Posted on 12/05/2002 7:18:10 PM PST by SJackson
In articles written by Islamic clerics, the clerics herald the imminent conquest of Rome by Islam, in accordance with the prophecy of Muhammad. The issue is also discussed in Friday sermons. Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, one of the most influential clerics in Sunni Islam, often makes this claim in his religious rulings and on his television programs. The following are remarks made by Al-Qaradhawi and other Muslim clerics:
-Qaradhawi: "Islam will Return to Europe as a Conqueror"
In a fatwa posted on the website www.islamonline.net,(1) in response to a reader's question, Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi wrote of the "signs of the victory of Islam," citing a well-known Hadith: "... The Prophet Muhammad was asked: 'What city will be conquered first, Constantinople or Romiyya?' He answered: 'The city of Heracles will be conquered first' – that is, Constantinople... Romiyya is the city called today 'Rome,' the capital of Italy. The city of Heracles [later to become Constantinople] was conquered by the young 23-year-old Ottoman Muhammad bin Morad, known in history as Muhammad the Conqueror, in 1453. The other city, Romiyya, remains, and we hope and believe [that it too will be conquered]."
"This means that Islam will return to Europe as a conqueror and victor, after being expelled from it twice – once from the South, from Andalusia, and a second time from the East, when it knocked several times on the door of Athens."
Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi qualified his statement: "I maintain that the conquest this time will not be by the sword but by preaching and ideology..."(2)
Al-Qaradhawi made similar statements on other occasions, on his weekly religious program on Al-Jazeera. He declared: "This means that the friends of the Prophet heard that two cities would be conquered by Islam, Romiyya and Constantinople, and the Prophet said that 'Herkal [later to become Constantinople] would be conquered first.' Romiyya is Rome, the capital of Italy, and Constantinople was the capital of the state of Byzantine Rome, which today is Istanbul. He said that Herkal, which was later Constantinople, would be conquered first and this is what happened..."
"All right, Constantinople was conquered, and the second part of the prophecy remains, that is, the conquest of Romiyya. This means that Islam will return to Europe. Islam entered Europe twice and left it... Perhaps the next conquest, Allah willing, will be by means of preaching and ideology. The conquest need not necessarily be by the sword... [The conquest of Mecca] was not by the sword or by war, but by a [Hudabiyya] treaty, and by peace... Perhaps we will conquer these lands without armies. We want an army of preachers and teachers who will present Islam in all languages and in all dialects..."(3)
Another time, Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi said, "The Hadith says that the city of Constantinople, the city of Heracles, will be conquered first. We conquered Constantinople and the second part of the prophecy remains – the conquest of Romiyya. The conquest of Romiyya means that Islam will return to Europe. In one of my previous programs, I said that I think that this conquest would not be by the sword or armies, but by preaching and ideology. Europe will see that it suffers from materialistic culture, and will seek an alternative, it will seek a way out, it will seek a lifeboat. It will find no lifesaver but the message of Islam the message of the muezzin who gives it religion but does not deny it this world, brings it to Heaven, but does not uproot it from Earth. Allah willing, Islam will return to Europe and the Europeans will convert to Islam. Then they themselves will be able to be the ones to disseminate Islam in the world, more than we ancient Muslims. This is within Allah's capabilities."(4)
Saudi Sheikh: "We Will Control the Land of the Vatican"
The Saudi Sheikh Muhammad bin Abd Al-Rahman Al-'Arifi, imam of the mosque of King Fahd Defense Academy,(5) discussed this Hadith in an article posted on the Kalemat website. Under the headline "Don't be sad, Allah is with us," the article read: "... We will control the land of the Vatican; we will control Rome and introduce Islam in it. Yes, the Christians, who carve crosses on the breasts of the Muslims in Kosovo – and before then in Bosnia, and before then in many places in the world – will yet pay us the Jiziya [poll tax paid by non-Muslims under Muslim rule], in humiliation, or they will convert to Islam..."(6)
In a sermon at the Al-Nour Mosque in Khobar, Sheikh Naser Muhammad Al-Naser quoted the sage Al-Albani, who said: "The first conquest was carried out, as is known, by Muhammad the Ottoman conqueror, 800 years after the Prophet told of it, and the second conquest [that of Rome] will be carried out, Allah willing, and it is inevitable..."(7)
In another sermon, Sheikh Al-Naser said: "This Hadith predicts that the two cities will be conquered. The first was already conquered, remained under the control of the Muslims for a time, and then was again stolen [by Ataturk]. There are signs that it will again be conquered and will return to the hands of the Islamic state. Rome also will be conquered..."(8)
PA Deputy Minister: When Islam Reaches Its End, the Sun and Stars will Extinguish
In a sermon at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Authority's Deputy Minister of Awqaf, Sheikh Yousef Juma'a Salameh said: "Romiyya is Rome, the capital of Italy, and Constantinople is today Istanbul, known in Islamic history by the name of Islam-Boul... The great conquest [of Constantinople] was carried out two centuries after the Tatars entered Baghdad and after the fall of the Caliphate. The people thought that Islam had reached its lowest point... and forgot that Islam had not reached its end in the world, because on the day it reaches its end, there will be no world: the sun will be extinguished, the stars will go out..."(9)
Sudanese Sheikh: "Rome Will be Conquered"
In a sermon at a mosque in Khartoum, Sudan, Sheikh Muhammad Abd Al-Karim said: "...The Prophet said that the Muslims would take India, saying: 'Allah saved two groups of my nation from the fire of Hell: one group that would attack India and a second group that would be with Jesus the son of Mary [in the battle of Judgment Day].' The Prophet Muhammad told us of the conquest of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine state, and of the conquest of Rome, where the Vatican is situated... Some of what the Prophet said has already come to pass. The Muslims conquered Persia, the Muslims conquered Byzantium... the Muslims attacked India and Allah conquered it for us, until they reached the borders of China. The Muslims conquered Constantinople, where Eastern Christianity is situated, and in the future, a mighty king will arise for the Muslims; through him, Islam will spread and Rome will be conquered..."(10)
Endnotes:
(1) December 2, 2002.
(2) http://www.islamonline.net/fatwa/arabic/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=2042
(3) Al-Jazeera Television (Qatar), January 24, 1999. http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/shareea/articles/2001/7/7-6-2.htm.
(4) Al-Jazeera Television (Qatar), November 30, 2000. http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/shareea/articles/2000/11/11-30-3.htm
(5) According to http://www.ghran.com/mandobiah/tazkiat7.htm
(6) http://www.kalemat.org/sections.php?so=va&aid=93
(7) http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=2772 ; Sheikh Al-Nasser said the same in a sermon in April 1992:
http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=2818
(8) http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=2431
(9) http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=6345
(10) http://www.alminbar.net.alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=3116
As non politically correct as it may be..I believe Islam is false religion set upon the earth by Satan to fight against the Church of God.
Who are the infidels they battle against? ...Jews and Christians, all who worship the same God.
If Jesus is the Son of God, God would not send a true prophet 500 years later to battle against the faith His Son brought to earth.
The holiest places for the Jews and the Christians have been defiled by Mosques to their false God...especially in Jesusalem where the Temple Mount is under Moslem control. It is no surprise that after conquering the Holiest Jewish location on earth, they would eye the Vatican, the center of Catholic Christianity.
Wake up...this is the beginning of the battle spoken of in the Bible.
"Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke satan, we humbly pray, an do thou, O prince of the heavenly hosts, cast into hell satan and his demons who prowl through the world, seeking the ruin of souls, AMEN"
I'm no prophecy scholar either; but the original post on this thread makes me wonder...
I never considered that the antichrist might be muslim until a few people mentioned it during various posts on this war on terrorism.
Originally, I thought the antichrist would probably come out of the European Union and be based, at least at first, in Rome. I also thought there was a good chance he'd be Jewish, since satan seems to try to imitate God. But now it makes sense that satan would use Ishmael, rather than a Jew, since he was man's attempt to fulfill God's promise to Abraham when God seemed to be working too slowly.
Having read the original article in this thread, I can kind of see how this might all fit together.
If the muslims take over Europe politically, they will have conquered both the EU and Rome and will indeed own and rule both. If they eventually take over all the world, then they would obviously have their one-world government. It wouldn't take much for them to then establish their theocracy with its shia(?) law. Nor would it be a big leap for the beast to demand that the world worship him. We also know that he will be given the power to subdue the saints for a time, and this would certainly fit in with islam since they kill anyone who won't convert.
From the standpoint of prophecy about Israel, this scenario would also seem to fit. I believe that the antichrist will make a false peace with Israel, then break it. I also believe that Israel will recognize him as the antichrist when he defiles the temple. And we know that Jesus will return to save them, and to begin His thousand year rule on earth.
So, is this how it's going to go down? I don't know. I imagine that many in Europe could have imagined a similar scenario with Hitler and his SS. But Israel had not been given back to the Jews yet at that time.
OTOH, whatever part of the timeline we're in, it's my duty to stand against islam, whether it turns out to be just an antichrist or the antichrist Depending on where we are in God's timetable, we'll either defeat islam and move on, or Jesus will come and defeat them. Either way, we're assured of eventual victory.
FWIW, those are my thoughts on the matter :)
The second Sheik listed in that article said that. The first one did not, and he was the guy who said that the conquest would not be by the sword. I'm defending him, not the others.
I assumed that you were joining those who are condemning the writings of the first listed cleric, which was the only one I'm attempting to defend. I simply pointed out that what he advocates is the same prosleytizing that most of us believe Christians are entitled to do. If I was wrong, and you don't see anything wrong with what is being advocated by the first cleric, then I'd withdraw my comment. But I made that assumption because you seemed to be picking a nit on one of the only people on the thread who isn't calling for another crusade.
I hate the stupid media in the west that is constantly dissing this holy mission to defend the Christian holyland from the barbaric Moslems. These losers strted in the Saudi Arabia. That is where Arabs are, and where Moslems belong. They concored most of Africa, some of Europe and Asia. They converted people by F O R C E to Islam, they changed their language to Arabic, and now all these countries that were never Arabs are forced to call themselves Arab nations!
Barbarism and hate from the stone age, is sitll alive and well in the Islamic hearts.
They will also make more gains in western China and southern Russia.
I don't see anyone stopping them. After all, they aren't Al Qaeda (that's what most say). Europe has no stomach for any limitations on immigration. Not a problem ya, see.
I don't even think Russia and China will do anything. Just like in our Southwest, unchecked immigration is a powerful force to change a country or a portion of it.
PS: The Europeans and white Americans just don't wnat to kick out those babies anymore. Their spark is dying.
Hey, I said in my post I'm no scholar :)
As far as I can remember, the Bible never actually calls him by that term; but that's how most people refer to him in discussions, and I've fallen into the same habit.
In 2Thes 2:3-4,in the KJV, he's referred to as "that man of sin" and "the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God".
The NIV calls him "the man of lawlessness" and "the man doomed to destruction. He opposes and exalts himself over everything that is called God, or is worshipped, and even sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God."
I hope that answers your question :)
Oh, give it a few more tons of blood. They are overreaching and will be stopped, one way or another.
I'd prefer a nuclear burnoff, possibly with a bio component - it should be doable to target a plague against any descendant of the house of Saud, for example. But of course, if they "win" (are allowed to spread), that also means the end of most life. Tip for you: compare the spread of deserts with the spread of islam - just place the two maps on top of each other.
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