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 THE HOUR OF RESURRECTION WILL NOT COME EXCEPT ON WICKED MEN

It is related from 'Abdu'llah bin Ma'sud that, 'The Apostle of God said, " The hour will not come except upon the wicked of creation." ' Muslim.

It is related from 'Ayesha that she said, ' I heard the Apostle of God say, " Day and night will not cease so long as Al Lat and Al Uzza are worshipped." Then I said, "O Apostle of God, I certainly thought when God sent down the revelation, ' It is He who hath sent His Apostle with the direction and true religion, that He may cause it to appear superior to every religion, although the idolaters be averse thereto, ' that idolatry would come to an end." He replied, "Such will continue so long as God wills. Afterwards God will send a pleasant wind, and then everyone in whose heart is faith of the measure of a barley grain will be made to die; and those who have no good in them will remain, and will return to the religion of their fathers." ' Muslim.

CONCERNING THE BLOWING OF THE TRUMPET

It is related from 'Ayesha that she said, ' I asked the Apostle of God concerning the revelation, "The day will come when the earth will be changed into another earth, and the heaven (into another heaven.)" 1 and said, "Where will men be on that day?" He replied, " On the bridge (over hell)." -Muslim. It is related from Abu Hurairah that, ' The Apostle of God said, "The sun and the moon will be folded up like a turban on the day of resurrection." ' Al Bukhdri.

It is related from Abu Sa'id that he said, ' The Apostle of of God mentioned the blower of the trumpet and said, "On his right will be Gabriel and on his left Michael."

CONCERNING THE GATHERING TOGETHER

It is related from Ibn 'Abbas that, 'The Prophet said, "Verily ye will be gathered together (at the resurrection) barefooted, naked and uncircumcised." After that he recited the revelation, "As we made the first creature, so will we also reproduce it. This is a promise incumbent upon us. We will

1 Qur'an.Suratu Ibrahim (jdv) 48,