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The sun rising from the west

طلوع الشمس من مغربها

Of the major signs: the sun rises from its west, whereupon all people believe — but that is when no soul's faith avails it if it had not believed before or earned good within its faith 1 2.

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Of the major signs: the sun rises from its west, whereupon all people believe — but that is when no soul's faith avails it if it had not believed before or earned good within its faith 1 2.

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Mentioned in
Qur'an 6:158

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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)

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  1. Sahih al-Bukhari
  2. Sahih Muslim
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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.