Yajooj Majooj and the End of the World

Yajooj Majooj and the End of the World

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Sahih Muslim reports from the Prophet (saw) that Qiyamah shall never dawn until ten signs appear. These are:

1.   People are swallowed by the earth in the east (landslides)

2.   People are also swallowed in the west (landslides)

3.   This incident occurs in the Arabian peninsula as well.

4.   Smoke appears – for 40 days and nights

5.   Dajjal makes his appearance.

6.   The “creature of the earth” appears – it will come out from Mount Safa. In its hands, it will hold the stick of Prophet Musa (as) and it will have the ring of Prophet Sulayman (as). It will use the stick to put a mark on the forehead of all the believers, and will use the ring to put a mark on all the non-believers.

His face will be like that of a human, the feet of a camel, the neck of a horse, the tail of an eagle, the back of a deer and the hands of a monkey.

There will be an earthquake on Mount Safa, and from there, this creature will emerge.

7.   The emergence of Yajooj and Majooj

8.   The rising of the sun from the west - "Verily Allah extends his hand at night so that the sinners of the day may repent and verily extends his hand during the day so that the sinners of the night may repent, (He will keep on doing this) as long as the sun does not rise from the West."  ( Sahih Muslim)

9.   A fire will rage from Aden

10. The descent of Prophet Isa (as) from the heavens

Who was Dhul Qarnayn?

And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."

Dhul Qarnain is a king who lived thousands of years ago, near the time of the Prophet Musa (as).

The name Dhul Qarnain means two horns. The commentators say that it is because he ruled most of the inhabited world – two horns describe the east and west. He used to worship Allah, and was a righteous and just king.

 Allah describes him in the Quran (Surah Kahf):

Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way.

He used to travel the world, helping the people and using justice.

Allah describes him as just and fair because he used to say:

He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.

But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of Paradise, and we will speak to him from our command with ease."

He was very strict on laws, but he was very good to those who did good, and so the people loved him. He was harsh to those who did wrong, and generous to the good – this is justice!

So, he was on one of his journeys that he used to make, and then:

Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.

They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"

Dhul Qarnain reached the furthest land, and he found people there who complained to him about Yajooj and Majooj, and that they were causing so much corruption there. The people wanted him to build a wall or a dam between them and Yajooj Majooj.

Who are Yajooj and Majooj?

Yajooj and Majooj are two tribes of human beings, and they exist on earth.

To give an idea of how many of them there are - Hadith – Allah will tell Prophet Adam (as), O Adam, send out a portion of your children to Hell Fire, and a portion to Paradise. Prophet Adam doesn’t know who should go where so he asks Allah: how many of my children are going to Hell Fire? Allah will say, out of every 1000, 999 will go to Hell Fire. This was a shock for the Sahabah, and the colour of their faces changed, and the Prophet (saw) saw it on their faces.

The Sahabah asked, who from us can guarantee that he will be the one out of the thousand?

The Prophet (saw) said, out of Yajuj Majooj will be 999, and the rest is one. The ratio would always be on the side of them, because they are many in number.

The above hadith shows that they will be from the children of Adam, meaning human.

They are very corrupt – even more than the people of today. They will come out and destroy anything and anyone in their path.

The people wanted to pay Dhul Qarnayn but he refused. He just said that I need your man-power.

So, he built a wall, and it was such a strong wall that nothing could get through it – no weapons and neither people.

Bring me sheets of iron" - until, when he had leveled [them] between the two mountain walls, he said, "Blow [with bellows]," until when he had made it [like] fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."

So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.

Until this day, Yajooj and Majooj have been trapped behind this wall. Only Allah knows best where they are!

Hadith – everyday Yajooj and Majooj try to get through the wall, and when they are nearly there, the leader says lets come back tomorrow. When they return the next day, they find that the wall has been sealed up again.

The Prophet (saw) once spent the whole day talking about the events of Qiyamah.

The Prophet (saw) entered and was extremely frightened. He said there is no God worthy of worship but Allah, destruction is on the Arabs on account of that evil which has come close to them. Today a hole as big as this has opened in the wall of Yajooj and Majooj. To indicate the size of this, he made a ring with index finger and thumb.

This will keep happening until their appointed time arrives. Then they will dig through the wall, and the next day when they return, the wall will be open.

[Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."

Surah Ambiya – Verse 96 – “Until the time arrives when the Yajooj and Majooj will be released and they will scurry down every hill.

Emergence of Yajooj and Majooj

A hadith of Muslim says:

The Prophet (saw) said, After Dajjal is killed by Prophet Isa (as), and he lives amongst the people, Allah will send the following revelation to him: “O Isa! I shall release such servants of Mine against whom none can fight. Therefore, take My servants to Mount Toor for safety”.

Consequently, Allah will release them, and they will scurry down every hill. Their numbers will be so large that when the first part of their army will pass by a large lake, they will finish all the water there, and when the latter part of their army will pass by, they will say, “It seems that there was once water here”.

When they will reach Baitul Muqaddas (Jerusalem), they will say, “We have killed all on earth. Let us now kill those in the heavens.” They will then fire their arrows to the skies, and Allah will cause these to return with blood on them.

In the meantime, the Mumineen with Prophet Isa (as) will be so hard pressed for food on the Mount Toor, that a bull’s head will be more valuable to them than 100 gold coins.

Prophet Isa (as) and the Mumineen will beg Allah to destroy Yajooj and Majooj. Allah will send insects to them which will attach their necks, and kill them all at once – they will die as if they were one person.

When Prophet Isa (as) and the Mumineen will come down from the mountain, they will not find a single place that is free from the bodies and stench of the Yajooj and Majooj.

They will then again supplicate to Allah and Allah will send large birds with necks like camels. These bird will cast all the corpses away to where Allah wills. Then, Allah will send a light rain which will fall on every part on the earth to clean it.

Allah will then command the earth to bring forth its vegetations and provisions. It will then spill forth everything and produce all its fruits. As a result of these blessings, a group of people will be able to eat from a single pomegranate, and they will be able to make umbrellas from the skin of a pomegranate.

There will be so much blessings in milk that a large gathering of people will be able to fill themselves with the milk of a camel. In a like manner, a large tribe will be able to satisfy themselves with the milk of a cow, and a smaller tribe will require the milk of only a goat to fill themselves.

Qiyamah will then be very close and the Mumineen will enjoy extremely comfortable lives. Since Qiyamah can dawn only upon the non-believers, Allah will send a pleasant breeze that will reach the sides of the Mumineen, causing them all to pass away. Thereafter, only the worst of people will live on earth, who will commit adultery in public like donkeys.

Qiyamah will dawn on these people.

May Allah give us all the ability to best prepare ourselves for the Day of Judgement - Ameen!

Wasalaam!