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Signs
of JESUS' (phub) Second Coming
As the hadith above reveals, our Prophet
(may God bless him and grant him peace)
tells us that some signs will appear before
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) second coming. In
the light of this information, we will dwell
on the signs of this event. As we stated
earlier, signs of the Last Day, which herald
the Mahdi's appearance and reveal the approach
of the Dajjal's fitna, also herald the return
of Jesus (pbuh). The Qur'an, the Hadith
literature, and the Qur'anic commentaries
of Islamic scholars are the main resources
on these subjects. These aside, those Biblical
explanations that agree with the Islamic
sources about Jesus' (pbuh) second coming
also provide us with important information.
Despite all of this information, however,
some people may raise doubts about whether
these signs refer to our day. To deal with
this concern, the signs that we will refer
in the following pages are so obvious and
clear that they leave no room for any doubt.
More importantly, in our day all of these
signs have appeared - and continue to appear
- one after the other. Throughout the history
of Islam, some of these signs might have
happened to some extent in one particular
part of the world or another. Such a situation,
however, does not indicate the nearness
of the appearance of Jesus (pbuh) and Mahdi.
For a certain period to be called the End
Times, all of the signs that we will examine
in detail must occur in the same period.
Some hadiths on the subject are as follows:
These hadiths clearly state that the signs
of the Last Days will appear consecutively
within the same period of time. Some of
the events discussed in the following pages
may well be regarded as ordinary events,
and some people may claim that the conditions
prevailing in our day naturally entail the
occurrence of these signs. Indeed, some
of these signs may happen naturally. However,
the fact that all these events are described
1400 years ago thoroughly in a way depicting
exactly today's social order, and that they
take place in the same period, one following
the other, is an extremely important matter.
This is clear evidence that our Prophet
(may God bless him and grant him peace)
drew attention to this period while describing
the End Time events.
Examining the Biblical statements and Islamic
literature in the light of the information
provided above reveals an astounding fact:
The signs referring to the End Times have
begun to appear, one after another, in the
present time, exactly as they are described
in these resources. News about the Last
Day portrays an exact picture of our day.
No doubt, this is a miraculous occurrence
upon which we must reflect.
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