlu Sunna'h Wal Jama"',ah who, are strictlVfollowi'ng the path of Pl1Jphefs way of'tlife in ,every aspect ,and their ~er regardless their strength. If there is no such thing, as the main body and no leader, then sepa'rate Voml,alll evill doingfaotions and group rivals.

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Narrated M'ua"wiya : II haem the Prophet ~may peace be upon him)' :sayingl: "A group of !people amongst my'fol11owers wi'll remain ,obedient to Allahl's 'O'rdellS IP.e" fbllowlng' sUicHy Alllah's, Book (The Qura1an) and the Prophef~s Sunnah (legal ways» and they will not be harmed by anyone'who, will not I~p theml and a,lso who will oppose theml~ until AJlshlsi IO'rder(the Last: Day) comes upon U1em while they ,aFa until on the right path. (Related byB'ukhanJ

Individual quarrels, ale ea,sierto resolve than 'grou,p quarrels, or, in the 'modem world" natiC?nal [quarrelS. Butlile ,collective community of 'Istam :shoukll be supreme over 'grou,p,s or Inations.

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lit would be expededto aotjustly and try to, lre-so,'ve the quarrel, for peace is better than fightin,g. But f lone party jis detennined to, be the ,ag;gress'or, fhe whole force of'lJhe community' is brought. to bear on it. The essential 00 ditio:n of,course lis that Ulere shoul'd be perfect fairness and justice and respect for 'the highest IPrinci:p!es;, for lslam ta'k:8S account ,of every just and leg,itimate interest without sepamting spirituall from temporall maners, The League of Nations failed because these essentialls were absent and today 1he Un~ed Nations faUs 'for the same reasons. The 'enforcement of the Muslim Brotherhood is the greatest sccel ideal of Islam,. On it w;as based the prophefs. Sennon at hiS last pilgrimage, and Is,lam cannot be oomp'lete,y real~ed until this· ideal is aohieved. I~ MO p'allties am,ongst the IMusJlim community fall into a fight there must be some limmed" ate cease fire".llhus peace 'will prevail. ,AIIJah the G:lorio'Us ,and the IExa!fted said:

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M,any incidents and ,sfflicti,ons will happen before the Day of Resuwedion. The! Prophet of Al'lah (may peace be upon him)

'made predictions ,about many events. Wlen ·these inddents, took place. they remembered that the p!rophet (may peace be! upon hi'm) had predicted them." Far instance: Prophet predicted that '.rce battle willi take place ta.vsrds,fhe ,end of the world. These, wars wil!1 be waged between IMusrims and 'lheir enemies. lit also app~ies to Civil warsl. The, Prophet I~may peace be upon him)' 'foretokl thel partiou!Jars. and detaiBt account of '&lose' leaders who, 'would Icreate commotion ,among the community' and lpervert the Muslfms.. He dllli this, lOut of kindness and sympathy with them. He omered that M!usliims should obey the caliph inalill,aroumstances, IPsrticulariy ~nthe time lot commotion and disunity'. The! lobedienc:e of' people 'to their ru:le'r&1 iis not:

uncondl~ionalMusnms ha,v~ been a skedl to obey' their ru(errs so far as they obey Allah and the Apostle (may peace be upon hilml)., Ilf they command that which ,contravenes theteach~ngs of Islam, they :should not ,obey those commands .. There is sovereignty of law j'n Islam. 'People ~and theijr rulers standi on the same 'footinQ in respect of law. The rulers, are meant to e'xecute the law p;res!cribedl by A~ilah. In the time of comm.otion I trial. and perversion, one shou'ld not fdll'ow the teadhings of those who call to wro:ng bel~ief. It is, better fer a manto' stick. to his house O'f go to a lonely place and [pass his ti.me ·there instead offoUowmn,g the teachings of' thepe'rverts.There is a[60 reference' iin the predlidlon of the Prop~het (may peace be upon him) to the dli:sag.reement betvJeen 'Ali and Mu~!awiyah or civil war during the Caliphate of'Uthman, or baH!Jes of J,amal and Siffinl.

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Among the~ first and foremost tunnails that happened in Iisiamic Hmory, as predided by the Pl'iophet of AUaih, was the' assassinmionof 'the third Caliph Hadra IUthm,Bn by the' extre:mists of' perverts .. e,y 'this aflidion, the disuniy and 'fadion stal1edl a.mo:ng Mus~im community., Plrophet, (Imay peace be upon hilm)l counted this eventss, one mile signs of the Last Hour.

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Abu Huraira reponed that, ,A!llah's, 'Messenger (m,ay peace be upon him) narrated: The' Last Hour win not come until the hNo pa~ (of M:us~ims) confront each other and thellB is 91 large - scare [massa.ere amongst them and the chain of both of them is the same. (Related by Muslim)

One of the great ,oampan~DinS ofDle Prophet, Hadrat ·Ulmar, described this tul111Oi'l like tile mountingl waves ,of the! ocean. Hufuaim reported that:

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Huthatfa repo:rted We were one' day in the company' of Umalf that 'he said; VVhol 3lmongst'yoUi has preserved in his mind most perfecUythe IHaditJl ,ofAlllah',s, 'Messenger 1(lmay peace, be upon him)1 in regafd to the tunno:il as he to!1d 81boul it? II said: Ii. He ~said:

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How? II said: I heard AI:~ah!'s Messenger (Imay peace be upon him)1 saying: 'There! would (first), be tunnel! for a one, in his,fami'ly, his property' .• his oneself, his ,children, his ne,ighbors, (and the sins committed in thei'r connection) wlJuld be e~iated by fasting, 'Prayer" charity, enj,oining good and prohibmng evil. Thereupon 'Umar ,said:: I do not mean (that turmoil on a small scale) but that ,one whichwDUId emerge I:ike the Imountin.g 'waves of the ocean.

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Huthaia said: I narrated to himl fUmar): There is between you and that (tumloil) a ,closed door, but there is every likelihood o~· its being broken. IUmar said: Would it be brokf!n? You have been rende.red fathe:Filess.. Had it been opened, it would have been peirhaps dosed also. ~ said: 'No. It would be broken, and II narrated to him: Verily that door j.mplies, a men who would be, killed or die. There is no mistake in this Hadih,,(R.elatedb,y Muslim)

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fotJndation of Isllamic society. This refers to the large-scale disse;ntion amongs,tthe Musliim which started at: 'the end lof the Caliiphate of Hadral IUthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and then erupted in an armed conflid bet\Neen Hadrat 'Alii and Amlir Mua'wiya and which finally cu~'miln,ated in themartyrdo'm of Imam, Hussain and his, companions (may AI~ah shower his blessings on them all) i The ,commentators view that: the' ,closed door used in the above Hladith implies Had'rat 'Umar, because his ,g:lieat persona'lity' exercised the most fonnidable check on the spr-ead of evn.

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Mun'slN'Nsrah for sorne busi'ness sind I! went out to follow him, \f\Jhen he entlsred the Iga.rden, I sat at its gate and said to myselfl' BTa d:ay I will be the gate--kooperoflhe Prophet (may peace be' upon him) though he has not ord~ered me." The, Prophet I~may peace be upon hlim,) went and finished h[s need and wentio sit on the· constructed edge aftha wel:1 ,and uncovered his I'egs and hung theml in the well. In the meantime~ .Abu 81akr carne and . asked perrneslon to enter, II saie (to him,),,! ~'Walit until I g:et you pennission .·I~' Abu Bakr waled outside and I went to fhe P'llophet (imay peace be upon him) and sa:id:O Allah's Prophet! Aby IBakr

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himl the gllad tidiingsof entering pa~l'adise." So Abu Bakt entered and sat on Ihe rig,ht side' of the Prophet I(may peace be upon himl)an.d unoover-ed his I'eg:sand hung them in the we,ll. Then IUrner came and I said (t(J! tlilm), "Wa'it until ~ 9,et you permeslon." The Prophet (may peace be upon himl)1 said: "Admit him" andl give hlimi theglladi tidings of 'entering paradise,!! So IUmar entered and sat on the left side of the Prophet (m181Y peace be upon him) and unoo,veFed h:islegs and hung them in the wall sa thalrone side ,of the,weU became, 'fully oooupiedand the:re remained no

place 'for anyone to 81. Then !Uthman cam,e and I said (to hrn), IIWait until I ,g:et permission mryou." The Prqphet (may peace be upon him) said: "Adm,iI; hilm, and :g,iive hlim the gllad tidings of entering paradise wlh a calBmitywhich wllll·befall: hlim."V\lhen hie entered! he could not find no any place: to sitwfth them so he went~o the other edge of the weill 'opposite: them and uncov,ered his legs and hung them In the well, I wished that a brother of mine w'Quld come" so I inVOked Allah fOIr his coming. (Ibn Ali Musaiyab saidl "1 Interpr-eted that (narration) as indicating their graves" The first thlree are tog,ether and the 'g,rave ,of 'Ufnm;an is separate fromltheirs. 11 (Related by AJ.Bukhan)

iHadlrat 'Uthman was rnorecauaous to be IpatientHie was sure of 11181 tunnon indicated by' lfhe Prophet of Allah (rnlay peace be upon html). He did not take any reprisal Oil'" revenge ag:ainst his personnel lrivals aggressorsi even was ~ryinglto stop his supporters 'from any po,ssible, blood~hed. The 'Prophefs predictionca.m.e true. 'Uthman ·wasa.ssass'inatedl by halrd~line extremists aiming to, topple him Worn the power .. These heinous attacks were carried! lout tOr g:ain pollical and religious. leadership as weiU as for momentous world'lygains Offeired by'lle leader of Egyptian gle1.ngstersoalledl EI Ghafiqy bin IHarb al~'Ekky. They surrounded the house of 'Uthman for a long period lransaddng it and as fire engulfed the house. The Ca:li,ph was Ikilled by the sharplswordl ,of mutiny leader iElFGhaft.qyon 11Stt1 Dhul~Hijah 35H While he was reciting the HOllY au ran ..

After the, assassinaitioll1 of 'Uthman, Muslims elected 'Ali bin Abu Ta.liib as their next Emir (Ca'liph). They,exteinded their unanimous support to~~li, but,some senior lcompanions boycotted the oftie&bearing function of 'he new ruler .. They were in great

conlrusion and anxiety ov'er'thetul'moils andl ,afftidi:ons earned 'aut by the hard .. liine faaons ,after the murder of !Uthman, as, well as the [mixed n3action and perplexity shown everyw'here'. The Govemor ,of' Sha:m- Mu'awliyawas one lof the distinguishedl leader who heidi alooffro'ml recognizing the"caliphate of 'Alii I until all the, [riot situations, were retumed under controt Muslims fOught in manyfa,Qtions ,and quane,1ed iin man¥ways, Ion a ttt~fol" .. tat basis, The zealot !rivalls became more active and ,enthusiastic. The' new leadership' fai~ed to ,an-est the rea'i culprits and criminals behii- d the attack of IHadRit 'Uthman and to restore law and order to nonnalcy" Those' Who killedl"Uthman went unpunished. In faa, after the martyrdom lof !Uthmanl, the Musli'm, society' was speedity pl'un,ged into the Wlhilrtpooll of ~lJ,nnoi~.

It 'was a, great affliCtionl as depicted by the Messeng,e:r of Allah (may peace be upo:n himl) wen in advance as a :sign of the Last Hour.,

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The "Battle of Al-Jarnal" w,as one of the !g real' turmolls after the martyrdom 0" iUthmlsn. This unfortunate' incid,8'nt occurred between Ali bin Abu Talib on one sidle and A.yesha., Talha, and Zubair (may AUah be pleased with them all) on another side.

As w,e discussed earlier, Ali was hesitant to be a new caUph after Muslilm :soci:ety plun'ged into great turm .i' as a consequences of Uthrnan's assassination. Even thi;,ugh, he was c,ompe,lllled to aceept the Qlffier after numerous ,p reS,5U res, from MiUs.lims. Hadrat Talha and Zubair (Imay Allahl p'lease be upon them both) extended theilr conditional support to Ailli ,after long negoltiations enid depth discussions .. The'y started an extra ordinary meeting with Ayesha. l1hey diis·cussed the rea II culpriits behind the Uthrnan's attack. They beseeched Ali to extradlte 10 them a,1I the crimiinal zealots responsible for the assassination plot of Ufh'mln and to hand over them intact, He nelilther heeded theillr req uest nor commented about it:. .Accordiing tOI him, he w,s', exrpecting to. have the' iasue raise,dl by the' immediate heirs of Uthmlsnl, and to deliibs''ralte them'urdelr case for a verdiict. of C8lpital, punishment. Th,ey disagreed over the means and media 'olf how te limp1lement such a punishment scherne. Thus, it: wasv1elry hard to talke 81 cease-fire and produce a multi-faceted agreement These' hard ... Une clrcumstances ~,ed to a civil war between two Mus~iim partiies.

The main achievement of Talha, Zubair, land Ayesha (may .Allah be pleased with them a 1111), Iwere~ not to prepare for battle. They tried tiD minimize the riiot and rebelllon and return to the norma~cy of cease-fire. They intended comrramal harmony' amongl all warring tactions of Musl!ilm soci:ety. AI:s 0 Il' they :aimedl to imp,lem,ent capitall punishment for the reall cUlI!priits involved lin the murder case of Hadrat 'Uthman.

SheilkhAI-lls,lalm Ibn Taimiiya sSlid in his book of Minha) as Sunnalh:Verily Ay,eshs dl,d not: ilnltenided for battle .. She ,aimled for fruiHu~ communall harmony and salvation among the Musliml groups. She thought 'that an linitialtirvlB from her would return full! harmony tOI the· nard-liners and all concerned. Eventuall~y ,she reallized that shewou Idl have avoid such a peace initiatilve. Whenev,er she recalled iln her memory thio,sestep:s for peace and tranquillity, she kept ,~rying expllic;itlly. In a later stage~, alii participants iinvolved in the !battle' felt remorse land feglret over the stnJQ'gle", including Tallhat Zubair, alndl Alii (mayAllllah be pleased with them alII).

The day of AII""am,all was not meant for a battle. They plunqed into the w'sr inadvertently, Bind it was occurred beyond their controll. AU the Ile,adersinvoivred in the :skirml'ish gave more preference and ptriolrirty to a truce and IS halt to' the bloody co,nflict. lit is, understood that Alii never :signaled tal kill! Uthm'an. He :swore by the name of God that he did not kiilled Uthman and not was abe,tted by' ,any means in imp,llementing such an aeeasslnation pilot

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Zubair camlp., Tallha and Zubas group misunderstood that thill, attack, carried out from the ,cle'ar command of Ali. Me'anwhUe'. Alii w'as unaware ,of the same. IHoweve,rl they stron!Q'ly defended agl81iinst the attack,srs. On the other hand, ,AU Iguessed thai: this attack started from the Tal hal and Zubaa group, aimedto elimlinate lhiis power and started offensive steps t'owaJrds th,s opposite posliUon. Cai:eigoricaUv, the ,afflicUon occurred betwelen them as, a result of a simple mistake. Ayesha 'wassiH;ing in her vehi,cl:e. Sh,e never joined i'n the W,SI", nor commanded tOI fj'ght nor assisted to thle fighters in any waY1 accordlnq to hlstonans, (Mlnhaj as' Sunnah ·0' S,heikh a,l Is/am ibn Taim,ira, vo,'. 2, page, 185.)1

In brief, thi:s battle not meant for any purpose .. It was, a by .. , product ,of' the so called hard-line radicals who misused the, raUg'ion for their selfishness to escape from the cap irta I punishment o·f the murder case. lit was true tha.t the' Me'ss'enger- of A,III,alh (mlay peace be upon him) predicted such an affliction as a si'gn of Last Hour.

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This, 'war" iin which hundreds of ~nn,ocent Mlusillim civ~liians were sllaug,ht'ered1t'Qok place betw,een two Musliml glroups because olf 'tlheilr simple misunderstanding and afffictions perpetrated by Satan, not amonqst warringl group of enemies asviewed by some historians.

'We have a major lesson from this battle in that 'we must be more vigil,snt and alert agains,t ,any miishap':p,enings, and momentous, occasions lead by zealot ,extremiist.s Cil91alinst lelarnlc ideol:ogy and Musllim Unity and integrity. We must not heeditheir views and comments in any case, because the'y are Il(J,okingl to destroy communal una.ni:mi,ty and religious hcumony amongst Muslli:ms. Alilah said:

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