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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Day of Judgement Part 3: Some Signs of Day of Resurrection (25) Exact Timing: a Hidden Secret of Allah The coming of the Day of Reckoning is a certainty, as Allah has said in the Qur'an:- “This is because verily Allah, He is the reality, and because He gives life unto the dead, and because verily He has power over all things.

And that the Hour (of resurrection) is to come, there is no doubt therein, and that Allah will raise up those in the grave” ( Qur’an, 22:6-7) But no one knows 'When'; and there is no exception in this statement. Allah has kept this knowledge to Himself, and even the angels or the Prophets were not given this knowledge.

A few Ayat s are given here to prove this fact: “They ask thee about the Hour when will be its fixed time; say, 'The knowledge of it is only with my Lord; none shall manifest it at its time but He;heavy shall it be in the heavens and the earth; it will not come to you but of a sudden.' They ask thee as if thou wert solicitous about it.

Say, its knowledge is only with Allah, but most people do not understand.'' (Qur’an, 7:187) “O ye people, guard yourselves (against the wrath of) your Lord, and fear the day when a father shall not avail of his son, nor the child shall avail of father; verily, the promise of Allah is true, so let not the life of the world beguile you, nor let the deceiver beguile you concerning Allah.

Verily Allah is He with whom is the knowledge of the Hour; and He sends down the rain, and knows He what is in the wombs; and knows no soul what he shall earn tomorrow (i.e., what will happen to him tomorrow); and knows no soul in what land he shall die. Verily, Allah is All-knowing, All-Aware.” (Qur’an, 34:33-34) “The people ask thee about the Hour. Say, 'The knowledge of it is only with Allah'. And what will make thee know, perhaps the Hour may be near”.

(Qur’an, 33:63) It is clear from these and other such Ayat s that the exact time of the Day of Judgement is known only to Allah. Still, Allah, in His Mercy, had informed the Holy Prophet of some Signs of its approach, and the Holy Prophet (S) in his turn told us about them. The purpose of this information was to keep us on the alert and to give us an added impetus to obey the commands of Allah in the face of hurdles and difficulties which are bound to multiply near the Day of Judgement.