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Originally Posted by LEGALEAGLE
Some of the Ulema believe that there will be a cataclysm in 2012 / 2013 CE
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Indeed. I am somewhat familiar with this cataclysm, although I don't know that even the Ulema gave it a specific time period.
The cataclysm that is being referred to, involves the passage of a comet with a tail:
"A star with a luminous tail will rise from the east before the Mahdi emerges."
(Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha`ah li Ashrat as-Sa`ah, p. 200)
"When this comet first appeared, the people of Prophet Noah perished, Prophet Abraham was cast into fire, Pharaoh and his people who fought against Prophet Moses perished, and John [Yahya] passed away. When you see that comet, take refuge in God from the evil of fitna."
(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi `Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 32)
"When you see it, then store up one year's supply of food."
(Nu'aym ibn Hammad, Kitab al-Fitan)
So, as you can imagine, this event happens a bit before the appearance of the Mahdi, and is followed by lots of death and destruction.