Page 36 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

SIGNS OF THE END TIMES IN SURAT AL-KAHF

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hese verses touch upon this group's extraordinary situation.
As the narrative unfolds, we see that their experiences are of
T T an unusual and metaphysical nature. Their entire life is full of
miraculous developments. Some of our Prophet's (as) hadiths make a
connection between them and the End Times. This indicates that people
living in the End Times may have supernatural experiences.
The continuation of the verse might be suggesting that the youth of
the End Times will take on great responsibilities, for they will play an
important role in the ideological struggle against anti-religious philoso-
phies, presenting true religion, and ending oppression. Other verses
state the importance of youth in informing people about religion. For
example, in Surat al-Kahf, we are told of Musa's (as) "young servant,"
and another verse says that only some young people of Musa's (as) na-
tion believed in him:
No one believed in Musa except some children of his people,
out of fear that Pharaoh and the elders would persecute them…
(Surah Yunus, 83)
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