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[5] The word Mahdi does not appear in the Quran (al-hadī, or "guide" appears twice), [15] but is found in hadiths and is said to be the sign between Minor signs and Major signs of Day of Resurrection. [77] [78] [Hadith 86] [Hadith 87] Some Shia Muslims regard him as the first sign of the third period. [79]
Small Resurrection (al-qiyamah al-sughra) happens, when the soul is separated from the body. The soul then turns to the afterlife (akhira or malakut), where it is interrogated by two angels, Munkar and Nakir. [51] This grave period is known as the Barzakh, similar to the intermediate state in Christianity.
In an event somewhat similar to the Rapture concept in Christianity [Note 4] —where at some time near the end of the world all Christian believers disappear and are carried off to heaven—in Islam one of the very last signs of the imminent arrival of the end of the world will be a "pleasant" [21] or "cold" wind, [22] that brings a peaceful ...
It is not specified when al-Qiyamah will happen, but according to prophecy elaborated by hadith literature, there are major and minor signs that will foretell its coming. [135] [136] Multiple verses in the Qur'an mention the Last Judgment. [137] [138] The main subject of Surat al-Qiyama is the resurrection.
According to some narrations, there are five certain signs that will occur prior to the appearance of the Mahdi.The hadith of Ja'far al-Sadiq mentions these signs: "the appearance of Sufyani and Yamani, the loud cry in the sky, the murder of Nafs-e-Zakiyyah, and the earth swallowing (a group of people) in the land of Bayda which is a desert between Mecca and Medina.
Qiyama in the Nizari Ismaili tradition symbolizes spiritual transformation. According to the Ismaili interpretation of sharīʿa (Islamic law) as possessing a distinct duality, the rational shari’a refers to civil legal mechanisms, including property laws, marriage laws, and laws against murder or theft; [3] the imposed shari’a, meanwhile, concerns matters of religious law and ritual ...
The central value in human life, which we may term "true love," means that which seeks the best for others and the betterment of human life in all its dimensions. True love means living for others, giving without thought of a return. Its source is transcendental, beyond the self; the person who practices true love taps into an inexhaustible ...
Then, according to this eschatology, Jesus will lead an army of Muslims, some of whom are righteous Christians and righteous Jews converting to Islam in the eve of the battle, to fight the army of Dajjal consisting of Jews believing Dajjal is a god, and if a Jew of Dajjal's army hides behind a stone or a tree, this stone or tree will ...