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Other Information Related
to the End Times from the Qur'an
The Qur'an, in which God's commands
have been preserved intact, is a matchless Book
sent by God to guide humanity in all aspects of
life. One of its greatest miracles is that since
its revelation, Muslims of all ages have witnessed
that it addresses all of their needs and solves
all of their problems, regardless of time and
place.
Some verses, especially those
relating the biographies of the prophets, point
to the End Times. Very important secrets might
be found in these verses when one ponders upon
them, especially since God encourages us to pay
attention to them, as follows:
There is instruction
in their stories for people of intelligence. This
is not a narration that has been invented, but
a confirmation of all that came before, a clarification
of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for
people who believe. (Surah Yusuf, 12:111)
Many verses of the Qur'an may
have more than one meaning. They contain signs
informing us of events that took place in our
Prophet's (may God bless him and grant him peace)
time, and indicate events that will take place
in the End Times. The struggle carried out by
the Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace)
and his Companions, as well as their just practices
and lives, also provide invaluable recommendations.
Each verse abounds with multiple meanings for
those who read with attention, for they contain
all of the information that the people need.
In one verse, God draws attention
to this feature: "We have
sent down the Book to you making all things clear
and as guidance and mercy and good news for the
Muslims" (Surat an-Nahl, 16:89). In many
other verses, God recommends that we ponder over
the examples related in the Qur'an and learn from
them, as follows:
We have given
throughout this Qur'an all kinds of examples for
people, but most people spurn anything but unbelief.
(Surat al-Isra', 17:89)
We have given
all kinds of examples to people in this Qur'an,
so that hopefully they will pay heed. (Surat az-Zumar,
39:27)
The prevalence of Islamic morality
is one of the most important signs of the End
Times.
In the previous sections, we
dwelled upon the evidence from the Qur'an related
to Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) second coming. Apart
from this obvious evidence, many Qur'anic verses
point to the End Times, the Mahdi, and the prevalence
of the Qur'an's morality. For example:
God has promised
those of you who believe and do right actions
that He will make them successors in the land,
as He made those before them successors; and will
firmly establish for them their religion with
which He is pleased; and give them, in place of
their fear, security. "They worship Me, not associating
anything with Me." Any who disbelieve after that,
such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 24:55)
Our Prophet (may God bless him
and grant him peace) also reveals that some Qur'anic
verses point to the End Times:
The Mahdi, just as Dhu'l-Qarnayn
and Solomon, will rule the world. (Ibn Hajar Haythami,
Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Aalamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar,
p. 29)
This hadith advises us to examine
the stories of Dhu'l-Qarnayn and Prophet Solomon
(pbuh) in relation to the Mahdi.
In the hadiths below, our Prophet
(may God bless him and grant him peace) relates
that the stories of the Companions of the Cave
and Saul hold very important signs for the End
Times. That our Prophet (may God bless him and
grant him peace) related his hadiths about the
End Times and the Mahdi, especially by relating
them to the stories of the Qur'an, is a strong
evidence for this subject. Our Prophet (may God
bless him and grant him peace) said:
"The Companions of the Cave
will be the Mahdi's helpers." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi,
Al-Burhan fi `Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman,
p. 59)
"The number of the Mahdi's
helpers will be as many as the number of those
who crossed the river with Saul." (Al-Muttaqi
al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi `Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir
az-Zaman, p. 57)
When examined from this perspective,
we find many verses indicating a period when Islam's
morality will pervade worldwide. (For further
information on this subject, please refer to Harun
Yahya, The End Times and the Mahdi, Khatoons,
2003) Apart from the signs related in the verses,
there are also signs related to their dates.
These dates are determined by
various calculation methods, the foremost of which
is the numeration of verses by alphabetical Arabic
letters (abjad). This method is very ancient and
predates the Qur'anic revelation. Since ancient
times, all events have been recorded in letters
with numerical values. These dates are the sum
of each letter employed while recording that event.
Some Islamic scholars of the
past estimated the date of many future events
through this method. Today, when looking at some
Qur'anic verses, we see that the meaning conveyed
match with certain dates. When we see that those
events actually occurred on the calculated dates,
we understand that the verses in question may
conceal a hidden meaning about that event. (God
knows best.)
Belove, we will provide abjad
of the related part of some verses. When we look
at their meanings, we will recognize that they
hold significant signs relating to certain dates.
There
is not one of the People of the Book who
will not believe in him before he dies;
and on the Day of Rising, he will be a witness
against them. (Surat an-Nisa', 4:159)
"There is not one of
the People of the Book who will not believe
in him before he dies"
Hijri: 1439 Gregorian:
2017
The above verse relates
that before Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) death,
all of the People of the Book will believe
in him. At the beginning of the book, we
discussed that this event will take place
in the End Times, when Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
will return to Earth. The abjad value of
the particular part of the verse above gives
the date 2017. It is possible that this
numerical value gives the date of Prophet
Jesus' (pbuh) return or the time when he
will be present on Earth. (God knows best.)
Similarly, the abjad values below probably
give the dates when Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
will be on Earth. |
He
[Jesus] is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt
about it. But follow me. This is a straight
path. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 43:61)
"He [Prophet Jesus (pbuh)]
is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about
it."
Hijri: 1440 Gregorian:
2018 |
"Or
are you astonished that a reminder should
come to you from your Lord by way of a man
among you, to warn you and make you guard
against evil so that hopefully you will
gain mercy?" (Surat al-A`raf, 7:63)
"a man among you, to warn
you"
Hijri: 1433 Gregorian:
2011
These abjad-derived dates
indicate almost the same period. As we have
related throghout this book, these dates
belong to the period in which all of these
End Time signs proclaimed by our Prophet
(may God bless him and grant him peace)
occurred one after another. Considering
the facts revealed in these verses, we may
well think that our Lord heralds some signs
related to the events that will happen in
the Hereafter. |
God
calls to the Abode of Peace, and He guides
whom He wills to a straight path. (Surah
Yunus, 10:25)
"He
guides whom He wills to a straight path"
Hijri: 1422 Gregorian:
2001 |
Their
Prophet said to them: "God has appointed
Saul to be your king." They said: "How can
he have kingship over us when we have much
more right to kingship than he does? He
has not even got much wealth!" He said:
"God has chosen him over you and favored
him greatly in knowledge and physical strength.
God gives kingship to anyone He wills. God
is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing." (Surat
al-Baqara, 2:247)
"God has appointed Saul
to be your king"
Hijri: 1420 Gregorian:
1999 |
God
showed great kindness to the believers when
He sent a Messenger to them from among themselves
to recite His Signs to them, and purify
them, and teach them the Book and Wisdom,
even though before that they were clearly
misguided. (Surah Al `Imran, 3:164)
"before that they were
clearly misguided"
Hijri: 1434 Gregorian:
2012 |
It
is He Who raised up among the unlettered
people a Messenger from them to recite His
Signs to them, and purify them and teach
them the Book and Wisdom, even though before
that they were clearly misguided. (Surat
al-Jumu`a, 62:2)
"even though before
that they were clearly misguided."
Hijri: 1434 Gregorian:
2012 |
It
is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance
and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over
every other religion, though the idolaters
hate it. (Surat as-Saff, 61:9)
"to exalt it over every
other religion"
Hijri: 1410 Gregorian:
1989 |
God
is the Light of the Heavens and Earth. The
metaphor of His Light is that of a niche
in which is a lamp, the lamp inside a glass,
the glass like a brilliant star, lit from
a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the
east nor of the west, its oil all but giving
off light even if no fire touches it. Light
upon Light. God guides to His Light whoever
He wills, and God makes metaphors for mankind,
and God has knowledge of all things. (Surat
an-Nur, 24:35)
"Light upon Light. God
guides to His Light whoever He wills"
Hijri: 1410 Gregorian:
1989 |
God
has promised those of you who believe and
do right actions that He will make them
successors in the land, as He made those
before them successors; will firmly establish
for them their religion, with which He is
pleased; and give them, in place of their
fear, security. "They worship Me, not associating
anything with Me." Any who disbelieve after
that, such people are deviators. (Surat
an-Nur, 24:55)
"those
of you who... do right actions that He will
make them
successors in the land"
Hijri: 1434 Gregorian:
2013
As we related earlier,
it is possible that this verse indicates
a time when the Qur'an's morality will prevail
worldwide in the End Times. That the abjad
value of a related part of this same verse
gives a similar date can be considered a
good news that this promise of God is close.
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Moses
said to his people: "Seek help in God and
be steadfast. Earth belongs to God. He bequeaths
it to any of His servants He wills. The
successful outcome is for those who guard
against evil." (Surat al-A`raf, 7:128)
"Moses said to his people:
'Seek help in God and be steadfast.'"
Hijri: 1400 Gregorian:
1979 |
O
you who believe! Obey God and obey the Messenger
and those in command among you. If you have
a dispute about something, refer it back
to God and the Messenger, if you believe
in God and the Last Day. That is the best
thing to do and gives the best result. (Surat
an-Nisa', 4:59)
"O you who believe!
Obey God and obey the Messenger and those
in command among you"
Hijri: 1405 Gregorian:
1985 |
[People
of intelligence are] those who are steadfast
in seeking the face of their Lord, and perform
prayer, and give from the provision We have
given them, secretly and openly, and stave
off evil with good. It is they who will
have the Ultimate Abode. (Surat ar-Ra`d,
13:22)
"perform prayer and
give from the provision We have given them"
Hijri: 1429 Gregorian:
2008 |
Your
Lord will soon give to you, and you will
be satisfied. (Surat ad-Duha, 93:5)
"Your Lord will soon
give to you, and you will be satisfied."
Hijri: 1427 Gregorian:
2007 |
Those
who recite the Book of God and perform prayer
and give of what We have provided for them,
secretly and openly, hope for a transaction
that will not prove profitless. (Surah Fatir,
35:29)
"perform prayer and
give of what We have provided for them"
Hijri: 1429 Gregorian:
2008 |
We
placed between them and the cities We had
blessed other clearly conspicuous cities,
making them measured stages on the way:
"Travel between them in safety by night
and day." (Surat as-Saba', 34:18)
"making them measured
stages on the way: 'Travel between them
in safety by night and day."
Hijri: 1422 Gregorian:
2001 |
That
is your reward. God always confounds the
schemes of the disbelievers. (Surat al-Anfal,
8:18)
"That is your reward.
God always confounds the schemes of the
disbelievers.'"
Hijri: 1440 Gregorian:
2018 |
Know
that the Messenger of God is among you.
If he were to obey you in many things, you
would suffer for it. However, God has given
you love of faith and made it pleasing to
your hearts, and has made disbelief, deviance,
and disobedience hateful to you. People
such as these are rightly guided. (Surat
al-Hujurat, 49:7)
"However, God has given
you love of faith and made it pleasing to
your hearts, and has made disbelief, deviance,
and disobedience hateful to you."
Hijri: 1408 Gregorian:
1988 |
"Accordingly
your Lord will pick you out and teach you
the true meaning of events and perfectly
fulfill His blessing on you, as well as
on the family of Jacob, as He fulfilled
it perfectly before upon your forebears,
Abraham and Isaac. Most certainly your Lord
is Knowing, Wise." (Surah Yusuf, 12:6)
"Accordingly your Lord
will pick you out"
Hijri: 1443, Gregorian:
2021 (without shadda) |
It
is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance
and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over
every other religion, even though the idolaters
detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 9:33)
"It is He Who sent His
Messenger with guidance"
Hijri: 1426 Gregorian:
2005 |
And
thus We established Joseph in the land so
he could live in any place he pleased. We
grant Our grace to anyone We will, and We
do not allow to go to waste the wage of
any people who do good. (Surah Yusuf, 12:56)
"We give established
power to Joseph in the land"
Hijri: 1419 Gregorian:
1998 (without shadda) |
Solomon's
troops, made up of jinn and men and birds,
were assembled for him, paraded in tight
ranks. (Surat an-Naml, 27:17)
"Solomon's
troops, made up of jinn and men and birds,
were assembled for him"
Hijri: 1433 Gregorian:
2011 (with shadda) |
We
gave him [Dhu'l-Qarnayn] power and authority
on Earth, and granted him a way to everything.
(Surat al-Kahf, 18:84)
"We gave him power and
authority on Earth"
Hijri: 1440 Gregorian:
2018 (with shadda) |
[Abraham
said:] "Our Lord, raise up among them a
Messenger from them to recite Your Signs
to them, and teach them the Book and Wisdom,
and purify them. You are the Almighty, the
All-Wise." (Surat al-Baqara, 2:129)
"raise up among them
a Messenger"
Hijri: 1400 Gregorian:
1979 |
So
do not obey the disbelievers, but use this
[the Qur'an] to battle against them with
all your might. (Surat al-Furqan, 25:52)
"So
do not obey the disbelievers, but use this
to battle
against them with all your might."
Hijri: 1400 Gregorian:
1979 (Tanwin signs are also counted) |
And
other things you love: support from God
and imminent victory. Give good news to
the believers! (Surat as-Saff, 61:13)
"And other things you
love: support from God and imminent victory."
Hijri: 1402 Gregorian:
1981 (Tanwin signs are also counted) |
These verses indicate the importance
of opposing all ideologies of unbelief and of
our Lord's help to His true servants during this
struggle. The dates revealed by the abjad calculations,
on the other hand, may be a sign for the beginning
of this ideological struggle. Indeed, that the
beginning date of the events related so far as
being among the signs of the Hereafter is Hijri
1400, strengthens the possibility of such a sign's
existence. In the verse below, there may be a
sign for a period when Muslims live in difficulty.
Earlier, we discussed the suffering endured by
countless people up to and during the 1980s and
the world's chaotic situation. We also gave the
good news that this painful period is the first
stage of the End Times, Prophet Jesus's (pbuh)
return will end this period, and that the Golden
Age, a period of peace, happiness, bounty, and
beauty will replace it.
Remember
when We rescued you from the people of Pharaoh.
They were inflicting an evil punishment
on you - slaughtering your sons and letting
your women live. In that was a terrible
trial for you from your Lord. (Surat al-Baqara,
2:49)
"In
that was a terrible trial for you from your
Lord."
Hijri: 1406 Gregorian:
1985
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