The Predictions in the Hadith About the Final Phase of Human History

1. According to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam said that Doomsday would not take place until haraj had exceeded its limit. People then asked what haraj was. The Prophet replied, “Killing, killing and more killing.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 157) When the Prophet of Islam came to the world during the first quarter of the 7th century, modern weapons were not invented. It was unthinkable at that time that killing and bloodshed could ever become rampant. It has become possible only in the present days when weapons of mass destruction have been manufactured, and it has become possible to kill on a mass scale. As such, we find that innumerable incidents of killing and bloodshed are taking place daily in present times. This state of affairs is an indication that Doomsday has come very close. It is proof enough of the veracity of this prediction that it was made a long time ago when the present kind of bloodshed and violence was unthinkable. 2. According to one tradition, the Prophet of Islam said that the time was soon to come when the river Euphrates would produce a treasure of gold. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2894) This prediction in the Hadith refers to petrol, which is called liquid