{"product_id":"when-will-the-world-end-umar-javed-9798177559476","title":"When Will the World End?: Prophecy, Science, and the Human Fear of the Final Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen will the world end-and why have human beings been asking that question for thousands of years?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ancient flood stories and Ragnarök to the Last Day, the Second Coming, Kali Yuga, nuclear war, climate change, asteroid impacts, artificial intelligence, and the eventual death of the Sun, humanity has imagined the end in remarkably different ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Will the World End?\u003c\/b\u003e explores those ideas without preaching, fear-mongering, or claiming to know when the final day will come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on religious texts, history, psychology, and modern science, this accessible guide examines what major traditions say about the end of the world-and what scientific evidence tells us about the genuine threats facing humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncient end-time traditions from Mesopotamia, Norse mythology, Greece, Zoroastrianism, and Mesoamerica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslamic teachings about the signs of the Last Day, including the Dajjal, Mahdi, return of Isa (Jesus), Yajuj and Majuj, and other major signs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristian teachings from Daniel, the Olivet Discourse, Revelation, the Tribulation, and different views of the Rapture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHindu teachings about the Yugas, Kali Yuga, and Kalki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJewish, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian, and Baháʼí perspectives on humanity's future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamous failed predictions, including 1844, Y2K, 2011, and the supposed Mayan apocalypse of 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern claims involving Nibiru, the Bible Code, the Doomsday Clock, technology, and AI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientific risks from nuclear war, climate change, pandemics, asteroids, supervolcanoes, solar storms, and artificial intelligence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat astronomy tells us about Earth's distant future, the death of the Sun, and the possible heat death of the universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychology behind apocalyptic belief, doomsday movements, and humanity's fascination with the end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat different traditions imagine may come \u003cb\u003eafter\u003c\/b\u003e the end: judgment, paradise, renewal, liberation, or another cosmic cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in clear language for readers of \u003cb\u003eall faiths and none\u003c\/b\u003e, this book separates scripture from interpretation, historical claims from evidence, and genuine scientific risks from sensational predictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than offering another countdown, \u003cb\u003eWhen Will the World End?\u003c\/b\u003e asks a more useful question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf we cannot know exactly when the end will come, how should we live while the world is still here?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Umar Javed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798177559476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Umar Javed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780282454271,"sku":"9798177559476","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-will-the-world-end-umar-javed-9798177559476","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}