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The people that are occupying the land of Palestine today will endeavor to recreate the temple. When it is recreated, they will try to move to their next ambitions, which is the greater Israel. And we have a Hadith with regards to this that the building up of the B Mak will culminate in the destruction of Medina and the ruin of Medina will spell out the start of the wars of Armageddon. When will Jesus come back? What role and significance do Israel and Palestine play in the end of times? And what do the scriptures say about Muslims re-entering Palestine today? We'll be discussing the eschatology and the significance of Israel and Palestine in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with none other than. It's a pleasure. It's an honor to have you rejoin us on your second podcast with One PA Network. How are you feeling?
Sheum. Alhamdulillah. Pleasure to be here.
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Let's get back to the podcast. Wah. The last podcast we presented on this topic was one of our most viewed podcasts of all time. Israel on the end of times and the red cow sacrifice. Wahaj, that was a revelation to so many of our viewers. So do we have an update on this red cow? The red heifer sacrifice that a lot of the people were, uh, fascinated in. Um, so I think everyone is still waiting for that. Uh, the people that want to carry it out are still waiting for an opportunity. Um, currently, it's not obviously an opportune time, 'cause, uh, optics-wise, it will not look good. Has it taken place? I, I've heard some rumors on the ground that it already has taken place. I'm not aware. I'm not aware. I'm not aware, inshallah.
So, inshallah, we'll be diving right into the conversation at hand. But before we do, I think it's important for our viewers to familiarize themselves with a few key terms, which I believe will be reappearing throughout this conversation. So we will be speaking about the Messiah, the Antichrist, and potentially the MDI. So those are three key terms. So if you can basically define and walk our viewers through who is the Messiah, who is the Antichrist, and who is the MDI?
So the Messiah literally means the anointed one. Mhm. Uh, in the olden days, what would happen is when a person took office, they would be rubbed, uh, anointed with oil, uh, to kind of say that this is your role, um, and seriousness of it, and also the fact that you will be in this for, um, forever, if you like, until you die. Um, so that was the anointing process of it. Um, you also have it in the history, you'll see it in certain Arab wars before, uh, Islam, they would bring oil which is, uh, scented, and they would rub it on their hands or dip their hands into it and shake an oath of allegiance into that. Um, because the oil in the scent would last a long time, 'cause oil-based perfumes last a long time. Um, so it was to remind that this is ongoing and it's not a short-term commitment, and it is something that you are, you're stuck to. Um, so in the case of the Messiah, he is the one anointed into the office of prophet. Uh, into the office, um, to serve God and lead his people. Uh, so this is the Messiah.
When we say M, um, the two words denote that the Dalal part is the fake, and Messi meaning the fake Messiah, the fake anointed person, um, or the, the false one, if you like. Um, so we believe as, um, some of the other faiths believe that towards the end of time, the fake Messiah will come. They refer to him as the Antichrist. The, the, that's why M, um, the, as in the fake anointed person. Um, and as regards to Mahi, MDI is the rightly guided person, uh, who we are promised at the end of time. There are many Hadith with regards to him, of which four of them are Sahih, like four of them are authentic. Um, and the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam essentially said, um, that even if one day is left before Judgment Day, Allah will extend that day until someone, um, from my progeny, um, comes, um, into authority, and his name will be on my name, as in he will, his name will be Muhammad, and his father's name will be on my father's name, as in it will be Muhammad Abdullah. Um, and he will fill the Earth with justice, as it was filled with injustice. So that is the, the Mahi, the, um, the rightly guided one, um, who we are anticipating, and others are anticipating. All I would say from Christianity, from Judaism, and of course Islam.
You mentioned that the Messi is the anointed one, and there is a false Messi according to the authentic M that would refer [Music] to. If I'm correct. That's right. Because the Quran clearly establishes that. So verily, the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, alaihi salatu wasallam, is the awaited Messiah that came, and he will come back again, as it's established in the authentic Hadith at the end of time. Um, and I think, um, this is probably a nice place to just introduce some of the other stakeholders in this. Um, so all the three monotheistic or Abrahamic faiths are waiting for the return of the Messiah. Um, in the case of our Jewish cousins, um, this will be his first coming to them. Um, I pray this is okay for me to. Yes, of course. Enter into. So, um, the, our Jewish cousins believe that, um, the Messiah hasn't come yet. Yes. Because Jesus was a, uh, prophet, that according to them. That's right. So when he came, as in when Jesus came, they failed to, to see his truth and they failed to accept him. Um, so as such, they're in denial that he's, he's the actual Messiah, and they're still waiting for the real Messiah to come. Um, and because it's been so long, one of the reasons they give is because, uh, we are not ready to receive him. So yes, then how do you get ready to receive him? So when, um, the people of Israel return back to their faith, and they're strong enough to host him, and when the temple is rebuilt, and, uh, which goes into the whole Red Cow story, and when he comes, um, they believe that he will reign not just over Israel as we know it today, no greater Israel as we know, um, of some of their ambitions, and not the biblical Israel, which they say is from the Euphrates to the Nile, but he will reign over the world. Um, so this is the aspirational goal, and this is the belief with regards to the Messiah that they have. Um, at the same time, um, the Evangelical Christians have a prophecy of their own with regards to the Messiah. We see their posters and their placards all over the place. Jesus will return. Jesus will return. That's right. And, um, it's a, uh, motivational driving point for them and their faith, and those people who follow them, obviously, because it's a, it's a big deal that, uh, the Messiah comes back on Earth. And their belief is that again, the temple has to be built. Um, the Temple of Solomon. So they have a shared belief. Yeah. And it seems to be a, a marriage of convenience here. So the temple will be built, and when the temple is built, um, the fake Messiah will come into the temple and, uh, place his idol there as a, as a point of worship. So they believe that a fake Messiah will come, and he will call people to worship him. Mhm. And it will happen in the temple. So that's why the temple is a prerequisite for the Evangelical Christian and the coming of Christ. And that is why there's such a support from the Christians of the United States for the Zionist nation. Yes. 'Cause the Temple of Solomon must be built by the Jews, and it must be, uh, built for the Antichrist to come, call himself a God, and then they believe when he does that, in agony, the people of faith will raise their hands to to the heavens to say, help. And then the actual Messiah will come. Jesus will return. Jesus will return. So in this, there's a bit of an irony because, um, it seems that one is using the other for, uh, to get their own means out of it. So although our Jewish cousins believe in their Messiah, it seems, at least on the surface, um, that their Messiah might end up being the Antichrist of, of the, of the Christian world, and through his coming, they will get their actual Messiah. Mhm. Um, the Muslims obviously have their, their own. And I might add, um, the prophecies are very vague. Um, like they've had to do a fair bit of, um, imaginative reading to, to come up with, with these details. Yes. Um, and then you come to the Islamic world, and our prophecies are, and I don't say this as a bias because I'm a Muslim, um, but the Islamic prophecies are very particular. Mhm. And they're very detailed, and, um, little room for ambiguity. Yes. So we also believe that he will come back. Um, and we've got specific details with regards to it. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said,
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Jesus, the son of Mary, will come, uh, covered in two beige robes, and you see the detail here. Yes. Um, with hands on the wings of two angels, near the white minaret on the eastern side of Damascus. A white minaret on the eastern side of Damascus. And Subhan Allah, his time when he uttered this, there was no minaret there. MH. And no, did Islam extend to there? Like Islam was not, um, up to, up to Syria. But, uh, as per prophecy, a mosque was built there. A minaret is there now, the white minaret, and we believe he will, he will come there. So all, so these two main, two prophecies of these two faiths are the driving mechanism of what is happening around there and the endless support that we see. And then the Islamic, uh, prophecy, unlike our cousins, we're not actually trying to, uh, persuade that into coming. We're not pushing. We're not pushing it. Yes. But we also know that it, that it will happen as prophesied. It will come.
So you've mentioned, uh, the descent of Jesus, Isa, in the eastern side of Damascus. This is the return of Jesus. We Muslims and Christians share that he will return. Um, we also share a belief in the Antichrist. Who is the Antichrist in Islam? And what do we know about him? What features, what signs did the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam inform us of?
Um, so the Antichrist is of the major signs, um, of the, of the end of time. Yes. And, um, the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam informed us that there is no trial or tribulation or calamity. MH, um, ever to have visited humanity from the time of Adam till the day of judgment, greater than the calamity of the Dalal. W.
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Um, there's no calamity, no trial, no tribulation, um, to come upon mankind greater than that of the Antichrist. So with regards to him, uh, his features, uh, yes. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam gave us certain signs. So for example, he said, the has his eyes blotted out. So one of his eyes is not working. It has been, it is like, you get, uh, when you pull your hand across, like, as in it's, uh, like plus, would you say with plaster, like that. And the other eye is flawed, like it works, but it's, uh, it's flawed. A lazy eye, perhaps. I don't know, Allah. But the descriptions of it, like, um, like a dried out raisin. So it looks, um, so he seems to have ailment in both his eyes. And between his eyes, then on his forehead is written the word Kafir. In, in one of the Hadith, the Prophet spaced it out, as in, MH, um, and he made, it's the condition to be able to read it. Faith. Okay. So he says, every person of faith will be able to read it, whether he can read or not. Um, so normally in physics, um, you see something because light bounces on that object and then into your eyes. Um, so in this instance, the light that will help you see the Kafir is the light of faith. Light of Iman. Light of Iman. Um, so you will see it. And then, uh, he has, um, a lot of challenges that will follow in his time when he comes. MH. And the challenges will shake faith to the core. Um, and frankly, we will not be able to overpower him. Yes. Um, and his death and destruction is written at the hands of the actual Messiah, Jesus, Jesus alaihi salatu wasallam. Um, and, um, we believe that he will come for a specific period of time. Um, and, um, the first day of his arrival will be as long as a year. And then the second day will be, uh, as long as a month. And then a week. And then the rest of the days are normal days. And in those days that he's here, he will traverse the whole planet. Mhm. Um, and he will come towards, uh, Medina as well. But we are taught, through the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, or we are taught through the words of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, um, that angels will stand guard around Medina and they will push him away. Yes. Um, so then he will make his way towards where the Muslims will be at the time. Mhm. And this is one of the hints of where all these conflicts will end up. They will be in, yes, Jerusalem. Jerusalem. And that is where he will meet Isa alaihi salatu wasallam. Will meet him, and then it will spell the end of him at that time. I believe it's specified exactly where he will be. Kafir. That's right. So, um, Bab Lud, um, is a place in, uh, in Palestine and Jerusalem. That's right. Yeah. Um, Muslims will be, uh, encamped in Jerusalem, um, with the MDI that we spoke about. Um, and, um, they will be surrounded by, uh, this Antichrist and his forces, um, outside. And obviously, they have no way of defeating them because his defeat is written at the hand of Isa. Um, and then it will be prayer time. Some say it will be Fajr Salah, and others say it will be Isha. But irrespective, it will be prayer time. And the Adhan will be given for the Imam to lead the MDI. And then the Hadith mentioned that a darkness will spread. Yes. Um, so all of a sudden, it will become dark. And then when it lights up again, they will look, and he is amidst them. And the Prophet described him, he will have hair as though he's come out of the bath, so it will be dripping wet. Mhm. And beads of liquid, of water, sweat droplets will roll off him. Um, and it has a scent in it. And coincidentally, our Jewish cousins also believe in the scent of, of the Messiah. He will have a scent. I think they've got their details mixed up a little bit. Um, so he will come, and, uh, because obviously he was a prophet when, when he, in his first arrival, so the Imam will move as to make way for him to lead. So he said, so places his hand in the details of the Hadith, between the shoulder blades of the Imam, as in his back, and he motions him to move forward to lead. So he said that you will lead one another, inshallah, as an honor that Allah has given to this, um, um, so then he will lead the Salah. And when the Salah finishes, because they're in a state of immense anxiety, they're surrounded by the enemies outside. Um, so when Salah finishes, he says, open the doors, as in the fear is finished. I'm here. And when the doors open, and they're surrounded, um, the Hadith say that wherever his scent reaches, and his scent reaches as far as his eyes can see. Yes. Um, whatever a touch of his adversaries will fall dead, except for for the Dalal. So this will be like a miraculous victory, of course. Subhan Allah. Of course. And then, so he will call out to him that there's no escape. It is written that I'll strike you once. Um, so he chases him and catches him in this Bab Lud. Um, and he will, uh, finish the story of the.
So just as a side point, he's returning as a prophet of God. As with regards to the question of whether he will be a prophet or he will come as an ordinary man, the verses of the Quran and the Hadith of the Prophet establish that there are no more prophets after our Prophet. Yes. Um, so no more after his Sharia. So Isa alaihi salatu wasallam will come, and the Deen has been perfected. The Deen has been perfected. So a perfect thing can't have any additions or deletions. And as such, there's no need for another prophet to come and add to it. Um, so Isa alaihi salatu wasallam will come, and he will follow the latest version of the religion that he came with himself. You know, you have Sharia. So this is the latest version of, of the forms of Islam, if you like. Um, and, um, the Prophet has said that he will modify certain aspects of the, of the Sharia, um, as in, you know, with regards to Zakat and things like that, if I remember correctly. But that is done on the tongue of the Prophet. So the Prophet said he will do this, as in he has been given authority to do this. So it won't be his own ad hoc change. So it's still dictated through the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Um, so, yeah.
I think it's important to also note that there are Jews who actually oppose what Israel is doing and what the Jewish people are doing that are in charge of Israel right now to prompt the arrival of the Antichrist. There are also Christians who are opposed to what's taking place now. Although the Evangelical Christians, there is a section of Evangelical Christians that support the state of Israel, there are many Christians that absolutely oppose the genocide, the violent occupation. And as Muslims, as you've mentioned, we are not doing anything to prompt the arrival of the Antichrist or the arrival of the Messiah. But if I can ask you a question, Ahad, are there any, I guess, sequence of events that are written to prompt the arrival of the Dalal? Specific sequence of events? You've mentioned something earlier about the, the building of the temple.
Um, so not in our faith, but as in amidst, uh, Jewish cousins and amidst the Christians, um, they have a belief and also an urge to try to, uh, force prophecies to eventuate. Um, so of the things that, um, the Israelites are trying to do, um, is their belief is, or at least some of them, that if they become worthy of the Messiah, the Messiah will come back. So part of the things that will make them worthy is if, um, they rebuild the Temple of Solomon. Yes. And you did mention something about the, the people that build. If you could walk us through this specific.
The Israelites, or our Jewish cousins, um, are bent on rebuilding the Temple of Solomon. Um, and we have a Hadith with regards to this, uh, that, MH, um, that the building up of the will culminate in the destruction of Medina. Okay. Um, so, when you try to, uh, marry this Hadith, um, and the beliefs of the other faiths, and also see what is happening on the ground today, um, one of the possible scenarios becomes that, um, the Zionists, or the people that are occupying the land of Palestine today, will endeavor to recreate the temple. Yes. And, um, when, um, it is recreated, um, they will try to move to their next ambitions, which is the greater Israel. Mhm. Um, and because, noticed that the Messiah to them is a global king, it is not a localized king. He will reign over the world.
You've mentioned something very powerful that those that construct bdis. So the construction, sorry, of bdis, the construction within Jerusalem will prompt the destruction of Medina. So this is something like very new to, to many of our viewers, including myself. If you can walk us through this, what exactly is this referring to? Like, what is the destruction of Medina? What is the destruction of the Medina? What is the construction of Jerusalem? And where is this Hadith found, just for our viewers as well?
Um, so the Hadith is found in the authentic, uh, books of Hadith. Um, and I think if anyone even searches, and the word of the Dalal [Music] is okay. Um, some of the, from the past, have declared this as a weaker, yes, but classified it as as Hassan. And then others have classified it as, yes. And again, when you see the reality on the ground, um, there is merit, uh, to it. Yes.
Could you just translate that? You've mentioned the Hadith in Arabic. If you could.
So the Hadith says that the building up of Bait al-Maqdis, is the Temple of Jerusalem, or the mosque in Jerusalem, if you like. Literally, the bit means house, from as in the Holy House, referring to Masjid al-Aqsa. Um, so the rebuilding of that, or the buildup of that, will culminate in the, the destruction or the ruin of Medina. MH. And the ruin of Medina will spell out the start of the wars of Armageddon, Mal, the great wars. Um, and the wars of Armageddon will result in, or culminate in, the opening or the victory of Constantinople. One is Constantinople. Yes. Um, there is a view that Constantine had two cities. Mhm. One was Constantinople that he built, and the other one before this was Modern Rome. Okay. Um, so irrespective of how you look at it, the city of Constantine will, uh, will fall, open. Um, and then that will, uh, bring in the age of the Dalal. Okay. Um, but it is linked, I believe, on a practical level, to the story of Greater Israel. Because the building of the temple will mean that they have got rid of all resistance around Jerusalem, around Jerusalem, and they have succeeded in building the Temple, um, and building up the areas around it, perhaps. Yes. And, and destroying Masjid al-Aqsa. Yes. And then with this will come, um, a new phase where they will try. I, I believe, this is my calculation, that they will try to create this notion of Greater Israel, um, which to them extends far beyond its current borders. MH. And, um, as part of that, Muslim cities near and around those areas will be attacked, and destroyed. And we have a Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam where he said, but the last city that they will be able to destroy will be the city of Medina. Um, so we know that it will be harmed, and it will be destroyed. Um, and then the other Hadith gives an example of what will happen, how the destruction will look like. So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said, you will leave Medina, vacant. Medina, when it is the best it has ever been. Mhm. Um, so I read it as the buildings will be intact, the hotels will be there, the orchards will be there, and right now it's very beautiful to go there. That's right. So, but, but it keeps on developing, like, as in the works around Medina keep on going. When the Hadith says, when it's like the best it has it has been, so you ask yourself, the logical question, that why have they left Medina? Because number one, the love of the Muslims for the city of Medina is self-evident. We travel thousands of miles to be there, even for a few days. So no Muslim would would forsake it naturally. Um, and then secondly, um, there's no, there's no problem. 'Cause the verse says earthquake. There's no, no, 'cause the verse says, while it's on its best situation, so it's not physically destroyed. It's not physically destroyed. Infrastructure is still there. Orchards are there. And another Hadith says, you will leave it, and its fruits are hanging low, as in the orchards are all fine, for 40 years. So why are they leaving? Um, um, so there's another Hadith which, which gives a hint of what might, um, happen, a possible scenario. And the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, um, he says, you will leave Medina when it is the best it has ever been, um, and for, and you will leave it for the beasts and the birds. And then the Hadith continues that the last two to enter the city will be two shepherds from M. And he specifies the tribe, M. Um, and they will come with their flock into the city. And when they come into it, they will see it vacant. They will see it deserted. Um, and there's another reading of this Hadith as in it could possibly mean that when they come into it, the animals will become wild, like the tamed sheep will, uh, will become wild. Mhm. Um, so, and by the time they leave the city of Medina and reach, yes, um, you know, the limit towards which the guests were taken to in the olden days, like before they left the city, they used to be walked out. This is called the place of goodbyes, the point of farewell. When they reach there, both of them will fall down, MH, dead. So if you think about it and analyze it, the city is vacant. It is built up so much so that the Hadith says that a, uh, wolf will come and urinate on the minbar, and no one will be there to stop it. Um, and when the two people have entered it, either somewhere during the time or towards the end of its time, and they walk out of it barely a few kilometers, they both fall down dead. So upon thought and reflection, a possibility is that there will be either chemical, uh, warfare used onto the city, as in the air will become toxic, poisonous, um, or, you know, the physical walls and all of that that you touch, it affects you, or there's a biological, specific towards humans, specific towards humans, uh, or a neurological one, in which, you know, an agent is used that drives things crazy and humans to death. Because the animals, you know, our possible reading is that they become beasts, so they become untamed or crazy. So that is, uh, the culmination of, you know.
And okay, and this would obviously then trigger, you mentioned the battles of Armageddon, like post-apocalyptic wars, and then the opening of Constantinople, whether that is, whichever one it is, and then the arrival of the Antichrist. That's right. We've mentioned a lot about the greater Israel. Just to give a bit of a, I guess, information on what is the greater Israel. We've seen recently Israeli soldiers in Gaza have badges with a map of the greater Israel. We saw the Finance Minister. Very different from the current borders. And and and they get very triggered about the quote from the river to the sea. This is far beyond the river to the sea. And and they're calling for, you know, potentially taking over parts of Jordan, parts of Syria. We saw the Finance Minister deliver a talk with a map of the greater Israel on this. So walk us through this. What is the fascination behind it? What are they trying to do? And why?
Um, I think this happens with a lot of, uh, nations. They try to create a glorious past. Make America Great Again. That's right. And, uh, you also have, for example, in Russia, like they, there's a thought of creating greater USSR, and there's a thought of the Ottoman Empire, and there's a thought of, you know, greater Israel. Um, so greater Israel started, like its inception, in, you know, when the British Mandate came into effect in 1918, and everyone knew, you hear this on Churchill's actual words, that they will not be kept local at that stage. They will expand. They like what will happen. High-end weapons and a lot of wealth and money and international support, they will push the Arabs out. Um, so it's, it's, it's understood, um, at the political world level, amidst the great powers, that, um, this will eventuate. Um, so they are driven by not 1948 borders, not 1967 borders. They are driven by greater Israel borders, which comes out in the statement of some settlers, which comes out in the statement of certain rabbis, which comes out in the statement of politicians. Um, so the next step of this greater Israel is the map you see, um, on the, of the Finance Minister when he spoke, and you see it on the shoulders of soldiers, and it goes way beyond the river, takes up pretty much all of Jordan and parts of, of Syria. But even that is not the final, final version. Mhm. The final version of, if they end up creating the Israel that they, they envision, or that their book says they had sometime access to, it will go from the Euphrates to the Nile. And even that is on record. Even that is on record as some of their rabbis and, um, some of their leaders. We will take everything from the Euphrates, including, uh, Mecca, Medina. And, and I feel like what they are doing right now, the ethnic cleansing, they, they are, it's just a step towards it. But what will happen is that, this ambition, this drive, this, uh, desire to grow and to recreate a nostalgic past will cause a lot of destruction around. But the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam told us that the last destruction will be that they will, well, I'm assuming it will be them that will inflict, that will be inflicted on the villages or Qura of Islam, as in cities of Islam, will be Medina. Yes. So Medina will be the turning point, and this turning point will culminate in the great wars. Mhm.
So what from the Hadith, what I understand, and there are great scholars, much greater than, um, anyone that we know in person, for example, Muhammad Hass, he's of the same opinion. He's of the opinion of what? Sorry. He's of the same opinion that the destruction of Medina, MH, will result in the awakening of the Muslim, uh, to the point where they will gather around righteous leaders. Um, so the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam informed us, um, that this matter will not end, as in Islam will not go under. This business will not finish until 12 guided have come into into existence. There's obviously different beliefs on that. That they come, uh, from the time of, um, Abu Bakr, and you just count 12 there, or you look for 12 righteous people in Muslim history, or will they come as a cluster at the end of time? My belief is that they will come as a cluster at the end of time, because the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, when he mentions the Hadith, says, the matter will not end, as in towards the end of time. This is, this is what will happen. So, um, when the destruction of the last city of Islam happens, is in Medina, um, people will gather around the leader in the Hijaz. Mhm. And 12 leaders will will come one after the other. Because, um, you look at the other Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, in which he prophesied, step by step, so far as leadership or reigns are concerned. So he said, prophethood will be there for as long as Allah wants it. Then Allah will remove the age of prophethood, and then the Khilafah will come. Yes. So the Khilafah, or the kings, will come, and they will stay, righteous, prophetic, guided, for as long as Allah chooses. In another Hadith, he says, 30 years. So Abu Bakr came, and Omar came, and Uthman came, and Ali came, and, um, and so on. And that was collectively 30 years. That was collectively 30 years. So it's, it's a, it's a long segment of time. It's not a specific few. And then he says, then there will come an age, you can translate the Hadith, where power will be shared within families, like brother to brother, shoulder to shoulder. So the Banu Umayyad and the Abbasids, and these, and there's also an element of injustice in the rule, like there is a calamity there. And then he [Music] says, then there will come an age of tyrannical rule, where people who have no worth are, and you know, not worthy of the office or an office, and, um, by the whip and by force, they keep people in subjugation and, and so on. And this age will continue. And then the end of this, then the age of Khilafah will come again, and they will follow the footsteps of prophethood. So this is not one reign, notice. It was ages. MH. So an age will come of Khilafah again. That age, I believe, will start at the, when the last city, as the Prophet promised, because no more cities of Islam will be damaged after this. And then the 12 rightly guided will come one after the other. So you will understand that the, um, is in Tahrir. So they will rebuild. Yes. And it will take at least 40 years, 'cause Medina will be ruined for 40 years. MH. So at least 40 years of that will happen. And then, um, Medina will become populated again. And then the Dalal comes eventually. And when the Dalal comes, Medina is full again. Yes. It means more than 40 years will pass, and he will not be able to enter Medina. Medina, safe haven. So what it shows is a long time will pass. And this is where the 12 can fit, as in the 12 rulers, the culmination of which will be the MDI, the last of the 12 leaders that will come will be will be the MDI.
Thank you very much for that. And just to clarify, reiterate to our viewers, uh, this 12 is, is, is the opinion of thead, and and and and it's an allowable, like this is a permissible opinion to hold. That's right. Um, so with these, um, um, with the reading of an interpret. That's right. But it is interpretation that other scholars have gone into before me. It is not, uh, my own. That's right. And all the things that I have mentioned here are not my own personal ones. They are of who are much, much more learned than us, and, you know, who are stars in the skies of Islam, and valid opinions to have, although it might differ from other people. But that's, I think. Thank you very much for that disclaimer. And lastly, for our viewers at home, this is a lot of information to take in. It's a lot of information to digest. A lot of this is outside of our control. You know, kingdoms that come, empires that are built, empires that are, uh, destroyed over times. This is out of our control. Within our control, as Muslims, what should we be doing to protect ourselves during the time of Isa, during the time of the Antichrist, you know, one of the greatest, uh, fan, one of the greatest trials to befall this? What should we be doing now to prepare?
So the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, when talking about the fitna of the MDI, which is what we have talked about, um, he directed us towards Surah Al-Kahf. Yes. Um, and its recitation. And recitation by itself is not the main aim in the Deen, 'cause what is, it's wanted, it is not the purpose. That's right. It's not the main, main aim. So the purpose of recitation is so that you reflect and get lessons out of it. So of the lessons, um, you pick from Surah Al-Kahf is the lessons that we get from the lives of the young men who were in a society, uh, toxic to their beliefs, um, who had moved far away from righteousness and goodness. Not only that, um, the righteous were not allowed to exercise their faith in that space. They were not allowed to believe in one God. They were not allowed to pray as they wanted, and so on. Um, so these young individuals stood out in history as being a people that had found guidance, and not only founded, but were practicing guidance in a time of great misguidance. Yes. So in their lives, or in their story, is lessons for us. Yes. Of the lessons, um, that we need to take is number [Music] one. Um, so, uh, Kahf has different meanings. One is age. Yes. Second is, um, characteristics of the age. Um, so we have in our country, we say Jan MDI, like, yeah, characteristics of young men. Mhm. Um, so of those characteristics, so young men meaning men that are capable, men that are free men, and in that, these are the characteristics. They're honorable, they're hospitable, they help the weak, the needy. So as an institution of, um, Kahf, they were, um, people with these characteristics. So we need to embody those. We need to have, uh, courage. We need to have decency. We need to have K, we need to have nobility. We need to have goodness. And then second, they were people with these characteristics that believed, and they're gone. So we need to work on on our Iman and our belief. Um, and then Allah says, MH, and we increase them in their guidance. They were on a good path, but we increase them in guidance. And the increase only comes through practice. Yes. Those who struggle in our path, we increase them in guidance. So it means they believed, and they were hard practicing on that. And then the next characteristic, Allah says, we tightened their hearts, as in we instilled in them courage. Mhm. Because a lot of times, it's very hard to be courageous. It's very hard to stand up and say the right thing and do the right thing. Um, so a characteristic we need to have is this characteristic of, of courage, and that we need to instill in our children is a characteristic of courage. So that's another, um, of the qualities that we should aspire to have. And then the next one, when they stood, so we need to stand. Um, we need to stand for the Haqq. We need to stand for what is right. We need to stand for Allah. Um, we need to stand, uh, to advocate for what is the truth and what is right. Uh, because this stance, um, is what Allah ordered his Prophet as well. Get up and warn. MH. Um, so this, and he ordered him twice to get up. Yes. MH. As in worship. Um, and then the second, get up and warn. Rise, stand, warn. Um, and this standing of warning, as in the standing of Da'wah, is what it culminated into. Yes. Mhm. When they got up and they said, our Lord, the one that created heaven and earth, and you know, everyone of us. So when you stand, you talk about, uh, the Tawhid and the greatness of Allah, and the Sunnah and promote that in his teachings and his guidance. And that, um, that is what, what our preparation for that needs to be. Reading every Friday, to the best of your ability, to our viewers that can't read the full Surah, read the first 10, read the last 10, with contemplation and trying to embody the lessons and trying your best. And Subhan Allah, I feel like if one lesson speaks out to me, it's finding that safe haven within the cave during times of trial. Yes. And you can imagine if the Dalal comes and we witness his arrival, you don't want to be anywhere near him. You don't even want to test your Iman. You want to be as far away as possible in a safe haven. Yeah. So another, another thing that the Surah points out to, so says, and they [Music] say, um, so irrespective of which number it is, um, there are people who have found, uh, a few brothers, people, whether that's three or five or seven, um, small community that holds their belief and strengthens one another through encouragement and getting to know one another, and the rest of it. So another point is that as difficulties increase, we need to connect to the righteous, you know, good families, good people that we can rely on in times of need. Um, so as difficulties increase, and already you see, um, difficulties in life, one of the ways to alleviate difficulties is by the support of good people to have around yourself. Um, so we shouldn't, uh, overlook that as well. Yes. So relying on Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, relying on our communities, having that fortification, that that fortress, that base, and inshallah, that will be a great means of protection.
It has been a pleasure joining us on this podcast. That was a lot to unpack. Many of which, many of us haven't heard before. But it's important that we familiarize ourselves with what's taking place and understand that our strength, our courage, our resilience in these times will only come from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Pleasure, pleasure to have been here. And Allah grant you all success. And until next time.