Who Was Dhul-Suwayqatayn? Who will tear down the Kaaba in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Ibrahim

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Arabia before Islam523–570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1260 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

  1. Isa ibn Maryam descends
  2. A landslide in the east
  3. A landslide in the west
  4. A landslide in Arabia
  5. The smoke
  6. The sun rises from the west
  7. The Beast of the earth
  8. A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

Villains of history26 / 26

ذو السويقتين

Dhul-Suwayqatayn

Who will tear down the KaabaNear the Hour

A man from Abyssinia 'with two thin shins' who will pull the Kaaba down stone by stone.

How it ended

It is among the last signs before the Hour.

The lessonEverything on earth will pass; only the Face of your Lord remains (55:26–27).

Stood against
the Kaaba
Source
Authentic hadithSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.Sahih al-Bukhari 1591 ↗Sahih Muslim 2909a ↗

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.