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What are they awaiting but for the Hour to come upon them suddenly? Its Signs have already
come. What good will their Reminder be to them when it does arrive? (Surah Muhammad: 18)
From this verse we learn that the Qur'an describes signs that announce the coming of the Last Day. In order to understand
the signs of this "great announcement" we must reflect upon these verses. Otherwise, as the verse indicates, our thinking
will be of no use when the Last Day is suddenly upon us.
Some of that which was said by the Prophet (saas) which has reached to us deals with the signs of the Hour. In
these hadiths of the Prophet (saas), there are both signs of the Hour and detailed information about the period just preceding
it. This period, in which the signs of the Hour will occur, is called the "End Times." The matter of the End Times and of
the signs of the Hour have attracted much interest throughout the history of Islam; it has been the subject of many works
of Islamic scholars and researchers.
When we collect all this information together, we come to an important conclusion. The verses of the Qur'an and
the hadiths of the Prophet (saas) indicate that the End Times is divided into two stages. The first period is one in which
material and spiritual trials will afflict the world; the second period to come is called the Golden Age, a time when the
moral teaching of the Qur'an will dominate, producing a deep sense of well-being in all humans. When this Golden Age comes
to an end, and after the world will have entered a period of social decline, the coming of the Last Hour will be at hand.
The purpose of this writing is to examine the signs of the Hour through the verses of the Qur'an and hadiths of
the Prophet (saas), and to show that these signs have begun to appear in our present time. The fact that the advent of these
signs was revealed fourteen centuries ago should increase a believer's faith in Allah and his devotion to Him. The following
pages have been written keeping in mind our Lord's promise:
"Say: Praise be to Allah. He will show you His Signs and you will recognize them…"
(Surat an-Naml: 93)
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