Islamic View of the Last Day

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FIM 1113

Title: BELIEF IN THE LAST DAY

GROUP MEMBERS:

ARMA ZAKIAH AHMAD ZAKI (09099!

HAFIZATUL SALMA HARIF FATHILAH (10109!

ZULAIKHA MALIYA ZAINAL (10"#$9!

NORHAFIZA HASSAN (11313%!

LE&TURER'S NAME: MADAM ARIYANTI BT MUSTAPHA

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INDEX

1. Introduction 1

2. Content

• Belief in last day 2

3. Concept of Last Day in Western Perspective

• r!a"eddon 3#$

• %ayan calendar '

(. )*e Conte+t of Isla!ic Perspective ,#12

-. Co!parison of Western Isla!ic Perspectives 13#1,

$. Conclusion 2/

&. 0eferences 21#22

IntroductionWe *ave een assi"ned a tas aout Belief in Last Day. %ore or less 4e 4ere discussin" aout

t*e concept of Last Day in 4estern and Isla!ic perspectives t*rou"* our researc* on Internet and

l#5uran. We 4ere ased to elaorate aout t*e Last Day and analy6e t*e concept in ot*

perspectives. )*e 4estern perspective is vie4ed t*rou"* t*eir elief to r!a"eddon and %ayan

calendar 4*ile fro! Isla!ic perspective7 5uran and 8adit* are t*e !ain sources t*at 4e referred

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Belief in t*e Last Day

)*e Last Day is a ti!e period descried in t*e 4ritin"s of t*e t*ree ra*a!ic

reli"ions 9:udais! C*ristianity and Isla!; and in ot*er non#ra*a!ic reli"ions. )*e Last Day

also no4n as End )i!es End of Days t*e Battle of )*at a4! al#5iya!a* 9t*e Day of 0esurrection; or >a4! ad#Din 9t*e Day of :ud"!ent;.

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In C*ristianity t*e End )i!es are often descrie as a ti!e of sufferin" t*at "o efore

t*e ?econd Co!in" of t*e C*ristian @savior@ or a @*oped#for delivererA :esus t*e

C*ristian %essia* 4*o 4ill "uide in t*e fullness of t*e in"do! of


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Mei--+6 /- t)e Bi5le / A,./e--+ i / /t)e,i ++- /- evilA as so !any elieve

“And He [God] gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew

tongue Armageddon”

(Rev.1616!

%e"iddo is a fa!ous settin" for several "reat slau"*ters t*rou"* *istory. )*e first 4as

4*en :os*ua overt*re4 it in t*e 1(//s BC. Later 4*en Deora* 4as ud"in" Israel s*e ordered

Bara into attle t*ere a"ainst t*e Canaanites led y ?isera. Every soldier in ?iseraHs ar!y 4as

illed.

)*is valley *as also seen !ilitary conflict in !odern ti!es. n ?epte!er 1, 1,1'

Britis*


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outreas 9also o4ls or vials of 4rat*;


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)*e 4orld 4ill *ave co!e to t*e point in 4orld events t*at :esus referred toJ “'nd e9"ept

those days sho#ld *e s*ortened , there sho#ld no flesh *e saved (left alive ) ( ;att. 0: ).

$here is no *attle predi"ted at 'rma!eddo+


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;e!iddo) to the Falley of :e*os*ap*at: for there (o#tside >er#salem) will / sit to =#d!e all the

heathen ro#nd a*o#t. @#t yo# in the si"le, for the harvest is ripe: "ome, !et yo# down2 for the

press is f#ll, the fats overflow A!reat sla#!hter is "omin!B2 for their wi"edness is !reat.

;#ltit#des in the valley of decision for the Day of the ord is near in the valley of decision

( C:-10 ).

)*e final attle to end !anHs rule on Eart* is not na!ed after r!a"eddon. )*is attle

also is not to e fou"*t t*ere. 0at*er it *appens outside :erusale!. C*rist is not "oin" to rin"

t*e attle to t*e individual nation7 t*e attle 4ill co!e to 8i!. )*e ar!ies of t*e 4orld 4ill

literally !arc* $/ !iles sout* to e e+ecuted y C*rist as 8e arrives on t*e %ount of lives in

t*at day.

)*e trut* is t*e attle at :erusale! , 4as t*ou"*t to e at r!a"eddon. )*ere 4ill e t4o

sides. ne 4ill e t*e !en of t*e east and all 4*o too t*e !ar of t*e Beast. n t*e ot*er are

:esus C*rist and 8is ar!ies of an"els.

ll 4*o truly 4ant to follo4 and oey 2+?t +4 -/8 T)e TC+li 2/le-/,

2+.5ie t*et -/ /.e ,e


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it *ill t/,t 5/2 + +e8 It i lie +?, -/ *)i2) t)e *ee


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t)e,e *e,e /t,++.e, -?,i t)ei, ti.e /- t)e /,e ++- i /t,+l+i2/l

?2) / *)e t)e


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)*e Conte+t of Isla!ic Perspective

0eferrin" to t*e 5urHan and 8adit*9s; all %usli!s !ust *ave a fir! elief t*at t*ere is

t*e Last DayA or 5iya!a*. %usli!s do not vie4 t*is life as t*e end ut only as t*e start of t*e

ne+t life. )*e role of t*e current life is to deter!ine t*e ne+t life. fter4ards people 4ill e

per!anently reside and tae t*eir places 4*et*er in Paradise or 8ell. )*e e+act ti!e 4*en t*ese

events are to occur is not specified ut t*ere are !aor and !inor si"ns t*at occur nearly t*e

ti!e of 5iya!a*. It is considered as a funda!ental fait* as it is one of t*e si+ Pillars of I!an.

)*ere are t*ree parts of elievin" in t*e Last day 4*ic* are to elieve in t*e 0esurrection

0econin" as 4ell as Paradise and 8ell.

lla*M )*ere is no "od ut 8eJ of a surety 8e 4ill "at*er you to"et*er a"ainst t*e Day of :ud"!ent

aout 4*ic* t*ere is no dout. nd 4*ose 4ord can e truer t*an lla*s 9?ura* l#Nisa (J'&;

)*e 0esurrection *appens 4*en t*e 8orn 4ill e lo4n for t*e second ti!e. )*en

!anind 4ill e restored to life to face t*e Guestions y lla*. )*ey 4ill neit*er e 4earin"

s*oes nor circu!cised and t*ey 4ill e naed and visile to ot*ers on t*is state. Nevert*eless

everyone 4ill e asolutely preoccupied 4it* 4*at t*ey are "oin" to face and t*e *ards*ip of t*e

Day of 0esurrection.

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)*e Day t*at We roll up t*e *eavens lie a scroll rolled up for oos 9co!pleted;# even as We

produced t*e first creation so s*all We produce a ne4 oneJ a pro!ise We *ave undertaenJ truly

s*all We fulfil it. 9?ura* l#niya 21J1/(;

Ne+t is to elieve in t*e 0econin". ll resurrected *u!ans and inn 4ill e ud"ed y

lla* accordin" to t*eir deeds. %usli!s are a4are t*at t*e Day of reconin" 4ill co!e. )*is is

t*e no4led"e of lla* t*at 8e revealed t*e Boos sent t*e %essen"ers and "ive co!!ands to

follo4 *is co!!and!ent.

8e t*at doet* "ood s*all *ave ten ti!es as !uc* to *is creditJ 8e t*at doet* evil s*all only e

reco!pensed accordin" to *is evilJ no 4ron" s*all e done unto 9any of; t*e!. 9?ura* l#nHa! $J1$/;

)*e Day of :ud"!ent is descried as passin" over 8ell on a narro4 rid"e in order to

enter Paradise. )*ose 4*o fall 4ei"*ted y t*eir ad deeds 4ill re!ain in 8ell forever.

)*e 5uran specifies t4o e+ceptions to t*is "eneral ruleJ

1. Warriors 4*o die fi"*tin" in t*e cause of


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2. @Ene!ies of Isla!@ are sentenced i!!ediately to 8ell upon deat*.

)*e final destination is eternity. )*ey are eit*er "ranted ad!ission to Paradise 4*ere

t*ey 4ill enoy spiritual and p*ysical pleasures forever or conde!ned to 8ell t*e destination

and punis*!ent t*at lla* prepared for unust diselievers to suffer spiritual and p*ysical torture.

)*e 8adit* "ive t*e vie4 t*at t*e day of t*e ud"!ent 4ill e predicted y events

classified as t*e !inor and !aor si"ns of t*e Last Day. )*e si"ns !entioned elo4 are

considered aut*oritative as descried in t*e 5uran are t*ose elieved y all %usli!s.

%inor si"ns are events of nor!al nature prop*esied y our Prop*et %u*a!!ed to tae place

efore 5iya!a* a!on" t*e si"ns areJ

# It is re"arded as a s*a!e to act on 5uranic inunctions.# Ontrust4ort*y people 4ill e re"arded as trust4ort*y and vice versa.

# 8ot in 4inter and cold in su!!er.

# )*e len"t* of days is stretc*ed as a fe4 days is covered in a fe4 *ours.# Presenters lie openly.# People dispute over uni!portant issues.

# ppression ealousy and "reediness eco!e t*e order of t*e day.

# People oviously follo4 t*eir passions and 4*i!s.# Lies 4in over trut*.

# Fiolence !urder and anarc*y eco!e co!!on.

# I!!orality overtaes s*a!elessness and is co!!itted pulicly.# Le"islation !atters affectin" to t*e reli"ion !atters are *and over t*e 4orst ele!ents of

O!!a*.

# )*e offsprin" eco!e a cause of "rief and an"er for t*eir parents.# People 4ill indul"e in *o!ose+uality.

# Farious 4ines 4ill e consu!ed e+cessively and ot*ers.

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%aor si"ns are events of e+traordinary nature prop*esied y our Prop*et to tae place efore

5iya!a* lie all t*e events !entioned in t*e follo4in" 8adit* J

8ud*aifa in Osayd narrated t*at t*e Prop*et said “$he last ho#r will not arrive till yo#

have seen these ten si!ns. 7e then mentioned the moe, Da==al, %east, Risin! of the #n from

the pla"e of its settin!, the Des"ent of /sa, YaE=#= ;aE=#=, $hree andslides, one in the 3ast , one

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0eveal reli"ions suc* :udais! and C*ristianity declared t*e sa!e asic trut*s aout

lla*Hs e+istence and 8is Lords*ip ut in t*e course of ti!e C*ristianity and :udais! *ad

under"o so!e corruption and c*an"es in so!e eliefs aout t*eir 8oly scripture revealed to t*e!

efore. 8o4ever 4*en 4e co!pared at t*e Boos of t*ese reli"ions in t*e li"*t of 5urHan 4e

4ill see t*at !any true eliefs and !oral values appropriate to revealed reli"ion *ave survived

unroen. )*ese eliefs and values are *eld in co!!on y all t*ree revealed reli"ions.

W*en 4e loo at t*ese co!!on eliefs 4e find t*at !any C*ristians elieve in t*e End

)i!es 4*en :esus 4ill return to Eart* for t*e second ti!e. )*ese C*ristians elieve ased on

t*eir o4n scripture t*at t*e si"ns of t*e End )i!es *ave occurred one y one and t*at :esusH

second co!in" is near. In t*is re"ard it is stated in t*e Ne4 )esta!ent as t*usJ

's >es#s was sittin! on the ;o#nt of ?lives, the dis"iples "ame to him privately. “$ell #s, they

said, when will this happen, and what will *e the si!n of yo#r "omin! and of the end of the a!eG

>es#s answered: es#s, and will de"eive many. (;atthew 0:C-H)

8ere are so!e of t*e e+a!ples of si!ilarity et4een t*e si"ns descried in C*ristian scripture

and t*e *adit*sJ

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The Appearance of False Prophets and Mesiahs

“For many will "ome in my name, "laimin!, “/ am >es#s, and will de"eive many.

(;atthew,

0:H)

and many false prophets will appear and de"eive many people. (;atthew, 0:11)

0ecently :i! :ones David ores* and !any ot*er individuals *ave clai!ed to e t*e %essia*.

ccordin" to C*ristian interpretation t*ese false prop*ets 4ill lead up for t*e co!in" of t*e last

false prop*et#t*e ntic*rist. In t*e *adit*s our Prop*et said aout t*is eventJ

$he ast 7o#r will not "ome *efore there "ome forth thirty Da==als (imposters),

ea"h presentin! himself as an apostle of 'llah. ('*# Daw#d)

Wars

In t*e End )i!es t*ere 4ill e reports of 4ars and conflicts in all parts of t*e 4orld. )*ese

events 4ill eco!e !ore freGuent in t*e End )i!es and C*ristians interpret t*is as a si"n.

Yo# will hear of wars and r#mors of wars, *#t see to it that yo# are not alarmed. #"h

thin!s m#st happen, *#t the end is still to "ome. (;atthew 0:6)

Iation will rise a!ainst nation, and in!dom a!ainst in!dom. $here will *e famines and

earthJ#aes in vario#s pla"es. (;atthew 0:)

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%ore lives 4ere lost in 4ars in t*e 2/t* century t*an at any ot*er ti!e in *istory. )*e use

of 4eapons of !ass destruction 9nuclear c*e!ical and iolo"ical; 4as predicted ot* in

C*ristian scriptures and in t*e *adit*s.

't a time when the world will *e in har= (#tter "onf#sion and disorder), fitna will appear, people

will *e atta"ed('l-;#ttaJi al-7indi, 'l-%#rhan fi K'lamat al-;ahdi 'hir a4-Laman, p. 1)

Famines (starvation)



In countries lie Et*iopia and ?udan fa!ine *as een a prole! for years and *as caused t*e

deat* of people of all a"es. ccordin" to t*e report of t*e Onited Nations =ood and "riculture

r"ani6ation of t*e year 2/// '2$ !illion people are starvin". In ot*er 4ords one in every si+

people in t*e 4orld is *un"ry. )*is is acno4led"ed ot* in Isla!ic sources and y C*ristians as

ein" an indication of t*e End )i!es. =a!ines and t*e spread of poverty are !entioned in t*e

*adit*s as si"ns of t*e End )i!esJ

$he poor will !row in n#m*er. ('mal al-Din al-Ma4wini, ;#fid al-KN#l#m wa ;#*id al-

7#m#m)

there will *e e9"eedin!ly stressf#l days and h#n!er will r#le. (;#hammad i*n K'*d ar-Ras#l

%ar4an=i, 'l-/shaKah li 'shrat as-aKah, p. 8.)

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Earthquakes and Natural isasters



f course t*ere *ave al4ays een eart*Guaes in t*e *istory of t*e 4orld ut as

C*ristians elieve t*e nu!er 4ill increase as :esusH return co!es near. )*e rate of rutal

eart*Guaes in t*e last fe4 years puts t*e! *i"* up in pulic a4areness. ccordin" to data

released y t*e !erican National Eart*Guae Center in 1,,, t*ere 4ere 2/'32 eart*Guaes of

s!all or "reat !a"nitude in t*e 4orld.

n esti!ated 22&11 individuals lost t*eir lives in t*ese eart*Guaes. W*en 4e loo at

t*e past t*ere 4ere far fe4er eart*Guaes7 accordin" to a report of t*e Onited ?tates


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The !pread of "eretical Philosophies

C*ristians elieve t*at t*ere 4ill e a separation fro! t*e C*ristian fait* in t*e Last Days. %any

deno!inations 4ill aandon t*e asic teac*in"s of t*e "ospel as Ne4 "e practices eastern

reli"ions !editation reincarnation astrolo"y co!!unicatin" 4it* t*e dead idolatry and !a"ic.

$he pirit "learly says that in later times some will a*andon the faith and follow de"eivin!

spirits and thin!s ta#!ht *y demons. #"h tea"hin!s "ome thro#!h hypo"riti"al liars, whose

"ons"ien"es have *een seared as with a hot iron. $hey for*id people to marry and order them to

a*stain from "ertain foods, whi"h &od "reated to *e re"eived with thans!ivin! *y those who

*elieve and who now the tr#th. (1 $imothy, 0:1-C)

)*is situation is also !entioned in t*e *adit*sJ

all of the prohi*itions are re!arded as lawf#l (/*n 7a=ar al-7aythami, 'l-Mawl al-;#htasar

fi K'lamat al-;ahdi al-;#nta4ar, p. C.)

$he 7o#r will "ome when people will *elieve in the stars and re=e"t Madar (the Divine De"ree of

destiny). ('l-7aythami, Oita* al-Fitan)

The #apid !pread of Evil$oing

)*e cruelty terroris! !urders assaults c*eatin" dru" use torture alco*olis! roery

resent!ent reellions and *o!ose+uality t*at c*aracteri6es our ti!e *as eco!e e+cessively

4idespread. C*ristian scripture says t*at t*is is a si"n of t*e End )i!esJ

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%e"a#se of the in"rease of wi"edness, the love of most will !row "old. (;atthew, 0:1)

%#t mar this: $here will *e terri*le times in the last days. @eople will *e lovers of themselves,

lovers of money, *oastf#l, pro#d, a*#sive, diso*edient to their parents, #n!ratef#l, #nholy,

witho#t love, #nfor!ivin!, slandero#s, witho#t self-"ontrol, *r#tal, not lovers of the !ood,

( $imothy,

C:1-C)

W*en 4e loo at t*e *adit*s concernin" t*e End )i!es 4e read t*e follo4in" of t*is process of

de"enerationJ

$here will *e years of de"eit, in whi"h a tr#thf#l person will *e dis*elieved and a liar will *e

*elieved. (/*n Oathir)

$he 7o#r (ast Day) will not *e esta*lished #ntil m#rders will in"rease.(%#hari)

!igns in the !un and in the !tars

$here will *e si!ns in the s#n, moon and stars (#e, 1:H)

ccordin" to C*ristian scripture t*is si"n t*at 4ill e seen in t*e sun !i"*t t*e *u"e e+plosion

t*at *appened in t*e 2/t* century. )*e solar eclipse of u"ust 11 1,,, 4as t*e last total eclipse

of t*e 2/t* century. )*is 4as t*e first ti!e t*at so !any people *ad t*e opportunity to 4itness an

eclipse t*at lasted for so lon". )*e 4ords of our Prop*et in t*e *adit*s !entioned t*at J

P$here will *e a si!n from the s#n. may refer to this event. ('llah nows the tr#th).

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ll t*e si"ns of t*e Last Day are recorded in Isla!ic and in C*ristian scripture and t*ere is t*e

e+pectation of a savior and %essia*. )*e Last Day is a *oly period in 4*ic* reli"ious !orality

4ill "overn t*e Eart* Isla! 4ill return to its essence and e 4idely practiced under t*e

leaders*ip of %a*di7 it 4ill also e a period in 4*ic* t*e C*ristian 4orld 4ill participate in t*is

continual rule of !orality t*rou"* t*e a"ency of :esus. )*is period 4ill end 4it* t*e co!in" of

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Conclusion

=ro! 4*at 4e *ad vie4ed fro! all t*e sources used 4e can conclude t*at !ost reli"ions elief

t*at t*e 4orld is not per!anent and everyt*in" "oin" to e an end so!eday 4it*out our

no4led"e or prediction of 4*en it is. Indeed ra*a!ic reli"ions t*at consist of Isla!

C*ristianity and :udais! *ave a stron" elief t*at t*e Lord of l!i"*ty 4ill destroy t*is 4orld

ased on 8is co!!and to t*e an"el and 4ill face t*e ne+t sta"e of life t*at is !ore eternity. We

4ill so!e*o4 "oin" to e in Paradise or 8ell ased on our deeds in t*e 4orld. s a %usli! 4e

s*ould not *avin" a dout to4ards t*e Last Day ecause it is one of t*e Pillars of I!an. We need

no elieve and a4are t*at 4*at 4e do in t*is 4orld 4ill affectin" our forever life in t*e

8ereafter. Lastly 4e need to convince ourselves and ot*ers t*at 4e !ust e*ave and live

appropriately and re!e!er our ai! in t*is 4orld is to attain lla*Hs love and pleasure.


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