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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

In the last few years, major earthquakes have occurred repeat-
edly and are among the foremost fears of people. According to the
data collected by the American National Earthquake Information

Center for 1999, we find that 20,832 earthquakes took place and killed
an estimated 22,711 people. 44
When past figures are examined, we see that the number of
earthquakes was quite low. According to the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) reports, the number of earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.0 or
greater on the Richter scale that took place during the 400 years be-

tween 1556-1975 was only 110; between 1980-2003, the number of
earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.5 or greater on the Richter scale
was 1,685. 45 These figures reveal that the number of earthquakes had
increased by the beginning of the year Hijri 1400.
The Qur'an contains certain verses that point out the relation be-
tween earthquakes and the End Times. Surat al-Zilzal, the Chapter of
the Great Shaking (earthquake), is composed of eight verses that de-
scribe the ground’s violent shaking. It further states that this
seismic activity will be followed by the Day of Judgment, the

Resurrection, and everyone being called to account for their
deeds by God, Who then will reward or punish them ac-
cording to His absolute justice:
When Earth is convulsed with its quaking, and then dis-
gorges its charges, and man asks: "What is wrong with it?"
On that Day, it will impart all of its news, because your Lord
has inspired it. On that Day, people will emerge segregated
to see the results of their actions. Whoever does an atom's
weight of good will see it. Whoever does an atom's weight of
evil will see it. (Surat al-Zilzal, 99:1-8)

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