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Islamic eschatology
Aspect of Islamic theology concerning the end times and afterlife
Islamic eschatology
Islamic eschatology is the aspect of Islamic beliefs, predictions, and narratives dealing with end times. Not unlike some other Abrahamic religions, it includes both prophecies of the end of the natural world, of the dramatic events ("signs") signifying its approach; and the afterlife where the dead wait behind barzakh until they are resurrected to be judged by God (ḥisbā) for their conduct during their life on earth, and sent to their reward in either Jannah (also called heaven, paradise or the garden) or Jahannam (also called hell, the fire or hellfire). An estimated one tenth of the Quran—the holy book of Islam—is devoted to "matters eschatological". Parts of hadīth literature and some of commentaries of various medieval Muslim scholars, including al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, and Muhammad al-Bukhari, among others, are devoted to the subject. Traditionally interest in "apocalyptic speculation" was strongest among mainstream Shia (Twelver Shia), Isma'ili Muslims, and Sunni Muslims on the "doctrinal...
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