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At first they mock you…
Islamic eschatology. 3 of 10 major signs are a sinking of the lands.
The list:
Major signs:
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The false messiah—anti-Christ, Masih ad-Dajjal—shall appear with great powers as a one-eyed man with his right eye blind and deformed like a grape. The Dajjal is followed by seventy-thousand Jews.
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The return of Isa (Jesus), from the fourth sky, to kill Dajjal.
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Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj (Gog and Magog), a Japhetic tribe of vicious beings will break out. They will ravage the earth, and kill all believers in their way. God will intervene and destroy them.
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A huge black cloud of smoke will cover the earth. Dan at al-ard, or the beast that will come out of the ground to talk to people.
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The sun will rise from the west.
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A sinking of the earth in the east.
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A sinking of the earth in the west.
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A sinking of the earth in Arabia.
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The second blow of the trumpet will be sounded, the dead will return to life.
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Out of Yemen, will come a fire that shall gather all to Mahshar Al Qiy'amah (The Gathering for Judgment).
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The minor signs are even more pertinent to current times. Here is a distillation of them:
Minor signs for Islam eschatology:
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Removal for reverence of God.
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The coming of 30 Dajjals (one good eye, one blind eye).
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Many feeling they are better off dead.
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General loss of honesty
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Loss of knowledge. Increase of (religious) ignorance.
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Frequent sudden and unexpected deaths
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Increase of pointless killings
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Time seeming to move faster.
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Rejection of religious tenets.
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Spread of usury, adultry, alcohol, and drug abuse.
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Widespread acceptance of “music” (music not of honorable nature).
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Pride in appearance of churches.
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More women than men.
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Abundance of earthquakes.
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Disgraceful behavior widespread.
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People wishing to die to escape tribulations faced.
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Jews fighting Muslims.
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Paying charity becomes a burden.
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Nomads will compete in construction of tall buildings
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Women will appear naked when dressed.
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People will seek knowledge from misguided scholars.
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Liars believed, the honest not believed, and faithful are called traitors.
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Death of righteous and knowledgeable people.
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Indecency and enmity among family and neighbors.
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Rise of idolatry and polytheism.
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Euphrates river will uncover a mountain of gold.
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Arabia will return to a land of rivers and fields.
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Romans will form a majority of the people.
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People will thrive as criminals. (Crime as a way of life)
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Much rain but little vegetation. (In a Spiritual sense)
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Evil people will be freed from prison.
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Wild animals will communicate with people and visa-versa.
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Lightning and thunder more prevalent.
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There will be a special greeting for people of distinction.
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Trade will be widespread and women will help their husbands in work.
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No one will be trusted
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No truly honest man will remain.
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No one will be trusted
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Only the worst people will remain.
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Nations will call each other to
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Muslim rulers are in-Muslim.
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Widespread stinginess.
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Honorable men die off.
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Disrespect of parents is widespread.
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Anger will be in the mosque.
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The leaders of people will be the worst of them.
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People will be respected out of fear they will harm you.
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The emergence of the Sufyani within the Syria region.
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The truce and joint Roman-Muslim campaign against a common enemy.
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Al-Malhama al-Kubra (Armageddon), a Roman vs. Muslim war.
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The Black Standard will come from Khorasan, nothing shall turn them back until it is planted in Jerusalem.
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Quran will be forgotten and no one will recall its verses.
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All Islamic knowledge will be lost.
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People will fornicate in the streets "like donkeys".
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The first trumpet blow will be sounded by Israfil, all that is in heaven and earth will be stunned and die except what God wills.
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Silence will envelop everything for forty undetermined periods of time.
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There will be disagreement concerning succession.
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Mecca will be attacked and the Kaaba will be destroyed.
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A pleasant breeze will blow from the south that shall cause all believers to die peacefully.
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The Moon will split in two, but non-believers will insist it isn't happening for real.
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There are two groups of ummah whom God will free from the fire: The group that invades India (Ghazwa-e-Hind), and the group that will be with Isa bin Maryam.
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Appearance of the Mahdi.
Many assumptions. No conclusions or solid factual connections.
Prevailing best hypothesis is Chun-king China