Page 95 - The Signs of Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) Second Coming

o doubt, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will
come to Earth. Close to his advent,
some signs and fitna will appear." (Al-
Uqayli, An-Najmu's-saqib fi Bayan
Anna'l Mahdi min Awladi Ali b. Abu
Talib Ale't-Tamam ve'l Qamal, p. 151)
As the hadith above reveals, our Prophet (may God
bless him and grant him peace) tells us that some signs
will appear before Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) second coming.
In the light of this information, we will dwell on the signs
of this event. As we stated earlier, signs of the Last Day,
which herald the Mahdi's appearance and reveal the ap-
proach of the Dajjal's fitna, also herald the return of Jesus
(pbuh). The Qur'an, the Hadith literature, and the Qur'anic
commentaries of Islamic scholars are the main resources
on these subjects. These aside, those Biblical explanations
that agree with the Islamic sources about Jesus' (pbuh) sec-
ond coming also provide us with important information.
Despite all of this information, however, some peo-
ple may raise doubts about whether these signs refer
to our day. To deal with this concern, the signs
that we will refer in the following pages
are so obvious and clear that they
leave no room for any
doubt. More im-