INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF THE EARTHQUAKES IS A SIGN OF HAZRAT MAHDI'S (AS) COMING

The Hour [Day of Judgment] will not be established until ... earthquakes will be very frequent. (Ramuz al-Ahadith, 476/11) There are two great events before the Day of Judgment ... and then years of earthquakes. (Ramuz al-Ahadith, 187/2) There will be conflicts and frequent earthquakes... (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, s.166) As is well known, very strong earthquakes have occurred throughout the world in the last couple of years. These earthquakes, occurring with such unprecedented frequency for the first time in the world's history strongly heralds the coming of Hz. Mahdi (as). However, until recently earthquakes happened quite rarely. For example, according to the reports of the US Geological Survey, the number of 5.0 and stronger earthquakes that happened between 1556-1975, a span of 400 years, was only 110. However, beginning in the year 1400 according to the Hegira calendar, these earthquakes rose in an unprecedented manner. All these figures show that the earthquakes rose rapidly in frequency beginning in the year 1400 of the Hegira calendar (1979-1980 in Gregorian calendar). For example, in the year 1999 alone, there were 20.832 small and big earthquake. According to the official reports, 22.711 people died in these earthquakes. This was foretold by Prophet Muhammad (saas) in his hadith: There will be earthquakes in my community. Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand people will die. [Ibn 'Asakir, Gelecegin Tarihii 1 (History of the Future 1), Orhan Baytan, Mevsim Publishings, p. 81] Some of the earthquakes that happened in the last thirty years are as follows: Date : 28th July, 1976 Location: China Magnitude: 7.8 On the 28th of July, 1976, a 7.8 earthquake shook China, killing 242,000 and injuring 164,000 people. On the 7th of December 1988, the earthquake in Armenia killed 20.000 and left 500.000 homeless. Date : 07th of December, 1988 Location: Armenia Magnitude: 6.9 Date : 17th of January, 1995 Location: Kobe Magnitude: 7.7 The Kobe earthquake of 1995 lasted only 20 seconds, but caused over 100 billion US dollars in damages. The 7.9 earthquake in India on the 26th of January 2001, killed 30.000 and injured 166,000 people. Date : 26th of January, 2001 Location: India Magnitude: 7.9 The 6.7 earthquake in Iran that happened on the 26th of December, 2003 killed 20.000 and injured 50.000 people. Date : 26th of December, 2003 Location: İran Magnitude: 6.7 300.000 lost their lives as a result of the tsunamis that happened after the 9.0 earthquake in Indonesia on the 26th of December, 2004. Date : 26th of December, 2004 Location: Indonesia Magnitude: 9.0 The 7.6 earthquake in Pakistan on the 8th of October, 2005, killed 100.000 people. Date : 08th of October, 2005 Location: Pakistan Magnitude: 7.6 The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which occurred on the 11th of March, 2011, killed over 15,000, injured over 5,000, and left over 8,000 still officially missing. Additionally, this catastrophe cause over 300 billion dollars in damages, making it the most expensive natural disaster recorded. Date : 11th of March, 2011 Location: Japan Magnitude: 9,0 In the last 30 years, in other words, as of the year 1400 in the Hegira calendar, many other earthquakes, both small and large happened, in addition to those that have been listed here. Many people were left homeless as a result of these earthquakes.