Qayamat ki nishishniya aur dajjal
Channel: End Of Times - Eschatology
Date: 04/08/2017

Islamic eschatology is the branch of Islamic theology concerning the end of history, known more formally as Yawm al-Qiyāmah (Arabic: يوم القيامة‎‎, IPA: [jawm ulqijaːma], "the Day of Resurrection") or Yawm ad-Dīn (يوم الدين, Arabic pronunciation: [yawm ud.diːn], "the Day of Judgment").[1] This is believed to be the final assessment of humanity by Allah: the annihilation of all life followed by its resurrection and judgment.

Though the time of the event is not specified, there are major and minor signs which (according to prophecy) are to happen at al-Qiyamah.[2][3] Many verses in the Quran mention the Last Judgment.[4][5]

The main subject of Surat al-Qiyama is the resurrection. The Great Tribulation is also described in the hadith and commentaries of the ulama, including al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Majah, Muhammad al-Bukhari, and Ibn Khuzaymah.[6][7] The Day of Judgment is also known as the Day of Reckoning, the Last Day and the Hour (al-sā'ah).[8][9][10][11]

The hadith are more specific than the Quran, and describe twelve major signs of al-Qiyamah. At the time of judgment, terrible corruption and chaos will rule. Isa (Jesus) and the Mahdi are central characters in events near the time. The Mahdi will have established a seven year rule in Medina at which time Jesus will descend from Heaven and battle Masih ad-Dajjal (the Antichrist in Islam). They will triumph and liberate Islam from cruelty. These events will be followed by a time of serenity where people live according to religious values.[12]

Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches that there will be a resurrection of the dead followed by a final tribulation and eternal division of the righteous and wicked.[13] Islamic apocalyptic literature describing Armageddon is often known as fitna, Al-Malhama Al-Kubra (The Great Massacre), or ghaybah in Shī'a Islam. The righteous are rewarded with the pleasures of Jannah (Paradise), while the unrighteous are punished in Jahannam (Hell).