Hour, The __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text HOUR, The. Arabic as-Sa'ah الساعة A term frequently used in the Qur'an for the Day of Judgement. Surah vi. 31: "When the hour comes suddenly upon them." Surah vii. 186: "They will ask you about the hour for what time it is fixed." Surah xv. 85: "Verily the hour is surely coming." Surah xvi. 79: "Nor is the matter of the hour aught but as the twinkling of an eye, or nigher still." Surah xxii. 1: "Verily the earthquake of the hour is their promised time! And the hour is most severe and bitter." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail