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from http://ummibraheem.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/cd-10-major-signs-of-doj-3-10/
3. Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj
Ya’jooj
and Ma’jooj [Gog and Magog] are two tribes. Are they human beings, or are they
a different creation? Are they sons of Adam? They are definitely sons of Adam.
The evidence is in Bukhaari:
The
Prophet said, “On the day of Resurrection Allah will say, ‘O Adam!’ Adam will
reply, ‘Labbaik our Lord, and Sa’daik.’ Then there will be a loud call
(saying), Allah orders you to take from among your offspring a mission for the
(Hell) Fire.’ Adam will say, ‘O Lord! Who are the mission for the (Hell) Fire?’
Allah will say, ‘Out of each thousand, take out 999.’ At that time every
pregnant female shall drop her load (have a miscarriage) and a child will have
grey hair. And you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet not drunk, but
severe will be the torment of Allah.” (22.2) (When the Prophet mentioned this),
the people were so distressed (and afraid) that their faces got changed (in colour)
whereupon the Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “From Gog and Magog
nine-hundred ninety-nine will be taken out and one from you. You Muslims
(compared to the large number of other people) will be like a black hair on the
side of a white ox, or a white hair on the side of a black ox, and I hope that
you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise.” On that, we said,
“Allahu-Akbar!” Then he said, “I hope that you will be) one-third of the people
of Paradise.” We again said, “Allahu-Akbar!” Then he said, “(I hope that you
will be) one-half of the people of Paradise.” So we said, “Allahu
Akbar.”[Bukhaari, 6/60/265]
Ya’juj
and Ma’juj multiply so much that there is a narration that when one of them
dies, they leave behind 1,000 descendents. This is a narration and it could be
weak. Anyways, they multiply so much. Allah has mentioned in the Qur’an: “And
when ya’juj and ma’juj come out, they would pour from every direction.” Their
numbers are huge.
Some
other hadith that talk about ya’juj and ma’juj:
[...]
He ['Eesa] would then search for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him
at the gate of Ludd and would kill him. Then a people whom Allah had protected
would come to Jesus, son of Mary, and he would wipe their faces and would
inform them of their ranks in Paradise and it would be under such conditions
that Allah would reveal to Jesus these words: “I have brought forth from
amongst My servants such people against whom none would be able to fight; you
take these people safely to Tur”, and then Allah would send Gog and Magog and
they would swarm down from every slope. The first of them would pass the lake
of Tibering and drink out of it. And when the last of them would pass, he would
say: “There was once water there.” Jesus and his companions would then be
besieged here (at Tur, and they would be so much hard pressed) that the head of
the ox would be dearer to them than one hundred dinirs and Allah’s Apostle,
Jesus, and his companions would supplicate Allah, Who would send to them
insects (which would attack their necks) and in the morning they would perish
like one single person. Allah’s Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would then
come down to the earth and they would not find in the earth as much space as a
single span which is not filled with their putrefaction and stench. Allah’s
Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would then again beseech Allah, Who would
send birds whose necks would be like those of bactrin camels and they would
carry them and throw them where God would will.
[The
speaker said that Allah subhaana wa ta'aala would send worms upon ya'juj and
ma'juj and it would enter their necks and kill them. It would be an epidemic.
These two tribes would be exterminated. This does not solve the problem,
however. 'Eesa and his followers would come out from Jerusalem, but there isn't
a spot on the earth that isn't covered with the decomposed bodies of ya'juj and
ma'juj. 'Eesa and the Muslims would make du'aa` to Allah again.]
Then
Allah would send rain which no house of clay or (the tent of) camels’ hairs
would keep out and it would wash away the earth until it could appear to be a
mirror. … [Muslim B.41, #7015]
Qur’an
tells us the story of dhul-Qarnayn. He was a king who lived thousands of years
ago. He is not even in the books of history. These are very early times. Dhul
Qarnayn is a king who ruled the inhabited part of the world at that time; that
is how he has that name. Dhul Qarnayn means “two horns” and some mufassireen
say that means he rules the east and the west. Allah tells us the story in the
Qur’aan of when he visited three places: the east, the west, and an area
between two mountains.
Until, when he reached between two
mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who
scarcely understood a word. They said: “O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily! Ya’juj and
Ma’juj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay
you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?” He
said: “That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is
better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect
between you and them a barrier. Give me pieces (blocks) of iron,” Then, when he
had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: “Blow,” till
when he had made it (red as) fire, he said: “Bring me molten copper to pour
over it.” So they [Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] were made powerless to
scale it or dig through it. Dhul-Qarnain) said: “This is a mercy from my Lord,
but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground.
And the Promise of my Lord is ever true.” And on that Day [i.e. the Day Ya'juj
and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) will come out], We shall leave them to surge like
waves on one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them
all together. [18:93-99]
Some
of the speaker’s commentary on this ayah: (About the material poured on top of
the damn/barrier). He poured on it Qitra. Now qitra is explained as either lead
or copper. If you mix steel with lead or copper, you get either brass or bronze
and both of them are better than if he left it as steel alone.
Allah
says that he didn’t only build the sadd (damn), but he build radam – something
that seals off completely. A sadd is a horizontal barrier, so they could climb
over. The people asked Dhul Qarnayn to build a sadd. Dhul Qarnayn went further
– he did ihsaan (perfection). He built a radam that sealed them off completely.
Therefore, we cannot really see them now. They are sealed off somewhere
underground. They are somewhere in the east because RasulAllah sallallahu
‘alayhi wa sallam told us. Dhul Qarnayn did such a good job.
Dhul
Qarnayn says that even though it was the best he could do, one day they would
be torn down.
We’ll
continue with the hadith: RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says that
every day ya’juj and ma’juj are piercing through this barrier. One night, when
they have just a little bit left, their leader would say, “Let’s come back and
finish it tomorrow.” They will come back to find out that it has been sealed
again. So they will come back and dig it all the way until they’re almost
there. They leave. The come the next day and they’ll find it sealed as if it’s
new. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, until when their term is
appointed. They would dig through it and their leader would say, “Tomorrow
we’re going to come back and inshaAllah we’re going to complete digging it.” So
they will say inshaAllah and they will open up the seal the next day and come
out.
During
the time of RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, a small opening occured in
that seal. Because RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was smiling and
suddenly his face changed. He said, “Today an opening was made in the seal of
ya’juj and ma’juj.” Therefore, there’s already a small opening. One day, they
will open it completely. [You can search it on the MSA site and you'll find
loads of hadith talking about the small opening. Just search "gog and
magog".]
RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, they will come out and drink the water of
the earth. People will run away from then. Then, when ya’juj and ma’juj think
that they have killed everyone, they would point their weapons towards the sky
and they would shoot. Their arrows would come back with blood on them and they
would say, “We have killed everyone on earth and now we have killed everyone in
the heavens.” Look at their arrogance! Then Allah subhaana wa ta’aala would
send on them worms that would kill them all. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam says, the animals of the earth would eat so much from their bodies that
they would be fat and grateful.
In
terms of ya’juj and ma’juj’s location – we don’t know where they are. They are
not any population on earth and they are people we do not know of. People like
to label certain peoples as ya’juj and ma’juj.
Ya’juj
and ma’juj are also known amongst the people of the book – they are called gog
and magog. There have been non Muslims who also labelled Muslims as gog and
magog and vice versa. This is not correct.
4. Sinking of the Earth
The
sinking of the earth could be an earthquake that is so violent that part of the
earth is swallowed. In this hadith in Muslim, which mentions the ten signs of
the Day of Judgment, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “Three
sinkings of the earth. One in the east, one in the west and one in the Arabian
Peninsula.”
These
are major earthquakes. It could take entire parts of the world off of the face
of the earth. For example, the continental divide is a very dangerous/unstable
place. These events don’t just happen like that, like most people think. They
are predestined by Allah. Allah is testing the people; it is punishment for
their sins.
Once
there was an earthquake in Madinah. Then there was a second and third. They
were very small earthquakes. ’Umar ibn AlKhattab stood on the mimbar and said
to the people of Madinah, “Either you stop sinning or I will leave Madinah.”
‘Umar understood that this was because of the sins of the people. If it
happened now, people would say that the second and third were aftershocks.
‘Umar was saying it was because of their sins. Once the mountain of Uhud shook,
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Don’t move because on top of you
is a nabiy, a siddiq and two shuhadaa`.”
5. The Smoke
There
is an entire surah in the Qur’an – Surah ad-Dukhaan. Allah says: “Wait until
smoke comes down from the heavens.” This smoke is punishment for the non
believers. We don’t know more about the smoke. It will come down on the earth
as a punishment for the non believers.
6. Rise of the Sun from the West
Allah
says, “When some of the signs of Allah approach, then a soul that did not
believe, their belief will not do them any good.” The tafsir of this ayah is
the rise of the sun from the west.
Do they then wait for anything other than
that the angels should come to them, or that your Lord should come, or that
some of the Signs of your Lord should come (i.e. portents of the Hour e.g.,
arising of the sun from the west)! The day that some of the Signs of your Lord
do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not
before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his
Faith. Say: “Wait you! We (too) are waiting.”
RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, the Day of Judgment will not occur until the
sun rises up from the west. When that happens, everyone would believe. That is
when belief would not give them any good.
[Bukhaari]
If
someone becomes a Muslim in that moment, their imaan will not do any good. That
means, if someone who claims to be a believer but was not doing good, their
good will not do them any good after the sun rises from the west. Therefore,
after the sun rises from the west, your record of deeds will remain the same.
If you were doing righteous deeds, the reward of those deeds would continue
even if the sun rises from the west.
AlQurtubi
explains this. He says that when the sun rises from the west, people would know
it is the end. Therefore, it is just like death. When people are dying and they
see the angel of death - can they make tawbah (repentence)? It is too late, the
same thing here. When the sun rises from the west, people will know it is the
end of the world. The door of tawbah is closed. No more tawbah will be
accepted.
7. The Beast
Allah
says: “And when the decree of Allah (or the Word of Allah) befalls them, we
would send out to them a beast from the earth. It would talk to them. The
people do not believe in Our signs.” Tukallimuhum can be explained as talk to
them or mark them. Ibn Abbaas says that both meanings are correct. This beast
would come out and talk to people: “You are a believer” “You are a nonbeliever”
and it would stamp them.
What
does it mean ‘the word of Allah would befall them’? AlQurtubi says, “The word
of Allah befallas them means it is time for the punishment of Allah. Because of
their extremism in corruption and evil and arrogance, and because they ignored
the Signs of Allah and did not contemplate in them.”
Ibn
Mas’ood says, “The word of Allah comes on them is when the scholars die and the
knowledge dies and the Qur’an is lifted.”
Abu
Hurayrah says that RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “Three things,
when they occur, no soul would benefit from imaan after that. 1) Rise of the
sun from the west. 2) ad-dajjaal. 3) The beast.” During the time of ad-dajjaal,
because there will be so much fitna. In the time of the beast, you will be
stamped as a believer or a non believer.
There
are more details in the following hadith, which can be found in Ahmad and
AtTirmidhi, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “The beast would come
out carrying the seal of Sulayman [Solomon] and the stick of Musa [Moses]. It
would mark the face of the believer with Musa and would stamp the face of the
nonbeliever with the seal of Sulayman. People would be eating together and they
would say, ‘Give me this, believer’ or ‘Hand me this non-believer.’” Everybody
has it written on their face. People would call each other, “ya kaafir” or “ya
mu’min.”
Shaykh
Ahmad Shaakir says that the hadith is authentic. Shaykh Albaani says that the
hadith is da’eef because Albaani considers one of the narrators of the hadith
to be weak, but Shaakir considers him to be strong and he says that AtTirmidhi
and Ahmad have narrated from this man. Wallahu ‘Alam.
8. The Fire
The
final sign of the Day of Judgment is the fire. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam says, “And in the end, a fire would come out from Yemen, sending the
people towards almahshar.” This is a fire that will push all of the people
towards the holy land. This fire will continuously follow them until they go to
almahshar. People will be running from it. Whoever is left behind, it will burn
them. It follows them day and night. It will come out from Yemen.
RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam pinpointed the area and said it will come from the
basin of ‘Adan. ‘Adan is laying in a crater of a volcano. There are many
craters of volcanoes in ‘Adan. ‘Adan is a city of Yemen on the sea. There are a
lot of craters in it.
AlMahshar
is in shaam. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam pointed towards ashShaam
and said, “This is where you would be assembled.” In another hadith in Abu
Dawood, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “There will be hijra
after hijra. The best of people of the world will be in the place of the hijra
of Ibraheem.” Where is that? Jerusalem, the holy land. What is the first hijra?
From Makkah to Madinah. There will be another hijra, which is of the best
people of the world, to Jerusalem. The other people who live during that time
will be the worse of the people, and that is when the fire will gather them in
AshShaam.
AshShaam
is the area of Jerusalem, Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. The most holy
of it is Jerusalem. There are many ahaadith where RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi
wa sallam praised that place.
In
one hadith in Musnad Imam Ahmad, Abu Dardaa` reports that RasulAllah sallallahu
‘alayhi wa sallam says, “I was sleeping and I saw a dream where the pillar of
the Book [Qur’an] was taken away from me. And i thought it would be taken away
from me. So I followed it and saw it placed in AshShaam. In the time of trials
and tribulations (fitan), that is where Imaan will be.”
In
another hadith in Tabarani, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “When
I was in the trip of al Israa`, I saw a white pillar like a banner of war taken
away from me and I asked the angels, ‘Where are you taking it?’ They said, ‘We
are going to take it and place it in AshShaam.’”
Is
this assembly of people in AshShaam the assembly of the day of judgment or is it
a different assembly? Some of the scholars, like AlGhazaali, say that this is
the assemble of the Day of Judgment. Most of the scholars, however, say that
there are two assemblies: one that will be in this dunya and then the assembly
in akhirah. They say that this assembly is in dunya. The people will be
assembled in ashShaam, then that will be the end of the world. Then the people
will be assembled in the akhirah. They use the ayah as proof: “When the earth
will be replaced.” On the Day of Judgment, the earth and sun and everything
will be replaced.
This
is the end of the signs of the Day of Judgment.
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