The End is near - Talking shoe, whip, stick and thigh

Several years ago, when I was quite young, I read a hadith in a book about End Times about the Talking thigh and shoes. I could not understand that what does a talking thigh or talking shoe mean. But now the technology is so evolved that these things are not impossible and Information, Communication and Computer technology has completely changed the world. Now those things are possible which are impossible few years back. GPS system, Wireless internet, Bluetooth connectivity, WiFi and other means of communication and networking to get connected with millions of people around the world are the some examples of great technological change.

There are so many gadgets available made by different companies based on the above mentioned technologies. Everything is smart now, smart phones, smart Tv, smart cars etc.A year ago, I read on the internet that Google has experimentally developed a shoe that talks. It reminded me the Hadith mentioned in Tirmizi as :

It was reported from Abu Sa'id that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not come until wild animals talk to men, and a man speaks to his whip or his shoe, and his thigh will tell him about what happened to his family after he left." 

Tirmizi - Kitab Al-Fitn

It is also mentioned in another book of Hadith i.e. Ahmed:

It was reported from Abu Sa'id that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: "The Hour will not come until the time when a man will leave his home, and his shoes or whip or stick will tell what is happening to his family."

Modern day communication technology has made it possible to make gadgets mentioned in the Hadith. Now a days, every company is trying to make its products "Smart", means to automate them with the computer technology and the products should be controlled with wireless communication technology. Now the shoes are also available that can be connected to your smart phone and generate statistics about your workout and share them on social media. Various companies like Adidas, Nike etc. are developing such smart shoes.

Smart Shoes available in the market.

According to Daily mail about Google's Talking Shoes:

Google, which unveiled the trainers at the SXSW technology festival in Austin, Texas, developed the concept to showcase the possibilities of integrating everyday objects with cutting-edge technology.

 Advertising executive Aman Govil said:

The shoe was an exercise in showing what could be done – ‘an experiment’ in connecting any kind of object to the web and using it to collect and analyse information.

Google Talking Shoes.

Now lets explore how'd a thigh inform about anyone's family. It was really difficult to understand but when I did some research on the Internet about the latest gadgets, I found the a product called "Thiphone". It is actually a holster that straps your phone to your thigh. The benefit of Thiphone is that your both hands are free to do anything else and you also want to see you phone's screen for text messages and other things.

In the search of smart gadgets, I found another interesting thing called "Smart walking stick" for elderly people developed by Fujitsu, a Japanese company.This may be the stick mentioned in Hadith. This smart walking stick is equipped with all the latest communication technologies like GPS, 3G and WiFi. It has an LED screen which shows the directions and this stick also helps to avoid obstacles. With this stick, elderly people will be connected to their family back at home.

Smart walking stick equipped with latest communication technology.

The above described equipment and gadgets are proving the prophecies foretold by the prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) and I am sure, the things described in above mentioned hadith are pointing out the latest communication technology used today. It is the fact that we are living in the era of tribulations and we just have to realize this fact.


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