Al-Nawawī said: “In our time, a fire emerged in Medina in 654 AH. It was an exceedingly immense fire, on the eastern side of Medina beyond the lava field. Knowledge of it became established through widespread reports throughout Greater Syria and the other lands, and one of the people of Medina who witnessed it informed me.” (1)

Ibn Kathīr related that more than one of the Bedouins staying in the vicinity of Busrā saw the necks of camels by the light of this fire, which had emerged from the land of the Hejaz (2).

Al-Qurtubī mentioned the emergence of this fire and described it at length in his book al-Tadhkira (3). He stated that it was seen from Mecca and from the mountains of Busrā.

Ibn Hajar said: “It has become apparent to me that the fire mentioned … is the one that emerged in the vicinity of Medina, as al-Qurtubī and others understood it.” (4)

This fire is not the fire that will emerge at the end of time and drive people to their place of assembly (5), as will be discussed later among the major signs.

10 — Fighting the Turks (6):

Muslim reported from Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) said: “The Hour will not