Depiction of the Characteristics of Promised Future: Toward Quranic Model
Authors
1 Assistant Professor Qom University, Qom, Iran.
2 Graduate of Islamic Education and Industrial Management, Imam Sadiq (AS) University, Tehran, Iran,
Abstract
Depiction of the future is a significant problem dealt with in futurology. It may be accomplished by two approaches: first to induce people to accept a future we have drawn(inductive approach), and second to follow the future drawn by a divine religious system of thought as an everlasting system, and draw one`s perspective consistent with it(insightful approach). The first approach has been illegitimate and is thought to be a vain attempt. Therefore, to draw a religious, yet reasonable depiction of the future, one must follow the insightful descriptions of religion about the future(insightful approach).
All religions have a rich tradition about the picture of the future, and its characteristics. In this study we aimed at providing a distinct description of the promised future by Islam, rested on the Quran`s and Hadith`s subject-matters in this field.
The depiction of the promised future in Islam is hopeful and vibrant. It promises the prevalence of virtue over vice and domination of justice.
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Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
April 2008Pages 59-39
- Receive Date: 29 October 2007
- Revise Date: 02 May 2012
- Accept Date: 24 December 2007