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#61 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 15:48

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To be honest I don't really see what everyone is jumping at ?

If someone or a few people have seen dreams so what, but why is everyone so surprised the end of time is here, we don't even need dreams to tell us this, look around you and it's here and truth be told its a matter of when now that's all.

All the signs and most of the prophecies have been fulfilled, what is left now is the major signs and then the door to forgiveness will close, so make the most of it before that happens, as whoever will be believe after that it won't benefit him (to the nearest meaning )

For further details read Al bidaya wan nihaya - Imam ibn Katheer has gone into some considerable detail in regards to the end of time, the signs, the prophecies etc

So nothing new, just look around you. It's here.

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#62 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 16:17

Sorry, beg to differ with you jinn saab....I am not no historian or anything but recent times has seen a huge revival. The time is far but each person's qiyamah (i.e.) death is drawing ever close. Take around 70 years ago or so the enemies had occupied our lands, killing far more people. Biddat was ever present even in religious households. Take our area in Gujrat. Around 70 years ago it was ruled by the British, bidah widespread, hardly anybody could read quraan, hardly anybody went hajj (due to poverty or otherwise). There were most likely no darulooms in the area. Huffaz were few and far between. Brelvis were the majority and deobandis were maligned. Probably hardly any youngster had a beard and only some old people. Salah was read by very few and purdah was non-existant. The situation today is far better. If one surveys many places this will be the story. May ALLAH SWT bless the tablighi jamat, ulema deoband and others whose work enabled a lot what I have mentioned to be the reverse so much so that a place like Batley has a ratio of around 1 alim to around 25-30 people. I am not painting an idealistic picture of today but let us not forget that the ummah after around 1700 CE faced huge crisis mostly due to the loss of policial power. Look what our enemies did to the Ottoman empire (recent times) when whole areas were emptied of Islam and Muslims. The same is true of central asia where the effects of the USSR are still present today. So although we live in bad times the situation is not worse than say 30-40 years ago or even 70-80 years ago. ALLAH knows best.

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#63 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 16:39

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Akhii first of all I'm not a 'Saab' and I dislike the term as well.

No one is talking about the revival my brother but Qiyaamah itself and the signs leading on to it.

The revival will happen and will continue to get stronger, these things that you mention are things in/being put in place for the bigger stage which are yet to unfold, look at Syria the stage is being set, that's my opinion.

The rest Allah knows best, truth is the signs and prophecies are being fulfilled fast.

Time is close by and one don't need dreams or kashf to realise that that's the point I was trying to make above in a nutshell.

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#64 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 16:51

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Dearest bro jinn. Imam Mehdi AS shall come when muslims are very low in every way especially imaan and amaal. People shall not be expecting Mehdi RA and he shall then come. Such signs are not present yet. Having said this times are changing fast. I just don't believe it will be in our lifetime. ALLAH knows best

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#65 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 16:57

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Yes I have the same questions but would like some clarity on the matter.

Will Mahdi (AS) emerge when Ummah is at its lowest ebb in that case the Ummah has definitely improved so is there a further decline to come and then he will emerge?
OR Will Mahdi (AS) emerge when Ummah is on an upwards trend which it is now compared to 100 years ago or so?

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#66 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 17:29

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One shaikh (cannot recollect name) when asked this question said that People are still praying in Masajids and the condition of Muslims is far better.. that Imam Mehdi (Alaihis salam) shall appear when the ummah will be utterly persecuted.. wallahu alam..

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#67 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 17:59

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My assumption is that, politically it will be an upward trend during Al Mahdi's arrival because of the hadith which mentions that the khilafat will return the way it was lost. Also I heard in a lecture that the world will start 'polarizing' between Muslims and kafirs, and also the munafiqoon will openly join the kafirs.

At times I think the moment is far away, but sometimes I feel I might witness it in my lifetime. Wallahu alam.

One can never be sure, the Arab spring was a drastic incident which happened with in a few years toppling decades of Tyranny. I know it is giving way to democracy, which is not Islamic yet, but it is a change in the positive direction inshaAllah.

I agree, compared to the past few decades politically the Ummah ,even though not dominating, is no longer passive. But similarly the disbelievers have almost united against Islam.

Anwar al awlaki on some positive changes of some Islamic nations:

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#68 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 18:18

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#69 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 18:34

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Umm Salama radiallahu anha reported that the Prophet Peace and blessings be upon him said ''There shall be differences and intense dispute at the time of the death of a Khalifh. Then a man from the inhabitants of Madinah (referring to Imam Mahdi) will come out of the flee to Makkah (so that he does not get caught in the dispute and is not made the Khalifh). Some Makkans will come to him and take him out though he will be unwilling. They will then make him accept their Bayat between the Black Stone and the place of Ibrahim Peace and blessings be upon him. An army will then be sent to fight him from Syria , however it will perish in Baidah, between Makkah and Madinah. When the people see and hear about this event ,the awliya (God fearing people) of Syria and Iraq will make Bayat with him.'' (Abu Dawood)

In that case Al Mahdi will return only after the return of the khilafat.

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#70 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 19:12

salaam

are there any hadith that indicate the mahdi will emerge when the iman and amal of muslims is low?

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#71 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 19:29

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I've never heard anything as such before, quickly flicked through 'Al bidaya wan nihaya' and found nothing either as such.

Bro London if you have the source please do put it up. What I've heard and read is that he will come at a time of great fitnah and confusion

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There are many signs that will precede him; a general and very important sign is that he will come at a time when there is great confusion, intense disputes and violent death. When people are afflicted by disturbances and fear. Calamities will fall upon the people, so much so that a man shall not find shelter to shelter him from oppression. There will be many battles and fitnaas before his appearance. Every time a fitnaa has come to an end, another will start, spread and intensify. The people will be troubled to such extent that they will long for death. It is then that Imaam Mahdi will be sent.

Abu Saeed al-Khudri may Allah be pleased with him has reported that the Messenger of Allah Peace and blessings be upon him said: ''He will be sent at a time of intense disputes and differences among people and earthquakes.''Ahmad

The rest Allah knows best

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#72 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 19:33

Also I've heard from somebody that the sahih ahadith relating to Imam Mehdi are very few in fact they are less then ten in number.

Perhaps someone can confirm ?

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#73 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 19:40

my dreams are not worth anything in front of the dreams of others who are better than me, hence i have not mentioned them. but it is quite common for me and some family and friends to have dreams of dajjal and the events of the end times. i think a lot if people are having such dreams in recent years.

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#74 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 21:33

Let's not forget, people (in not taking away anything from the ulama) tend to dream more about what they are perceiving, hearing, seeing more about.

Ask any kid what they dreamt of recently, and tell you they were the latest super hero of whose movie they just watched.

Similarly, if we are studying on such topics, that is what our mind will be set on.

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#75 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2014 21:57

Abu Hurayrah narrated Muhammad (S) said, "There are three types of dreams: a righteous dream which is glad tidings from Allah, the dream which causes sadness is from Shaitan, and a dream from the ramblings of the mind. (Sahih Muslim)

True/Good Dreams
We can see true dreams are from Allah Ta'aala as Muhammad (S) said, "True dreams are from Allah, and bad dreams are from Shaitan." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

True believers are more likely to happen to those who are truthful in their lives as Muhammad (S) said, "Those of you with the truest dreams will be those who are most truthful in speech" (Sahih Muslim)

Good dreams are also from Allah Ta'aala. Prophet Muhammad (S) said, "If anyone of you has a dream that he likes then it is from Allah. He should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) Good deeds consist of people doing Halaal (lawful) acts.

One should share their dreams with those they like as Muhammad (S) said, "If one sees a good dream, let him expect good, and not tell it except to those he likes." (Muslim) An example of this is Yaqoob (AS) telling his son, Yusuf (AS) concerning his dream about eleven stars and the sun and the moon prostrating to him (scholars have said the eleven stars were his brothers, and the sun and the moon represented his mother and father): "He said, "O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers lest they arrange a plot against you. Verily! Satan is to man an open enemy." (Surah Yusuf 12:5) We know the half-brothers of Yusuf were jealous of him to begin with so telling them the dream would probably only serve to increase the jealousy.

Muhammad (S) also told us, "Nothing is left of prophethood except glad tidings." Those with him asked, "What are glad tidings?" He (S) replied, "Good dreams." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Bad Dreams
As stated above bad dreams are from Shaitan. Muhammad (S) told us what to do upon seeing a bad dream. "So when one of you sees a dream which he does not like, he should spit on his left side three times, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan thrice, and change the side which he was lying (Sahih Muslim) and in another narration in Muslim, Muhammad (S) told us if we spit three times and seek refuge from Allah then it (the dream) will not harm them." (Sahih Muslim)

Muhammad (S) also told us that if we saw a bad dream to "stand up and offer prayer." (Sahih Muslim)

Bad Dreams Should Not Be Disclosed
Muhammad (S) said, ...If he has a dream that he dislikes, then it is from Shaitan. He should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he SHOULD NOT MENTION IT TO ANYBODY, then it will not harm him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) If one does tell somebody about the bad dream then there could be the chance that some harm will come out of it.

Dreams from One's Self
These dreams come from one's thoughts and are neither from Allah or Shaitan.

Lying About Dreams
Prophet Muhammad (S) said, "Indeed the worst of lies is that of a person who falsely claims to have dream." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) also 'Whoever claims to have dream which he did not have, will be ordered to tie two barley grains together, which he will never be able to do; and if somebody eavesdrop on some people's conversation which they didn't want him to hear or they tried to keep away from him, then molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection; and whosoever makes a picture (of a being with a soul) will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and (will) be ordered to put a soul in it, which he will not be able to do." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

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