Stopping the Flow of the Euphrates river

Stopping and interrupting the flow of the Euphrates river is one of the signs of the Mahdi's emergence.
 

Soon the river Euphrates will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold, so whoever will be present at that time should not take anything of it. (Sahih Bukhari)

  

Other hadiths reveal important information on this subject:
 

God’s Messenger said, “The Hour will not come to pass before the River Euphrates dries up to unveil the mountain of gold, for which people will fight. Ninety-nine out of one hundred will die (in the fighting) and every man amongst them will say: “Perhaps I may be the only one to remain alive.” (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

  

 

The Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) said: the Euphrates reveals the treasures within itself; who ever sees it, he should not take anything from it. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi' 'Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 28)

  

 

It (the Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold (under it). (Sunan Abu Dawud)

 

As is seen, the interruption of the Euphrates river and the disclosure of the treasure of gold, which are important portents of the emergence of the Prophet Jesus’ (pbuh) second coming, are mentioned in many respected books of hadith.

The construction of the Keban dam stopped the flow of the River Euphrates.
Hurriyet, November 4, 1973

Let us examine the important statements about this issue which are revealed in the hadiths above one by one:

God’s Messenger said, “The Hour will not come to pass before (1) the River Euphrates dries up (2) to unveil the mountain of gold…” (Sahih Muslim)

((1) … the River Euphrates dries up…

Al-Suyuti mentions this hadith as “the stopping of water.” Indeed, the Keban dam stopped the flow of the River Euphrates.

(2) … to unveil the mountain of gold…

The surrounding land has become as valuable as gold for various reasons, such as electricity production and higher soil fertility through the irrigation and transport facilities that Keban dam has made possible.

The Keban dam and the others constructed over the River Euphrates following Keban resemble a concrete mountain, and wealth as valuable as gold comes out of it. Therefore, dams take on the properties of “the golden mountain.” (God knows best)