Al-Hafiz Ibn Katheer Dimashqi
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Like everything, the present universe will also come to an end, and it
is a part of our faith to believe in the Last Day. The signs of the Day
of Judgment have been foretold by our Prophet (S). Ibn Kathir has
collected all the prophesies of the Prophet (S) in his book Al-Bidaayah
wan-Nihaayah.
In this volume, we have presented from
them the signs of the Hour and the events that are yet to take place,
although mentioning very few examples of those prophesies that have
already been realized.
O Allah, send prayers and salutations on
Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. This is the Book of The End:
Great Trials and Tribulations. It deals with what the Prophet informed
us about regarding the signs of the Hour and the great events that are
to take place before the Day of Judgment, all of which we must have
faith in, because the Prophet spoke not from desire, but from
revelation.
Abu Moosa Al-Ash’aree related that the
Messenger of Allah said, “This nation of mine is one upon which there is
mercy; there is no punishment upon it in the Hereafter; its punishment
is in this world – with trials, earthquakes, and killings.”
Hitherto in our discussion on the unseen
past, we covered in detail events that pertain to the beginning of the
world, the stories of the prophets, and the history of peoples until our
era. Then we discussed the biography of the Prophet (S) mentioning his
characteristics and the proofs of his prophet hood. Then we covered some
events that the Prophet prophesized about and that have already taken
place before our century. When we gave an account of events that took
place after the Prophet’s death, we pointed out those occurrences about
which a Hadeeth gave information. Since we already mentioned those
prophesies that have already become realized and since it would be too
long to repeat them all here, we will suffice by mentioning only a few
examples, after which we will return to the main theme of this work. And
we seek help from Allah.
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