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Judgment Day
(
Doomsday
), also known as
of
the World
, is a catastrophe that entails the death of all or a significant part of humanity, the death of all life in general or even the universe. Eschatology (in Greek “last teaching”) is the religious teaching about the final destinies of the world and man.
The central eschatological event for Christians is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. It is preceded by the Last Times and the reign of the Antichrist. Then the Lord God will carry out the Last Judgment on all people in order to determine their place in the future Kingdom of Heaven.
An important eschatological document for Christians is the Apocalypse
(Revelation of John the Theologian). Apocalypse is also a synonym for "end of the world".
Important note: Judgment Day is the day after which there is nothing left at all: everyone dies and/or moves to a new metaphysical stage of existence. If after the “end of the world” there are picturesque ruins, adobe villages, biker gangs in biker jackets and shelters with waterchips left, this is the end of the world as we know it, and not Judgment Day.
If the author is bad with hardware, and the apocalypse is not divine or demonic, then it may turn out to be an Unfounded Apocalypse.
If there are survivors, then the plot flows into the Post-Apocalypse.
Distant future[edit]
- Thermal death of the Universe, the Big Crunch and the Big Rip. Three options for the end of everything. Heat Death of the Universe
- The video “Inevitability” by the group Complex Numbers is all about this (About the Judgment Day of posthumanity)
- The expansion of the Universe, which will either be replaced by compression and a new Big Bang, or (as recent measurements indicate) will continue indefinitely, and any material objects will simply disperse in space. Douglas Adams has the concepts of BIG BANG and, accordingly, GNAB GIB. What is a palindrome?
- Gamma-ray flash in the same steppe. Sterilization can occur suddenly and unpredictably.
Small signs
Small signs appear all the time, but people do not pay attention to them. They happen over a period of time, while large ones appear overnight and entail significant events. Minor signs include:
THE FIRST SIGN is the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him ). Each of the previous prophets claimed that the End of the World would not come until the last Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared.
The Prophet himself (peace and blessings be upon him) said that “between him and the End of the World the distance is similar to the difference in the lengths of the index and middle fingers.” This means that after him there will be no other prophets.
THE SECOND SIGN is a war (clash) between two great Islamic powers .
THIRD SIGN – “a slave will give birth to a mistress . Muslim scholars interpreted this to mean that a master marries a slave. But perhaps there is another meaning here: children, as is happening now, will not obey their parents, but will command them. There is also this interpretation: a former poor man who could not buy shoes for himself will build tall houses, i.e. the poor will get rich quickly.
FOURTH SIGN – people will begin to commit great sins: adultery, drinking alcohol en masse, etc., which will cause the wrath of the Almighty. When Umm Salama asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Will the wrath of Allah overtake everyone if there are good people among them?” “Yes,” he answered.
FIFTH SIGN – disappearance of knowledge and scientists, spread of ignorance . Society will be led by uneducated people. Many will begin to consider themselves scholars and give advice to others, making Sharia decisions themselves. People will mostly follow these false scientists, and trustworthiness and loyalty will disappear in society. When one person asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “When will the End of the World come?”, he replied: “When hope and faith in people disappear.” - "When it will be?" - “When ignorant people will lead, and betrayal and meanness will reign in society.”
SIXTH SIGN – an increase in the number of women in relation to men . In some countries this ratio will be 7 to 3, 7 to 1 and even 50 to 1.
SEVENTH SIGN – the appearance of false prophets , of which, according to the hadith, there will be about 30.
EIGHTH SIGN – the number of earthquakes and natural disasters will increase.
NINTH SIGN – time will speed up . This will happen because the goodness of time will disappear. Then people will wonder how it is possible to accomplish something in one day or to comprehend science in a year. Another interpretation: with the advent of high-speed modes of transport, people will quickly move in space.
TENTH SIGN – the number of murders will increase .
ELEVENTH SIGN – there will be many rich people, so if desired, there will be no one to give zakat to . People, especially believers, will lose the desire to live due to the fact that there will be a lot of sin around. Even one bow to God will be more important for them than all wealth, because everything will be in abundance, all problems will be solved, and people will want to get closer to Allah.
TWELFTH SIGN – the prophecy will be completed . First there will be a caliphate, then a kingdom, and after that an empire. Various ideologists will appear, they will seem to stand at the gates of Hell and invite you into it. There will also be righteous people who will call people to the path of Islam.
The appearance of such people is divided into periods:
The first period is the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The second period is the Arab Caliphate: Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Usman, Hassan, Hussein, Muawiyah.
The third period - power in states will be inherited.
The fourth period - leaders will confer with their parliaments.
The fifth period is dictatorship, i.e. The rulers will decide everything individually. People will appear - ideologists who lead people to Hell with their calls (Marx, Engels, Lenin).
Then the caliphate will be revived and Islam will begin to flourish.
These are all small signs. They can appear either simultaneously or sequentially.
Earth[edit]
- Climate change and global warming. Flooding of a significant amount of land with water, destruction of civilization, famine. (In fact, if it is possible, it will not be as a result of “global warming”, which can raise the sea level by a maximum of tens of centimeters. Even the complete melting of all Antarctic ice, which will take many millennia in the hottest climate, will raise the water level by 50 m - this is a lot, but not fatal.)
- Tectonic activity, awakened dormant volcanoes, megatsunamis and other geological joys.
- New Ice Age. Global cooling is a truly serious threat.
- Another mass extinction.
- A natural environmental disaster, for example, from a supervolcano, the ash of which, rising into the atmosphere, will block the sun for several weeks or even years. Could be the trigger for a new ice age.
- A pandemic of a new deadly disease (generally speaking, a virus, if it is not created artificially, is not a weapon or a killer maniac. It is just a parasite that needs living cells for its existence, so it is not interested in their death. That’s just what he’s talking about does not know, therefore, the emergence as a result of mutations of a virus that will be fatal to all people without exception (and perhaps not only to people) is quite possible. In fact, we already know one example - HIV. Humanity is saved only by its low contagiousness. And Now, if it were transmitted by airborne droplets, there would most likely be no one to write and read this article). About 10% of people have a mutation that protects against HIV. So even if it were spread by airborne droplets, part of civilization would survive.
- Even a virus with less than 100% lethality could very well trigger the end of the world as we know it - something that has already happened to humanity more than once. However, it was usually preceded by things that themselves lead to the above-mentioned path; the epidemic was simply a step from bad to terrible.
Doomsday and signs of its coming
Belief in the Day of Judgment is one of the main pillars of iman in Islam, that is, every believer must be convinced that this moment will come sooner or later. On that day, all people will be resurrected and will be gathered in one place before Allah, who will judge His servants according to their deeds in earthly life.
About the onset of the Day of Judgment in Surah “Earthquake” it is said:
“When the earth trembles with tremors, when the earth casts out its burden, and man asks what has happened to it, on that day she will tell her story, because your Lord will tell it to her. On that day people will come out in droves to see their deeds. Anyone who has done good, weighing the smallest particle, will see it. And the one who did evil weighing the smallest particle will see it" (Quran, Sura 99)
The exact date of the Day of Retribution is known only to the Almighty, and it will come only with the permission of the Lord of the worlds, as stated in one of the verses of Scripture:
“Say: “Indeed, the knowledge of this belongs only to my Lord” (7:187)
However, the Koranic verses and hadiths contain information about the signs of the onset of the Day of Judgment ; we will dwell on some of them in more detail.
1. The sunrise is not in the east, but in the west
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) once said: “The Hour will not come until the sun rises in the west” (Bukhari).
2. The appearance of Dajjal
Before the Day of Judgment, a person will appear on earth whose name will be Dajjal (in the biblical tradition Antichrist). Dajjal is a false messiah who will appear on Earth before the Day of Judgment. Sinners all over the world will follow him and praise him. Muhammad (s.g.w.) said that the most terrible phenomenon in the entire history of mankind would be the appearance of the Dajjal.
3. The second coming of Prophet Isa (a.s.)
After the appearance of Dajjal, to confront the forces of evil, the real Messiah will descend to Earth - Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him), whom Allah will direct to destroy Dajjal and his supporters. The hadith says: “The Almighty will send Isa, the son of Maryam, to the people, who will lay his hands on the wings of two angels and descend to earth” (Muslim).
4. Invasion of the Yajuj and Majuj tribes
After Prophet Isa (a.s.) defeats Dajjal, the Yajuj and Majuj tribes will invade the Earth, which the believers led by Prophet Isa (a.s.) will not be able to cope with. Allah will tell Isa (a.s.) to shelter Muslims from these tribes who will destroy everything in their path. After the believers manage to take refuge, the Lord will destroy Yajuj and Majuj.
5. The disappearance of morality and ethics
After the coming of Prophet Isa (a.s.), he will live on Earth for forty years and then die. After his death, difficult times will come on Earth, as stated in the following hadith: “And the worst of people will remain, who will copulate in public like donkeys, and the Hour will come with them” (Muslim).
6. The appearance of smoke, beasts, giant holes in the earth and fire in Yemen
One of the hadiths highlights a number of signs, among which the above events were named.
The signs listed here, as a rule, are considered to be the main (major) signs of the Day of Retribution. , small signs also stand out
1) The appearance of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
One of the hadiths says: “I was sent at a time when the Day of Judgment was as close to them as two fingers” (Tirmidhi).
2) The emergence of false prophets
The hadith narrates: “The hour of judgment will not come until thirty liars appear among my followers, each of whom will claim to be a prophet” (Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud). Let us recall that after the death of the Messenger of the Almighty (s.g.v.), false prophets appeared in Arabia, posing as the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds, the most famous among whom are Musailima, Tulayha, Sajah.
3) Spread of adultery
The final Messenger of God (s.g.v.) said that before the Day of Judgment, people will appear in the Muslim Ummah who will become zealous in committing adultery.
4) Transformation of the deserts of Arabia into fruitful gardens
One of the hadiths says: “The hour of judgment will not come until the Arab land is again transformed into pastures through which rivers flow” (Muslim).
5) Excessive decoration of mosque buildings
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said that before the Day of Retribution, people will begin to compete not in their piety and morality, but in the decoration of the mosques they built.
6) Children will begin to boss their parents around.
The mercy of the worlds Muhammad (s.g.w.) said: “A slave will give birth to a mistress” (Bukhari). Muslim scholars interpret this hadith by arguing that before the Day of Retribution, children will stop obeying and even begin to lead their parents.
7) A sharp imbalance between men and women
The Messenger of the Gracious and Merciful (s.g.v.) said that one of the signs of the Hour will be a sharp increase in the number of women and a sharp decrease in the number of men. “It will come to the point that fifty women will have only one guardian” (Bukhari, Muslim).
Acceleration of time
Muhammad (s.w.w.) instructed: “The Day of Judgment will not come until time speeds up” (Ahmad). In this case, it is implied that people will cease to value the time they have.
9) Destruction of the Kaaba
Before the Day of Judgment, the Holy Kaaba in Mecca will be destroyed. God's Prophet (s.g.w.) said: “The Kaaba will be destroyed by a short-legged Ethiopian” (Ahmad).
10) Disappearance of religious knowledge
Another sign of the onset of the Day of Retribution will be the disappearance of knowledge relating to religion, as stated in the following hadith: “Before the onset of the Hour of Judgment, religious knowledge will disappear, ignorance will spread” (Bukhari, Muslim).
Description of Hell, which sinners will go to after the End of the World
- this is a place created by Allah Almighty for fair punishment and torment of unfaithful and disobedient slaves from among people and jinn. Torment in Hell with heat and cold is terrible and endless. Our earthly fire is a particle of the fire of Hell, which was thrown into the sea seven times to cool. The fire that is on earth is incomparable to the fire of Hell.
In Hell there are snakes, poison (zakum), hamim (a drink so disgusting and hot that when brought to the mouth, it burns the whole face). For those who are subjected to punishment in Hell, to enhance the punishment, the body is enlarged many times; one human tooth is the size of Mount Uhud. The skin is 70 times thicker than normal, and each time after burning it is restored again to subject a person to punishment again and again. Under the feet of the one who deserves the weakest punishment, a fire burns that makes the brain boil. In Hell, people will not be allowed to die and get used to torment.
Hell has seven levels. Believing sinners whose sins Allah has not forgiven are thrown into the top one. On the other stages of Hell there will be infidels who will remain there forever.
The topmost layer is called Jahannam, below are Lazza, Khutamat, Sair, Sakar, Jahil. The lowest one - Haviyat - is intended for hypocrites. The Koran and Hadith talk about Hell. In Hell they will be punished by severe frost, and this punishment will be more painful than the punishment by fire. May Allah Almighty protect all Muslims from Hell by His mercy!
Barzakh is the world of souls, the place where they stay after death in anticipation of the Day of Judgment.
Description of Paradise, which the righteous will find after the End of the World
Paradise is a house of pleasures, unprecedented and unheard of benefits, created by the Almighty for believing slaves, jinn and angels. Those who enter Paradise will remain there forever. According to the majority of Ulama, Paradise is above the seven heavens and below the Arsh. Paradise is an eternal home, its existence has no end. There are benefits there that a person has never seen, never heard of, and could not even imagine. Believers get there only by the grace of Allah. There is no evil spirits (najas) in Paradise. What you eat there turns into a pleasant fragrant sweat and hiccups. There there is joy without sorrow, rest without fatigue, wealth without need, beauty without flaws, youth without old age.
Paradise has different levels: Jannatul 'adn, Jannatul-khuldi, Daru-nna'im, Jannatul-ma'va, Daru-salaam, Daru jalal. The highest level of Paradise is called Firdavs. In each level of Paradise, people are also distributed according to their deeds and the strength of their beliefs. There people will have the same age - 33 years and the same height - approximately 37.5 meters. It is impossible to convey in words the beauty of Paradise. For example, the taste of one grape in Paradise is much better than the taste of all the grapes grown on Earth. The hadith transmitted by Al-Bukhari and Muslim says that if one heavenly maiden (guria) appears on Earth, she will illuminate the whole world with her noor and fill it with her fragrant aroma. Her headdress (scarf) is better than the whole world and everything in it. Wives who behaved righteously in this world are better there than houris. Every time their husbands come to them, they will be virgins.
Those who are at the lowest level of Paradise will receive as many benefits as the richest king in the world had and five times more. First he will say: “Oh my Lord, I am pleased.” Then the Almighty will increase all this tenfold. This is what it says in a hadith narrated by Muslim.
However, it must be remembered that a person will receive benefits in Paradise in accordance with his good deeds committed in this world. Most of all, the inhabitants of Paradise will regret there the time spent in vain, without benefit in the world below, and they will envy those who have found more benefits and pleasures. Although now it seems to us that it is enough just not to go to Hell, but in the next world we will think differently. Therefore, one should not rest on what has been achieved; it is necessary to make every effort to serve the religion of Allah, for the sake of His pleasure.
May Allah grant all Muslims Paradise!
