SUDDEN DEATH, HATRED, RAIN, SHIRK, KILLING ,USURY, ADULTERY ,EARTHQUAKES, TRADE, WRITING, FALSEHOOD, FALSE WITNESS

Signs Before the Day of Judgement
Author: Yoosuf ibn Abdillaah ibn Yoosuf al-Waabil
Source: Ashraatus-Saa'ah (Trans. Dawud Burbank)

A. The Minor Signs

1. The Prophethood of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
2. The death of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
3. The conquering of Bait ul-Maqdis
4. The Plague of Amwaas (in Palestine)
5. The increase in wealth so that sadaqah is not needed
6. Trials and civil strife:

(i) The appearance of troubles in the east

(ii) The killing of Uthmaan (ra)

(iii) The battle of al-Jamaal

(iv) The battle of Siffeen

(v) The appearanc of the Khawaarij

(vi) The happening of al-Harrah

(vii) The appearance of the saying that the Quran is created

(viii) The following of the ways of the previous nations

1. The appearance of claimants to Prophethood
2. Widespread safety
3. The appearance of fire in the Hijaz
4. Fighting the Turks
5. Fighting the non-Arabs
6. Dissappearance of trustworthiness
7. Dissappearance of knowledge and appearance of ignorance
8. Increase in the number of police and helpers of the oppressors
9. Spread of fornication
10. Spread of usury
11. Spread of musical instruments and their being thought to be allowed
12. Drinking of intoxicants and its being allowed
13. Adorning the mosques and rivalling therein
14. Building tall buildings
15. The slave girls giving birth to her mistress
16. Increase in killing
17. Time passing quickly
18. Coming together of markets
19. Appearance of Shirk in this Ummah
20. Appearance of wickedness, cutting off of relations and ill treatment of neighbours
21. Dying of grey hairs with black dye
22. Increase of extreme miserliness
23. Increase in trade
24. Many earthquakes
25. Appearance of sinking into the earth, transformation into animals and false-accusations
26. The passing away of the pious
27. The raising of the despicable people to positions of importance
28. That greeting is given only to those the person knows
29. That knowledge is sought from other than the scholars in truth
30. Appearance of women in clothes which do not cover them
31. The truthfulness of the dreams of the Believers
32. Spread and increase in writing
33. Laxity with regard to the Sunnah
34. Increase in size of the new moons
35. Increase in falsehood and having no concern to check reports
36. Increase in false testimony and witholding true witness
37. Large number of women and small number of men
38. Sudden death being common
39. Hatred amongst peoples hearts
40. The return of the land of the Arabs to being pastures and rivers
41. Increase in rain but decrease in produce
42. The revealing of a mountain of gold by the Euphrates river
43. The talking of wild animals and inanimate objects to people
44. Wishing for death because of the severity of trials
45. Increase in the number of 'Romans' and their fighting the muslims
46. Victory over Constantinople
47. The appearance of al-Qahtaanee
48. Fighting the Jews
49. The expelling by al-Madeenah of its wicked people, then its desolation at the end of time
50. The sending of a pleasant wind to take away the souls of the Believers
51. The attacking of the Sacred House and dismantling of the Ka'bah

B. The Major Signs

1. The Mahdee
2. The Anti-Christ [Maseeh ud-Dajjal]
3. The descent of Eesaa (as)
4. Yajooj and Maajooj
5. The three great sinkings of the earth
6. The appearance of smoke in the sky
7. The rising of the sun in the west
8. The beast of the earth [Daabbat ul-Ard]
9. The fire which brings the people together

TOPIC ENCOMPASSES: INCREASE IN ZINA; QIYAMAT KI NISHANI; SIGNS OF QIYAMAH; INCREASE IN WOMEN POPULATION; INCREASE IN ADULTERY AND FORNICATION; INCREASE IN KILLING, SUDDEN DEATH, FALSEHOOD, FALSE WITNESS,INCREASE IN TRADE, WRITING, RAIN, EARTQUAKES