Part 1

Great Trials & Tribulations

By: Al-Hafiz Ibn Katheer Dimashqi Translated by: Faisal Shafiq

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SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT THE PROPHET OCCUR AFTER HIS LIFETIME

The Prophet # intimated that after him Abu Bakr would take charge over the Muslim Nation...

The Prophet I Intimated To Us That The Muslims Would Conquer Egypt...

The Prophet 3 Foretold The End Of The Persian And Roman

The Messenger of Allah #8 Prophesized 'Umar's Murder.. The Prophet # Foretold The Trials That 'Uthmaan # Was To

The Prophet # Foretold 'Ammaar Ibn Yaasir's Killing

The Prophet #% Specified That The Period Of The Caliphate Was To Last For Thirty Years After His Death And Then The Era Of Kingdoms Would Begin .

The Messenger Of Allah #% Informed Umm Haraam Bint Milhaan '& That She Would Die In A Naval War..

The Prophet #¢ Indicated That The Muslim Army Would Reach India And Sindh..

The Prophet #% Said That The Muslims Would Fight The Turks....

The Prophet #4 Informed Us Of Twelve Khaleefuhs From The Quraish Who Rule Over The Muslim Nation ...

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Narrations Mentioning Signs Related To The Year 200...

'The Messenger i Did Not Specify When This World Will Come To An Find And It Is Not Authentically Related...

There Is No Basis For Israelite Narrations That Specify How Long The World Will Remain...

The Nearness Of The Hour.

On The Day Of Resurrection, The Muslim Will Be Resurrected With Those Whom He Loves.. ceessteeee a

THE TRIALS, EVENTS, SIGNS

THE TRIALS IN GENERAL.,

The Prophet 3% Informed Us About The Rotation Of Good And Evil...

Islam Will Return Strange And New As It Had Begun...veeeeeeeeeneenee Division Within The Nations. This Nation Will Not Gather Upon Misguidance

Permission To Withdraw From People When Trials Become Severe And When Desires Become Deeply Ingrained...

It Is Forbidden To Hope For Death .. Knowledge Will Be Raised With The Death Of The Scholars

'The Prophet 2% Intimated To Us That A Group From This Nation Will Remain Upon The Truth Until The Day Of Judgment..

A Narration Which Indicates That Every 100 Years, Allah 4 Will Send For This Nation He (Or Those) Who Will Revive The Affairs Of The Religion ...

Some Of The Signs Of The Hour That The Prophet # Mentioned .

" Knowledge Will Be Raised (Orr Taken m Away) F From m People At The End Of Time.

EVILS THAT WILL OCCUR AT THE END OF 'TIMES, OF WHICH SOME ARE TAKING PLACE IN OUR AGE

The Prophet #% Spoke Of Evils That Were To Occur After His

Who Will Come At The End Of Times; He Is One Of The Rig Guided Khaleefahs And Imams.

DIFFERENT TRIALS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND THAT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AT THE END OF TIMES

If there are many wrongdoers, all will be destroyed, even if there are righteous people among them ....

'The Prophet 2% Informed Us That The Trial Will Appear From The East

Huge Quantity Of Wealth That Will Be Revealed In Arab Lands, And The Discord And Death That Will Result ..

The Many Dajjals That Appear Before The Hour, And The Hour

ties Of People That Will Inhabit The Hellfire, And We In Allah, The Lord Of All That Exists ..

Not of Ordering Others To Good And Fobing Them

The Messenger #% Of Destructive Trials That Will me Who Adheres To His Religion Like One Who Is

The Prophet #% Of The Nations Gathering 'Against 1s, Seeking To Weaken Them, Even Though The ll Be Large In Numbers ...

ger 2 Intimated That A Destructive Fitnah Will Safety From It Achieved By Staying Far Away From Ways That Lead To It... ; Have A Harmful Effect On One's Character, Man Will Not Even Be Safe From The Companion He

ids Of Trials Mentioned By The Prophet #; The Way com Them Is To Withdraw From Society ....

3er Of Allah. % Informed Us That Some Muslims Will

Thich The Impact Of The 1e Tongue Is More Harsh Than Of The Sword. t ## Intimated That The Muslims Would Conquer gle Before Rome

The Source Of Which Is Imputed To The Messenger About Destruction In Certain Countries; ... .

he Occurrence Of Six Matters 1s Before The Coming Of The Hour... : That Will Come Out From The Floor (Or Dept)

ce battle That Will Take Place With The Romans, Wh 1 With The Conquering Of Constantinople... pee

ABOUT DAJJAAL ar Will Not Arrive Until The Maseeh hn (Besa Ibn. Marye The Dajjaal -- see

Uallah Wallahuakbar (None 1 Has The Right To sped But Allah And Allah Is The Greatest) ...

aquering Of Some Islands And Of The Lands Of Ro sia

(he Hour Arrives, The Romans Will Be Greatest

ion That Al-Madeenah Al-Munawwarah Will Be Fa zakness When Jerusalem Will Be Inhabited...

senah Al-Munawwarah Is Protected From Plague 4 re Dajjaal Entering Ito... ieee re etnees phet #@ Pointed Out That Al-Madeenah Al-Munawwar ome Developed...

che Hour There Will Be Liars Chaining Prophet VES. eee veeteeeees

Jallers To The Hellfire

MORE AHAADEETH ABOUT THE DAJJAAL

arrations Concerning Ibn Sayyaad

ssenger of Allah's Wesning About The Dajjaal, And Sc

: Of The Dajjaal Is Paradise And His Paradise Is Fire...

ssenger 4% Warned His Nation Not To Be Deceived ae Dajjaal Has With Him In Terms Of Apparent Streng

yaad Is Not The Greater Dajjaal

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Sayings Ascribed To The Messenger Of Allah # About strange And Wonderful Matters

Various Ahaadeeth About The Dajjaal os Why Was Not The Dajjaal Explicitly Mentioned In the Noble

'How To Protect Oneself From The Dajjaal ... 131

The Messenger of Allah 'Fesa Ibn Maryam 3% Will Descend From The Heaven Of The Earth To The Earth At The End Of

142 Some Extraordinary Occurrences Before The Arrival Of The Hour. 145

A Description Of Al-Maseeh 'Eesa Ibn Maryam, The Messenger Of Allah #%,.

Yajooj And Majooj (Gog And Mago) The Destruction Of The Ka'bah The Dajjaal|Will Enter Neither Makkah Nor Al-Madeenah....

162 The Beast Will Come Out And Speak To The People 163

The Smoke That Will Occur Before The Day Of Resurrection .

There Will Be Much Fainting Just Before The Hour (Or Many People Will Be Struck By Lightning).

Severe Rainfall That Will Occur Before The Day Of Resurrection... 178

Signs Which, If They Have Not Yet Occurred, Will Occur Before The Hour seeeeereasseseerteraerirrecsscnen

THE RESURRECTION DAY The Different Chains For The hadith: "I Have Been Sent And

232 The Day Of Resurrection Is The Day That The 2 Trumpet M Will Be Blown, For 'The Resurrection Of Bodies From Their Graves, And

On The Day Of Resurrection, The First For Whom The Earth Will Split Open Is The Messenger Of Allah #..

Man Will Be Raised By The Garment Of His Deeds — Whether

Some Of What Has Been Mentioned In The Ours 'an About Terrifying Events On The Day Of Resurrection o ae 267 The Testifying, Gr Great Events That Will Take Place On The 2 Day Of Some Of Those Who Will Be In The Shade Of Allah On The @ Day Some Of What The Haughty Ones Will Be Rewarded With On The Lengthy Period Of The Day Of Resurrection 307

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Some Of The Punishments That Have Been Prepared For Those Who Do Not Pay The Zakaat That Is Due Upon Them..

Of Allah #8; Part Of That Is The Greater Intercession For The People Of The Mawgif,....

The Messenger #8 Is The Imam Of The Prophets On The 'Day 0 OF Resurrection ..

Asking From People Causes The Flesh Of The Questioner's 's Face To Fall Off On The Day Of Resurrection...

Narrations Related About The Haud (Basin) Of Muhammad x — May Allah Give Us Drink From It On The Day Of Resurrection...

Just Some Of the Eminent Companions Who Believed In The Haud..

Al-Kauthar Is A River In n Pann Which The Messenger o of Allah 38 was Given...

The First To Come And Drink From The Haud On The Day Of Resurrection Is He Who Gave Drink To The Thirsty One In The World ..

"Whoever Drinks From The Haud That People Will Go To Will Be

Whoever Disbelieves In The Haud Will Not Be Given Drink From It... 343 Among The Prophets #2, The Messenger a Will Have The Most