Ch.1 End of Time Part 13: Fire in the Land of Hijaz
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6.02.2012
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
The Narration That Speaks About A Fire In The Land Of Hijaaz Which Will Illuminate Camels in Busrah, in the Land of Sham
Abu Hurairah (radi allahu 'anhu) related that the Messenger of Allah (salalahu ‘alayhi wa salam) said, "The Hour will not arrive until there appears a fire from the land of Hijaaz that will illuminate the necks of camels in Busra (Busra is in the land of Sham: Syria and surrounding regions)." (Bukhaaree) And Muslim related it through ibn Shihaab.
The Appearance Of A Fire In Madeenah That Continued To Rage For An Entire Month In The Year 654 H
Shaikh Shihaabud-Deen Abu Shaamah, Shaikh of the Hadeeth scholars and historians during his era, mentioned that on Friday, the 5th of Jumaadah Al-Aakhirah, 654 H, there appeared a fire in lands near Madeenah An-Nabawiyyah, in some of its surrounding valleys. It extended for four leagues lengthwise and four miles widthwise. Rocks would pour out until they remained like lead or molten tin, and then they became like black coals. By dint of the fire's light, people were able to travel to Teemaa. The fire remained ablaze for an entire month. The inhabitants of Madeenah related this incident and some among them composed verses of poetry about it. Qaadee Al-Qudaat, Sadrud-Deen 'Alee ibn Al-Qaasim Al-Hanafee, said that a Bedouin once told his father that on that night (i.e. the night of the fire), he was in Busrah and that the people there saw the necks of camels from the light of that fire, which was ablaze in the land of Hijaaz. Allah knows best.
[Taken from the book of the End by Ibn Kathir]
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