পৃষ্ঠা 82: প্রথম অধ্যায়: দূরবর্তী আলামতসমূহ যা ইতিমধ্যে প্রকাশ পেয়ে অতিক্রান্ত হয়েছে

Mention of Transfiguration (Maskh) and Peltings from the Sky (Qadhf), and What Has Been Narrated Regarding Them

In the year one thousand (AH), a tremendous earthquake occurred in the town of Lar, causing all the houses to collapse and be pulverized to the extent that people could hardly recognize the locations of their homes.

A few days prior to it, there had been minor earthquakes every day, so the inhabitants evacuated; thus, whoever left survived, and whoever did not perished.

Approximately six months after the authoring of this book, a colossal earthquake occurred from which only a few survived, so we have appended its mention to this section.

These, then, are the great earthquakes and tremors that were documented with care in the books of history; as for the minor earthquakes, they are practically countless. And with Allah lies all success.

And among them: Transfiguration (Maskh) and Peltings from the Sky (Qadhf):

On the authority of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), marfu'an (attributed to the Prophet): "There will be in my Ummah swallowing into the earth (khasf), transfiguration (maskh), and peltings from the sky (qadhf)." Narrated by Ahmad, Muslim, and al-Hakim.

And on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): "Just before the Hour, there will be transfiguration, swallowing into the earth, and peltings from the sky." Narrated by Ibn Majah.

And on the authority of Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Groups of people from my Ummah will surely spend the night eating, amusing themselves, and playing, and then in the morning they will surely be transformed into apes and swine." Narrated by al-Tabarani.

And on the authority of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "At the end of this Ummah, there will be swallowing into the earth, transfiguration, and peltings from the sky." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, will we be destroyed while there are righteous people among us?" He said: "Yes, when wickedness becomes widespread." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

And on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sahhar, from his father: "The Hour will not be established until tribes are swallowed up by the earth, to the point that it will be said, 'Who remains of the tribe of so-and-so?'" Narrated by Ahmad, al-Baghawi, Ibn Qani', al-Tabarani, al-Hakim, and others.

And on the authority of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father): "There will be in this Ummah swallowing into the earth, transfiguration, and peltings from the sky." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.