—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—informed about everything that is to come: the portents of the Hour, the Resurrection, the Reckoning, the al-ṣirāṭ (the Bridge), the weighing of deeds, Paradise with its various delights, and Hell with its manifold torments.

For this reason the Qur’an contains, concerning the Hereafter and the descriptions of Paradise and Hell and the events that will take place, a wealth of detailed matters that are found neither in the Torah nor in the Gospel. This fulfills the Messiah’s statement: “He will inform you of everything that is to come.”

Allah sent Muhammad right before the Hour, as he said: “I and the Hour have been sent like these two,” and he pointed with his index and middle fingers. Whenever he mentioned the Hour, his voice would rise, his face would redden, and his anger would intensify, as though he were warning of an approaching army, and he said: