Minor Signs of the Hour

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Islamic eschatological concept religious belief

Minor Signs of the Hour are the numerous smaller, often gradual events and conditions in Islamic eschatology that are believed to precede the final Day of Resurrection.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Minor Occultation	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic eschatological concept ⓘ religious belief ⓘ
associatedWith	abundance of wealth for some people ⓘ appearance of false prophets ⓘ betrayal of trusts ⓘ competition in constructing tall buildings ⓘ cutting off of family ties ⓘ disobedience to parents ⓘ frequent breaking of covenants ⓘ increase in earthquakes ⓘ loss of trustworthiness ⓘ moral decline ⓘ ornamenting and decorating mosques excessively ⓘ people boasting about their worldly possessions ⓘ people competing in luxurious housing ⓘ people taking ignorant persons as leaders ⓘ prevalence of musical instruments in some narrations ⓘ prevalence of usury ⓘ religious negligence ⓘ social corruption ⓘ spread of ignorance ⓘ spread of indecency ⓘ spread of lying ⓘ time passing quickly ⓘ widespread alcohol consumption ⓘ widespread immorality ⓘ widespread killing ⓘ women outnumbering men ⓘ
contrastedWith	Major Signs of the Hour ⓘ
describedIn	Shia hadith collections ⓘ Sunni hadith collections ⓘ hadith literature ⓘ
function	prepare believers for the Final Hour ⓘ serve as warnings ⓘ
hasSource	Quranic allusions ⓘ sayings of Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Arabic ⓘ
partOf	Islamic eschatology NERFINISHED ⓘ Signs of the Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
scope	less dramatic than Major Signs ⓘ numerous ⓘ
temporalCharacteristic	may repeat or increase over time ⓘ occur long before the Day of Resurrection ⓘ often gradual ⓘ
theologicalRole	affirm divine foreknowledge ⓘ encourage repentance ⓘ remind of the temporality of worldly life ⓘ
viewedBy	Muslims who accept hadith on eschatology ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Day of Resurrection → minorSignCategory → Minor Signs of the Hour ⓘ

subject surface form: Day of Resurrection

Occultation → hasPart → Minor Signs of the Hour ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minor Occultation