Beliefs About End Time Events

[Kay]

On one topic, the 1 said:
"We (Muslims) believe that the Anti-Christ will come down to Earth, as one of the signs of the end of time, and that Jesus will return to Earth and kill the Anti-Christ."

Would the 1, or someone else share more info. on the Muslim beliefs on this subject.

Thank you.

[the1]

Certainly.

Muslims believe that our time on Earth is limited, and a time will come when God will bring about the day of judgement. It is our belief that on that day, every woman and man will be held accountable for their actions in this world, and their eternal fate will be decided by a the proverbial weighing of the scales (good deeds vs. bad deeds).

Belief in the day of judgemnt is actually one of 6 principles of faith that Muslims believe in:

1. God
2. His Messenger
3. His Angels
4. His Books
5. The Day of Judgement
6. Divine Destiny (Pre-ordained fate, as it were).

With regards to the signs of the end of time, Muslims believe there are minor signs and major signs that signal that end of time has begun. I don't recall all of them, but in addition to the emergence of the Anti-Christ, and the return to Earth of Jesus, there is a sign that the sun will rise in the West instead of the East, among others. We believe that once the major signs start occuring, the accumulation of good and bad deeds has ended.

There are also minor signs, things that aren't really quantifiable. For instance, a minor sign is that the young will lose their respect for their elders, time will lose its inherent value (i.e. time will fly), etc.

It's an interesting subject, that there are many books about, probably mostly in Islamic book stores however.

Hope this helps...

[Hashman]

You may also be interested in reading about the Mahdi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi

and about the Dajjal, the Islamic version of the Anti-Christ:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dajjal

[cyounus]

in regards to Jesus (Isa)

Surah 3:45
Whe the angles said "O Mary, Allah gives you news of a thing from Him, for rejoicing whose name will be Messiah, Isa, son of Mary Illustrious in the world and the next, and one amoung the honoured, and will be amoung the upright and doers of good.

It then goes one to talk about the birth of Jesus. As you can see even the Quran names Jesus as the Messiah. However, he is the son of Mary and the creation of ALLAH, not the son of ALLAH.

In regars to the End of time.

The 75th chapter of the Quarn is named The Resurrection. The is not the resurrection of Jesus but the end of time when all people are resurrected for judgement day.

[Debookwrm]

I've really got to read that book that was recommended. How can there be an anti-Christ if they don't believe in Christ? I am just so confused here. I really want to know...I'm not being sarcastic.

Deb

[Hashman]

Originally posted by Debookwrm
I've really got to read that book that was recommended. How can there be an anti-Christ if they don't believe in Christ? I am just so confused here. I really want to know...I'm not being sarcastic.
Muslims DO believe in Jesus Christ, and believe that he was one of the highest prophets. But like Unitarian Christians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian), we don't believe in the trinity.

[cyounus]

Originally posted by cyounus
in regards to Jesus (Isa)

Surah 3:45
Whe the angles said "O Mary, Allah gives you news of a thing from Him, for rejoicing whose name will be Messiah, Isa, son of Mary Illustrious in the world and the next, and one amoung the honoured, and will be amoung the upright and doers of good.

It then goes one to talk about the birth of Jesus. As you can see even the Quran names Jesus as the Messiah. However, he is the son of Mary and the creation of ALLAH, not the son of ALLAH.

In regars to the End of time.

The 75th chapter of the Quarn is named The Resurrection. The is not the resurrection of Jesus but the end of time when all people are resurrected for judgement day.

I gave Surah in regards to Jesus but let me expand.
We beleive in the virgin birth of Jesus (no man had touched Mary). The difference is an angle planted the seed not ALLAH. Therefore Juses is the son of Mary not the son of ALLAH.

[cyounus]

People of the Quran (Muslims), Tora (Jews), Testements (Christians) all agree that no one knows what date the end of time will come. The same is said for the anti-christ.

[cyounus]

You being from Oklahoma (the Bible Belt) I know that you were tought about the Sign of the times from the book of revulation. These sign are simular to the sign in the Quran. You see there is not a lot of differances between the religions.

[Hashman]

Originally posted by Kay
I agree that God is the only One Who knows when that time is.
But what about events leading up to that time?
Kay, you can read them here:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/signsofthelasthour.html

[cyounus]

I don't know where in Ok you are but if you are near OKC then you can go to Edmond, behind UCO is a white building on the left side of the road across from the parking lot. That is the mosque. If no one is availble contact UCO and get a number for the PSA (pakistan student assoc.), You can get many books as well as a Quran, They will not push you into anything, infact it may be hard to get informaion in a one on one bases.

[Kay]

Hashman,

Again I thank you for listing the websites. I found them most interesting.
After looking at the links you posted, I see similarities between Christian and Muslim teaching concerning the end times.

One gave the following info about the anti-Christ: he will be a deceiver, deceiving many; will have power to work signs and wonders, miracles; he will claim to be God.
In the Bible, the Book of Revelations speaks of these things, but refers to people taking a mark on their forehead and/or hand whereas it is listed that he has a brand on his forehead.
I find it interesting that he is listed as one disfigured and blind in the right eye. Revelations teaches he will recover from a fatal wound. Some Christian scholars, as I remember, have taught that this means he will be raised from the dead. There are those who have taught that the wording in the original language refers to a head wound.

Among the signs listed: ‘partying’ lifestyle, women outnumbering men, violence, earthquakes, false prophets claiming to speak for God (one reason why my husband and I left one church), and others.

One sign reads: "There will be such an abundance of wealth that people will not be able to find recipients for zakat."
What is ‘zadat’?

[Hashman]

Originally posted by Kay
One sign reads: "There will be such an abundance of wealth that people will not be able to find recipients for zakat."
What is ‘zadat’? Zakat is the alms tax for Muslims, which is then distributed to the poor (among others). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat

[Kay]

Thank you, Hashman. I suspected it was something like that, but wasn't sure.