Chapter 1: The Distant Signs That Have Already Appeared and Ended

Among them is that mountains will move from their places. Al-Tabarani reported from Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Hour will not be established until mountains move from their places."

Al-Jalal al-Suyuti cited in Tarikh al-Khulafa' (The History of the Caliphs) that in the year two hundred and forty-two, during the caliphate of al-Mutawakkil, a mountain in Yemen bearing farms belonging to its dwellers moved until it reached the farms of others. In the year three hundred, during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir, a mountain in al-Daynur moved across the earth, and an abundance of water emerged from beneath it, drowning the villages. And among them is the passing away of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). In the hadith: "The Hour will not be established until a man from my Companions is sought just as a stray camel is sought, yet none shall be found." It was narrated by Imam Ahmad from 'Ali as a marfu' narration.

Among them is the occurrence of three major landslides (caving in of the earth):

Al-Tabarani reported from Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her): "After me, there will be a landslide in the East, a landslide in the West, and a landslide in the Arabian Peninsula." It was said: "Will the earth sink while there are righteous people among them?" He said: "Yes, when wickedness becomes prevalent among its people." And in the hadith of Hudhayfah ibn Asid: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us while we were discussing the Hour, and he said: "It will not come to pass until you behold ten signs before it," and he mentioned among them three landslides: a landslide in the East, a landslide in the West, and a landslide in the Arabian Peninsula.