Portents of the Day of Judgement

The Signs of the Last Hour are part of the revealed religion itself — mentioned in the Quran, expounded in the most authentic hadith collections, and listed in the Hadith of Jibreel as one of the foundational branches of Islam.

For over a decade, our principal teacher, Shaykh Ridhwan, has worked methodically in this field, grounding his research in the classical scholarly tradition rather than speculation. From his groundbreaking research identifying the Vikings as the original tribes of Gog & Magog, published in 2011, to his recent book The Dark Storm, his writing has been recognised as a landmark contribution to Islamic eschatological scholarship.

At LCI, we believe this field deserves rigorous scholarly attention, because understanding the age we are living in, through the light of prophetic guidance, may be among the most important things a Muslim can do right now.

Dr. Ridhwan crafts a narrative that is as groundbreaking as it is profound. This book is not merely a discussion on the Antichrist (Dajjal), the Beast, and Gog and Magog; it is a paradigm-shifting exploration of history, theology, and hope amidst despair."

- Dr Wim Sulayman Van Ael, on The Dark Storm

Introduction & methodology for studying End Times prophecies

Introduction to the complex field of Islamic End Times prophecies. Dr Ridhwan sets out the underlying principles and methods of analysis of the bewildering array of source materials.

Dajjal the Antichrist

The emergence of the Antichrist is prophesied to be the greatest tribulation ever faced by humanity. Also known as the False Messiah, this deceptive figure is destined to appear with mind-bending powers, commanding the rain to fall and the earth to yield its treasures.

For the first time, Shaykh Ridhwan unmasks the spine-tingling links between ancient prophecy and our modern reality—from the ominous "One-Eye" symbol floating on the Great Seal of the United States to the chilling fact that the prophetic letters "ka-fa-ra" match the acronym of the C-F-R, the elite organization directing the global superpower's drive toward a New World Order.

Are we already living in a "Dajjalic Age" where high-tech "iron mules" fly over the clouds and a global political apparatus is being prepared for the ultimate world ruler.

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The Beast

Of all the Major Portents of the Last Hour, perhaps none is more unsettling — or more urgently relevant — than the Beast. The Quran mentions it explicitly, the authentic hadith literature describes it in striking detail, and yet for centuries its true nature has remained one of Islam's great eschatological mysteries. In this lecture, Shaykh Ridhwan brings the full rigour of the classical Islamic sciences to bear on this question — examining the Quranic āyah, the hadith of Fatima bint Qays, the commentaries of Imam al-Tabari, Imam al-Nawawi, Ibn Kathir, al-Baghawi and others — and arrives at a conclusion that is as bold as it is carefully reasoned. What he uncovers will cause you to look at the world around you very differently. Watch the lecture or read the book to find out more.

Gog and Magog

Gog and Magog are among the few Major Portents mentioned by name in the Quran itself, and the Prophet ﷺ warned that from every thousand souls entering the Fire, nine hundred and ninety-nine will be from their number. The hadith literature — including the most rigorously authenticated collections of Imams Bukhari and Muslim — leaves no doubt as to the sheer scale of the catastrophe they represent. Yet who are they? A people of the remote future, or a force already unleashed upon the world? In this lecture, Shaykh Ridhwan follows the evidence wherever it leads — through the Quranic āyāt, the classical commentaries, and the sweep of recorded history — and the conclusion he reaches is one that will stop you in your tracks. The storm, it seems, may already be upon us. Watch the lecture or read the book to find out more.

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Dispelling the Fog from the Identity of Gog & Magog

The original article, first published in 2011, by Shaykh Ridhwan, building upon the work of Imam Anwar Kashmiri and Shaykh Imran Hosein, which proposed for the first time the theory that the original Gog and Magog tribes were the Vikings, who infiltrated northern and western Europe in the early Middle Ages.

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The Dark Storm before a Glorious Sunrise

This book claims to shed light on the reality of some of the greatest mysteries that have faced generations of educated Muslims and scholars through the centuries. These mysteries relate to the Quranic and prophetic descriptions of apocalyptic events that will take place towards the End of Time and the appearance of strange entities, such as the False Messiah, the Beast, and Gog and Magog, who will have a huge impact on all human beings living during those times.

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