দ্বিতীয় অধ্যায়: মধ্যবর্তী আলামত যা প্রকাশ পেয়েছে এবং ক্রমাগত বৃদ্ধি পাচ্ছে

Among them is that the crescent moon will be seen at the moment it rises, and it will be said: "It is for two nights," due to its swelling and largeness. Its meaning was narrated by al-Tabarani from Ibn Mas'ud. In another wording: "Among the signs of the Hour is the swelling of the crescents (intifakh al-ahillah)," with the dotted letter kha', meaning their largeness. It is said: "a man who is muntatikh or manfukh," meaning stout or corpulent. And it is also narrated with the letter jim (intifaj), from the phrase "the sides of the camel bulged," when they swell and expand naturally; it is said: "I inflated the thing and so it swelled," meaning I raised it and enlarged it.

Among them is taking mosques as pathways.

Among them is what Abu Nu'aym reported in "al-Hilyah" from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) as a marfu' narration: "From the approach of the Hour are seventy-two traits: when you see people neglecting the prayer, wasting trust, consuming usury, deeming lying permissible, treating bloodshed lightly, elevating buildings, selling religion for worldly gain, severing kinship ties, when judgment becomes weakness, falsehood is deemed truth, silk becomes regular attire, injustice becomes manifest, divorce multiplies, sudden death abounds, the untrustworthy is trusted, the trustworthy is mistrusted, the liar is believed, the truthful is declared a liar, false accusations of adultery multiply, rain falls during midsummer heat (meaning in summer such that it brings no benefit), offspring become a source of rage (meaning angering parents through disobedience), vile people overflow in abundance (meaning they multiply), noble people dwindle in grief (meaning they diminish), rulers, ministers, and trusted officials are treacherous, supervisors are oppressors, and reciters are corrupt, wearing sheepskins (meaning hides) while their hearts are more foul than...