The forward looking vision of the future in light of Religious texts

Abstract

Talking about the future and trying to anticipate it gained the attention of Muslim scholars in the last years of the twentieth century, and despite the paucity of scientific studies that dealt with this issue, the call to pay attention to the future and the unseen and what is called futuristic studies finally began to appear publicly, especially since the texts The religious Qur’anic and fictional ones called for considering the movement of history as a continuous and permanent movement through which the features of building a promising future for the Islamic nation could be discerned.

 This future outlook shows its importance in light of the lessons and lessons inspired by the Qur’anic stories about the conditions of past nations and previous prophecies, and the connotations and characteristics of some Qur’anic vocabulary on the one hand; On the other hand, through the divine laws that helped establish the principles of anticipating the future, so that it can be said that they represent the most prominent source of foresight..

Therefore, visionary foresight in religious texts emphasizes the importance of attention to the future and preparation for it. This serves as an assisting path for humanity to realize its role as God's vicegerent on earth, as mentioned in verse 30 of Surah Al-Baqarah: ˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your