ContinuationContinuation of ofTHE SIGNS BEFORE THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT THE SIGNS BEFORE THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

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Among the signs of the Hour will be the emergence of a beast from the earth. It will be very strange in appearance, and

extremely huge; one cannot even imagine what it will look like. It will

emerge from the earth and shake the dust from its head. It will have with it the

ring of Solomon and the rod of Moses. People will be terrified of it and will try to run away, but they will not be able to escape, because such will be the decree

of Allaah.

It will destroy the nose of every unbeliever with the rod, and write the word "Kaafir" on his forehead; it will adorn the face of

every believer and write the word "Mu'min" (true believer) on his forehead,

and it will speak to people. Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said: "And when

the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), We shall produce from the earth a

Beast to (face) them: it will speak to them...“ [an-Naml (27):82]

Ibn 'Abbaas, al-Hasan and Qataadah said that "It will speak to them“

(tukallimuhum) means that it will address them. Ibn Jareer suggested that

it means that the Beast will address them with the words "...for that mankind did

not believe with assurance in Our Signs..." [an-Naml (27):82 - latter part of

the Ayah]Ibn Jareer reported this from 'Alee and 'Ata'. It was reported from Ibn 'Abbaas

that tukallimuhum means that the Beast will cut them, i.e., it will write the word

"Kaafir" on the forehead of the unbeliever.

It was also reported from Ibn 'Abbaas that he will both address them and cut

them; this suggestion incorporates both of the previous suggestions; and Allaah knows best. We have already

mentioned the Hadeeth of Hudhayfah ibn Usayd, in which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is reported to have said, "The Hour will not come

until you see ten signs:

The smoke; the Dajjaal; the Beast; the sun rising from the West; the descent of Jesus son of Mary; Gog and Magog; and three land-slides - one in the East, one in the West, and one in Arabia, at the end of which fire will burst forth from the direction of Aden (Yemen) and drive

people to the place of their final assembly."

Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Hasten

to do gooddeeds before six things happen: the rising of the sun from the West, the

smoke, the Dajjaal, the Beast, the (death) of one of you or generaltribulation.' " [Muslim]

Bareedah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) took me to a place in

thedesert, near Makkah. It was a dry piece of land surrounded by sand. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The

Beast will emergefrom this place.' It was a very small

area." [Ibn Maajah]

[Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 4267), 2/1352. Checker's Note: Da`eef Jiddan (very weak). Ibn Maajah, no. 4067, Da`eef Ibn Maajah: 882.]

It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa

sallam) said, "The Beast of the Earth will emerge, and will have with it the rod of

Moses and the ring of Solomon.

“ It was also reported that he said,"(The Beast) will destroy the noses of the

unbelievers with the ring, - so that people seated around one table will

begin to address one another with the words "O Believer!" or "O Unbeliever!"

(i.e., everyone's status willbecome clear)

[Ibn Maajah] [Similar Hadeeth narrated by Ibn Maajah in Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 4061), 2 - 1351, 1352. Ahmad, Musnad, 2 - 295. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 2413.]

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Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr said, "I memorised a Hadeeth from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu

'alayhe wa sallam) which I have not forgotten since.

I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'The first of

the signs (of the Hour) to appear will be the rising of the sun from the West

and the appearance of the Beast before the people in the forenoon.

Whichever of these two events happens first, the other will follow

immediately.' " [Muslim][Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/202.]

That is to say, these will be the first extraordinary signs. The Dajjaal, the descent of Jesus (alayhi-salam), the

emergence of Gog and Magog, are less unusual in that they are all human beings. But the emergence of the

Beast, whose form will be very strange, its addressing the people and classifying them according to their faith or unbelief, is something truly extraordinary. This is

the first of the earthly signs, as the rising of the sun

from the West is the first of the heavenly signs.

Insha’AllahInsha’Allah to be continued to be continued