Minor Signs of the Hour
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Minor Signs of the Hour are the numerous smaller, often gradual events and conditions in Islamic eschatology that are believed to precede the final Day of Resurrection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minor Occultation | 1 |
| Minor Signs of the Hour canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7902734 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minor Signs of the Hour Context triple: [Day of Resurrection, minorSignCategory, Minor Signs of the Hour]
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A.
Words for the Hour
Words for the Hour is a 19th-century poetry collection by American writer and social reformer Julia Ward Howe, reflecting her literary and political concerns of the era.
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B.
The Little Hours
The Little Hours is a 2017 comedy film loosely based on Boccaccio’s The Decameron, following a group of misbehaving nuns whose convent is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a young servant.
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C.
The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour is a segment or component of the podcast "Radio Silence," likely featuring a distinct thematic focus or format within the show.
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D.
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers as a woman who disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl to buy a cheaper train ticket, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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E.
Good Hours
"Good Hours" is a poem by Robert Frost that reflects on themes of solitude, community, and the passage of time in a rural New England setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minor Signs of the Hour Target entity description: Minor Signs of the Hour are the numerous smaller, often gradual events and conditions in Islamic eschatology that are believed to precede the final Day of Resurrection.
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A.
Words for the Hour
Words for the Hour is a 19th-century poetry collection by American writer and social reformer Julia Ward Howe, reflecting her literary and political concerns of the era.
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B.
The Little Hours
The Little Hours is a 2017 comedy film loosely based on Boccaccio’s The Decameron, following a group of misbehaving nuns whose convent is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a young servant.
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C.
The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour is a segment or component of the podcast "Radio Silence," likely featuring a distinct thematic focus or format within the show.
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D.
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers as a woman who disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl to buy a cheaper train ticket, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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E.
Good Hours
"Good Hours" is a poem by Robert Frost that reflects on themes of solitude, community, and the passage of time in a rural New England setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological concept
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religious belief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
abundance of wealth for some people
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appearance of false prophets ⓘ betrayal of trusts ⓘ competition in constructing tall buildings ⓘ cutting off of family ties ⓘ disobedience to parents ⓘ frequent breaking of covenants ⓘ increase in earthquakes ⓘ loss of trustworthiness ⓘ moral decline ⓘ ornamenting and decorating mosques excessively ⓘ people boasting about their worldly possessions ⓘ people competing in luxurious housing ⓘ people taking ignorant persons as leaders ⓘ prevalence of musical instruments in some narrations ⓘ prevalence of usury ⓘ religious negligence ⓘ social corruption ⓘ spread of ignorance ⓘ spread of indecency ⓘ spread of lying ⓘ time passing quickly ⓘ widespread alcohol consumption ⓘ widespread immorality ⓘ widespread killing ⓘ women outnumbering men ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Major Signs of the Hour ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Shia hadith collections
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Sunni hadith collections ⓘ hadith literature ⓘ |
| function |
prepare believers for the Final Hour
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serve as warnings ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Quranic allusions
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sayings of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Sunnah
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| languageOfPrimarySources | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic eschatology
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Signs of the Hour ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scope |
less dramatic than Major Signs
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numerous ⓘ |
| temporalCharacteristic |
may repeat or increase over time
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occur long before the Day of Resurrection ⓘ often gradual ⓘ |
| theologicalRole |
affirm divine foreknowledge
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encourage repentance ⓘ remind of the temporality of worldly life ⓘ |
| viewedBy | Muslims who accept hadith on eschatology ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minor Signs of the Hour Description of subject: Minor Signs of the Hour are the numerous smaller, often gradual events and conditions in Islamic eschatology that are believed to precede the final Day of Resurrection.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
the Day of Resurrection
linked to: Minor Signs of the Hour