CHAPTER 5 | ~*The greater signs of The Hour *~ |
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After the lesser signs of the Hour appear and increase, mankind will have reached a stage of great suffering. Then the awaited Mahdi will appear; he is the first of the greater, and clear, signs of the Hour. There will be no doubt about his existence, but this will only be clear to the knowledgeable people. The Mahdi will rule until the False Messiah (al-Masrkh al-Dajjdl) appears, who will spread oppression and corruption. The only ones who will know him well and avoid his evil will be those who have great knowledge and iman (faith). The false Messiah will remain for a while, destroying mankind completely, and the earth will witness the greatest Fitnah (tribulation) in its history. Then the Mesiah Jesus (AS) will descend, bringing justice from heaven. He will kill the Dajjal, and there will be years of safety and security. Then the appearance of Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) will take mankind by surprise, and corruption will overtake them again. In answer to Jesus' faithful prayer to Allah SWT, they will die, and safety, secm justice and stability will return. This state of affairs will continue for some years, until the death of Jesus (AS). The 'Ulama' differ concerning the order in which other greater signs of
the Hour will come about. They are: |