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Notice (The Hour will not come until the Romans descend to Al-Amaq (or: Dabiq), and an army from the city will come out to them (from the best of the people on Earth at that time) They will come to you under eighty banners, from each banner twelve thousand. The Prophet, peace be upon him and his family and peace, said: (They will come to you under eighty banners, each banner twelve thousand). In another narration, eighty banners, meaning eighty nations. An army will come out from the city with the elite of the Hijaz who do not fear the blame of any blamer in Allah. The Prophet, peace be upon him and his family and peace, said: (You will fight the Byzantines, and those after you will fight them, until the elite of Islam come out to them, from the people of Hijaz, who do not fear the blame of any blamer in Allah, and they will conquer Constantinople with glorification and takbir.)
Army of Aden Abyan 1 A reinforcement (from Aden Abyan) of twelve thousand will come out to them. They will support Allah and His Messenger, and the Muslims will support them, and they will be victorious over the Romans. The Prophet, peace be upon him and his family and peace, said: (Twelve thousand will come out from Aden Abyan, supporting Allah and His Messenger. They are better than those between me and them.) The Mahdi's Liberation of Palestine and Al-Aqsa Mosque The Mahdi will fight the Jews and liberate Al-Aqsa Mosque and migrate to Jerusalem. It is narrated from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: (And his migration is to Jerusalem.) From Muhammad bin Ali, he said: (When the one seeking refuge in Mecca hears of the sinking, he will go out with twelve thousand, including the substitutes, until they descend to Ilya) meaning Jerusalem. And he said: I was told by someone who heard Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, saying: (He will march - 21 -