| Item | Details | |------|---------| | | نِهَايَةُ ٱلْعَالَمِ (Nihāyat al‑ʿĀlam) | | English Approximation | “The End of the World” or “The Ultimate End of All Things” | | Genre | Classical Islamic‑Sufi treatise / spiritual manual | | Era | 17th‑century (written in the Mughal period) | | Author | Shah Abdul Rahim Nazarī (also known as Shah Abdul Rahim Bakhshi). He was a prominent Sufi master of the Naqshbandi‑Mujaddidi order in the Indian sub‑continent. | | Language | Classical Urdu (written in a heavily Persian‑inflected style) with many Arabic citations. | | Manuscript Tradition | Survives in several handwritten copies housed in libraries of Lucknow, Delhi, and the British Library (London). The most widely circulated printed edition is the 1906 Lucknow edition (published by the Maktabah‑e‑Jamia press). | | Subject Matter | A concise guide to the spiritual stations (maqāmāt) of the Sufi path, with a particular focus on ḥāl , dhikr , tazkiyah‑nafs (self‑purification), and the ultimate “ending” of worldly attachments. It blends Qur’anic exegesis, Hadith, poetry, and personal anecdotes. |
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Importance of eschatology in faith and its role in encouraging moral rectitude.
This section covers the signs that appear long before the final days, many of which are considered by scholars to have already occurred or to be currently unfolding. Examples include the sending and passing of Prophet Muhammad, the loss of honesty, the elevation of the unqualified to positions of authority, and the rapid expansion of material wealth and urban development.
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The release of the ancient, destructive nations and the eventual miraculous lifting of their plague.
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The return of Prophet Jesus, who will defeat the Dajjal near the gate of Lod and rule the earth by divine law.
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