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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

111. Time Grows Short

The Hour will not arrive until… time
gets shorter and vehicles make dis-
tances short. (Sahih Bukhari)
The Hour will not come until a person
who travels on his mount feels no fear
other than losing his way between Iraq

and Makkah. (Muntakhab Kanz al-
`Ummal, vol. 2, pp. 370-71)

The Last Day will not be established until… time will pass quickly.
(Sahih Bukhari)

Great distances will be traversed in short spans of time. (Ibn Ahmad
Hanbal, Musnad)

In our time, supersonic aircraft, trains, and other advanced vehi-
cles can carry us to a certain place in hours instead of months. Moreover,
they can do so more easily, comfortably, and safely. In this sense, this
sign has come true.
The Qur'an mentions vehicles that are the product of modern ad-

vanced technology:
And horses, mules, and donkeys both to ride and for adornment.
And He creates other things you do not know. (Surat an-Nahl, 16:8)
Other hadiths mention the contraction of time, as follows:

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