11-12-2009, 08:37 AM
(11-11-2009, 11:52 AM)Peregrinus Wrote:(11-11-2009, 07:50 AM)ayadew Wrote: "And in the last night, you will see an increase of false prophecies and saviors"
Revelations number?
Can anyone quote Qur'an on this too?
Why's everyone looking at me?
I'm not an expert (or even a beginner) on the Quran another example of a deep hole in my knowledge where one would rightly expect to find much more insight. Strictly speaking I should have read it. I have read parts of it but put off the whole thing because I'm also going to need a commentary or guidance to properly understand it instead of just wildly making my own guesses... And that unfortunately hasn't happened yet.
I don't believe the Quran has anything equivalent to the biblical revelations. I can tell you the opinion of other muslims. Basically the world will eventually come to an end. But only God knows when, only God knows why, and only God knows how. It's pointless to speculate about this. And they'll remind us if we ask the question. That regardless of this 2012 business your own death is guaranteed to occur during our life. As such we should embrace Allah and submit to him to the end of our days.
It's my impression that mainstream Islam just doesn't concern itself with this. God decides and that's all we need to know about it.
Obviously there are many Muslims very interested in the 2012 prophecies for their own reasons. It isn't conflicting with the teachings of Islam. Though some will likely interpret this differently.