have already appeared. These signs are
multifarious, but we shall describe only a few
of them here.
1. According to a hadith, “When the Qiamah
approaches, the sun will come closer to
man.” (
Musnad Ahmad
, vol. VI, p 3) As a
result of this, great heat will be generated
on earth. This hadith tells us exactly what
we have been told in the report.
The sun coming closer does not mean that
the distance of the sun and the earth will
become less, for in such a case life on earth
would immediately come to an end. This
coming closer, in fact, is symbolic of the
heat of the sun becoming more intense,
thereby raising the temperature.
2. What will happen to man when the sun’s
heat increases? This has been expressed
thus in the hadith: “The people will be
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