Chapter 7: As-Sa’ah in the East — When Catastrophe Precedes the War

“When punishment descends from the sky, there is no place to hide. And when the earth begins to reject its burdens, there is no room to flee. At that moment, it is no longer time to ask what is happening but why we were not prepared earlier.”

The world is approaching its end, but the final steps do not begin with war. They come in the form of unannounced destruction: floods, fires, eruptions, collapses. Without the sirens of war, yet causing more casualties than bullets.​

For the Nusantara region, especially Malaysia, Indonesia, and surrounding countries, the greatest end-time challenges do not only come from weapons and superpowers but from the sky and earth that no longer wish to remain silent. This is not merely a natural phenomenon; it is a signal of a significant change. That today's civilization is heading towards a point of purification. And before the emergence of the revival, there will be cleansing through punishment.​

This chapter will take readers through the concept of As-Sa’ah not just from a universal end-time perspective but from a local lens that we have long neglected. We assume the apocalypse will begin in the Middle East, but signs of destruction have already occurred on our own soil.

Punishment First, War Later: A Forgotten Divine Pattern

History has never recorded the revival of any nation without first undergoing destruction. In the Quran, every nation that was stubborn against warnings was not immediately fought but was first destroyed by nature, annihilated by an unstoppable force, as a form of filtering before the emergence of a new, purified generation.​

The stories of the people of Noah, Aad, Thamud, and Saba’ all show the same pattern. They were given time, messengers, opportunities, but they continued to deny. Then Allah sent disasters, not to kill all, but to remove the stubborn and save the aware.​

The Nusantara is now in the same phase. We have not yet been attacked by foreign armies, but we have begun to be tested with signs of As-Sa’ah: floods destroying cities, landslides swallowing villages, storms destroying property and lives. All these are not just ecological warnings; they are theological warnings. Allah is cleansing before elevating.​

Refer to the writing on the 6 Phases of the Human Caliphate Cycle for further explanation.

Kuala Lumpur: The Nation's Heart Awaiting Its Moment

Kuala Lumpur is not just Malaysia's capital. It is the heartbeat of the entire system, the center of administration, economy, media, and narrative. If Kuala Lumpur collapses, the nation loses direction.​

However, observe what has happened in the last decade:​

• Aging dams like Klang Gates, Sungai Selangor, and Batu. Any failure could cause water to rush into the Klang Valley in less than 2 hours.​

• Underground drainage systems failing to handle extraordinary rainfall, causing flash floods in the city center even without local heavy rain, as if water comes from unknown directions.​

• Overdevelopment exceeding land support capacity, leading to lands

The Approaching Kisfan

Surah Saba’ verse 9 introduces a rarely mentioned punishment:

أَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِن نَّشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةًۭ لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍۢ مُّنِيبٍۢ

“Do they not observe what is before them and what is behind them of the sky and the earth? If We will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allah].”

Kisfan is not merely rain or storms. It refers to fragments from the sky—whether meteors, missiles, or atmospheric debris—plummeting to earth as an unpreventable punishment.​

In modern history, several "sky-falling" events have occurred:​

• The meteor explosion in Chelyabinsk, Russia (2013), which shattered thousands of windows and injured over 1,000 people.​

• The Tunguska event (1908), which destroyed 80 million trees in Siberia due to an atmospheric explosion.​

• NASA reports that over 25,000 objects with potential to impact Earth are being tracked, many of which may not be detected in time if they fall in tropical regions.​

Imagine such an object striking a densely populated area like Kuala Lumpur—not merely as a disaster, but as a form of purification. That is Kisfan.​

Separation: Between the Saved and the Left Behind

When punishment strikes, not everyone perishes. Divine law dictates that disasters serve not only to punish but also to filter. In every destruction, some survive—not because they are stronger or better prepared, but because they are closer to God.​

Historical examples include:

• The people of Noah, where only those who boarded the ark were saved—not due to power, but due to obedience and faith.​

• The people of Aad, where only Prophet Hud and the believers were spared from the storm—because they did not scorn God's messenger.​

• The people of Saba’, where those who relocated before the dam's collapse survived and formed new communities—because they heeded the signs early.​

Today, who will be saved when the As-Sa’ah punishment arrives?​

• Those who are not asleep in heedlessness.

• Those who do not mock the signs from the sky.​

• Those who prepare their souls, not just their physical provisions.​

Punishment will descend not to kill indiscriminately, but to remove the false, cleanse the genuine, and form a new group that will rise with a mission.

Mind and Soul: Two Blunted Weapons

Physical disasters are not the greatest threat to the ummah today. The real danger lies in spiritual calamity and intellectual dullness. We no longer weep at sin. We no longer fear as the world collapses. Our souls have become numb, and our minds have been dulled by entertainment and confusing information.​

The As-Sa’ah will not be felt by those whose souls are closed and whose minds are not sharp. They will consider floods as ordinary phenomena. They will see infrastructure collapse as administrative failure. They will blame the weather but never their sins.​

In truth, nature is complaining to the Lord. The earth is weary of being trodden by the defiant. The waters are tired of washing away daily transgressions. The sky is ready to release Kisfan—not out of vengeance, but because truth has long been silenced.​

Now is the time to rebuild our minds and souls. To return to reading God's signs not only in the scripture but in nature. To humble our egos to reminders and reconnect with His mercy before it's too late.

Preparing for the Next Phase: When the Aware Become the Army

Punishment does not occur in vain. It does not merely end an era but opens the door to a new one. Amidst the destruction, a group of people will rise—not from official institutions or political structures, but from souls cleansed by awareness and suffering.​

They may be ordinary individuals: farmers, teachers, workers, youths, women who have lost, men who have been rejected. But they all share one thing: they have awakened.​

• Awakened to the failure of the old world.​

• Awakened to the truth of God's promises.​

• Awakened to the end of waiting.​

• Awakened as sinners yearning for paradise.​

From this awareness, courage is born—not the courage to attack blindly, but the courage to organize, to convey, and to reconnect the mission of Tawhid that has long been severed by a negligent generation.​

Chapter 9 will lead us into this phase: how the survivors begin to build something new. It is not merely a political revival but a spiritual and identity resurgence. Here, the Ikhwan forces emerge, the black banners rise, and the final mission to return the ummah to its original purpose unfolds.​

But before reaching that point, readers must understand that revival does not occur without filtering. And that filtering is happening now—in flooded streets, in collapsed buildings, and in homes without electricity.​

The question now is no longer "Will we rise?"

The real question is this: “Will we be among those who are raised — or those who are left to perish?”

The End of Chapter 7: When the Sky Speaks but Humanity Remains Silent

The sky has already warned us. From unusual lightning, to unexpected earthquakes, to rains that no longer follow seasons — nature has spoken, but mankind remains silent. We are still glued to our screens, still arguing over politics, still waiting for the so-called "right time."

But the time has already arrived.

As-Sa’ah is not merely the Day of Judgment. It is the great transitional moment from a false system towards a new era that is purer and more truthful, but one that demands immense sacrifice.

Sabah — and the entire Nusantara — will not escape this cycle. This land will witness its darkest hour before the light rises again from the East.

And when that happens, the world will know:

"Before the army of the end times emerges, the sky had already sent its signals. Only those who were ready understood — and only those who were awake were saved."