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The End Is Near: Reaching For The Skies
There are many signs of End times mentioned in the various books of Hadith, some of them have been passed and some of them are yet to come. Now a days, every aware person can easily find the sign everywhere with every passing day. I brought up in a moderate Muslim family but my parents and my grandparents told us about the Antichrist and the tribulations of the coming days in bits and pieces. One of them was about the Sky scrapers as the sign of End times. Now, I am witnessing the sign that was told by my parents when I was just a kid.
Few days ago, I read an article on a news website about a building called “Kingdom Tower”. That building will be constructed by Saudi government in the period of four years (2018).
The total estimated cost to build the Kingdom Tower is $1.23 billion (USD) and It will be the tallest building ever constructed in the world (1000 m). This news reminded me a hadith written in Sahih Bukhari:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
One day while the Prophet was sitting in the company of some people, (The angel) Gabriel came and asked, “When will the Hour be established?” Allah’s Apostle replied, “The answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents.
1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master.
2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allah.
Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 1 :: Hadith 47
Now the Arab nations are competing with each other to build the skyscrapers. The shepherds of black camels are now the owner of the world’s best luxurious hotels like Burj Al Arab and the world’s tallest buildings. Burj Kalifa is tallest building (828 m) ever built so far is situated in Dubai. In 2012, Saudis constructed the “The Makkah Royal Clock tower” hotel (601 m), which was the second highest skyscraper in the world in 2012 (Now the third highest) and now they are competing with UAE and constructing the 1007 m tall “The Kingdom Tower” at Jeddah. The race for reaching for the skies by constructing the skyscrapers has begun.
The world’s tallest building, the tallest residential building and the tallest hotel are all constructed in UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- Constructed in 1990, Jeddah Light House (113 m) is the tallest light house in the world.
- Constructed in 1993, World’s tallest minaret(210 m) Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco.
- In the year 1999, Burj Al Arab (321 m) was the tallest building in the world used as a hotel.
- Constructed in 2007, The Rose Tower, Dubai (333 m) is the second tallest hotel in the world.
- Constructed in 2010, Burj Khalifa (828 m) is still the tallest man-made structure in the world.
- In the year 2012, The Makkah Royal Clock Tower (601 m) was the second tallest building in the world (Now third tallest).
- Constructed in 2012, the Princess tower (413 m) is the world’s tallest residential building.
- Constructed in 2012, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower (355 m)is the tallest hotel in the world.
- In the year 2018, the Kingdom tower (1007 m) would become the tallest building ever constructed in the world.
- Pentominium, Dubai (516 m)
- Burj Al Alam, Dubai (510 m)
- Diamond Tower, Jeddah (432 m)
- Dream Dubai Marina (432 m)
- Marina 106, Dubai (425 m)
- Lighthouse Tower, Dubai (402 m)
- Capital Market Authority Headquarters, Riyadh (400 m)
Narrated Sayyidn’a Abdullah bin Umar:
When the belly of Makkah will be cleft open and through it will be dug out river-like passages (i.e. tunnels) and the buildings of the Holy City of Makkah will rise higher than its mountains, when you observe these signs, then understand that the time of trial(Judgment day) is near at hand
Nu`aym b. Hammad narrated it with its chain in Kitab al-Fitan (1:43 no. 59).
Above mentioned Hadith was not understandable few years ago. But now, every word of the Hadith is fully understandable to us. From dusty port towns to wealthy and luxurious cities, UAE and other Arab countries reached the height of advancement in few years when oil was discovered in the Gulf. As mentioned in Sahih Muslim’s hadith:
Abdullah ibn Umar said: My father, Umar ibn al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it). He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its indications. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings.
Muslim :: Book 1 : Hadith 1
Not only Arabs, nations all over the globe are participating in the race to build skyscrapers.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The Hour will not be established till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings“.
Bukhari :: Book 88 :: Volume 9 :: Hadith 237
In the last decade, many tallest buildings were constructed in different parts of the world. Some of them are:
- Shanghai Tower, China (632 m) constructed in 2014
- One World Trade Centre, USA (541.3 m) constructed in 2013
- Taipei 101, Taiwan (509 m) constructed in 2004
- International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong (484 m) constructed in 2010
- Petronas Tower, Malaysia (452) constructed in 1998
- Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait (413 m) constructed in 2011
Construction of Skyscraper in Middle East is the most visible sign of the End times.The signs are everywhere, you just have to look around and realize the fact that “The end is near”.
Because Earth is round it has no end, so there fore end times cannot happen. Only round times can happen, so we will see you around.
The ‘end times/age’ is a reference to astrology ages. The next age is Aquarius calculated to begin within c100 years time, there being no definite edge to the ages, some are slightly longer than others, typical of life and men.