Mahdi will be the last of the minor signs of the
Judgement Day. Therefore all
signs of the Judgement Day are also considered as the signs of the appearance of Mahdi.
Minor signs • The coming of
fitna (
tribulations) and removal of
khushoo (
fearfulness of God, reverence of God, etc.) • A person passing by a grave might say to another the following: "I wish it were my abode." • The loss of honesty, as well as authority put in the hands of those who do not deserve it. • The loss of knowledge and the prevalence of religious ignorance. • Frequent, sudden, and unexpected deaths. • Increase in Al-Harj (pointless killings). • Acceleration of time. • Rejection of the
Hadith. • The spread of
riba and
zina and the
drinking of alcohol. • Widespread acceptance of
music. • Pride and competition in the decoration of mosques. • Women will increase in number and men will decrease in number so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man. • Frequent occurrences of disgrace, distortion, public humiliation and defamation. • When people wish to die because of the severe trials and tribulations that they are suffering. • When
paying charity becomes a burden. • People will compete in the construction of tall buildings. • People will seek knowledge from misguided and straying scholars. • Liars will be believed, honest people disbelieved, and faithful people called traitors. • The death of righteous, knowledgeable people. • The rise of
idolatry and
polytheists within the
ummah. • The
Euphrates will uncover a mountain of
gold. • The land of the Arabs will return to being a land of rivers and fields. • People will increasingly earn money by unlawful (
haram) ways. • There will be much rain but little vegetation. • Evil people will be expelled from
Medina. • Wild animals will communicate with humans, and humans will communicate with objects. • Lightning and thunder will become more prevalent. • There will be a special greeting for people of distinction. • Only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good nor forbid any evil (i.e. no one will say there is no god but Allah). • Muslim rulers will come who do not follow the guidance and tradition of the
Sunnah. Some of their men will have the hearts of devils in a human body. • Stinginess will become more widespread and honorable people will perish. • A man will obey his wife and disobey his mother, and treat his friend kindly while shunning his father. • Voices will be raised in the mosques. • The leader of a people will be the worst of them. • The emergence of the
Sufyani within the
Syria region. • The truce and joint Roman-Muslim campaign against a common enemy, followed by al-Malhama al-Kubra (
Armageddon), a Roman vs. Muslim war. • The
Black Standard will come from
Khorasan (see
Hadith of black flags), nothing shall turn them back until it is planted in
Jerusalem. • Emergence of an army, from
Yemen, that will make Islam dominant. • An Arab king will die. There will be disagreement concerning succession. Then a man will emerge from Medina. He will hurry to Mecca, and the people of Mecca will come out to him and urge him and try to force him to accept the ''
bay'ah''. One of the last of the lesser signs, and which will signal the coming of the 10 major signs is the appearance of the
Mahdi. •
Lunar eclipse on the first night in the month of
Ramadhan and
solar eclipse in middle of it, with varying interpretations (1st/15th of Ramadhan) or (13th/28th of Ramadhan). It is largely accepted among past scholars. • Successive wars and death of many people in the world • Increasing injustice and corruption in the world • People will fornicate on the roads "like donkeys". • A pleasant breeze will blow from the south that shall cause all believers to die peacefully. ==Shia signs==