The Rising of the Sun from the West
Allâh - subhânahu wa Ta’âla - says: "Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thy Lord (Himself), or certain of the Signs of thy Lord? The day that certain of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith. Say: 'Wait ye: we too are waiting.' " (al-Anam 6:158)
It was reported from Abû Sa'id al-Khudri that the Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - explained, "The day that certain of the Signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to believe in them then...", referring to the rising of the sun from the West. (Ahmad)
Abû Hurayrah said, "The Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - said, 'The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the West. When the people see it, whoever is living on earth will believe, but that will be the time when - No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before' " (al-Bukhârî)
It was also reported from Abû Hurayrah that the Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - said, "The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the West. When it rises and the people see it, they will all believe. But that will be the time when 'No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then'" (al-Bukhârî)
It was reported from Abû Hurayrah that the Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - said, "There are three things which, if they appear, 'No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith' They are: the rising of the sun from the West, the Dajjal, and the Beast of the Earth." (Ahmad, Muslim, at-Tirmidhî.)
Abû Dharr said, "The Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - asked me, 'Do you know where the sun goes when it sets?' I said, 'I do not know' He said, 'It travels until it prostrates itself beneath the Throne, and asks for permission to rise again. But a time will come when it will be told, 'Go back whence you came.' That will be the time when 'No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith' " (al-Bukhârî)
'Amr ibn Jarir said, "Three Muslims were sitting with Marwan in Madînah, and heard him say, whilst talking about the Signs of the Hour, that the first of them would be the appearance of the Dajjal. The three went to 'Abdullâh ibn 'Amr, and told him what they had heard Marwan say concerning the Signs. 'Abdullâh said, 'Marwan has not said much.
I memorised a Hadîth like that from the Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - which I have not forgotten since. I heard the Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam - say: "The first of the signs will be the rising of the sun from the West, and the emergence of the Beast in the forenoon. Whichever of the two comes first, the other will follow immediately"
Then 'Abdullâh, who was widely-read, said, 'I think that the first to happen will be the rising of the sun from the West. Every time it sets, it goes beneath the Throne, prostrates itself, and seeks permission to rise again. A time will come when three times it will seek permission and will receive no reply, until, when part of the night has passed and it realises that even if it were given permission, it would not be able to rise on time, it will say: "O my Lord, how far the rising-point is from me! What can I do for the people now?" Then it will seek permission to go back, and it will be told: 'Rise from where you are now' - and it will rise from the West'" Then 'Abdullâh recited the Ayah: "No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith." (Ahmad)
Some scholars interpret "the rising of the sun from the West" as meaning that Islâm will appear in the West, as strong as it was in the beginning, and that the people of the West will carry the flag of Islâm.
