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ISLAMSKA PERCEPCIJA FENOMENA SMAKA SVIJETA
ISLAMIC PERCEPTION OF THE END OF THE WORLD PHENOMENON

Author(s): Šefik Kurdić
Subject(s): Islam studies, Philosophy of Religion, Contemporary Islamic Thought
Published by: ISLAMSKI PEDAGOŠKI FAKULTET U BIHAĆU
Keywords: end of the world; little signs; large signs;

Summary/Abstract: End of the world or the Last Day was and still is a phenomenon that has inspired the imagination of many people in all generations, especially in recent times, when this issue was actualised by the media . Many have been referring to the ancient Mayan calendar, which claims that the world ends on 21st December of 2012. People understood that on that same day the End of the World will occur, so this article is a contribution to a better understanding of this phenomenon. This text treats the mentioned phenomenon and its Islamic perception, with a few important details that try to explain it better to a human perception. Article also mentions a fundamental division of this phenomenon symptoms and cites one example of a small and large sign of the Judgement Day.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 125-145
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Bosnian