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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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The Signs of the Hour

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The signs of the Hour are the portents of the Day of Judgment that precede it and indicate its proximity.

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They are of two types:

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First, the minor signs.

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These are the ones that precede the Hour by long periods of time.

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And they are of a kind that is usual for people.

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Such as the withdrawal of knowledge and the spread of ignorance.

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And the boasting in building construction.

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Some of these signs have already appeared and passed.

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And some have appeared.

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And they continue to follow one another and recur.

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Such as the boasting in building construction.

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And some have not yet appeared.

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Second,

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The major signs.

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These are the momentous events that appear near the Day of Judgment.

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And they are unusual for people.

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And they are the ten signs mentioned in the hadith of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Regarding the coming of the Hour.

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And in it:

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"It will not come to pass,

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until you see ten signs before it."

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So he mentioned the smoke,

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and the Dajjal (Antichrist),

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and the Beast,

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and the rising of the sun from its west,

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and the descent of 'Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, son of Mary),

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and Gog and Magog,

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and three landslides:

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a landslide in the east,

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and a landslide in the west,

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and a landslide in the Arabian Peninsula.

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And the last of that is a fire that will emerge from Yemen,

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driving people to their place of gathering.

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Narrated by Muslim.

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Some scholars add the Mahdi to these signs.

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And some consider them among the minor signs that accompany the major signs.

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The clearest order for these ten signs

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is the appearance of the Dajjal,

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then the descent of 'Isa ibn Maryam, peace be upon him,

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then the emergence of Gog and Magog,

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then the three landslides,

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then the smoke,

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then the rising of the sun from its west,

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then the Beast,

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then the fire that will gather people.

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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah