the Hour (as-sāʿah)

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The Hour (as-sāʿah) is the Qur’anic term for the final Day of Judgment, when the world ends and all humans are resurrected for divine reckoning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic eschatological concept
Qur’anic concept
affirmedBy Muslim creed (ʿaqīdah)
alsoCalled Day of Judgment
Day of Resurrection
Last Day
Yawm al-Qiyāmah
associatedWith Hellfire
Paradise
centralTo Islamic eschatology
deniedBy some Meccan disbelievers at the time of revelation
describedIn Qur’an
linked to: Quran
discussedIn Hadith literature
emphasizes accountability for human actions
followedBy crossing the bridge (ṣirāṭ)
final entry into Paradise or Hell
gathering (ḥashr) of all creatures
resurrection
weighing of deeds (mīzān)
involves divine judgment
end of the world
final reckoning of deeds
resurrection of all humans
reward and punishment
knownOnlyTo Allah
mentionedIn Surah Muhammad
Surah Qaf
Surah al-Ahzab
Surah al-Hajj
linked to: Surah Al-Hajj

Surah al-Qamar
linked to: Surah Al-Qamar

Surah an-Naba’
linked to: Surah An-Naba

Surah az-Zukhruf
linked to: Surah Az-Zukhruf

multiple Qur’anic surahs
nameInArabicScript ٱلسَّاعَة
precededBy Beast of the earth (dābbat al-arḍ)
appearance of the Dajjāl
descent of Jesus (ʿĪsā) son of Mary
linked to: Descent of Christ

emergence of Gog and Magog (Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj)
fire driving people to their place of gathering
major signs of the Hour
minor signs of the Hour
rising of the sun from the west
smoke (ad-dukhan)
three major landslides
religiousTradition Islam
signifies completion of earthly life
manifestation of divine justice
timeOfOccurrence unknown to humans
translation the Hour
usedAs moral warning in the Qur’an

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Quran 54:1 mentionsObject the Hour (as-sāʿah)
Islamic eschatology hasConcept the Hour (as-Sa'ah)
linked to: the Hour (as-sāʿah)
the Hour (as-sāʿah) nameInArabicScript ٱلسَّاعَة
linked to: the Hour (as-sāʿah)