The Sunnah and biography of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) are rich and plenteous in auspices, some of which we have already
tackled through what has been quoted from Al-Hâfizh bin Kathîr.
These Prophetic auspices abound in the records of the Prophetic Tradition, such as
the authenticated references, the books of the Sunnah, the Musnads, the lexicons, the
tomes and other compilations of hadiths.
But Muslims – during the eras of decline and retardation - neglected them and they
sank into oblivion. They only circulated the hadiths that discussed seditions and the
portents of the Last Hour, interpreting such hadiths with a tendency towards despair
and loss of hope for reformation, or any deed that can help the nation stand on its
feet once again, and encourage it to strive hard for the sake of changing the status quo
to that which is better and more ideal. Definitely, it is impossible that the guiding
light (the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) of the
nation would utter what may discourage it from attempts at reformation and
summoning the will to change.
All these auspices tell about the future of Islam: that the future belongs to Islam and
its nation, as told by the one who does not speak of his own desire.
I would like here to mention that the honorable Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) does not know the Unseen on his own. For Allah is the only One
Who has the keys of the Unseen. Allah, The Most Exalted and Ever-Majestic, says: The noble Qur’anic verse says what means:
“Say: ‘None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (unseen)
except Allah.’” (An-Naml, 27: 65)
From the Unseen, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
only knew what Allah, all glory be to Him, had revealed to him, and he reported it just
as Allah had conveyed it to him. Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, says:
:
(He Alone) the All-Knower of the Ghâ'ib (unseen), and He reveals to none His Ghâ'ib (unseen).’ Except to a Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs him of unseen as much as He likes).’ (Al-Jinn, 72: 27-26)
In the next pages we shall cite the most important among these auspices: 1. Prevalence of Islam Worldwide Among these auspices is the hadith narrated by Tamîm Ad-Dâry. He said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saying, “Indeed, this affair (meaning Islam) will reach as far as night and day reach, and Allah will not leave a dwelling of brick, nor of fur, but Allah will surely make this religion (Islam) enter it, either honoring an honorable one or disgracing an abject one; an honor by which Allah graces Islam, and a disgrace by which Allah degrades disbelief.”1 Reaching as far as night and day means that Islam will spread throughout the entire earth as night and day. Moreover, this religion will walk in all towns and deserts, for the dwelling made of brick stands for urban cities and that made of fur stands for Bedouin areas. Islam will enter in them all, whereby the Promise of Allah pledged in His Noble Book, [repeated in three Surahs: At-Tawbah: 33; Al-Fath: 48; As-Saff: 9], is fulfilled: “It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions.” (At-Tawbah: 33; Al-Fath: 48; As-Saff: 9) Its superiority over all other religions means its prevalence over all other religions. During the first Islamic eras, Islam conquered Judaism, Christianity, Arab paganism, Persian Magianism, and certain Asian and African religions, but it did not triumph over all religions, so we are still awaiting these glad tidings, and surely Allah fails not His Promise. These glad tidings are substantiated by the hadith narrated by Al-Miqdâd bin AlAswad (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saying, ‘Naught dwelling whether of brick, or fur will remain on the surface of the earth but Allah will surely make the word of Islam enter it, either honoring an honorable one or disgracing an abject one…’”2
(He Alone) the All-Knower of the Ghâ'ib (unseen), and He reveals to none His Ghâ'ib (unseen).’ Except to a Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs him of unseen as much as He likes).’ (Al-Jinn, 72: 27-26)
In the next pages we shall cite the most important among these auspices: 1. Prevalence of Islam Worldwide Among these auspices is the hadith narrated by Tamîm Ad-Dâry. He said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saying, “Indeed, this affair (meaning Islam) will reach as far as night and day reach, and Allah will not leave a dwelling of brick, nor of fur, but Allah will surely make this religion (Islam) enter it, either honoring an honorable one or disgracing an abject one; an honor by which Allah graces Islam, and a disgrace by which Allah degrades disbelief.”1 Reaching as far as night and day means that Islam will spread throughout the entire earth as night and day. Moreover, this religion will walk in all towns and deserts, for the dwelling made of brick stands for urban cities and that made of fur stands for Bedouin areas. Islam will enter in them all, whereby the Promise of Allah pledged in His Noble Book, [repeated in three Surahs: At-Tawbah: 33; Al-Fath: 48; As-Saff: 9], is fulfilled: “It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions.” (At-Tawbah: 33; Al-Fath: 48; As-Saff: 9) Its superiority over all other religions means its prevalence over all other religions. During the first Islamic eras, Islam conquered Judaism, Christianity, Arab paganism, Persian Magianism, and certain Asian and African religions, but it did not triumph over all religions, so we are still awaiting these glad tidings, and surely Allah fails not His Promise. These glad tidings are substantiated by the hadith narrated by Al-Miqdâd bin AlAswad (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saying, ‘Naught dwelling whether of brick, or fur will remain on the surface of the earth but Allah will surely make the word of Islam enter it, either honoring an honorable one or disgracing an abject one…’”2
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