পৃষ্ঠা 77: প্রথম অধ্যায়: দূরবর্তী আলামতসমূহ যা ইতিমধ্যে প্রকাশ পেয়ে অতিক্রান্ত হয়েছে

Mention of the Perishing of the Arabs and the Demise of their Reign

Mention of the Conquest of al-Mada'in

Mention of the Conquest of Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem)

And among them were those who claimed to be a Companion who saw the Prophet (ﷺ), such as the famous long-lived claimant: Ratan al-Hindi.

And there is no doubt that what the Truthful One (ﷺ) informed of is absolute truth, and that the Judgment is inevitable.

And among them: The Conquest of Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem):

On the authority of 'Awf ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), in a marfu' narration: "Count six things before the Hour: my death, and the conquest of Bayt al-Maqdis..."

And it was conquered twice: once in the era of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and once during the time of the Kurdish Ayyubids, when it was conquered by Sultan Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, al-Malik al-Nasir, and that was among the greatest conquests of Islam. Then, after his death, some of his descendants surrendered it back to the Christians, but his grandson, Dawud al-Malik al-Nasir, subsequently reclaimed it.

And regarding this, a poet recited in congratulation of him:

"Al-Masjid al-Aqsa has an established custom, that has spread and become a proverbial norm:

Whenever it becomes inhabited by disbelief, Allah sends forth for it a defender (Nasir);

Thus, a Nasir (Salah al-Din) purified it the first time, and a Nasir (Dawud) purified it the latter time."

And among them: The Conquest of al-Mada'in:

On the authority of 'Adi ibn Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The Hour shall not arrive until the White Palace in al-Mada'in is conquered, nor shall the Hour arrive until a female traveler travels from the Hijaz to Iraq in complete safety, fearing nothing."

'Adi said: "And indeed, I witnessed both of these events, and their occurrence took place in the era of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)."

And among them: The Perishing of the Arabs:

That is to say: the demise of their reign.

On the authority of Talhah ibn Malik, who said: "Among the signs of the Hour's approach is the perishing of the Arabs." It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi. And the reign of the Arabs indeed ceased with the demise of the Caliphate of Banu al-'Abbas, as has previously been mentioned.