The three landslides · Islam Museum

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At a glance

Creed Afterlife and eschatology

Summary

Three land sinkings — east, west, and the Arabian peninsula — great collapses counted among the major signs.

In the texts

A khasf is the earth swallowing people or armies from above; scholars affirm it will happen, its time and places are unseen.

Note

From the hadith of Hudhayfa ibn Usayd in Sahih Muslim.

People and things also explored

Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· The major signs of the Hour· The rivers of Paradise· The causes that remove punishment for sins· The Throne-Bearers· The endings of deeds (khawatim)

Sources

Sahih Muslim

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islam.museum contributors. “The three landslides”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-khusufat-al-thalatha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Al-barzakh

The barrier between this world and the next in which souls remain until the day they are raised; in it are the grave's bliss and its punishment as the texts report.