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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

countries, and that smoke containing such carcinogenic substances as
sulfur has turned into acid rain and reduced agricultural productivity. 23

I swear that a fire will enfold you. That fire is currently lying
extinguished in the valley known as Berehut [which is the name
of a valley or a well].. (Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p.
461). 24

The first part of the hadith says that the flame "is presently in an
extinguished state." Given that the flame is the result of burning an in-
flammable substance, what waits in an extinguished state is not the
flame itself but rather the material to be burned by the flame. In this
context, this may mean underground oil. Berehut is the name of a
well. This can be considered as an oil well. When the time comes, oil
extracted from these wells will become a fire ready to be burned.
"That flame swallows up people with terrible pain inside it."
That flame is not merely a burning flare, but also one that deprives
people of their lives and possessions, making them miserable and sor-
rowful, and contaminating the surrounding environment.
"That flame… burns down and destroys people and property."
That flame causes the death of certain people. In addition, it burns
down property, causing material damage and, by polluting the sur-
rounding environment, destroys what people need in order to live.
"… spreads all over the world by flying like a cloud with the as-
sistance of winds." This particular element of the flame is the smoke
that it produces. Thus, this metaphor indicates that the smoke will
reach as high as the clouds and spread in all directions due to the
wind.
"Its heat at night is much higher than its daytime temperature."
In other words, the flame will burn around the clock.
"By going as deep as the center of Earth from above the heads of

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