- published: 01 Jan 2016
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Islamic eschatology is concerned with the al-Qiyāmah (Last Judgement). Like the other Abrahamic religions, Islam teaches the bodily resurrection of the dead, the fulfillment of a divine plan for creation, and the judgement of the soul; the righteous are rewarded with the pleasures of Jannah (Heaven) while the unrighteous are punished in Jahannam (Hell). Eschatology relates to one of the six (seven according to Shī‘a traditions) articles of faith (aqīdah) of Islam according to the Sunni traditions.
A significant portion (about one third[citation needed]) of the Qur'an deals with these beliefs, with many hadith elaborating on the themes and details. It also emphasizes the inevitability of resurrection, judgment, and the eternal division of the righteous and the wicked.. Islamic apocalyptic literature describing Armageddon is often known as fitna ("a test") or malahim (or ghayba to the Shī‘a).
The end of times is mentioned often in the Qur'an. In the Qur'an's description, the natural order of things becomes reversed, including the movement of the sun and the stability of the mountains and oceans. Following this apocalypse, humans will be bodily resurrected to stand in a grand assembly anxiously awaiting receipt of a script detailing their righteous and sinful deeds and with the appropriate divine judgment entered thereto. A favorable judgment permits entry into paradise where the saved ones will enjoy endless pleasure and bliss; but an unfavorable judgment condemns one to hell-fire to suffer all kinds of torments without respite. The Qur'an proclaims this eschatology with a pervading aura of certitude that makes it sheer folly to doubt the inevitability of the end-time.