The Rejection of the True Religion The hadiths that deal with the signs of the Last Day provide us with a detailed description of the period in which these signs will appear. We can understand from the hadiths of the Prophet (saas) that the first stage of the End Times is a period that seems to be religious, but one that almost completely rejects Allahs religion and the moral values of the Quran. It is a period in which that which has been clearly indicated in the verses of the Quran are overlooked, non-Islamic judgments are given by using the name of Allah, religion falls into discord, worship is performed for show, and religion is used as a means for profit and gain. It is a characteristic of this time that faith does not depend on knowledge and study but on imitation. In this time, so-called Muslims are in the majority, while real scholars and sincere Muslims are in the minority. The following are the signs reveled by the Prophet (saas) 14 centuries ago, and which are coming true in the age in which we live: According to the Quran, on the Last Day the Prophet (saas) will say that his own people will have abandoned the Quran: My Lord, my people treat this Quran as something to be ignored… (Surat al-Furqan: 30) It is also revealed in the hadiths that, during the End Times, the Qurans guidance will be disregarded and people will stray from it. Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which (religious) knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance will spread...(Bukhari) There will come a time for my people when there will remain nothing of the Quran except its outward form and nothing of Islam except its name and they will call themselves by this name even though they are the people furthest from it.(Ibn Babuya, Thawab ul-Amal) A comparison is made in Surah Jumuah, verse 5: The metaphor of those who were charged with the Torah but then have not upheld it, is that of a donkey carrying books… There is no doubt that this verse applies as a warning to Muslims, reminding them that they must be careful not to fall into the same grave error. The Quran was sent down as a book of guidance for people to observe. The Prophet (saas) said that, despite the fact that the Quran will be read, the knowledge and wisdom it contains will not be considered. This is another sign of the time of the End Times. There will come a time upon the Ummat when people will recite the Quran, but it will not go further than their throats, (into their hearts).(Bukhari)
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:49:52 +0000
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