Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa fi al-fitan wal-malahim wa ashrat al-saa

Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa fi al-fitan wal-malahim wa ashrat al-saa (Bestowing upon the Community What Has Been Transmitted Regarding Tribulations, Great Epic Battles, and the Portents of the Hour) is an eschatological and hadith work by the Saudi scholar Hammud ibn Abdullah al-Tuwayjiri (1334–1413 AH / 1915–1993 CE) Takmilat Mujam al-Muallif…+1. The book compiles prophetic traditions concerning future tribulations, major end-time conflicts, and the signs preceding the Day of Resurrection Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa f….

Background and Methodology

Al-Tuwayjiri composed the work after colleagues requested that he assemble the hadiths of the Prophet regarding the trials (al-fitan), apocalyptic battles (al-malahim), and the signs of the Hour (ashrat al-saa) foretold to occur until the Day of Judgment Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa f…. In his introduction, the author establishes the theological premise that believing in everything authentically transmitted from the Prophet concerning future events is an obligation upon every Muslim Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa f…. He devotes an introductory section to arguing for the epistemological and legal validity of solitary reports (akhbar al-ahad), presenting textual evidence from the Quran, prophetic practice, and the consensus of the Companions to affirm that sound solitary transmissions establish binding knowledge and belief in eschatological matters Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa f…+2.

Structure and Contents

The compilation is organized into distinct major divisions:

• Tribulations and Epic Battles (al-Fitan wa-al-Malahim): The first section covers prophetic narrations about civil strife, moral decay, political turmoil, internal discords within the Muslim community, and historical and future warfare Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa f…+1.
• The Signs of the Hour (Kitab Ashrat al-Saa): The second major division begins with the prophetic mission itself as an initial portent of the Hour, and proceeds to document both the minor and major signs, including the advent of the Mahdi, the emergence of the Antichrist (al-Dajjal), the descent of Jesus (Isa ibn Maryam), the rampages of Gog and Magog (Yajuj wa-Majuj), the emergence of the Beast, and the cosmic disruptions preceding the final destruction of the world Ithaf al-Jamaa bima jaa f…+1.

Throughout the work, al-Tuwayjiri incorporates his own commentary, evaluates the authenticity of select reports, and includes polemical digressions refuting contemporary and historical writers who rejected or reinterpreted traditional eschatological narratives al-Qanaa fi ma yahsun al-…+1.

Reception and Critique

The book is recognized among modern scholarly works on Islamic eschatology as a comprehensive compilation of hadiths on tribulations and end-time portents al-Qanaa fi ma yahsun al-…+1. While commended for its extensive scope, textual commentary, and defense of classical eschatological orthodoxy, it has been noted critically that the author frequently referenced hadiths to their source collections without citing volume and page numbers, and without consistently offering detailed critical breakdowns of every transmission's authenticity grade al-Qanaa fi ma yahsun al-….

Publication History

The first edition of the work was published in Riyadh between 1394 and 1396 AH (Matabi' al-Riyadh / self-published) in two volumes Takmilat Mujam al-Muallif…+1. A second edition was published in Riyadh by Dar al-Sumay'i in 1414 AH in three volumes Takmilat Mujam al-Muallif…+1.