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Allah calls to the Abode of Peace and guides whom He wills to a
straight path. Those who do good will have the best and more! Neither
dust nor debasement will darken their faces. They are the Companions
of Paradise, remaining in it timelessly, forever. (Surah Yunus: 25-26)
Allah calls to the Abode of Peace and guides whom He wills to a
straight path. Those who do good will have the best and more! Neither
dust nor debasement will darken their faces. They are the Companions
of Paradise, remaining in it timelessly, forever. (Surah Yunus: 25-26)
This is the first time since the beginning of the worldthat around a
hundred portents of the Day of Reckoning have all come about at the
same time. Allwithin a space of 30 years. Look, he [our Prophet
(pbuh)] says that great cities will be suddenly obliterated. That
never happened before. The sudden disappearance of cities. Because
disappearance here is not meant in the sense of earthquakes or
anything like that. It is a new kind of annihilation. Instantaneous
annihilation. That came about with the atom bomb. Hiroshima and
Nagasaki were literally obliterated. Because the city still remains
after an earthquake. Parts of it will be left. But Hiroshima and
Nagasaki were totally obliterated. The cities werevaporized. (A9 TV,
February19, 2012)
Unprecedented AbundanceIn The Golden Age
Many hadiths indicate the existence of a period whenthe Qur'an's
values will pervade Earth. This period, known as the Golden Age, will
last for more than halfa century and, in many ways, will resemble the
Blessed Period of our Prophet (saas). We call thisperiod the Golden
Age dueto our Prophet's (saas) Paradise-like depictions of it. It will
be marked by the abundance of every type of goods and crops, the
establishment of security, justice, peace, and happiness; and the use
of advanced technology for humanity's comfort, ease, joy, and peace.
No one willbe in need, for all goods and services will be available to
satisfy all people's material needs. Many hadiths say that"weapons
will be silenced," and thus herald a world filled with peace. In the
Golden Age, enemy nations will become brothers and sisters and
re-establish peace, friendship, and love among their leaders and
peoples.
The Golden Age will be a period of great abundance,for each
individual's material wants will be satisfied according to need.
Technology will produce such an abundance of goods that hunger will be
eradicated forever and all people will be provided with the
necessities of life. Earth's wealth will serve humanity, and new
agricultural technologies will lead to an unparalleled increase in
crop production. People of faith will receive great rewards for every
good deed they do, both in this world and the Hereafter. Bounty and
abundance, which will permeate everymoment of life, will be a grace
that Allah will grant to those who live by the Qur'an's moral code.
Every good act they do will turn into a great fortune. In oneverse,
Allah describes the great reward all believers will receive when they
spend for His good pleasure:
The metaphor of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah is
that of a grain that produces seven ears: in every ear there are a
hundred grains.Allah gives such multipliedincrease to whoever He
wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara, 261)
Many hadiths reveal that there will be an unprecedented abundanceof
crops and goods, all of which will be distributed without measure:
In the last of times there will be a khalifa (successor)who will
distribute wealth without even counting it. (Muslim)
Someone sowing a measure of wheat will find700 in return ... A person
will scatter a few handfuls of seeds, but will reap 700 handfuls …
Despite an abundance of rain, not a drop will go to waste. ( IbnHajar
al-Haythami, Al-Qawlal-Mukhtasar, p. 24)
This hadith refers to an increase in agricultural production that will
occur in the End Times by transitioning to modern agriculture,
developing new production techniques, improving seed stocks, and using
rainwater more efficiently by constructing new dams and ponds.
In the End Times, every agricultural development will serve all of
humanity. In our own time, only some groups or societies benefit from
technology, but in the Golden Age everyone, regardless of their
ethnicity, age, gender, or language, will enjoy its benefits. No one
will enjoy special privileges, for both rich and poor will have equal
access to these services. Noone will suffer from poverty or starve,
for opulence and welfare will mark this era. Technology will ensure
the transition to an agricultural system that secures healthy,
tasty,durable, cheap, and abundant yields. Current scientific
developments, especially in genetics,