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According to the sira, in Muhammad's time there were other (supposedly false) prophets like Saf ibn Sayyad and Maslamah bin Ḥabīb (called by Muslims "Musaylimah al-Kadhdhāb" (Musaylama the Liar)), Al-Aswad Al-Ansi and Tulayha.
According to the sira, in Muhammad's time there were other (supposedly false) prophets like Saf ibn Sayyad and Maslamah bin Ḥabīb (called by Muslims "Musaylimah al-Kadhdhāb" (Musaylama the Liar)), Al-Aswad Al-Ansi and Tulayha.


False prophets were also already predicted in the Bible:
False prophets were also likewise predicted in the Bible:
{{Quote|The Bible (NIV), Matthew 24:10-11|
{{Quote|The Bible (NIV), Matthew 24:10-11|
At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many '''false prophets will appear and deceive many people'''.  
At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many '''false prophets will appear and deceive many people'''.  
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[[Category:Dhul-Qarnayn|Dhul-Qarnayn]]
[[Category:Dhul-Qarnayn|Dhul-Qarnayn]]
See also Dhul-Qarnayn's story in the Quran, where this possibility is further confirmed, as the Sun is described to set in a muddy spring at the "farthest part" of the world"
See also the [[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]] story in the Quran, where this possibility is further confirmed, as the Sun is described to set in a muddy spring at the "farthest part" of the world"


====Stones and trees say to Muslims: "here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him"====
====Stones and trees say to Muslims: "here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him"====
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This one appears to be increasingly likely.
This follows the theme of religion decreasing while sin increases before the end of times.  


====Islam will be widespread====
====Islam will be widespread====
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Muhammad's predictions about the future of the Muslim ummah appear to have ranged non-existence and annihilation to complete domination, perhaps based on his feelings at various times. Given this full spectrum of possibility, however, it is difficult to maintain that there is any substance to these predictions.
If these traditions go back to Muhammad, the seem to indicate different ideas Muhammad had about the future;otherwise they may indicate the feelings of the groups of people who fabricated these hadiths at later points in Muslim history.  


====The Quran will disappear overnight====
====The Quran will disappear overnight====
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