Will technology disappear at the End of Times, given that there are hadiths indicating wars with swords and a spear with which Jesus will kill the Dajjal?
Scholars have differed on the issue of fighting at the End of Times: will the weapons used be literally swords, spears, horses, and camels, or is that a way of addressing the Companions with what they understood? The majority of contemporary scholars believe that the current civilization will disappear, and wars will revert to horses with spears and swords. They hold that what the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, foretold is to be taken literally and truly. They cite traditions that mention the use of swords, spears, and horses in those wars, such as the of Abu Hurayrah about the Romans and the Dajjal, the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud about the horsemen of the Dajjal, and the Hadith of An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an about the Muslims using the bows of Gog and Magog as fuel. It is most likely that this immense civilization will vanish, and humanity will return to fighting with ancient weapons, while emphasizing that the Ahadith should be understood literally without allegorical interpretation.
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