Editing Islamic eschatology (section)

===Basis of belief===
"Fear, hope, and finally ... faith", have been given (by Jane I. Smith, Yvonne Y. Haddad) as motivations offered by the Quran for the belief of Muslims in an Afterlife,<ref name=JISYYHIU1981:x>[[#JISYYHIU1981|Smith & Haddad, ''Islamic Understanding'',  1981]]: p.x</ref> although some ([[Abul A'la Maududi|Abū Aʿla al-Mawdūdī]]) have asserted it is simply a matter of reason:
<blockquote>The fact is that whatever Muhammad (peace be upon him) has told us about life after death is clearly borne out by reason. Although our belief in that Day is based upon our implicit trust in the Messenger of God, rational reflection not only confirms this belief but it also reveals that Muhammad's (peace be upon him) teachings in this respect are much more reasonable and understandable than all other view-points about life after death.<ref>Abū Aʿla al-Mawdūdī, ''Towards Understanding Islam'' (1960), p.130</ref></blockquote>