Rising of the Sun from the West

According to NASA, the speed of planet Mars has been decreasing in its course toward the eastern direction in the past few weeks to the level we notice the "waver" between the east and the west. On Wednesday the 30th of July, 2009, the planet movement stopped going toward the eastern direction.. Then in the months of August and September...Mars changed its course in the opposite direction to the West- and that until the end of September.. the sun will rise now from the west on Mars!! And this weird phenomena of the opposite movement called "Retrograde Motion". Most scientist state that all the planets will go through the same once at least and our planet Earth is one of them. Planet Earth will move in the opposite direction some day and the sun will rise from the west!!



Islam is the only religion that prophesies that the sun will rise from the West, instead of from rising from the East, in the last phase of the End Times, before Day of Judgement. Both the Quran and the Hadith affirm that this phenomenon will take place. The occurrence of this phenomenon is considered in Islam as one of the major signs that indicate the Day of Judgement is very close.

Allah says in the Qur'an, "The day when some signs of your Lord will come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith." (Surah Al-An'aam)

The verse is referring to the rising of the sun from the West, as is the opinion of the majority of the commentators such as Tabari and Ibn Kathir.

Imam Tabari, after mentioning the different opinions of the commentators writes, "The most correct opinion in regards to the meaning of this verse is that what is apparent from the reports narrated from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that he said, "Becoming a Believer will be of no benefit after the sun rises from the West." (Tabari)

Abu Huraira reported that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Hasten to do good deeds before six (things happen): Rising of the sun from the West..." (Mishkat)

Abdullah-bin-Umar said, "I memorized a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم which I have not forgotten. I heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say, 'The first of the Signs that will come is the rising of the sun from the place of its setting and the emergence of the Daabba to people in Duha (later portion of the morning). Whichever of these two occurs before the other, then the other is right behind it." (Muslim)

Door of Tawba (Repentance) will be Closed

Once the sun has risen from the West, the door of repentance for sins committed by Muslims will be closed by Allah and will remain closed until the Day of Judgement. The following Hadiths clearly specify that the deadline for repentance to be accepted by God ends when the sun rises from the West. Once the sun rises from the West, repentance will no longer be accepted.

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "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." (Abu-Musa Al-Ashari/ Muslim)

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Allah has built a door of repentance where the sun sets, its breadth requires 70 years journey for foot passenger or 40-70 years for a rider. It will not be closed as long as the Sun does not rise from the West." (Safwan bin Assal / Tirmizi)

Ibn Hajar has mentioned many Hadiths which prove that the door of repentance will remain closed till the Day of Judgement and thereafter writes, ''These narrations give strength to one another, agreeing completely in that once the sun rises from the West, the door of repentance will be closed and will not be opened thereafter.'' (Fathul- Bari)

Becoming a Believer after the Sun rises from the West will not be accepted by Allah

Abdullah bin Abu-Owfa reported that I heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say, "Verily a night equivalent to three of your nights will come upon people. When it comes, those who engage themselves in worship during the night will recognize it. A person will stand in prayer, read a section of the Quran and then go to sleep. Thereafter, he will wake up (for the second time) stand in prayer and read a section of the Quran, then go to sleep. While this condition remains, the people will begin to shout, scream and call one another. They will say, "What's this?" With fear, they will run to the mosque. To their surprise, they will see that the sun has risen from the West. When it reaches the middle of the sky, it will return and set in the West." He said صلى الله عليه وسلم , "That is when becoming a believer (in Islam after witnessing this Sign from Allah) will no longer be of benefit (because after the sun rises from the West, Allah will no longer accept declarations of faith )." (An-Nihaya)

Narrated by Abu Huraira, "Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, 'The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the West. When the people witness this, everyone who will be living on the face of the Earth will develop faith (becomes a Muslim and a Believer in Allah), but that is when believing will no longer be of benefit..." (Bukhari)

When will this Sign occur ?

There are two views regarding The Sun rising from the West

1. It may occur before the emergence of the Dajjal and even before rise of the Mahdi.

2. It may occur after the descent of Jesus and before the last three Major Signs (Pleasant Wind, Destruction of Ka'ba, and the Fire).

What is clear based on several Hadiths is that the Daabba will come immediately after or immediately before The Sun rising from the West.

A Muslim Scholar says that the Sun will rise from the West because the Earth is slowing down in revolving around itself



Egyptian scientist Dr. Zaghloul Naggar explains the Earth is slowing down and will reverse its rotation pattern and thus the Sun will appear as if it rising from the West