The Prophesy Of The Utter Destruction Of The Yahood Will Only Occur At The Hands Of The True Worshippers Of Allaah
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The following is a summarised version of the heart warming, hope instilling prophetic reminder, by the esteemed Shaykh Saleem Al-Hilaalee may Allaah preserve him and grant him and his teachers a high level of Paradise:
Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) says:
“And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture, that indeed you would do mischief on the earth twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant!
So, when the promise came for the first of the two, We sent against you slaves of Ours given to terrible warfare. They entered the very innermost parts of your homes. And it was a promise (completely) fulfilled.
Then We gave you once again, a return of victory over them. And We helped you with wealth and children and made you more numerous in man power.
(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your ownselves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to enter the mosque (of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands.
The one who ponders over the introductory verses of Soorah al-Israa’ (the earliest and is one of the most beautiful Surahs, described as The Prophet's treasure) shall take note of wonderous observations. The verses confirm that the future battle facing al-Islaam shall be with the Jews and that victory shall be for the Muslims.
Some of the scholars of tafseer have stated that these verses are discussing ancient events and past occurrences and extinct populations. We find that these verses are not commented on by any authentically reported hadeeth from the Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and there are no authentically reported statements from as-salaf that can be relied upon regarding these verses.
The verses establish that Bani Israel shall be the cause of two separate instances of corruption. If the two instances of corruption were to be understood as past events that have come to an end, then we look back at history and notice that they have produced numerous instances of corruption, not just two. What is prophesised here is that they shall carry out two MAJOR instances of corruption that are far greater in deviance to all the previous acts of corruption that they have performed beforehand. As such, Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has let loose upon them those who punish them due to their corruption. They have been vilified by numerous peoples throughout the annals of time; from Babylon, Persia, to the Byzantines. This is also supported by 'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali in his english translation of The Holy Qur'an that "the two occasions" might be referred to as "twice" (a figure of speech for 'more than once', 'often'). Or it maybe that the two occasions refer to:
the destruction of the Temple by Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C., when the Jews were carried off into captivity.
the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus in A.C. 70. after which the Temple was never rebuilt.
There is no historical evidence to indicate that Bani Israel was granted a return with victory over those who vilified them. Yet we see that the verse states that Bani Israel was given a return over them (enemies) and given victory after what they shall face following their first corruption.
The Shaykh then explained that some of the words used in the verses including the words “…you would do mischief..” indicated that the two major instances of corruption will take place AFTER the revelation of the verses to Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam).
It was also said in The Tawrah that the Jews would spread mischief twice.
Allah says:
وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ الاٌّمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـؤُلآْءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ
(And We made known this decree to him, that the root of those (sinners) was to be cut off in the early morning.)(15:66), meaning, We already told him about that and informed him of it.
The Shaykh then continued:
The rulers and people who cursed and defamed Bani Israel in the past were disbelieving polytheists. How can it be believed that Allaah (Subhanahu Ta’ala) would describe them, “…Slaves of Ours...”? This description is only used to depict a worshipping, believing and sincere people.
The first major occurrence of corruption was when they, as a result of their treachery and hatred, attempted to assassinate the Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and broke their covenant to him while trying to incite the surrounding tribes into battle against him. Their audacity reached the level where they finally declared that to worship an idol is better than accepting the call to Tawheed of Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). The Messenger (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) prepared an army and faced those who betrayed him and was victorious over them. They left the Arab Peninsula never to return. The remaining Jewish tribes at Khayber were eventually expelled by the illustrious, rightly guided Caliph ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (Radiya ‘Llahu 'anhu). He purged the lands of Islaam from their adulteration and impurity.
According to Ibnu Kathir, (So, when the promise came for the first of the two) meaning the first of the two episodes of mischief.
بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَآ أُوْلِى بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ
(We sent against you servants of Ours given to terrible warfare.) means, `We unleashed soldiers against you from among Our creatures who were given to terrible warfare,' i.e., they had great strength and weapons and power. They entered the very innermost parts of your homes, meaning they took possession of your land and invaded the very innermost parts of your homes, going between and through your houses, coming and going freely with no fear of anyone. This was the promise (completely) fulfilled. The earlier and later commentators differed over the identity of these invaders. Many Isra'iliyyat (reports from Jewish sources) were narrated about this, but I did not want to make this book too long by mentioning them, because some of them are fabricated, concocted by their heretics, and others may be true, but we have no need of them, praise be to Allah. What Allah has told us in His Book (the Qur'an) is sufficient and we have no need of what is in the other books that came before. Neither Allah nor His Messenger required us to refer to them. Allah told His Messenger that when (the Jews) committed transgression and aggression, Allah gave their enemies power over them to destroy their country and enter the innermost parts of their homes. Their humiliation and subjugation was a befitting punishment, and your Lord is never unfair or unjust to His servants. They had rebelled and killed many of the Prophets and scholars. Ibn Jarir recorded that Yahya bin Sa`id said: "I heard Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib saying: `Nebuchadnezzar conquered Ash-Sham (Greater Syria, including Palestine), destroying Jerusalem and killing them, then he came to Damascus and found blood boiling in a censer. He asked them: What is this blood. They said: We found our forefathers doing this. Because of that blood, he killed seventy thousand of the believers and others, then the blood stopped boiling. This report is Sahih from Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib, and this event is well-known, as he (Nebuchadnezzar) killed their nobles and scholars, and did not leave alive anyone who knew the Tawrah by heart. He took many prisoners from the sons of the Prophets and others, and did many other things that would take too long to mention here. If we had found anything that was correct or close enough, we could have written it and reported it here. And Allah knows best. Then Allah says:
إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لاًّنفُسِكُمْ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا
((And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves.'') As Allah says elsewhere:
مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَـلِحاً فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا
(Whosoever does a righteous good deed, it is for (the benefit of) himself; and whosoever does evil, it is against himself.) ﴿45:15
The Second Occurrence Of Corruption
Ibnu Kathir commenting on another second occurrence of corruption as:
Then Allah says:
فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الاٌّخِرَةِ
(Then, when the second promise came to pass,) meaning, the second episode of mischief, when your enemies came again,
لِيَسُوءُواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ
((We permitted your enemies) to disgrace your faces) meaning, to humiliate you and subdue you,
وَلِيَدْخُلُواْ الْمَسْجِدَ
(and to enter the Masjid) meaning, Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).
كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ
(as they had entered it before,) when they entered the very innermost parts of your homes.
وَلِيُتَبِّرُواْ
(and to destroy) wrecking and inflicting ruin upon it.
مَا عَلَوْاْ
(all that fell in their hands.) everything they could get their hands on.
تَتْبِيرًاعَسَى رَبُّكُمْ أَن يَرْحَمَكُمْ
(with utter destruction. It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you) meaning that He may rid you of them.
وَإِنْ عُدتُّمْ عُدْنَا
(but if you return (to sins), We shall return (to Our punishment).) meaning, if you return to causing mischief,
عُدْنَا
(We shall return) means, We `will once again punish you in this world, along with the punishment and torment We save for you in the Hereafter.'
وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَـفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا
(And We have made Hell a prison ﴿Hasir﴾ for the disbelievers.) meaning, a place of permanent detention, a prison which cannot be avoided or escaped. Ibn `Abbas said, "Hasir here means a jail.'' Mujahid said, "They will be detained in it.'' Others said like- wise. Al-Hasan said, "Hasir means a bed of Fire.'' Qatadah said: "The Children of Israel returned to aggression, so Allah sent this group against them, Muhammad and his companions, who made them pay the Jizyah, with willing submission, and feeling themselves subdued.''
إِنَّ هَـذَا الْقُرْءَانَ يِهْدِى لِلَّتِى هِىَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّـلِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا - وأَنَّ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
(9. Verily, this Qur'an guides to that which is most just and right and gives good news to those who believe, those who do righteous deeds, that they will have a great reward (Paradise).) (10. And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter, for them We have prepared a painful torment (Hell).)
The era of Prophethood and the rightly guided Caliphate that followed it came to an end. The Muslim Ummah began to stray farther and farther away from Al-Qur’aan and fell into dissension and partisanship. This condition generated weakness and stripped the Ummah of its strength.
While the Muslim Ummah was in a state of heedlessness and irreligiousness the tatter remnants of Bani Israel organised themselves and began to flourish and regain strength. Eventually they brought humiliation, destitution, and restrictions and poured punishment upon the Muslims. The Zionist expansion grew with the aid of Communist manpower (European Jews) and Capitalist monetary reserves. The Jews suddenly became a formidable force and attained grandeur never before achieved by their predecessors.
The Jewish nation took root in Palestine [after Britain decided to give it to them as a nation] in the midst of numerous Muslims, plentiful in number but as insignificant as the froth on the surface of the ocean. A person may ponder over the fact that the Muslim nation numbers in excess of one billion persons, greatly outnumbering the Jewish nation comprised of a mere few million. We understand that the number of Jews is greater than the number of sincere, pious, firmly grounded believers. Surely, the struggle is between al-Firqah an-Najiyyah - those people adhering to the Truth, and the adherents of Falsehood regardless of their locality, ethnicity and colour or language.
Furthermore, their (Bani Israel) description being numerous is speaking of the platoon of troops who will set out in battle against the believers. It is well known that the Jews have eclipsed the Muslims in terms of strength, training, weaponry and military readiness. All of this authenticates the words of Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , “…and made you more numerous in man power.”
We establish that the second era of corruption has begun and remains ongoing. Is there greater deviance than setting the Masaajid wherein Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is worshipped ablaze? Is there greater deviance than tearing pages from the Qur’aan and stepping on it? Is there greater deviance than to break the bones of, and murder, women, elderly men and children?
Is there greater deviance than to openly declare war against Islaam and those who call to it? Surely, these are all indicators of the greatest types of corruption.
All the different initiatives that have been put forth to solve the Palestinian Muslim Arab-Jewish conflict have all failed miserably since this matter is with Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and not by the directives of the UN or other councils.
Before us today we find an unending stream of evidence proving that the Palestinian issue is seen as a worthless issue that is being traded around and passed around from one side to the other without seeking to bring about a just solution that is appeasing to all. The Zionists strategy will not stop extending its malicious hand, gesturing peace, while simultaneously plotting extermination of those it is courting. This has always been the attitude of the Jews, past and present. Therefore Muslims, especially those of Palestine, should wake up from their deep extended slumber and regain the adherence to the Truth that they once possessed.
The Jews shall NEVER have peace of mind or feel secure, or arrive at the level of safety that they seek. This is a dream that shall remain unfulfilled because they do not seek to extend the same to others. All attempts at seeking to facilitate this unattainable peace shall end in failure. They shall continuously be under siege as has been ordained by Allaah as He has said:
“And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (i.e. the Jews), till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with a humiliating torment.” [7:167]
We recognise that this return to grandeur [of the Jews] shall be short lived, by the leave of Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala). When Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) speaks about the destruction of Bani Israel after the second occurrence of corruption He uses the letter “faa” to imply that soon afterwards after their return to grandeur, their destruction shall come about. The faa indicates that it is a short, defined period of time wherein they shall gather in the Holy land and assemble uniformly so as to meet their demise together at the hands of the soldiers of Allaah from the ‘Ibaad ur-Rahmaan.
These pious slaves of Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) shall be those who have realised in themselves and societies servitude to Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) alone. On that day the Believers shall rejoice with joy in the victory of Allaah.
The future is for Islaam. A future that is bright and full of promise.
Wallahu ta'ala a'laam...may Allah stable our heart in His Deen...Ameen...
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