Showing posts with label Jihad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jihad. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

God loves those who strive in His Way in ranks like well-built walls

God loves those who strive in His Way in ranks like well-built walls


GOD LOVES THOSE WHO STRIVE IN HIS WAY IN RANKS LIKE WELL-BUILT WALLS

God says in verse 103 of Surat al-‘Imran, “Hold fast to the rope of God all together,” (what does all together mean? All Muslims, the Muslims in the world. God does not discriminate between Hanafi and Sha’afi) “Hold fast…” What does hold fast mean? With all your might. “And do not separate” (that is to say, do not separate into sects, groups or communities).

Surat al-Anfal verse 46, “Do not quarrel among yourselves” (at the moment they are quarreling everywhere in the world. The most intense hostilities are taking place. They are murdering one another’s children. “Obey God and His Messenger and do not quarrel among yourselves” (That is now happening in the Islamic world, which is in conflict. They have all fallen out in a terrible way. God says if you do that, you will fall apart. And what does falling apart mean? Being divided when once you were united. They were fragmented, and then weakened. There was no falling apart in the time of the Prophet (pbuh). They were all united. There was one Islamic community and they were all together. There was no being cowed. They are all cowed now. Much of the Islamic world is cowed.) “And you will lose heart,” says God. They lost heart because they were not united. This is a miracle of the Qur’an. That verse has come about. “And be steadfast. God is with the steadfast.”

Surat al-Anfal verse 73, “Those who are unbelievers are the friends and protectors of one another,” (they watch over and protect one another, they support one another. ) “If you do not do this,” if you are not united, if you do not watch over one another. For example, a child’s parents watch over and protect it very well. God is telling believers that they must watch over and protect one another. Muslims are under one another’s protection. “If you do not do this,” if you do not help one another and be friends and allies “there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption.” There is great turmoil and corruption in the Islamic world now. What God said has come about. Is there great corruption going on? Yes, there is. Is there turmoil? Yes, there is. The way that some people are oblivious is still more turmoil and corruption. They are unaffected. Look, reports of deaths come in from Syria every day. Women are being raped and murdered. Yet some people do not care at all.

Surat an-Nisa’ verse 75, “What reason could you have” (He warns against human beings’ cruel and tyrannizing aspects) “for not striving in the Way of God – for those men, women and children who are oppressed and say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city whose inhabitants are wrongdoers!’” (The Syrian people are currently being oppressed. The people there want to flee the country. They want to escape) “Give us a protector from You!” –a protector, an owner, a mahdi. (One. They wonder where the idea of the Mahdi has come. Where do you get the idea of a leader of all Muslims from, they wonder. God expresses this as a prayer on the part of believers, “Give us a protector from You! Give us a helper from You!’?” A protecting owner, owner of the time, a mahdi, a leader for Muslims, a helper. (Someone who will watch of and govern millions of Muslims. Almighty God emphasizes this several times. )

Men, women and children all say this. He says they have been left weak, God demands to know why they do not strive. This means that Muslims must demand ONE lord, ONE guide and ONE leader. Men, women and children must all beseech God for this.

Surat ash-Shura verse 39, “those who, when they are wronged, defend themselves.” (when they are subjected to aggression, when they are martyred or their homes are burned down). They establish Islamic Unity and all resist together. What do they resist? They try to put an end to the attacks on Muslims. The aim of unity is this; to put an end to the persecution of Muslims. Otherwise, God says, there will be strife and corruption and all kinds of things. He says you will lose your strength.

Surat as-Saff, “God loves those who strive in His Way in ranks like well-built walls.” In a single block, mortared together with cement. This verse has been sent down specially. God speaks of them being like a wall, a single building. You enter a building and you ask what it is. It represents Muslims. A single block or wall. There are no other smaller walls nest to it. God speaks in terms of a single wall.


Monday, September 30, 2013

Everyone must join forces against terror



Everyone must join forces against terror

The world has been living side by side with terror for hundreds of years. Even though actions may differ from country to country, all terrorist organizations aim at defenseless civilians and send their messages by way of these people. In the terrorist attack in Oklahoma in the USA 167 people were savagely slaughtered, 19 of them children. A fanatical Jew who opened a hail of fire on Muslims praying in a mosque in Palestine caused the deaths of 29 people. Thousands of people have lost their lives in attacks against Muslims in India over the years.

Terrorist attacks both great and small have for years been perpetrated in France, Spain, the Philippines, Japan and Ireland.

One could go on. However, the entire world came face to face with terror in 2001. In the wake of the attacks against two major cities in the USA which led to the deaths and injuries of thousands of people, the concept of “terrorism” began to be debated once again. That was because that attack had been carried out at an unexpected time, against a country regarded as the world’s only superpower, and in a totally unforeseen manner. The attack created an air of fear and panic all over the world, especially in America.

Following the attacks, the USA embarked on a major fight against terror. Many countries have lined up alongside America in this struggle, and lent their support to it. The series of bombings in Istanbul, just when it was thought that the forces of terror had been brought under control, again reminded people of terrorism’s dark face: first synagogues, then the British Consulate, then the HSBC General Directorate building …

The Saturday prayer, which had been performed for centuries, was interrupted by the bombs exploded on November 15th. Twenty-four people were killed in the explosions at the Neva Shalom synagogue at Beyoglu Kuledibi and the Beth Israel synagogue at Sisli, and 300 were injured. Dozens of more people lost their lives in the explosions at the British Consulate and the HSBC building, and hundreds were injured. Images similar to those which followed the September 11 attacks began appearing on our television screens. Ruined buildings, people fleeing in panic, burned out busses, corpses lying in the streets …

The point we wish to emphasize in this article is the Islamic perspective on terror attacks and the killing of the innocent. All forms of terrorist attack are roundly condemned in Islam. According to the Qur'an, it is a great sin to kill an innocent person, and anyone who does so will suffer great torment in the Hereafter:
… If someone kills another person—unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth—it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. Our Messengers came to them with Clear Signs, but even after that, many of them committed outrages in the earth.(Qur’an, 5:32)
This verse equals the killing of one innocent to slaughtering all of humanity! Another verse expresses the importance that the faithful attach to life:
Those who do not appeal to any other deity besides God [alone]; nor kill any soul whom God has forbidden [them to] except with the right to do so; nor fornicate. Anyone who does so will incur a penalty. (Qur’an, 25:68)
In yet another verse, God issues the following commandment:
Say: "Come, and I will recite to you what your Lord has forbidden for you": that you do not associate anything with Him; that you are good to your parents; that you do not kill your children because of poverty—We will provide for you and them; that you do not approach indecency—outward or inward; that you do not kill any person God has made inviolate—except with the right to do so. That is what He instructs you to do, so that hopefully, you will use your intellect. (Qur’an, 6:151)
Any Muslim who believes in God with a sincere heart, who scrupulously abides by His verses and fears suffering in the Hereafter, will avoid harming even one other person. He knows that the Lord of Infinite Justice will suitably reward him for all his deeds. In one of the hadiths, our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) listed the kinds of people who are not pleasing to God:
"Those who act cruelly and unjustly in the sacred lands, those who yearn for the ways of the ignorant, and those who wrongly shed human blood." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)
Another element we wish to concentrate on is the attack on devout Turkish Jews worshipping in their synagogues. Churches, synagogues and mosques are houses for the worship of God. It is a terrible crime in the sight of God to slaughter innocent people as they worship in their churches, synagogues or mosques. These are houses where the name of God is remembered, praised and recited. In the Qur’an, , God reveals that:
… God guides to His Light whoever He wills and God makes metaphors for mankind and God has knowledge of all things. In houses which God has permitted to be built and in which His name is remembered, there are men who proclaim His glory morning and evening. (Qur’an, 24:35-36)
The people who go to those places are devout, prayerful people. All houses where the name of God is remembered are sacred in the eyes of Islam. Visitors to these houses may be Jews, Christians or Muslims. The important thing is that each one is a devout believer in God. A Muslim must respect and protect the holy places where the People of the Book worship God, and protect them. For Muslims, these places are precious because in these places, people, whether Jews or Christians, remember God. In the Qur'an, the places of worship of the People of the Book, ie. monasteries, churches and synagogues, are mentioned as places of worship protected by God.
…[I]f God had not driven some people back by means of others, monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques, where God's name is mentioned much, would have been pulled down and destroyed. God will certainly help those who help Him—God is All-Strong, Almighty. (Qur'an, 22:40)
As a manifestation of his loyalty to God's commands, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was most careful not to destroy the holy places of the People of the Book. Such destruction means, in the first place, opposing God's commands. This aside, it means preventing people who have faith in God worshipping Him. Indeed, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) promised the Christians, who were the other party to a peace agreement he made, that their churches would not be destroyed and that they would never be harmed. The tax (Jizya) agreements he made with Christians also guaranteed the safety of churches.

The first agreement made after the death of the Prophet (pbuh) that guaranteed the protection of the temples was a tax agreement Khalid bin al-Waleed signed with the leader of the city of Anat. Ibn Ishaq stated that those agreements made by Khalid bin al-Waleed were also approved by Abu Bakr and the three caliphs following him. This aside, Abu Bakr offered the same guarantees that had been offered to the people of Najran by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

The Islamic societies that abided by Islamic morality after the death of the Prophet (pbuh) also paid special attention to this issue. Muslim leaders who adhered to the Qur'an and the Sunnah (the sayings and doings of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)) respected the places of worship of non-Muslims in conquered countries and showed great tolerance to the clergy.

Terror Will Disappear When People Come to Live by the Moral Values of Islam

In the Qur'an (32:9), God reveals that He has breathed His Spirit into man, His creation, and that man is His representative on Earth (Qur'an, 6:165). One of the most important differences between man and the animals is that man was created with both earthly desires and with a conscience. Every person possesses desires that incite him to evil, along with a conscience that inspires him to avoid it. Alongside such pleasing attributes inspired by that conscience-love, sacrifice, compassion, humility, affection, honesty, loyalty and kindness-he also possesses destructive and undesirable tendencies, stemming from his earthly desires. Thanks to his conscience, however, the believer can distinguish between right and wrong and opt for what is morally right. Strong belief in and fear of God, faith in the Hereafter, powerful fear of the endless torments of Hell and a yearning for Paradise all keep the temptations of his earthly desires at bay. Therefore, he always behaves well towards people, is forgiving, responds to wickedness with good, assists those in need, and shows compassion, love, affection and tolerance.

Terrorists, on the other hand, listen to their earthly desire for violence instead of their consciences, and can easily turn to all forms of wickedness. They become loveless, aggressive people who easily hurt others without the slightest pang of conscience. Having no fear of God, they do not know the morality of religion, nor do they practice it. Nothing can stop them from committing crimes.

In restraining its citizens, society's prevailing rules can go only so far. Thanks to its law enforcement units, the state may be able to partially protect streets and public spaces, and-thanks to a powerful system of justice-may be able to take necessary means to ensure public order and ensure that the crime rate drops. But since it's impossible to keep watch on every individual, 24 hours a day, it's essential that peoples' consciences enter the equation at some stage. Someone who doesn't heed the voice of his conscience can easily turn to crime when on his own, or surrounded by people of like mind. That being the case, a model of society emerges which is composed of individuals who lie when necessary, have no hesitation about making unjust profits, and feel no unease about oppressing the weak. It is clear that physical precautions and measures will bear no fruit in a society which has no fear of God and which has lost its spiritual values. Religious moral values, on the other hand, command a person to refrain from evil, even if he is all alone, even if nobody will punish him for his evil deeds. It is evident that a person who knows that he will be called to account in the presence of God for his every deed, his every decision and his every word, and that he will be suitably rewarded for these in the eternal life of the Hereafter, will scrupulously avoid committing evil.

Terrorist organizations can't possibly have any place in a society whose people avoid evil of their own free will. Where religion's morality prevails, problems that give rise to organizations supporting the use of violence will disappear naturally. If the whole society possesses superior virtues like honesty, sacrifice, love and justice, there can be no place for such things as poverty, unequal distribution of income, injustice, the oppression of the weak, or limitations on freedoms. On the contrary, a social order will emerge that meets the wants of the needy; where the wealthy protect the poor and the strong, the weak; where everyone can enjoy the very best health care, education, and transport systems. There, tolerance and understanding will dominate the relationships between different ethnic groups, religions and cultures.

For these reasons, proper morality is the key to solving so many social problems. The source of that key, in turn, is the Qur'an, which God has revealed as a guide for mankind.

It must not be forgotten that unless necessary measures are taken, unless deep-rooted solutions are brought in, the 21st century will continue to be a time of terror and violence, just as the 20th was before it. The homes of innocent people will be bombed, and women and children will be slaughtered. The ideological fight against terrorism, therefore, must be started with great urgency, to include very great numbers of people.

This fight will be fought on the level of ideas-between people who believe in God, who are loving, forgiving, compassionate and in full possession of their conscience; and those who draw their strength from ignorance and violence. In one verse, our Lord reveals, "Why were there not people with good sense among the generations of those who came before you, who forbade corruption in the earth…" (Qur'an, 11:116). Believers should possess the virtue that God describes in that verse. While terrorists hope to achieve their aims by violence, believers know that true success can be achieved only by clinging tightly to the religion of God, and acting accordingly. Jews, Christians, and Muslims will join together in that struggle, in a spirit of respect for all beliefs and ideas and, by the will of God, enjoy definitive success. This is God's promise to all His believing servants, which will definitely come true.

At this point, a great responsibility falls on all true believers, no matter what their religion. Jews must not ignore Old Testament statements calling mankind to peace and tolerance, and they must call on all other Jews to oppose terrorism. So should Christians call on all other Christians, taking as their guide the morality most pleasing to God. One should not forget that terrorism stems from wrong ideas and the basic struggle against terrorism should be on the level of ideas. Believers must explain that these ideas are wrong, and that no idea can prevail by means of violence, oppression and cruelty; and despotism can never bring about beauty.

Terrorist ideology is built on sand. Its foundations can easily be swept away by mobilizing a proper education campaign. Sincere believers in all parts of the world can help end the ignorance that breeds terrorism by searching for solutions, writing books and articles, promoting educational activities and disseminating their own cultural heritage. The prevalence of tolerance, peace and security on the Earth, as commanded by God, will make terrorism disappear into the pages of history forever. Adopting a defeatist, pessimistic attitude in the face of terror is unacceptable. Our hope is that this suffering will not be repeated, and that all measures will be adopted to that end.

May God have mercy on those who died in those hateful attacks, and may He heal the injured. Our sincere condolences to all mankind. (For detailed information, please see Islam Denounces Terrorism and Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism by Harun Yahya)

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2005-07-02 15:54:48 

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Madina-e-Sani

Madina-e-Sani (Second Madina)


Holy city al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah:



The Arabic word madinah simply means "city." Before the advent of Islam, the city was known as Yathrib but was personally renamed by Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The first mention of the city, under its old Arabic name Yathrib, dates to the 6th century BC. In 622 AD/1 AH, Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and around 70 Meccan Muhajirun believers left Mecca for sanctuary in Yathrib, an event that transformed the religious and political landscape of the city completely; the longstanding enmity between the Aus and Khazraj tribes was dampened as many of the two Arab tribes and some local Jews embraced Islam. Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم), linked to the Khazraj through his great-grandmother, was agreed on as civic leader. The Muslim converts native to Yathrib of whatever background—pagan Arab or Jewish—were called Ansar ("the Patrons" or "the Helpers"). [Wikipedia]

Yathrib is called al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah because Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) migrated to this city and established first Islamic Caliphate or union after uniting Meccan Muhajirun and local Ansar where the early Muslim community (ummah) developed under the Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) leadership, then under the leadership of the first four caliphs of Islam Abu Bakr (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ), Omar (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ), Othman (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) and Ali (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ). This city is burial place of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and will be burial place of Prophet Isa (علیہ السلام) Messiah after his second coming. Without Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Yathrib is not called al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah.

Constantinople (Istanbul) is Madina-e-Sani:



Istanbul is Madina-e-Sani because Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will capture this city spiritually without bloodshed similar to Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) who captured the city Yathrib spiritually without bloodshed.

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) started struggle of Islam and invite people to truth in holy city Mecca but he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) migrated and established Islamic caliphate in al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah. Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will come from will come from the village of Kara to Madina-e-Sani. He will start his struggle and invite people to truth from Madina-e-Sani and capture this city spiritually. He will migrate to holy city Mecca where people will swear allegiance to him. He will descend to Jerusalem and struggle for the true faith in Jerusalem until the coming of the Prophet ‘Isa (علیہ السلام).

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“… a man [Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام)] of the people of Madina (a large city) will come forth to Mecca. Some of the people of Mecca will come to him, bring him out against his will and swear allegiance to him between the Corner and the Maqam. …” (Sunan Abu Dawud)

The word Medina is used in a metaphorical sense in the hadith handed down from our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). In other words, our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) uses the word Medina to mean very different things. There are many large cities or “Medinas” in the Islamic world. For that reason, one can only tell in what sense the word Medina is being used by looking at other accounts on the subject.

In the hadith cited above, our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will come from Medina, whereas in another hadith he says that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) “will come from the village of Land.” Imam Qurtubi’s At-Tadhkirah refers to Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) coming from the western part of the Islamic countries. This statement shows that the large city in which Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will be born is in the western part of the Islamic nations.

In another hadith, our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) tells his interlocutor that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will perform the spiritual capture of Medina, in other words, a large city. In the account, because there were many Medinas (or large cities), the person speaking to our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was uncertain which Medina, in other words which large city, Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) who will achieve the spiritual conquest of. He therefore asked our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) which Medina (or large city) he meant.

Our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) answered that this Medina (city) was Constantinople (Istanbul).
Ahmad recorded a hadith by Allah ibn 'Amr, who said:

"… The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, 'Six things will happen to this Ummah: … The sixth is the conquest of a city.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, which city?' He said, 'Constantinople.'" 

Therefore, the word Medina is used by our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in this hadith in the sense of a great city in order to refer to Istanbul.

Another hadith reveals that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will emerge from the city that contains the sacred relics, including the sacred banner, of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The banner and other holy relics of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) are currently kept in a special section of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace.

It is related from Abdullah ibn Shurafa that:

“The banner of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) will be adorned, together with Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام).“

(Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 65)

“He will appear with the camel hair banner of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). That banner has four corners, is unstitched and black in color. There is a halo on it. It has not been unfurled since the death of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), but it will be opened when Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) appears.“

(Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 23)

As for signs, he will have with him the shirt, the sword, and the banner of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). That banner has never been unfurled since the death of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). And, it will not be unfurled until the appearance of the Mahdi.

(Portents of Doomsday, p. 164)

It appears from the above hadith that the sacred relics of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) are where Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام), and that the banner will be opened up when he appears. Since the holy relics are in Istanbul, it is clear that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will be in Istanbul, too.

However, one can also see from looking at other accounts that the city of Hazrat Mahdi’s (علیہ السلام) birth and the city in the west of the Islamic world is a different Medina or city from the one that he will spiritually conquer. For example, it can be seen from the description in this hadith that the city that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will capture, Istanbul, is one in which a dry path will be opened up in the sea, in other words, in which a bridge system will be used.

During the conquest of Constantinople he [Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام)] will plant a standard when he goes to make ablution for the morning prayer, and the water will divide in two and withdraw from him. He will cross to the other side through this path that opens and say,

“O people, learn from this. The sea has parted its waters for us, just as it did for the tribe of Israel.” 

They will utter the takbir again and again and with twelve takbirs the twelve towers of the city will collapse.

(Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al- Muntadhar, p. 57)

The hadith also states that Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will plant a standard in this city, making it clear that the city is the one that contains the holy banner of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).

See following links for detail…


Is Pakistan Madina-e-Sani?


The Land of Pure People:

Many Pakistani writers claim that Pakistan is a Madina-e-Sani (second Madina after holy city of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah “the radiant city”) and Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will emerge from Pakistan. In picture below they have tried to prove that wordy meaning of Persian word “Pakistan” (پاکستان) and Arabic word “Madina Tayyaba” (مدینہ طیبہ) are both equivalent to “The Land of Pure People”. They believe Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) or his force will shed blood to create Madina-e-Sani and then he and his force will establish Caliphate in Makkah to unit Muslims. Many terrorists and radicals use these writings to justify killings and terror as they believe they are force of Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) and they are protecting land of pure people. These writers have following points for their claim...


Purpose:
  • The main purpose of establishing state of Medina was providing a strong center for Muslims.
  • Objective of ideology of Pakistan (Two Nation Theory) is also providing a separate strong center for Indian Muslims in subcontinent.
Migration:
  • Muslims migrated from place of idolaters Mecca to Madina
  • Indian Muslim also migrated from place of idolaters India to Pakistan
Wars:
  • Muslims of Madina fought 3 big wars with Arab idolaters and apparently lost one of them (Ghazwa-e-Uhud)
  • Muslims of Pakistan fought 3 big wars with Indian idolaters and apparently lost one of them (1971 war)
Conspiracy:
  • Idolaters of Mecca made conspiracies against Madina with help of Jews.
  • Indian Idolaters also made conspiracies against Pakistan with help of Israel.
Fatah-e- Mecca and Fatah-e-Hind:
  • Muslims of Madina defeated idolaters of Mecca and conquered Mecca.
  • Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says Pakistan will also conquer India in Ghazwa-e-Hind.
Superpower:
  • After Fatah-e-Mecca Muslims rose as superpower.
  • Insha’Allah after Fatah-e-Hind Muslims of Pakistan will rise as superpower.

They use following Hadiths to prove Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) or his force will emerge from Pakistan, India or Afghanistan …

Hadith about cool breeze from Hind:


Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlavi (ra) mentioned a Hadith, referenced by Al-Tibrani-Al-Aust (الطبرانيالأوسط), Holy Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said,

"I am Arab, but Arab is not in me and I am not in Hind but Hind is in me"

میں عرب ہوں, لیکن عرب مجھ میں نہیں اور میں ہند میں نہیں لیکن ہند مجھ میں ہے

They claim Allama Iqbal used a part of this Hadith in his couplet of Bang-e-Dra.
The House from which the world had heard Tauhid’s tune (Doctrine of Oneness of God)
From where the Arabian Leader (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) had felt cool breeze

They claim Prophet Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) feel cool breeze from Hind but actually this is saying of Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام). The text is found in Mustadrak Al-Haakim as a saying of Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام);

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما ، قال : قال علي بن أبي طالب : أطيب ريح في الأرض الهند

Ibn Abbas (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) said, Ali (علیہ السلام) said:

"I feel cool breeze from Hind."

Mustadrak Al-Haakim Hadith 3954. Hakim said, 'This Hadith is Sahih on the conditions of [Sahih] Muslim [3995]’.

Here's the full narration from Mustadrak with Hakeem's tawtheeq, it also includes about Adam (علیہ السلام):

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الكارزي حدثنا علي بن عبد العزيز حدثنا حجاج بن منهال حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن حميد عن يوسف بن مهران عن بن عباس رضى الله تعالى عنهما قال قال علي بن أبي طالب أطيب ريح في الأرض الهند أهبط بها آدم صلى الله عليه وسلم فعلق شجرها من ريح الجنة هذا حديث صحيح على شرط مسلم ولم يخرجاه

Exact and full translation is:

"The best wind on earth is in al-Hind, Adam (علیہ السلام) was sent down with it, and its trees caught some of the wind of paradise."

It doesn't prove that Hind will become center of Islam in future. Middle East is also known as the home of the prophets (pbut) and center of all great Abrahamic religions mentioned in Holy Quran and it will remain center of Islam in future. Hadith, saying of Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام) and poetry of Allam Iqbal are only relating significance of India with descendant of Prophet Adam (علیہ السلام) and mass conversion of people of India from polytheism to monotheism.



Hadiths about Khorasan:



These writers claim that Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will come from east region of Khorasan which is Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak) with an army carrying black flags to invade Constantinople and Jerusalem. See article Black Banners From Khurasan (Afghanistan) To Jerusalem. These writers use following Hadiths for their claim…

Ahmad, Nu'aym ibn Hammad, al-Hakim and Abu Nu'aym narrated from Thawban (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

"When you see the black banners have come forward from Khorasan, then go to them even if you have to crawl over ice, for among them is Allah's khalifah, the Mahdi."

Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan and Abu Nu'aym narrated from Thawban (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

"The black banners will come from the east, with hearts like iron bars. So whoever hears of them, let him go to them and give them bay'ah, even if he must crawl over ice."

Narrated by Abdur Rehman Al-Jarshi that I heard companion of dear Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)  Hazrat Amr Bin Marra Al-jamli (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) that Dear Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“Surely Black Flag will appear from the Khorasan until the people will tie their horses with the Olive Trees between Bait-e-Lahya and Harasta. We asked are there any Olive trees between these places. He said, ‘If there isn’t then soon it will grow so that those people will come and tie their horses there.’”

[Ref: Kitab-al-Fitan Page 215. Also at Page 108 in the book “Islam main Imam Mahdi ka Tasawer” by Maulana Professor Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Jamia Ashrafia Lahore, Pakistan]

Thawban said,

"The Prophet said: 'Three men will be killed at the place where your treasure is. Each of them will be the son of a Khalifah, and none of them will get hold of the treasure.  Then black banners will come out of the east...' If you see him, go and give him your allegiance, even if you have to crawl over ice, because he is the Khalifah of Allah, the Mahdi.'"

This hadith is reported in Sunan Ibn Majah vol 3 number 4084 in ‘Kitab al-Fitan, Baab Kharuj al-Mahdi' and 'Mustadrak' al-Hakim. Hakim classified it as saheeh on the conditions set by al-Bukhari and Muslim and al-Dhahabi agreed. Ibn Kathir wrote about it in his 'al-Nihaya (al-Fitan wa al-Malahim)' that its isnaad is 'qawii' (strong). al-Albani considers some of the chains as unacceptable, but writes the hadith is correct in meaning without the addition, 'he is the Khalifah of Allah, the Mahdi.' He rates the isnaad of Ibn Majah from 'Alqama from Ibn Mas'ud as hasan which does not have the words, 'khalifa-tullah.' He then goes on to discuss why this addition is not acceptable. ('Silsilah al-Ahadeeth al-Da'eefah wa al-Maudu'a', vol 1, p. 195-198, Hadith #85)

Will Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) be among them?


According to they claim the Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) is among force of east. If we analyze all hadiths carefully then we see this is not the case. These hadiths clearly say that find Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) when black banners come forward from Khorasan. Above Hadiths don’t state that Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will come from Khorasan along them.

Hadiths about Shuayb ibn Saleh (Mansoor) and Banu Hashim also do not state that the Mahdi is among them. They describe the same situation. They will defeat the cavalry of the sufyani in Khorasan and when they settle in Kufah the Mahdi (علیہ السلام) appears in holy city Mecca. Following Hadiths clearly state that black banners from east will come to Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام).

He also narrated from al-Hasan, that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) mentioned a tribulation that his household would encounter:

"Until Allah sends a black banner from the east; whoever helps them, Allah will help him, and whoever lets them down, Allah will let him down; until they COME TO A MAN whose name is like my name, so He will make him their ruler, and Allah will help him and grant him victory."

He also narrated from Abu Ja'far (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) that he said:

"The black banners that come out from Khurasan will settle at al-Kufah. WHEN the Mahdi APPEARS in Makkah, they WILL SEND the bay'ah TO HIM."

Narrated by Abdullah bin Masood (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) that Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“A Nation will come from the east with black flags and they will ask for some “Khayr” (because of them being needy) but the people will not give them, then, they will fight and win over those people (who did not give them what they asked). Now the people will give them what they asked for but they will not accept it until they will HAND IT OVER to a person from my progeny who will fill this earth with justice just as it was previously filled with oppression and tyranny. So if anyone of you finds this nation then you must join them even if you have to crawl over ice.”

(Al-Asha'ah, Page 240)

Above hadith clearly states that Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will be not among them but they will help him and give bay'ah (oath) to him.

Are Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak) Khorasan?






The ancient Khorasan was the last eastern province of the Persian Empire. Khorasan means the “land of the sunrise” in Persian. Khorasan in its proper sense comprised principally the cities of Mashhad, Nishapur and Sabzevar (now in northeastern Iran), Balkh, Herat and Taloqan (now in Afghanistan), Merv, Nisa and Abiward (now in southern Turkmenistan), and Samarqand and Bukhara (now in Uzbekistan). Some believe that at certain times Khorasan covered a wider area, which included parts of Transoxiana, Soghdiana, Sistan, and extended to the boundaries of the Indian subcontinent [Wikipedia]. At time of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم), Khorasan region was included east area of Caspian Sea, west south of river Amu Darya, Transoxania (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan etc) and cities Ar-Ray (Iran) and Taloqan (Afghanistan). These areas are also referred in Hadiths and by Islamic scholars for Khorasan region.

Ibn Khaldun and al-Qurtubi record:

“Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will come from the Mashriq (the East), Khorasan (the area to the west of the Caspian Sea) and the Amu Darya (these being regions inhabited by the Turks).”

(Macdonald, Encyclopedia of Islam, 7:478)

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“Pity poor Taloqan. At that place are treasures of Allah. These are not of gold and silver, but consist of people who have recognized Allah as they should have. They are the Mahdi's servants.”

(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi `Alamat al-Mahdi, p. 59) (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p.59)

Hadis Al-Mahdiyul Muntazar:

"Good for Al Taloqan! Surely, for Allah in it are treasures, not of gold or silver but men who know Allah through truthful knowledge and they will support Al Mahdi at the end of Time."

Following the same narrative chain, Al-Baqir narrated the following on the authority of Jabir:

“[Allah Almighty has a treasure in Taloqan; it is of neither gold nor silver but consists of twelve thousand (men) in Khorasan, having “Ahmad Ahmad” for emblem. They will be led by a Hashemite young man riding a gray mule and wearing a red headband. I can almost see him crossing the Euphrates; should you hear of his coming, rush to him even if you have to crawl over the snow.]”

Narrated 'Ali son of Abu Talib:

"The Prophet said, 'A man named al-Harith son of Hirath will come from Transoxania (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and southwest Kazakhstan). His army will be led by a man named Mansoor. He will be pave the way for and establish the government of the family of Muhammad, just as the Quraysh established the government of the Messenger of Allah. Every believer will be obliged to support them.'"

Al-Harith son of Hirath; Mansoor Ali said,

"The Prophet said, ‘A man named al-Harith son of Hirath will come from Transoxania [Central Asia] His army will be led by a man named Mansoor. He will be pave the way for and establish the government of the family of Muhammad, just as the Quraysh established the government of the Messenger of Allah.Every believer will be obliged to support them.’” (Abu-Dawud.)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight a nation wearing hairy shoes, and till you fight the Turks, who will have small eyes, red faces and flat noses; and their faces will be like flat shields. And you will find that the best people are those who hate responsibility of ruling most of all till they are chosen to be the rulers. And the people are of different natures: The best in the pre-lslamic period are the best in Islam. A time will come when any of you will love to see me rather than to have his family and property doubled."


One of Hazrat Mahdi's Names Will Be ''THE LION' – Hz. Mehdi’nin İsimlerinden Biri “ARSLAN” Olacaktır

“Hazrat Messiah, Son of David; Mahdi, represented with a lion figure is mentioned in Zohar, commentary of Torah. It is believed to be from Hazrat Abraham’s period and Hazrat Mahdi is represented with a lion figure. The lion clawing, that represents Hazrat Mahdi.

In Torah, “He swears by that truth,” King Messiah Mahdi “He is a lion and he who is known as the lion is loving.” “His name is Lion, but he is very loving, he says” is mentioned. “Morning describes the compassion that refers to Messiah [Mahdi].The Gospel says “you lie down till morning, until Messiah [Mahdi], son of David, who is the light of compassion and is called the lion emerges in the morning.” The dawn of Islam, insha’Allah.

Our Prophet says

“A man (Hazrat Mahdi will appear from Transoxania,” What is Transoxania? The place where the Mahdi’s ancestors lived. The Caucasus region, region where Turks live. “He will be called Al-Haris ibn al-Harras.” Haris, meaning Lion, son of the lion, in other words.” 

Esteemed Adnan Oktar, 27 April 2012 A9 TV

"MAN CALLED AL-HARITH IBN HARRATH (LION) WILL COME FORTH FROM MA WARA AN-NAHR (TRANSOXANA). His army will be led by a man called Mansur who will establish or consolidate things for Muhammad's family as Quraysh consolidated them for the Messenger of Allah (saas). Every believer must help him."

(Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 36, 4277;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib;At-Taj al-jami' lil 'usul fi ahadith al-Rasul, Mansur 'Ali Nasif, Vol. 5, p. 617)
* Haris means lion.

“O Master of believers, tell us about Hazrat Mahdi (as).” And the Master of believers said"... HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS A WELL-PREPARED, VICTORIOUS LION WITH AN EXTENSIVE IMPACT..."

(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 184)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight with the Khudh and the Kirman (Province in Iran) from among the non-Arabs. They will be of red faces, flat noses and small eyes; their faces will look like flat shields, and their shoes will be of hair."

Al Hasan Al Basri said:

"A man of medium stature will come from Ar-Ray. He will be dark and from the children of Tamim -- a Wasaj, named Shuayb son of Salih with four thousand men. Their clothes will be white and Banners black, and at his front is the Mahdi. He meets no one that he does not defeat and scatter."

Above Hadith is clearly indicating that black banners will come from city Ar-Ray of southern Khorasan which is not in Pakistan neither in Afghanistan but in Iran. See Wikipedia Ray, South Khorasan. There is another city Rey near Tehran and Caspian Sea in Iran.




Mughal Emperor Babur wrote in his memoirs that Indians used to call all non-Indians as Khorasanis. Regarding the location of Khorasan, it is written: "On the road between Hindustan and Khorasan, there are two great marts: the one Kabul, the other Kandahar." i.e. these cities were not part of Khorasan as they are present in way to Khorasan.

In modern day world the ancient Khorasan is divided into five central Asian countries Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Some Pakistani scholars claim little tribal area in northern Pakistan is also part of Khorasan region but at time of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and Caliphate major area of Pakistan is called Sindh, Taank and Kashmir. Historical any area of Pakistan was not part of Khorasan.


Region Sindh is also referred in following Hadiths of Ghawa-e-Hind.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) says that my intimate friend Hadhrat Muhammad (Sall-Allaho-'Alayhe-Wasallam) told me that:

“In this Ummah, the troops would be headed towards SINDH & hind”

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (R.A.) says that, one day Huzoor (Sall-Allaho-'Alayhe-Wasallam) said while talking about India (Hindustan):

“Surely, your one troop would fight with Hindustan & Allah would Bless those Warriors (Mujahid) with success, that they would bring the leaders of SINDH in fetters, Allah would forgive the Warriors. Then, when they would return, they would find Isa Ibn-e-Maryam (علیہ السلام) in Syria”.

Who are Khorasanis?


People of Khorasan are Persian and Turkic people. Pashtun are basically Persian ethnic group lived in east of Persian Empire. Wikipedia says "Early precursors to some of the Pashtuns may have been old Iranian tribes that spread throughout the eastern Iranian plateau. According to the Russian scholar Yu. V. Gankovsky, the Pashtuns probably began as a "union of largely East-Iranian tribes which became the initial ethnic stratum of the Pashtun ethnogenesis, dates from the middle of the first millennium CE and is connected with the dissolution of the Epthalites (White Huns) confederacy." He proposes Kushan-o-Ephthalite origin for Pashtuns but others draw a different conclusion. According to Abdul Hai Habibi some oriental scholars hold that the second largest Pasthun tribe, the Ghilzais, are the descendants of a mixed race of Hephthalite and Pakhtas who have been living in Afghanistan since the Vedic Aryan period". For detail see Pashtun People and Ethnic groups in Afghanistan in Wikipedia. Today Pashtun people live in Khorasan in minority like in Iranian provenances North Khorasan and South Khorasan, cities Balkh, Herat and Taloqan of Afghanistan.



Other ethnic group lives in Khorasan is Khorasani Turks. Qizilbash are Khorasani Turkic-speaking people inhabiting part of northeastern Iran, and in the neighboring regions of Turkmenistan up to beyond the Amu Darya River; and speak the Khorasani Turkic, and live in the North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan and Golestan provinces of Iran. See Khorasani Turks in Wikipedia.

Persian People 


Turkic people


The Turkic peoples are a collection of ethnic groups that live in northern, eastern, central and western Asia, northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. See Turkic People in Wikipedia.

Many other ethnic groups were Turkified like Turkic-Mongol whole ruled vast area. See Turco-Mongol in Wikipedia.



Mughal were also Turkic-Mongol who ruled over India for 330 years. See Mughal Tribe and Mughal Empire in Wikipedia.



Mongol people were also Turkified just like people of Anatolian, Balkan, Caucasian and Middle East people were Turkified. Turkification is a process of cultural or political change in which anyone can adopt politics or culture of Turkic people and become Turk. For detail see Turkification in Wikipedia.


Turkish Islamic Union:




Turkish Islamic Union is a Islamic Union which will not be an arbitrary, bureaucratic union. It will not be based on oppression. It will exist to build world peace, not to engage in enmity or take revenge or as a threatening element. Through this union, members of all faiths will be able to worship freely and visit all those sites that are sacred to their particular faith, while their possessions, lives and honor will be under the protection of the Turkish-Islamic Union.

Under this union, unbelievers and the irreligious will also live in peace and be free to express their opinions. It will not based on any ethnic group but Turkification and modernization of corrupt political system under leadership of Turkey. For detail see A Call For Turkish Islamic Union.

Hadiths about Constantinople:


Some writers used following hadith to prove that people of Khorasan are Pashtun or Talibaan as they believe they are lost tribe of Bani Israel as mentioned in a research paper The Bilad-e-Khurasan in Making but history doesn't prove this claim.

Narrated Abu Hurayrah: Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“You have heard of the city, one side of which is inclined and the other is on the coast (Constantinople). They said: Yes, Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Thereupon he said: The Last Hour will not come until 70,000 people from the children of Israel attack it. When they land there, they will neither fight with weapons nor shower arrows but will only say: ‘There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest,’ and one side of it will fall. Thawr (one of the narrators) said: I think that he said: The area on the coast. Then they will say for the second time: ‘There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest,’ and the other side will also fall. They will say: ‘There is no god but Allah is the Greatest,’ and the gates will be opened for them and they will enter. They will be collecting spoils of war and distributing them among themselves when a noise will be heard and it will be said: Verily, the Dajjal has come. Thus they will leave everything there and turn to (confront) him.”

(Sahih Muslim Book No: 40 No: 6979)

They concluded Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will attack Constantinople (Istanbul) with help of Talibaan (Pashtun) and conquered this city as Pashtun are belonged to lost tribe of Bani Israel. If we read Hadith carefully then it is clearly stated that children of Israel will be helper of Imam Mahdi who will capture Istanbul spiritually and peacefully by preaching religion without using weapons. They will preach people about existence and greatness of Allah. They will defeat materialistic and atheist ideologies like Darwinism and Communism intellectually. They will correct first faith of people of Constantinople. Who are these people? They are many (70,000 means many in Arabic) helpers of Imam Mahdi. They will by Sayyid and Sharif descendants from Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام) and they are also Israelite.


According to Jewish belief, even if one is a convert, the fact that a person has a Jewish bloodline from a mother makes that person of Jewish origin. Blessed mother 'Fatima bint Asad ibn Hashim' of Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام) was daughter of Jewish princes ZAHNA whose father was Hofnai 32nd EXILARCH KAPHNAI of Baghdad, descendant of King David or Prophet Daud (علیہ السلام) of Jerusalem, ruled 560-581. Her brother, also born to KAPHNAI [in English, sometimes written as Hofnai] is Haninai. Consequently, the sons born to Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام), grandson of the princes ZAHNA, and their descendants are all physically linked to Prophet Daud (علیہ السلام) and are Israelites. See Exilarch in Wikipedia. So descendant of Sayyidina Ali (علیہ السلام) are children of Israel mentioned in above Hadith. They are not Pashtun or Taaliban as people of east or Khorasan are not mentioned in this particular hadith.

Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will resemble those of Children of Israel in appearance:


Following Hadith proves Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will be descendant of Prophet Daud (علیہ السلام) as his physical appearance will resemble those of Children of Israel.

“Hazrat Mahdi (علیہ السلام) is one of my grandchildren. ... HIS COMPLEXION RESEMBLES THAT OF THE ARABS AND HIS BODY RESEMBLES THOSE OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL...”

 [Abu Abdillah Muhammad bin Yusuf Ganji Shafei, Al-Bayan Fi Akhbar Sahib az-Zaman)

“Hazrat Mahdi's (علیہ السلام) stature and posture resemble those of the People of Israel.”

(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, pp. 36-29.)

“His body is an Israelite one.”

(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 24)

Abdullah bin Harith says:

“HAZRAT MAHDI (علیہ السلام) will rise at the age of forty and will RESEMBLE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL (in terms of appearance).”

(Al-Hawi lil-fatawi, vol. 2, p. 135)


According to Judaic scriptures Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will be present in Constantinople.
Just as Moses was brought up in the house of Pharaoh among the enemies of his people, so also will Messiah dwell in the city of Rome*, among the destroyers of his land. [Exodus Rabbah, Chap. I; Tanhuma, Shemoth, 8, and Tazri’a, 8. Cf. also Sanhedrin 19b.]

* Constantinople, the capital city of Roman Empire, was given the name “Nova Roma” in Latin, i.e. “New Rome” by Constantin I in 324.

Just as Moses was raised in the House of Pharaoh in Egypt, so the Messiah will be in Rome. [Kohelet Rabbah, I, 9][ii]

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi meets Elijah the Prophet and asks, “… Where can I find Mashiach?” Elijah tells him, “Go to the gates* of Rome and there you’ll find him.” [Talmud Sanhedrin 98a]

* 50 gates exist on Constantinople city walls.

"WHEN THE KING MOSHIACH WHO IS IN THE NORTH WIL ARISE, he will come and build the Beis Hamikdash [Masjid of the Prophet Solomon (علیہ السلام)] which is situated in the South."

(Mishnah, Midos 2:1; Jerusalem Talmud, Megillah 1:11)

See following links for detail…



Let we first examine holy city al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah (first Madina) then try to find which city is actual Madina-e-Sani (second Madina).

Imam Mahdi (علیہ السلام) will never shed blood:


EVERYONE WHO EXPECTS BLOODSHED IN THE NEXT PART OF THE END TIMES ARE MAKING A SERIOUS ERROR. NEITHER THE PROPHET JESUS (pbuh) NOR HAZRAT MAHDI (pbuh) WILL EVER SHED BLOOD. ON THE CONTRARY, THEY WILL CAUSE THE MORAL VALUES OF THE RELIGION TO PREVAIL WITH LOVE, AFFECTION, GENTLE WORDS AND COMPASSION.

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