Nowadays there is news of earth quake in some or other part of the world once a week or at least once-twice a month. Each time there is news of earth quake, it always reminds me of the signs of Qayamat[The Judgment Day] given by our beloved prophet Muhammad [maypeace be upon him] more than 1400 years ago.
No one knows exact time of Qayamat except Allaah.
"They ask you about the Hour(Day of Resurrection): 'When will be its appointed time?' Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone).None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden.' They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with Allaah (Alone) but most of mankind know not.''" [Al-Quran,Al-A'raaf(7):187]
I was curious to find out how many of the signs of Qayamat given by prophet Muhammad [may peace be upon him] we can see currently. I started reading a nice book "The Signs Before The Day Of Judgement" by Al-Haafidh Ibn Katheer Hadeeth. It is a very nice book which has references to many hadith of prophet Muhammad [may peace be upon him] related to Qayamat.
I kind of prepared a list of such hadith using above book which I feel turning out to be true in current time.
And these are:
v Earth quake will increase. [Bukhaaree,Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/74]
v Time will pass quickly. [Bukhaaree,Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/74]
v Killing will increase. [Bukhaaree,Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/74]
v People will compete in constructing high buildings. [Bukhaaree,Kitaab al-Fitan,9/74]
v Adultery will be prevalent. [Al-Bukharee Kitaab al-'Ilm,1/30,31; and by Muslim]
v Drinking of wine will be common. [Al-Bukharee Kitaab al-'Ilm,1/30,31; and by Muslim]
v Conquest of Constantinople [Istanbul] by Muslims (This has already happened long back).[Ahmad, Musnad, 2/174]
v Fornication will be very common; which will bring new diseases (AIDS?) which their forefather never suffered. [Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-'Ilm, 1/30, 31]
v People will sell their religion for a small amount of worldly goods. [Ahmad]
v Sudden death will be widespread. [Ahmad, Musnad, 3/358.]
v There will be a special greeting for the people of distinction. [Ahmad, Musnad,1/407.]
v Trade will become so widespread that a woman will help her husband in business.[Ahmad, Musnad, 1/407.]
v Family ties will be cut. [Ahmad, Musnad, 1/407.]
v Giving of false witness will be common, while truthful witness will be rare. [Ahmad, Musnad, 1/407.]
v Writing will be widespread. [Ahmad, Musnad, 1/407.]
v When a slave gives birth to her mistress. [Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/19]
When this was first told to sahaba [companion of prophet [may peace be upon him]] by prophet [may peace be upon him] sahaba was confused and so was I until I heard the explanation of this from Shaikh Musa Ismail Menk. Nowadays to maintain woman’s figure or for some other reason some couple from western countries take womb of a poor woman from countries like Philippines on rent and when she give birth to a child the couple pays for the child, which makes this child as master of that slave!
v If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allaah, you should realize that this has never happened without Allaah making them into groups and making them fight one another. (see Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Egypt in today’s world)[Ibn Maajah] [Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4019), 2/1332]
Hadith Which I am not so clear about or partially started to appear:
v Ummah will be swallowed up by the earth, some will be transformed into animals, and some will be bombarded with stones (Bombs??). [Tirmidhee]
v The Hour will not come until the time when a man will leave his home, and his shoes or whip or stick will tell what is happening to his family (may be mobile or something which has not been discovered yet). [Ahmad, Musnad, 3/88, 89.]
v Wealth will increase, so that a wealthy man will worry lest no-one accept his Zakaat (compulsory donation of some part of the wealth to needy people), and when he offers it to anyone, that person will say, "I am not in need of it." [Bukhaaree,Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/74]
v Two large groups will fight the another, and there will be many casualties; they will both be following the same religious teaching. [Bukhaaree,Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/74]
v The number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase, until one man will look after fifty women. [Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-'Ilm, 1/30, 31.]
v The Hour will not come until a man passes by someone's grave and says, 'Would that I were in his place!' [Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/73]
Note: The book which I have mentioned includes references of Sahih as well as Daif Hadith [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology], I have included only Sahih hadith only. Please check foot note if you are reading this book.
