The signs of the end will appear in different stages. Some concern the deterioration of morals and conduct; others are extraordinary events beyond the ordinary course of the world.
Minor signs include the decline of learning, ignorance, trials, and the spread of wrongdoing. Major signs include the Mahdī, the Dajjāl, the descent of Jesus, Gog and Magog, the western sunrise, the Beast, the smoke, the Kaʿbah’s destruction, and the final fire.
Belief in these reports means affirming the transmitted information without introducing details not established by it.