Islamic eschatology Islamic eschatology Angels in Islam are light-based creatures, created by Allah to serve and worship him. Angels are technically incorporeal, but can manifest themselves in visible form. Their existence is sometimes described as ethereal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angels in Islam"
Barzakh is the Arabic word for the term of life after death in which the soul of the deceased is transferred across the boundaries of the mortal realm into the spirit world and into a kind of "cold sleep" where the soul will rest until the Qiyamah ( Judgement Day). It is a term referred to in Islamic eschatology and the Quran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barzakh"
The Buraq ( Arabic: البراق) (pronounced bur-raaq), sometimes mistakenly described as Muhammad's horse, is, according to Islamic tradition the creature that carried Muhammad from Earth to heaven and back during the Isra and Miraj (Night Journey). An excerpt from a Sahih Muslim hadith describes a buraq: ...more on Wikipedia about "Buraq"
ad-Dajjal ( Arabic: دجّال) ("The Deceiver") is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology, who will appear before Yaum al-Qiyamah (Day of the Resurrection). He is a counterpart to the Antichrist prophesied in Christianity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dajjal"
Gehenna is a word tracing to Greek, ultimately from Hebrew Gai-Ben-Hinnom meaning Valley of the Son of Hinnom], and is still called Gai Ben Hinnom in Modern Hebrew (גיא בן הינום), though this is sometimes shortened to Gai-Hinnom in rabbinical texts. An alternate way to transliterate this word is Gehinnom. Originally it referred to a garbage dump in a deep narrow valley right outside the walls of Jerusalem (in modern-day Israel) where fires were kept burning to consume the refuse and keep down the stench. It is also the location where bodies of executed criminals, or individuals denied a proper burial, would be dumped. Today, "Gehenna" is often used as a synonym for Hell. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gehenna"
In Islam, the houri ( Arabic , pl. ), or hour-ul-‘Ein, are described as "fair women of Paradise" awaiting devout Muslims. According to the Qur'an (55.56), the houri are pure, having never been touched by man or jinn and so they are virgins who marry the devout in the Jannah, the paradise, of the afterlife. ...more on Wikipedia about "Houri"
Islamic eschatology is concerned with the Qiyamah ( end of the world; Last Judgement) and the final judgement of humanity. Eschatology is one of the three main principles of Islam, alongside tawhid (the unity of Allah) and nubuuwa ( prophecy). Like the other Abrahamic religions, Islam teaches the bodily resurrection of the dead, the fulfillment of a divine plan for creation, and the immortality of the human soul; the righteous are rewarded with the pleasures of Jannah ( Heaven), while the unrighteous are punished in Jahannam ( Hell). A significant fraction of the Quran deals with these beliefs, with many hadith elaborating on the themes and details. ...more on Wikipedia about "Islamic eschatology"
Jahannam is the Islamic equivalent to hell. Its roots come from the Hebrew word Gehinnom, which is a valley south of Jerusalem that was used as burial grounds by the Israelites. According to Islamic eschatology only God knows who will go to Jahannam and who will go to Jannah. Those who ignored, or only pretended to believe in Allah remain in Jahannam until Yaum al-Qiyamah ( Judgement Day). ...more on Wikipedia about "Jahannam"
Jannah is the Islamic name for paradise. According to Islamic eschatology, after death, one will reside in the grave until the appointed resurrection on Yaum al-Qiyamah. Muslims believe that the treatment of the individual in the life of the grave will be according to his or her deeds in the worldly life. Jannah is often compared to Christian concepts of Heaven. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jannah"
The Mahdi ( Arabic: مهدي, also transliterated as: Mehdi or Mihdi; translated as: Guided One), in Islamic eschatology, is the prophesied redeemer of Islam, who will change the world into a perfect society before Yaum al-Qiyamah (literally "Day of the Resurrection"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mahdi"
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (مرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835– May 26, 1908) is the founder of the Ahmadiyya religious movement. The Ahmadiyya Movement claims that it stands in the same relation to Islam, as Christianity stood to Judaism at the time of Jesus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mirza Ghulam Ahmad"
Munkar and Nakeer, in Islamic eschatology, are two black, blue-eyed malaikah ( angels) who test the faith of the dead in their graves. After death, a person's soul passes through a stage called barzakh, where it is stored near their grave. (Even if the person's body was destroyed, the soul will still rest in the earth near their place of death.) The Angels prop the deceased soul upright in the grave and ask three questions, "Who is your Lord? What is your way of life? Who is your Prophet?" A righteous Muslim will respond correctly, saying that their Lord is Allah, that their way of life is Islam, and depending on what time period they live in, they will name their prophet (which would currently be Muhammad for those living today). A voice from God will resonate down into the grave, confirming that what the person said was true. He or she will then be shown a window to the place he or she could have had in Hell, but are then shown the place that Allah has given for him or her in Paradise. Then there comes to him some of heaven's breezes and fragrances, and the grave will expand into a comfortable space as far as the eye can see, and his grave will be lit up. The righteous believer will then remain in a state of bliss until the Qiyamah (Day of Resurrection). ...more on Wikipedia about "Nakir and Munkar"
(Qiyamah) Yaum al-Qiyâmah (يوم القيامة; literally: "Day of the Resurrection" ( Qur'an 71.18), also known as "the Hour (Qur'an 31.34, 74.47)," "Day of the Account," (Qur'an 72.130 "Day of the Gathering," "Day of the Reckoning," "Day of Distress," (Qur'an 74.9) and the "Great Announcement") is the Arabic name for the Last Judgement. Belief in Qiyâmah is part of Aqidah and is a fundamental tenet of faith in Islam. The trials and tribulations of Qiyâmah are detailed in both the Qur'an and the Hadith, as well as in the commentaries of the Islamic expositors and scholarly authorities such as al-Ghazali, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Maja, Muhammad al-Bukhari, and Ibn Khuzaimah who explain them in detail. Every human, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, is held accountable for his or her deeds and are judged by Allah accordingly (Qur'an 74.38). Al-Qiyâmah is the 75th sura of the Qur'an. ...more on Wikipedia about "Qiyamah"
Zaqqum is a tree that Muslims believe grows in Jahannam ( hell). The Khati'un are compelled to eat Ad-Dhari, bitter fruit, to intensify their torment (69:36-37). The Khati'un may only eat the fruit or Ghislin (foul pus from the washing of their wounds) (69:36). Its' fruits are shaped like devils' heads (Qur'an 37:62-68). According to Shaykh Umar Sulayman Al-Ashqar, a professor at the University of Jordan, once the palate of the sinners is satiated, the fruit in their bellies churns like burning oil. Some Islamic scholars believe the fruit tears their bodies apart and releases bodily fluids. Quote from the Qur'an: ...more on Wikipedia about "Zaqqum"
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