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232 <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> <strong>Creed</strong>
Imam Al-Baghawi (may Allah have mercy on him) has said, 'i\nd the coming
of the Prophet (PBUH) is regarded as one of the portents which preface the Last
Day." Almighty Allah says,
t~ •• And what will make you perceivef Perhaps the Hour is near!'
And says:
(Qur'an: Ash-Shura: 17)
t~re they waiting except for the Hour <strong>to</strong> come upon them suddenly
while they perceive notf" (Qur'an: Az-Zukhruf: 66)
To refer <strong>to</strong> the close occurrence of the Last Day, Allah calls it