The hand that will extend from the sky

A human hand-shaped figure will be seen in space and this will herald the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as).

... AT THAT TIME [OF THE APPEARANCE OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] A HAND WILL BE SEEN REVEALING ITSELF FROM THE SKY... (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 51)

 

... Asma bint Umays says: THE PORTENT OF THAT DAY [THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] IS A HAND EXTENDING FROM THE SKY AND PEOPLE TURNING TO LOOK AT IT. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 69)

 

This hadith mentions one of the signs of the Mahdi’s coming, ‘the hand extending from the sky’. An image taken by Chandra Observatory of NASA showed a vast stellar formation cluster looking like a hand grabbing another stellar formation. This hand-shaped figure was named by NASA ‘the Hand of God’.

The news report reads as follows:

·NASA photos show giant 'cosmic hand'

(CNN) — New photographs released by NASA h