السَّاعَة here refers to the Hour of Resurrection. The answer about its time is different from the answer about أَمَارَات, its signs.
The two questions are:
1. مَتَى السَّاعَة؟ — When will the Hour occur?
2. مَا أَمَارَاتُهَا؟ — What are its indications?
Knowing some signs does not amount to knowing a calendar date. Nothing in this reply permits a reader to calculate the exact time from a building project or a social change.
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The Hadith of Jibril: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, and the Signs of the Hour (Account 1)
السَّاعَة here refers to the Hour of Resurrection. The answer about its time is different from the answer about أَمَارَات, its signs.
The two questions are:
1. مَتَى السَّاعَة؟ — When will the Hour occur?
2. مَا أَمَارَاتُهَا؟ — What are its indications?
Knowing some signs does not amount to knowing a calendar date. Nothing in this reply permits a reader to calculate the exact time from a building project or a social change.