তাৎপর্যপূর্ণ সতর্কবাণী ও বিশ্লেষণধর্মী পর্যালোচনা

"...the rising of the sun from its west, until the Day the Trumpet is blown." I say: Al-Qurtubi mentioned something similar in "Al-Tadhkirah" from Al-Tha'labi and other commentators of the Quran, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

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First: It was previously mentioned in the hadith of Muslim: "Indeed, the first of the signs is the rising of the sun from its west." An objection was raised: if the rising of the sun were to occur before the descent of 'Isa (peace be upon him), the faith of the disbelievers would not benefit them in his era, nor would the repentance of the transgressors, as has been established that the door of repentance is closed. Yet, it is definitively known that faith and repentance will benefit them during the era of 'Isa; otherwise, religion would not become entirely one, nor would there be great purpose in his descent.

The statements of the scholars among the hadith masters and Quranic commentators varied regarding the resolution of this issue and reconciling the hadiths transmitted in this chapter. The summary, as stated in "Al-Bahjah" by the allamah, is that two responses have been offered for this:

One of them is by Al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: If it is in the knowledge of Allah that the rising of the sun precedes the descent of 'Isa, it is plausible that what is intended is the negation of the acceptance of repentance from those who personally witnessed the sun rising from its west. Then, when they pass away, a prolonged period elapses, and some people revert to disbelief, the obligation of believing in the unseen returns. But if it is in the knowledge of Allah that the rising of the sun occurs after the descent of 'Isa, it is plausible that what is meant by the signs in the hadith of Ibn 'Amr are signs other than the Dajjal and the descent of 'Isa, meaning also other than the emergence of the Mahdi, since his appearance definitely precedes both of them.