The Fire from Yemen

النار الخارجة من اليمن

The last of the major signs: a fire coming out of the depth of Aden in Hadramawt that drives people to the gathering place — halting where they halt and resting where they rest 1 2.

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Summary

The last major sign: a fire out of the depth of Aden in Hadramawt driving people to the gathering — halting where they halt, resting where they rest.

In the texts

Bukhari says it herds people toward al-Sham, their gathering place.

Note

From the hadith of Hudhayfa in Sahih Muslim and the hadith in al-Bukhari.

People and things also explored

Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· The major signs of the Hour· The rivers of Paradise· The causes that remove punishment for sins· The Throne-Bearers· The endings of deeds (khawatim)

Sources

  1. Sahih Muslim
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “The Fire from Yemen”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-nar-al-yaman/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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