The Categories of the Signs of the Hour

Question:
The questioner: Is the first of the signs of the Hour a fire that will gather the people from the East to the West, and is this sign established?

Answer:
This is established, but it is not among the first signs; rather, Allah knows best, it is among the last signs. It is among the last signs. The scholars said that the signs are divided into three categories: minor signs, which have already occurred; intermediate signs; and major signs. The major signs include the appearance of al-Mahdi, the emergence of the Dajjal, the descent of Jesus, the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, the emergence of the beast, the sun rising from the West, and the fire that will gather the people to the Levant. These are the major signs.