According to Geo News, the court declared its verdict on Dr Siddiqui at 2pm (local time).

Aafia Siddiqui, 37, a neuroscientist trained at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was found guilty on all charges by a jury in federal court.

She was accused of being a would-be terrorist who in July 2008 grabbed a rifle at an Afghan police station where she was being interrogated and tried to gun down a group of US servicemen.

Dr Aafia was present at the time of the verdict. She listened to the verdict with great fortitude. Also, her brother was present on the occasion.

CIA Public Relations at work? Do you expect this “Pakistani media” would tell you the truth and serves the interests of Islam and Pakistan? If you still believe that then may Allah help you and show you the righteous path before its too late for all of us.
I think now some of the doubts should be cleared that this Pakistani media is against Islam and will not show you the truth, thats why they are against Taliban because if taliban take over this country, there’ll be no such parties in Pakistan and these Media Whore and Bastards will die without having fun like this…

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Muslims commemorate this outstanding act of sacrifice by themselves slaughtering an animal such as a sheep, camel, or a goat. When this is done, 1/3 of the meat goes to the needy people, 1/3 is given to neighbors and friends, and 1/3 stays with your family. People who are away from the holy pilgrimage, Hajj, also carry out this traditional sacrifice. This act also reminds the pilgrim to share worldly goods with those who are less fortunate, and serves as an offer of thanksgiving to God. People visit each other’s homes and partake in festive meals with special dishes, beverages, and desserts. Children receive gifts and sweets on this happy occasion.

Eid ul-Adha occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja.But the date of Eid-ul-Adha depends on the visibility of the moon each year.

OTHER NAMES FOR THE FESTIVAL OF EID-UL-ADHA
It is often referred to as the “Kurban Bayrami” (from Turkish) or “Sacrifice Feast”. Eid ul-Adha is also known as Hari Raya Haji in Singapore and Malaysia and Tabaski in West Africa. In south-east Asia Eid-ul-Adha is known by the name Hari Raya Aidiladha.Indians know Eid-ul-Adha as Id al-Adha or Idu’z Zuha. And in Bangladesh, Eid-ul-Adha is known as Eid-ul-Azha or sometimes even Id al-Adha. But whatever the name, the celebratory spirit of Eid-ul-Adha runs high among Muslims all over the world, the geographical variations notwithstandin

Be it  the Quran, Nostradamus, the Bible or science. They all say that the world will come to an end, someday. However, will that day come in 2012? Well, some say yes, and some, no! Let us see different explanations and calculations about the Armageddon or end of the world.

To start off with, as I always say, “When fear takes over, intelligence and common sense take off”. Well it may not be entirely true. Especially with regard to the Armageddon-like perceptions of the year 2012. The future is unforeseen, believe it or not. But there are too many arguments to support both sides of the debate. If it is so, then how is the world going to end in 2012? and if this unforeseen and unexplainable event does occur, why is the world going to end in 2012? Let us see.

Mayans Prediction
The Mayans and their esteemed calender have gained a lot of popularity. Well, why not? The Mayan Calender put forth that the end of the world would take place some time in winter solstice 2012. As per the Mayan calender, a month had 20 days, a year had 360 days, a Katun was a span of 7200 days and a baktun was that of 144,000 days. Now, coming to their prediction, the world is to last for exactly 13 baktun cycles. That would make it 1,872,000 days. Their calender started on 3114-AUG-13 BCE with the birth of Venus. After calculation, it was found that the world would end in 2012. The Mayan calender is known for its accuracy in predictions. It predicted “the rise of White Man Gods from the Sea”, on March 5th 1519, which was the exact date of the rise of Cortes and his Conquistadors from the waters. So coming to our question, is the world going to end in 2012? According to the Mayans, yes! Read more on the Mayan Culture.

The Pope’s Declaration
We will see the opinion of the Bible later, however, Pope Leo IX made a very important declaration in 1514. He stated, “I will not see the end of the world, nor will you my brethren, for its time is long in the future, 500 years hence.” So, on calculations, one can speculate a lot. By this calculation, the world should see its end in 2014. Yes, two years after the prediction made by the Mayans, but then, He was the Pope, so his declaration holds value, doesn’t it? So, is the world going to end in 2012? According to Pope Leo IX, no!

Read more on the end of the world.

666
Triple six is probably this millennium’s most mystical number. Belonging to the devil and doom, I am sure it has some link to the 2012 end of the world predictions. So on doing some research, I found out that with reference to the 666 calculation, the world was predicted to come to an end in 1998 (clearly, it misfired). Many people sold all their belongings, ignored their work and fields and rushed for pilgrimages in 1998. However, when new year 1999 came, they were highly disappointed. However, later it was said that approximately 603,729 died in 6th of July 1998. So, technically the rapture (a concept in Christianity relating to the return of Jesus) did take place. However, because of the vastness of the earth’s population, these 603,729 deaths went unnoticed. The rest were to suffer tribulation until the next rapture. The next rapture, as per Eli Eshoh, should be in 2028, following a lot of instability in the world. So, once again, is the world going to end in 2012? Well, as per the Triple Six mystery, no!

The Bible
After seeing what a Pope predicted and declared, now lets understand what the Holy Bible has to say in this regard. As per the Bible, the world will be struck by a certain plague. This plague will cause panic and death. Three years post this plague’s announcement, 2/3rd of the world’s population will have died, either due to the plague or otherwise. This will mark the beginning of the end of the world. In light of this fact, the world has been struck by “H1N1″ or “Swine” flu – the plague. As per WHO reports and hospital surveys, it has been observed that at the rate at which this flu is affecting the world, in a span of three years, 2/3rd of the world’s population could be wiped out by it. Sound familiar? So, as per the holy Bible, is the world going to end in 2012? Well, yes, as opposed to Pope Leo IX, maybe it will! Read for more on the BIble.

The Sybillian Prophecies
“The world will last for 9 periods of 800 years each and the 10th generation will begin approximately 2000 AD. And it will be the last. These things in the tenth generation shall come to pass. The earth shall be shaken by a great earthquake that throws many cities into the sea. There shall be war. Fire shall come flashing forth from the heavens and many cities burn. Black ashes shall fill the great sky. Then know the anger of the Gods “
Sybil was an oracle. In spite of being the best of her time, Sybil is not very well known in recent times. It was believed that when making a prophecy, Sybil went into a trance like state and the God Apollo would possess her body. This is how her prophecies were always true. She predicted the birth of Jesus as the “Man who would bring peace”. In fact, her prophecy predicted His name as well. “Earth shaking” earthquakes have been seen in the past, and the Tsunami in 2004 and the recent cyclones have seen several cities submerged. As such, looks like Sybil’s prophecy about the end of the world in 2012, might come true. So, as per Sybil, is the world going to end in 2012? Most probably, yes!

Read more on Psychic Predictions.

The Quran
The holy book, Quran is one of the most respected pieces of literature, for its scientific approach and accurate calculations about the future. The Quran has stated that the world will come to an end and there will be signs to show that the end is coming. The first being, “splitting of the moon” which has happened, when parts of the moon were brought back to earth for study. The second being the discovery of the Quran’s mathematical code. This has also already taken place. The third, the creature “Made from the earth, it alerts the people that they have been oblivious to their Creator.” This “creature” is believed to be the computer. The fourth being, appearance of God’s messenger. This messenger to inform the world of the last of all the holy scriptures. This prophecy was fulfilled in the month of Ramadan 1408. Seven such prophecies being fulfilled, mark the certainty of the “day of judgment”. As per the complex calculations in the Quran, the world will come to an end in 1710 AH, which will be during 2280 AD. So, is the world going to end in 2012? As per the Quran, no, but in 2280, it definitely will! Read more on the Quran.

Nostradamus
Nostradamus, the future prediction expert. Most of Nostradamus’ predictions, extraordinarily, have an odd habit of coming true. Nostradamus predicted that World War – III would take place around 1998 in which most of the world’s population would perish. The ones who survived would not be able to go on much longer, as the earth would become barren due to the impact of the world war. Well, we are way past 1998, so, seems like this prediction didn’t come true. However, it is believed that it has merely been delayed due to the intense tide of prayers (to avoid the war) which took over the world. As per the revisions to the prediction, the war would take place in 2011 – 2012. It is more certain this time. So, is the world going to end in 2012? according to Nostradamus, yes, it is very possible.

Science
Science is probably the most plausible source of information these days. More so, it is logical and can be followed and believed by everyone. As per science, the sun is slowly expanding and will soon expand and become a big huge red giant. In fact, it will expand to such an extent that it will engulf our little 3rd rock. So, much before this “engulfing” takes place, the heat, gravity and chemical reactions will cause earth to become dead and lifeless. However, this phenomenon will take time to occur, 5 million years to be precise. Before that, there seems to be no immediate threats that would cause mass depletion of the earth’s population. So, will the world end in 2012? Well, science doesn’t think so! Read more on earth science.

Many more theories, philosophies and prophecies can be found in this regard. The end of the world is ultimately inevitable but there is no need to become phobic about something very doubtful like, is the world going to end in 2012? Are we, as a species, so worried about a destructive future that we forget to live our present? We cannot stop the world from taking its course into oblivion. It is bound to happen. When? We cannot say with certainty. What we can state with certainty is that the world is a loan that we have from the coming generations. Lets try to preserve it as far as possible, the rest will take care of itself! This is where I sign off!! Hope the doubt in your mind has stopped graduating to a fear and has taken the course of optimism and hope!

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Oleh : Redaksi 16 Mar, 04 – 10:01 am

AKhir akhir ini, kita umat Islam selalu mendapat gambaran bahwa mesjid Al Aqso seakan akan yang beratap kuning yg mereka sebut the Dome of the Rock, padahal itu mesjid As-Skharah. Sementara Mesjid Al Aqsho berada sati komplek dengan mesjid As-Skharah. Lebih dari itu Tembok Ratapan/Wailing Wall juga berada dikompleks yang sama

Why are we Confused on which is Masjid Al Aqsa and which is The Dome of Rock?

All Muslim brothers and sisters should be aware of this conspiracy and
should be clear about the Masjid al Aqsa.
See the real pictures before it is too late.

Komplek Masjid Al Aqsa and Al Sakhra

Masjid Quba Al Sakhra (Dome of Rock)

Masjid Al Aqsa

But most off all There is Wailing Wall

So ?? No wonder Zionist want to eliminate Al Aqso

Click here http://swaramuslim.net/galery/laknatullah/wailing_wall.htm

I have found out that many Muslims do not have the proper knowledge about the holy Aqsa Mosque and its exact area and buildings. I have noted with regret that many Muslims are ignorant about that matter. During my trips abroad, my participation in Islamic conferences and through meeting with many Muslims during Haj and Omra seasons, I noted that the Muslims have a wrong idea about that holy Mosque. Some believe that the Dome of the Rock is the Aqsa Mosque and some believe that the Marwani Mosque is another building that has nothing to do with the holy Aqsa Mosque and some are mixed up over the term ?Aqsa Mosque? and ?Old Aqsa?. Hence, I resolved that it was necessary to write on this issue, which I do not excuse any Muslim or Arab on Earth for ignoring because ignorance is the sad beginning of losing the holy Aqsa!

On the other hand, knowing and understanding such information is a necessary introduction towards preserving the holy Aqsa Mosque purified, dignified and liberated against the wishes of the atheists. That is why I ask myself and ask all Muslims and Arabs: ?What is the Holy Aqsa??

Aqsa means all that is within the walls

Mujeerul Deen Al-Hanbaly (in his book Al-Ons Al-Jaleel) writes: ?It is common among people that the Aqsa is the one located towards the Qibla, the mosque constructed in the foremost area including the pulpit and the big mihrab (prayer niche), while the truth is that the Aqsa is the name of all what is within its compound inside the walls ? the building in the foremost area and others, Dome of the Rock, corridors and others, the Aqsa means all that is within the walls.? Al-Dabbagh in his book ?Al-Quds? wrote: ?The Haram Al-Sharif is composed of two mosques the Dome of the Rock and the Aqsa Mosque along with what is between and surrounding them of various installations up to the surrounding walls.?

Based on this we clearly realize that all of the area within the holy Aqsa?s compound is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque along with the walls surrounding it. Meaning that the walls and all their gates are part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque. The western wall for example is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque and the Buraq Wall, which is considered part of the western wall, is part and parcel of the Mosque. Ribat Al-Kurd, which is also part of the western wall is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque along with all gates in the western wall such as the Maghareba gate and all buildings along the western wall such as the Tankziye School are all part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque! I am sure that many Muslims are ignorant of those facts but it is a duty to know them! Those who know those facts will realize that there is a flagrant violation on the Aqsa Mosque until our present time! The conversion of the Buraq Wall, which is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque, into what they call today (out of illusion and deception) the ?Wailing Wall? is a constant flagrant aggression against the Aqsa Mosque! The Zionist ministry of religions? announcement years ago of its intention to convert the Ribat Al-Kurd, which is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque, into what they called the mini Wailing Wall project was a constant and flagrant aggression against the Aqsa Mosque! The occupation army?s closure of the Maghareba gate, which is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque, until now and barring Muslims? entry or exit through it is a constant and flagrant aggression against the Aqsa Mosque! The Zionist government?s conversion of the Tankziye School, which is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque, into a camp for the occupation army until this present time, is a flagrant and continuous aggression against the Aqsa Mosque! I reaffirm that we are committed to knowing reality of the Aqsa Mosque and there is no excuse for the ignorant among us!

The sand grounds planted with olive and other trees are part of Aqsa Mosque

Whoever knows the reality of the Aqsa Mosque will automatically know the continuous violations and aggressions against the Mosque. I repeat that the eastern, northern and southern walls that surround the Aqsa Mosque with their gates and buildings are part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque. What a tragic situation the holy Aqsa Mosque is experiencing these days until this present moment. Then I conclude that each and every building within the four walls are part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque! The sand grounds planted with olive and other trees are part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque along with the public fountains, the arches, the domes and the rest of the buildings. I repeat that those who know these facts will know the true grief and concerns befalling the Aqsa Mosque! One of its buildings was converted into a Zionist police station until this moment, which is a continuous and flagrant aggression against the Aqsa Mosque. Some of the Zionists topped by Yisrael Hokins plan to build a temple on its sand grounds. They stated that and Hokins openly told me of the plan. I retorted saying you are seeking a third world war because those grounds are part of the Aqsa Mosque and your mere thinking of constructing a temple on them was a flagrant violation of the Aqsa Mosque! The Zionist government?s closure of gates leading to those grounds and their buildings is a flagrant and continuous aggression against the Aqsa Mosque!

I then say: according to what was previously mentioned, I affirm that the Dome of the Rock is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque and the mosque built at the forefront of the area is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque and not only the Aqsa Mosque as majority of Muslims imagine until now. The building underneath this Mosque, which we call the ?Old Aqsa? is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque and the Marwani Mosque situated underneath the south eastern area of the Aqsa Mosque is part and parcel of the Aqsa Mosque. Accordingly any plot planned against the Old Aqsa or the Marwani Mosque is a cheap and dirty conspiracy against the Aqsa Mosque. We are living in deceptive years, a man might appear with the (deceptive) statement: ?Why don?t we give the Marwani Mosque or the Old Aqsa to the Jewish community in the name of peace?!?

I say wake up Muslims and Arabs, this mere thinking is a cheap aggression on the Aqsa Mosque. Yes the wound is deep, the night is long, the concern is heavy but the patience and sacrifices are continuing. If we realize the previous facts, we will easily realize as Mr. Mohammed Hassan Sharab writes in his book ?Beitul Makdes and the Aqsa Mosque?: ?The Aqsa Mosque mentioned in the Surat Isra? is all of the Haram Al-Qudsi and the double reward for praying in it is achieved when praying in any part surrounded by the wall.? Prayers in the Aqsa, Dome of the Rock, Marwani Mosque or sand grounds in its yards within the Aqsa Mosque, each Raka?a equals five hundred Raka?a (and in another narration of the Hadith equals one thousand Raka?a) compared to other mosques on Earth with the exception of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet?s Mosque in Madina.

Will those sleeping among us wake up and will those inattentive among us take heed O Muslims and Arabs!

When reading the Quran, or the Hadith(s), the reader cannot help but understand the end is firmly in view by the Muslim.  Muslims do not view this life as the end, but only as the start of the next life. The role of the current life is to determine the next life.  The result of the Muslim’s restoration and relationship with Allah through Mohammad.

The subject of the end times is known as eschatology and covers both what happens after death and the events at the end of time.  Christianity and Islam share some similar beliefs, with much different outcomes.  For one, in Christianity and Islam, Jesus Christ plays a central role in the timing of end; Islam believes the return of Jesus will occur at the end, like Christians.  Muslims also believe in the resurrection of both the wicked and the righteous and the final judgment.  Islam and Christianity both proclaim an eternal dwelling of the lost and saved, in either Hell or Heaven (Paradise).  Therefore, in many ways, the structure of the end (eschatology) is similar to Christianity.

However, Christians and Muslims have two different views of what the final matter is.  Both views of the end, however, cannot be true since they are diametrically opposed to each other.  The Muslim Jesus descends and converts the world to Islam, kills the Jews, breaks crosses, declares himself a Muslim and gets married.  He dies after 40-years.

Therefore, in the Muslim view, the end has a much different outcome compared to the Christian or the Jewish view.  All Muslims do not agree on every aspect of Muslim eschatology.  Sunnis and Shiites have a different view on the role of Muslim end time figure, known as the Mahdi, who will arrive before the return of Jesus.  The Shiites view this person as someone who will establish order in the world and turn people to Islam before the return of Jesus.  Even the particular events of the end are not completely spelled out in the Quran.  The Hadith supplements what the Quran does not say.

Belief in the end-times or the last days is mandatory in Islam.  It is listed as the fifth article of faith.

The Five articles of faith in Islam

1. God: He is One; his nature and qualities are chiefly revealed in his ninety-nine ‘Most Beautiful Names’.

2. His angels: these include four archangels (e.g. Gabriel) and an indefinite number of ordinary
angels. There are also creatures between angels and men called jinn, some of which are good and
some evil.

3. His books: Scriptures were revealed to Adam, Seth, Enoch and Abraham, but these have now been lost. These are the main Scriptures:                              a. The Pentateuch (tawrat)
b. The Psalms (zabur)
(Both of these are said by Muslims to have been corrupted or misinterpreted by the
Jews.)
c. The Gospel (injil)
(said by Muslims to have been corrupted or misinterpreted by the Christians)
d. The Quran, revealed to Muhammad

4. His apostles: The Quran names twenty-eight apostles, most of whom are biblical characters.
The six greatest are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, (Jesus) and Muhammad.

5. The Last Day: the day of judgment, when all will be judged according to their deeds, and
admitted to Paradise or to hell.  Some summaries add the following two doctrines:

6. The predestination of good and evil by God.

7. The bodily resurrection of all people at the last day.

After death, What?

What happens after someone dies?  According to the Quran, is not entirely clear.  For this reason we need to examine the Hadith (traditions) to shed additional light on the matter.  The event of death is something every human being will experience according to Islam.  On the Day of Judgment, people will be paid full recompense. The experience for the faithful Muslim is different than the non-Muslim.

185. Every soul will taste of death. And ye will be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly earned. Whoso is removed from the Fire and is made to enter Paradise, he indeed is triumphant. The life of this world is but comfort of illusion. Surah 3;185 (Pickthall)

The exact process of death is not clear, but the events at death are peppered throughout the Quran. First, the soul of a dying person comes to his throat,

“Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying) Surah 56:83”.

This is then followed by the angels, who come and remove the soul from the body.  The soul of the non-Muslim is violently removed; angels smite the soul in the process.

when the wrong doers reach the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out, saying: Deliver up your souls.
Surah 6;93

If thou couldst see how the anguish receive those who disbelieve, smiting their faces and their backs and (saying): Taste the punishment of burning!
Surah 8:50

According to the Hadith, what happens to a believer (Muslim) and a non-Muslim is vastly different.
Geisler summarizes these events,

“The soul of the faithful person, which is easily removed from the body, is clothed in a heavenly and sweet smelling garment by radiant and smiling angels. The soul is taken through the seven heavens, entering the presence of God who then orders the angels to return the soul to its earthly body until the day of judgment.  On the other hand, the soul of the unbelieving person is removed from its body with a great deal of struggle.  The angel of death clothes the soul with a foul smelling garment.  The angel responsible for the wicked soul also tries to take the soul through the various levels of heaven but he gates of heaven are not opened to them (7:40), and the soul is then returned to the body”[1]

All these events take place while the body is being washed, demonstrating how quick the above events take place.

1. Life in the Grave (Barzakh)

According to Islam, life continues in the grave after the body is buried.  Life in the grave is known as Barzakh.  According to Islamic tradition, while in the grave, two angels question the newly dead.  Their names are Munkar and Nakir.  They ask the person three questions:

1. Who is your God?

2. Who is your prophet?

3. What is your faith?

If the person answers correctly — Allah, Islam and Muhammad – the angels will make the grave more comfortable.  They open a window where the view and orders of paradise can be enjoyed.  For those who do not answer correctly, a window to hell will be opened, their grave will narrow, their ribs are crushed as they feel the heat and hot winds of hell. This will continue while the person awaits judgment.  Only those who die in Jihad will go directly to Paradise.

Torment in the grave is clearly taught in Islam, especially in the traditions of the prophet.  In the Bukhari we read the following.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah’s Apostle said, “When (Allah’s) slave is put in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, ‘What did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?’ The faithful Believer will say, ‘I testify that he is Allah’s slave and His Apostle.’ Then they will say to him, ‘Look at your place in the Hell Fire; Allah has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.’ So he will see both his places.” (Qatada said, “We were informed that his grave would be made spacious.” Then Qatada went back to the narration of Anas who said;) Whereas a hypocrite or a non-believer will be asked, “What did you use to say about this man.” He will reply, “I do not know; but I used to say what the people used to say.” So they will say to him, “Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Quran).” Then he will be hit with iron hammers once, that he will send such a cry as everything near to him will hear, except Jinns and human beings. (See Hadith No. 422). Volume 2, Book 23, number 456 Bukhari

Aisha, Mohammad’s favorite wife, relates Mohammad’s comments about punishment in the grave.  She states how Mohammad feared punishment in grave and prayed that he would be kept from it.

Narrated Masruq: ‘Aisha said that a Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to her, “May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave.” ‘Aisha then asked Allah’s Apostle about the punishment of the grave. He said, “Yes, (there is) punishment in the grave.” ‘Aisha added, “After that I never saw Allah’s Apostle but seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave in every prayer he prayed.” Volume 2, Book 23, Number 454:Bukhari

There is, however, an exception for the believer who dies in Jihad.  He goes directly to Paradise, foregoing life in the grave, as others who die.  He is guaranteed by Allah to go right to Paradise.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Paradise (if martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place, whence he has come out, with what he gains of reward and booty.”      Volume 4, Book 53, Number 352: Bukhari

Regarding the rest of the believers (Muslims) there is speculation.  The Quran does not go into detail about life after death.  According to Al-Ghazzali, a famous Muslim theologian, the condition of the believer can vary between four categories.  Some will wander the earth; some God allows to slumber; martyrs are flown up to heaven after a few months in the grave; and the prophets can choose to remain on earth or go to heaven.[2] All of this continues until the Final Hour, when history is concluded.

The End Times

Like both Christianity and Judaism, Islam has a point when history is brought to a conclusion — the final hour or the end times.  In Islam, Christianity and Judaism, this end time is a conflict between nations and God’s Messiah.  Both Christianity and Islam, see Jesus as the Messiah, while Judaism rejects Jesus as Messiah. Judaism however, looks to the coming of their Messiah at the end of days.

All three faiths see the coming of an antichrist.  Although the term used might differ in each, they see an end times world leader who opposes God and his rule.  The Muslims call him, Dajjal; in Judaism he is called Armilus;[3] while in Christianity he is known as the Antichrist or the Beast[4]. In all three faiths, the Messiah defeats this end times world leader, who opposes God’s law.  God’s law for the Muslims is the Quran.

Also, playing a prominent role in end times events for all three faiths, is the appearance of Gog and Magog. These nations are mentioned in the Old Testament (Ezekiel 38 & 39), in the book of Revelation (Chapter 20) and in the Quran (Surah 18:94,97, 21:96). Gog and Magog head a group of nations opposed to God in the end of days.

Another character playing a prominent role in Islam, especially in the Shia sect is the Mahdi.  Mahdi comes either before or with the return of Jesus, to set things in order.  There is dispute within Islam regarding his nature and function.  The Shia sect views this individual as the 12^th Imam, hidden until the time when he should appear.

The time of the end

According to the Quran, the end times is hidden by Allah, who will reveal the time when it is at hand.

15. Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve)
Surah 20:15

63. Men ask you of the Hour. Say: The knowledge of it is with Allah only. What can convey (the knowledge) unto thee? It may be that the Hour is nigh.
Surah 30:63

Even though the time is hidden, according to the Quran, there are signs, which Muslims are told to watch for.   These signs are recorded in the 81st and 82nd Surahs.  They list environmental events which effect the whole earth.

1. When the heaven is cleft asunder, 2. When the planets are dispersed,
3. When the seas are poured forth, 4. And the sepulchres are overturned,
5. A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
Surah 82:1-5. Al-Infitar

1. When the sun is overthrown, 2. And when the stars fall,
3. And when the hills are moved,
6. And when the seas rise,
10. And when the pages are laid open,
11. And when the sky is torn away,
Surah 81:1-3, 6, 10-11

In addition to the Quran, the Hadith (or traditions) also focuses on end-times.  The Hadith refers to the end times as the Last Hour.   In fact, the 41^st book of the Sahih Muslim Hadith deals entirely with the Last Hour. In the Last Hour, Muslims view events leading to the return of Jesus, son of Mary.  Sahih Muslim lists ten signs leading to the return of Jesus.

Hudhaifa b. Usaid Ghifari reported: Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to us all of a sudden as we were (busy in a discussion). He said: What do you discuss about? They (the Companions) said. We are discussing about the Last Hour. Thereupon he said: It will not cone until you see ten signs before and (in this connection) he made a mention of the smoke, Dajjal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the west, the descent of Jesus son of Mary (Allah be pleased with him), the Gog and Magog, and land-slidings in three places, one in the east, one in the west and one in Arabia at the end of which fire would burn forth from the Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their assembly. Sahih Muslim Book 041, Number 6931

The Dajjal (The Imposter)

According to Islamic tradition, the person of the Dajjal or Antichrist plays a prominent role.  Many Hadith repeat information; some Hadiths conflict with others; one Hadith has him linked to the fall of Constantinople[5] in 1453 A.D.; another links him to a contemporary of Mohammad[6], Ibn Sayyad, indicating Mohammad expected his day to be the Last Hour.

In Islam, the Antichrist is described in several ways, one of the more common understandings is he will be a Jew who will have one eye, with the word Kafir on his forehead. He will lead the armies against Islam, only to be defeated by Jesus Christ, at the second coming.

He is a Jew … (Book 041, Number 6995: Sahih Muslim)

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Dajjal is blind of one eye and there is written between his eyes the word” Kafir”. He then spelled the word as k. f. r., which every Muslim would be able to read. ( Book 041, Number 7009 Sahih Muslim)

The Second Coming of Jesus, who is referred to as the Son of Mary, has several descriptions in the Hadith.  The description below describes a coming confrontation between the “Muslim” Jesus and the Dajjal (Antichrist). Here the Dajjal turns people to the wrong religion, causes rainfall and draught and does signs and wonders.

An-Nawwas b. Sam’an reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) made a mention of the Dajjal one day in the morning……. If he comes forth while I am among on, I (Muhammad) shall contend with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth while I am not amongst you, a man must contend on his own behalf and Allah would take care of every Muslim on my behalf …… He (Dajjal) would be a young man with twisted, contracted hair, and a blind eye. I compare him to ‘Abd-ul-’Uzza b. Qatan. He who amongst you would survive to see him should recite over him the opening verses of Sura Kahf (xviii.). He would appear on the way between Syria and Iraq and would spread mischief right and left. O servant of Allah! adhere (to the path of Truth). We said: Allah’s Messenger, how long would he stay on the earth? He said.. For forty days, one day like a year and one day like a month and one day like a week and the rest of the days would be like your days. ……..He would come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion) and they would affirm their faith in him and respond to him. He would then give command to the sky and there would be rainfall upon the earth and it would grow crops. …..He (Dajjal) would then walk through the waste, land and say to it: Bring forth your treasures, and the treasures would come out and collect (themselves) before him like the swarm of bees. He would then call a person brimming with youth and strike him with the sword and cut him into two pieces and (make these pieces lie at a distance which is generally) between the archer and his target. He would then call (that young man) and he will come forward laughing with his face gleaming (with happiness) and it would at this very time that Allah would send Christ, son of Mary, and he will descend at the white minaret in the eastern side of Damscus wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the wings of two Angels. When he would lower his head, there would fall beads of perspiration from his head, and when he would raise it up, beads like pearls would scatter from it. Every non-believer who would smell the odour of his self would die and his breath would reach as far as he would be able to see. He would then search for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him at the gate of Ludd and would kill him. Book 041, Number 7015 Sahih Muslim

These descriptions in the Quran and the Hadith do not always match – several conflict with others.  The main point is that Jesus returns in the end and kills the Dajjal, the Antichrist.   Another person who plays a part in the Muslim perspective, is the Mahdi.

The Mahdi (the guided one) and the Muslim Jesus

The Mahdi will lead the armies of Islam in the end times struggle against the enemies of Islam.  The Shia sect of Islam puts a greater emphasis on the Mahdi as opposed to the Sunni sect of Islam.  The Mahdi is not mentioned in the Quran, so almost all understanding of his role comes from Islamic tradition and history.  Regarding the Hadiths, he (the Mahdi) is not in the most reliable hadiths such as Bakhari or Sahih Muslim. However, his coming is also sought in the Sunni part of Islam as well.

Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead a prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.        Abu Dawud Book 36, Number 4272:

Encyclopedia Britannica writes regarding the Muslim belief in the Mahdi,

(Arabic: “divinely guided one”), in Islāmic eschatology, a messianic deliverer who will fill the Earth with justice and equity, restore true religion, and usher in a short golden age lasting seven, eight, or nine years before the end of the world. The Qurʾān (Islāmic sacred scriptures) does not mention him, and almost no reliable ḥ adīth (saying attributed to the Prophet Muḥammad) concerning the mahdī can be adduced. Many orthodox Sunnī theologians accordingly question Mahdist beliefs, but such beliefs form a necessary part of Shīʿī doctrine……………..The doctrine of the mahdī seems to have gained currency during the confusion and insecurity of the religious and political upheavals of early Islām (7th and 8th centuries). In 686, al-Mukhtār ibn Abū ʿUbayd at-Thaqafī, leader of a revolt of non-Arab Muslims in Iraq, seems to have first used the doctrine by maintaining his allegiance to a son of ʿAlī (Muḥammad’s son-in-law and fourth caliph), Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafīyah, even after al-Ḥanafīyah’s death. Abū ʿUbayd taught that, as mahdī, al-Ḥanafīyah remained alive in his tomb in a state of occultation (ghaybah) and would reappear to vanquish his enemies. In 750 the ʿAbbāsid revolution made use of eschatological prophecies current at the time that the mahdī would rise in Khorāsān in the east, carrying a black banner……………Belief in the mahdī has tended to receive new emphasis in every time of crisis. Thus, after the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212), when most of Spain was lost for Islām, Spanish Muslims circulated traditions ascribed to the Prophet foretelling a reconquest of Spain by the mahdī. During the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt, a person claiming to be the mahdī appeared briefly in Lower Egypt.

According to the Shia sect, the Mahdi is the 12^th Imam, Muḥammad Al-muntazar, the Hidden Imam, who disappeared in 878 A.D. They believe he is alive and will reappear at the end of time to lead the Muslim armies.  Jesus and the armies of Mahdi conquer the world and force everyone to become Muslims.  The Dajjal, the Antichrist, and his force of 70,000 Jews will be destroyed.  In the process, Jesus will kill the pigs, break the crosses and kills the Jews.  After this, Jesus will get married, live fourty-years, and have children.  He will die and be buried next to Mohammad in Medina.

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.  Book 041, Number 6985: Sahih Muslim:

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).                                  Volume 3, Book 43, Number 656  Bukahri

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: There is no prophet between me and him, that is, Jesus (peace_be_upon_him). He will descent (to the earth). When you see him, recognise him: a man of medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments, looking as if drops were falling down from his head though it will not be wet. He will fight the people for the cause of Islam. He will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizyah. Allah will perish all religions except Islam. He will destroy the Antichrist and will live on the earth for forty years and then he will die. The Muslims will pray over him. Book 37, Number 4310: Abu Dawud

The Resurrection

Following the death and burial of Jesus, will be the resurrection of all, according to Islam.  This event will be preceded by the trumpet blast, which crushes the mountains.  In Islam all will be gathered and submit to Allah.

13. And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
14. And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
15. Then, on that day will the Event befall.
16. And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
Surah 69:13-16

Every living creature will die, even the angels, causing all to submit to the oneness of God, tawhid. (Surah 55:26-27, 28:88)  Then all will be resurrected, including the angel who blows the trumpet to the resurrection.  All will be gathered before the throne of God to be judged for their deeds.  On this day, two groups will be separated.  The believers will have joy and the disbelievers will face doom.

33. But when the Shout cometh  34. On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
35. And his mother and his father  36. And his wife and his children,
37. Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
38. On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
40. And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
41. Veiled in darkness,
42. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Surah 80:33-42

The Day of Accounting

With the masses of humanity and jinn assembled before the throne, the time comes for them to be divided, according to judgment.  The sins and actions of humanity recorded in the book of deeds will be placed before them, according to the Quran.

49. And the Book is placed, and thou seest the guilty fearful of that which is therein, and they say: What Kind of a book is this that leaveth not a small thing nor a great thing but hath counted it! And they find all that they did confronting them, and thy Lord wrongeth no one. Surah 18:49

Individuals whose good deeds outweigh their bad deeds will attain “Success”.  Those whose scales are light will loose their souls. (Surah 7:8-9)   The people will be gathered to the right and the left of the throne of God, which is upheld by eight angels.

Those on the right will enter the Gardens of Paradise, those on the left will get chains for hell.  Both groups will then be forced to cross over the bridge of “Hell”, called sirat (seerat).

18. On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.  19. Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!   20. Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.  21. Then he will be in blissful state  22. In a high Garden  23. Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.  24. (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.   25. But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book  26. And knew not what my reckoning!  27. Oh, would that it had been death!  28. My wealth hath not availed me,  29. My power hath gone from me.  30. (It will be said): Take him and fetter him   31. And then expose him to hell fire  32. And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Surah 69:18-31

The believers will be successful in their crossing, but those on the left will fall into Hell when they try to cross.  The Hadith, and not the Quran, sheds the most light on this event.  Muslims will also face Hell, to pay for their sins, but eventually, the Mercy of Allah will free them.

Narrated ‘Ata’ bin Yazid Al-Laithi:……….Then a bridge will be laid across Hell (Fire)’ I and my followers will be the first ones to go across it and none will speak on that Day except the Apostles. And the invocation of the Apostles on that Day will be, ‘O Allah, save! Save!’ In Hell (or over The Bridge) there will be hooks like the thorns of As-Sa’dan (thorny plant)…… Those hooks will snap the people away according to their deeds. Some of the people will stay in Hell (be destroyed) because of their (evil) deeds, and some will be cut or torn by the hooks (and fall into Hell) and some will be punished and then relieved. When Allah has finished His Judgments among the people, He will take whomever He will out of Hell through His Mercy. He will then order the angels to take out of the Fire all those who used to worship none but Allah from among those whom Allah wanted to be merciful to and those who testified (in the world) that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah.  Volume 9, Book 93, Number 532c: Bukhari

Mohammed as Intercessor

Muslims are dependent on their works to save them from the fires of Hell.  If their bad deeds outweigh the good, they are destined to burn in Hell fire.  Unlike Islam, Christianity has a Messiah who paid for the sins of those who are lost, by dying on the cross.  Islam has no such savior in the Quran.  However, in the Hadith, Mohammad takes on the role as intercessor for the Muslim.  Even Jesus and Abraham cannot equal the intercession of Mohammad.  So Muslims, on the day of judgment, put their ultimate hope on Muhammad and his ability to intercede.

“Muhammad talked to us saying, ‘On the Day of Resurrection the people will surge with each other like waves, and then they will come to Adam and say, ‘Please intercede for us with your Lord.’ He will say, ‘I am not fit for that but you’d better go to Abraham as he is the Khalil of the Beneficent.’ They will go to Abraham and he will say, ‘I am not fit for that, but you’d better go to Moses as he is the one to whom Allah spoke directly.’ So they will go to Moses and he will say, ‘I am not fit for that, but you’d better go to Jesus as he is a soul created by Allah and His Word.’ (Be: And it was) they will go to Jesus and he will say, ‘I am not fit for that, but you’d better go to Muhammad.’ ……………

They would come to me and I would say, ‘I am for that.’ Then I will ask for my Lord’s permission, and it will be given, and then He will inspire me to praise Him with such praises as I do not know now. So I will praise Him with those praises and will fall down, prostrate before Him. Then it will be said, ‘O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for your will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.’ I will say, ‘O Lord, my followers! My followers!’ And then it will be said, ‘Go and take out of Hell (Fire) all those who have faith in their hearts, equal to the weight of a barley grain.’ I will go and do so and return to praise Him with the same praises, and fall down (prostrate) before Him. Then it will be said, ‘O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.’ I will say, ‘O Lord, my followers! My followers!’ It will be said, ‘Go and take out of it all those who have faith in their hearts equal to the weight of a small ant or a mustard seed.’ I will go and do so and return to praise Him with the same praises, and fall down in prostration before Him. It will be said, ‘O, Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.’ I will say, ‘O Lord, my followers!’ Then He will say, ‘Go and take out (all those) in whose hearts there is faith even to the lightest, lightest mustard seed. (Take them) out of the Fire.’ I will go and do so… Volume 9, Book 93, Number 601: Bukhari

Heaven and Hell

The description of Heaven and Hell as the final destination are presented in both the Quran and the Hadith.  Like the rest of Islam, the more detailed presentation is made in the Hadith as opposed to the Quran.  The Quran describes Hell in graphic terms, a place of torment and burning.

62. Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqam?
63. Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong doers.
64. Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell
65. Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
66. And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
67. And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
68. And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell. Surah 37:62-68

35. On the day when it will (all) be heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used to hoard. Surah 9:35

While Heaven (Paradise) is described as a place where one enjoys his wives, drinks non-intoxicating wine, and lives in bliss in the shade.  The Bukhari Hadith describes heaven (Paradise) as having a pearl sixty miles wide, where one set of wives do not see the others.  This allows the believer (Muslim) to visit his many wives in Paradise, without having the other wives know.

43. In the Gardens of delight, 44. On couches facing one another 45. A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
46. White, delicious to the drinkers, 47. Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
48. And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, Surah 37:43-48

55. Lo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed, 56. They and their wives, in pleasant shade, on thrones reclining;  57. Theirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all) that they ask;  58. The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!
Surah 36:55-58

Narrated Abdullah bin Qais: Allah’s Apostle said, “In Paradise there is a pavilion made of a single hollow pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner of which there are wives who will not see those in the other corners; and the believers will visit and enjoy them. And there are two gardens, the utensils and contents of which are made of silver; and two other gardens, the utensils and contents of which are made of so-and-so (i.e. gold) and nothing will prevent the people staying in the Garden of Eden from seeing their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His Face.”    Volume 6, Book 60, Number 402: Bukhari

In contrast to the rest of those in Paradise, the martyr or the person who dies in Jihad, receives 72 wives in Paradise and has the right to intercede for seventy relatives.

Al-Miqdam ibn madikarib Ma'dikarib (Hadith)
MISHKAT AL-MASABIH (Hadith)
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The martyr receives six good things from Allah: he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood; he is shown his abode in Paradise; he is preserved from the punishment in the grave; he is kept safe from the greatest terror; he has placed on his head the crown of honour, a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains; he is married to seventy-two wives of the maidens with large dark eyes; and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

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