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Yaum al-Qiyāma

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 327 words | Copyright

Yaum al-Qiyāma. The day of resurrection in Islam. Referred to frequently in the Qurʾān as a matter of certainty (against the scepticism of Muḥammad's opponents), it is likened to the power of God to bring new life from the dead earth. The descriptions of what it will be like are frequent and detailed.

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