Many sign have been narrated regarding the reappearence of Imam Mahdi (atfs)

In this article we have just tried to bring the name of the signs without describing the details which we shall try to discussing some other article inshallah

Ibn Sabbagh-e-Maaleki (a famous Sunni scholar) writes:

‘Traditions have come down about the sign of Imam Mahdi’s reappearance and the events which would occur before his uprising and the evidences which would uncover before his reappearance. They are as follows:

(1) Sufyani’s revolt,

(2) Killing of Hasani,

(3) Discord amongst Bani-Abbas about possession of kingdom,

(4) Eclipse of the sun during mid-Shaban,

(5) Unusual eclipse of the moon during the end of Shaban contrary to astronomical calculation. The moon will not be eclipsed but during the thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth of the month. The moon will be eclipsed at the time when the sun and the moon would be juxtaposed.The eclipse of the sun will not occur but on the twenty-seventh, twenty-eight or twenty-ninth of the month. The sun will be eclipsed at the time when it comes close to the moon in a special form,

(6) Rising of the sun from the West,

(7) Killing of seventy pious people,

(8) Mass-killings,

(9) Destruction of the wall of the Mosque of Kufa,

(10) Advancement of the holders of black flags from Khorasan,

(11) Yamani’s revolt,

(12) Maghrabi’s revolt in Egypt and becoming the ruler of Syria,

(13) Descension of Turks in an island,

(14) The coming of Romans in Rumalah,

(15) The rising of a star in the East which would be like a sparkling moon,

(16) That star would bend and break into two in such a manner that they would come close to each other,

(17) A redness will appear in the sky and will cover its environs,

(18) A fire would appear throughout the East and would remain so for three or seven days,

(19) Arabs would set free their rein,

(20) Arabs would become owners of cities,

(21) Arabs would exit from the rule of Iranian Kings,

(22) The inhabitants of Egypt would kill their ruler and his commands,

(23) Syria would be destroyed and three flags will be advance towards it,

(24) The flags of Qais and Arab would advance towards Egypt,

(25) Engraved flags would advance towards Khorasan,

(26) The entry of some Arabs in the outskirts of Hirah,

(27) The coming of black flags from the East,

(28) A split shall occur in Euphrates as a result of which its water would flow on the roads of Kufa,

(29) Sixty liars will reappear where each of them will claim Prophethood for themselves, (30) Twelve person from the progeny of Abu-Talib will revolt and each of them would claim Imamate for themselves,

(31) A dignified person from the followers of Bani-Abbas will get drowned near the bridge of Karkh in Baghdad,

(32) A black wind will blow in Baghdad,

(33) An earthquake shall occur in Baghdad where a greater portion of the city will collapse,

(34) Fear will encompass the inhabitants of Iraq,

(35) Death will swiftly overtake the people of Iraq,

(36) The people of Iraq will face acute shortage in wealth and fruits;

(37) Locusts will appear during the normal season as well as during off season and destroy plants and crops,

(38) The agricultural output will decline,

(39) Discord will arise amongst non-Arabs and they will shed blood of one another,

(40) Slaves shall disobey their master and will kill them,

(41) After that, it would rain successively for twenty four days. The earth would become alive after its death and