This document provides an Islamic perspective on the significance of Jerusalem. It discusses the status of Jerusalem in Islam based on sources like the Quran and hadith. Some key points:
1. Islam regards Jerusalem and the surrounding region as a blessed land, chosen by God, where many prophets lived and preached monotheism.
2. The Quran and hadith describe Jerusalem as the place where the Prophet Abraham migrated to escape persecution, making it the first holy land.
3. Jerusalem is significant as the site of Muhammad's night journey to heaven and as the first direction Muslims faced when praying.
4. Hadith emphasize Jerusalem's holiness and virtue, with one stating every inch of
Islamicjerusalem: A new Concept and Definitions islamicjerusalem
1) The document discusses the development of Islamic Jerusalem Studies as a new academic field over nearly a decade from 1994-2003.
2) It outlines the steps taken to establish the field, including defining the concept of Islamic Jerusalem, organizing an annual academic conference, establishing a journal, and creating university programs and research positions.
3) The author struggled for years to define Islamic Jerusalem, eventually settling on a working definition that includes the geographical location, its people, and a unique inclusive vision for administering the land and population.
ORIENTALIST APPROACHES TO ISLAMICJERUSALEM: A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE RELIGIOUS...islamicjerusalem
This article summarizes and critiques Orientalist approaches to studying Islamic Jerusalem. It discusses how some Orientalists and Israeli academics have political and religious biases that have led them to deny or distort Muslim historical accounts of early Islamic rule in Jerusalem. Their claims seek to minimize Islam's significance in Jerusalem in order to support political agendas related to Israeli control over the city. The article analyzes specific examples of these biased claims and debates them, arguing for the need for balanced and objective scholarship on Islamic Jerusalem's history and importance.
This book was written by the author in the context of impending partition of British India and its Dominions into India and Pakistan on the basis of religions. The author has discussed many aspects of such a division encompassing Nation State, Nationalities, Status of Minorities, Cultures, Religions, Economic, Financial, Political, Military and Defence, etc. On pages 30 to 40, he discusses the aspect of Religion, which is of particular interest in the now raging debate in India over Cow/Beef and Temple Desecration.
Chinese & islamic contributions to global civilization enJoe Carter
The document discusses the contributions of Chinese and Islamic civilizations to global development. It notes that China was a leader in many fields, including agriculture, astronomy, engineering, and medicine, until around 1200 AD. Many key inventions originated in China and spread to other parts of the world through trade and the translation of knowledge, facilitated by Islam. The document discusses several important figures, including Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās, one of the earliest converts to Islam who led an envoy to China in 651 AD and is buried there. It outlines the transmission of knowledge from China to Europe over centuries and the role of the Islamic Golden Age from 750-1258 AD in advancing knowledge in many fields.
Richard Eaton wrote a two part article in Frontline issues of 22 December 2000 and 5 January 2001. The article examines the evidence of temple desecration in medieval India by Muslim States and the rationale behind those acts. Which temples were destroyed, why and by whom. He gives examples of some 80 temple desecrations and adds the list is not exhaustive. However, the thesis put forward by Sitaram Goel in his book "HINDU TEMPLES WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM" that tens of thousands of temples were destroyed by Muslim rulers, Eaton argues, evidence doesn't support such indiscriminate wholesale destruction. The source for Goel's contention was not archaeology or survey of monuments, but literary accounts of contemporary witnesses/ writers, who were often court-writers given to hyperbole in the praise of their masters. While it is well known that Prophet Mohammed did destroy hundreds of idols at Mecca and Arab armies continued to be zealous iconoclasts in succeeding centuries, Goel argued that desecration of temples in India too was driven by same ideology.This was not the case according to Eaton and reasons for "selective temple desecration" were rooted in power politics.
This document provides an overview of West, Inner, and South Asia from ancient times to 1000 CE. It discusses the major empires that emerged, including the Achaemenid Empire in Iran, the Seleucid Empire, the Parthian Empire, the Sasanid Empire in Iran, and the Maurya Empire in India. For each empire, it summarizes the key factors in their rise, social and economic institutions, and religious developments. It also describes other groups that influenced the region like the Indo-Greeks, Scythians, and Kushans. The overall purpose is to outline the political and cultural history of Asia during this time period.
Islamicjerusalem: A new Concept and Definitions islamicjerusalem
1) The document discusses the development of Islamic Jerusalem Studies as a new academic field over nearly a decade from 1994-2003.
2) It outlines the steps taken to establish the field, including defining the concept of Islamic Jerusalem, organizing an annual academic conference, establishing a journal, and creating university programs and research positions.
3) The author struggled for years to define Islamic Jerusalem, eventually settling on a working definition that includes the geographical location, its people, and a unique inclusive vision for administering the land and population.
ORIENTALIST APPROACHES TO ISLAMICJERUSALEM: A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE RELIGIOUS...islamicjerusalem
This article summarizes and critiques Orientalist approaches to studying Islamic Jerusalem. It discusses how some Orientalists and Israeli academics have political and religious biases that have led them to deny or distort Muslim historical accounts of early Islamic rule in Jerusalem. Their claims seek to minimize Islam's significance in Jerusalem in order to support political agendas related to Israeli control over the city. The article analyzes specific examples of these biased claims and debates them, arguing for the need for balanced and objective scholarship on Islamic Jerusalem's history and importance.
This book was written by the author in the context of impending partition of British India and its Dominions into India and Pakistan on the basis of religions. The author has discussed many aspects of such a division encompassing Nation State, Nationalities, Status of Minorities, Cultures, Religions, Economic, Financial, Political, Military and Defence, etc. On pages 30 to 40, he discusses the aspect of Religion, which is of particular interest in the now raging debate in India over Cow/Beef and Temple Desecration.
Chinese & islamic contributions to global civilization enJoe Carter
The document discusses the contributions of Chinese and Islamic civilizations to global development. It notes that China was a leader in many fields, including agriculture, astronomy, engineering, and medicine, until around 1200 AD. Many key inventions originated in China and spread to other parts of the world through trade and the translation of knowledge, facilitated by Islam. The document discusses several important figures, including Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās, one of the earliest converts to Islam who led an envoy to China in 651 AD and is buried there. It outlines the transmission of knowledge from China to Europe over centuries and the role of the Islamic Golden Age from 750-1258 AD in advancing knowledge in many fields.
Richard Eaton wrote a two part article in Frontline issues of 22 December 2000 and 5 January 2001. The article examines the evidence of temple desecration in medieval India by Muslim States and the rationale behind those acts. Which temples were destroyed, why and by whom. He gives examples of some 80 temple desecrations and adds the list is not exhaustive. However, the thesis put forward by Sitaram Goel in his book "HINDU TEMPLES WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM" that tens of thousands of temples were destroyed by Muslim rulers, Eaton argues, evidence doesn't support such indiscriminate wholesale destruction. The source for Goel's contention was not archaeology or survey of monuments, but literary accounts of contemporary witnesses/ writers, who were often court-writers given to hyperbole in the praise of their masters. While it is well known that Prophet Mohammed did destroy hundreds of idols at Mecca and Arab armies continued to be zealous iconoclasts in succeeding centuries, Goel argued that desecration of temples in India too was driven by same ideology.This was not the case according to Eaton and reasons for "selective temple desecration" were rooted in power politics.
This document provides an overview of West, Inner, and South Asia from ancient times to 1000 CE. It discusses the major empires that emerged, including the Achaemenid Empire in Iran, the Seleucid Empire, the Parthian Empire, the Sasanid Empire in Iran, and the Maurya Empire in India. For each empire, it summarizes the key factors in their rise, social and economic institutions, and religious developments. It also describes other groups that influenced the region like the Indo-Greeks, Scythians, and Kushans. The overall purpose is to outline the political and cultural history of Asia during this time period.
Understanding the islamic scripture, a study of selected passages from the qu...docsforu
Understanding the Islamic Scripture, A Study of Selected Passages from the Quran by Mustansir Mir
Understanding the Islamic Scripture
■
A Study of Selected Passages from the Qur'an
"I know of no other comparable text outside of full length translations or
commentaries that does the same valuable work as this one does. It is concise,
accessible, and highly readable without overwhelming."
-IcHiry Pippin jihi Central Washington University
■
"I found this text accessible, engaging, and teachable, and I think it will make
a wonderful addition to classrooms and armchair scholars across the
English-speaking world."
vEIII'
Kyi id! M. Noon. Reed College
This text offers clear translations of and extensive commentaries on 37 key passages of the
Islamic scripture, making the Quran accessible to students and general readers who lack the
linguistic background to read it in the original Arabic form. Providing a well-rounded and
faithful introduction to the Quran, this book can be used in courses on Islam, the Quran, or
Sacred Texts—either as a supplement or as a substitute for reading from the Qur an itself.
•
The selections are taken from both the Meccan and the Medinan periods of revelation and
cover a wide range of themes and topics, making for a representative, yet manageable,
presentation of the Qur’an.
•
Correspondences and points of contact between the Qur’an and the Bible are highlighted
and analyzed, giving Western readers context through referencing a more familiar text.
•
Literary notes highlight the style and language of the Qur an and will be of especial
interest to students of literature.
•
A clear glossary and a detailed index enhance the usefulness of the text.
•
The analyses offered will help readers understand the Qur’an in its variegated aspects.
13 Routledge
EV Taylor f* Francis Group
Mustansir Mir, University Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Center for Islamic
Studies at Youngstown State University, is the author of Verbal Idioms of the Qur'an (1989) and
Tulip in the Desert: A Selection of the Poetry of Muhammad Iqbal (2000)
The period in which ghazali lived: the socio-political situation and the spir...SubmissionResearchpa
The article analyzes the period of Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, the socio-political situation in the caliphate, the spiritual life and scientific activity of the thinker, as well as the ideas and mystical works that influenced the formation of his ideological, political, cultural and moral views. by Qodirov Davronbek Hoshimovich 2020. The period in which ghazali lived: the socio-political situation and the spiritual environment. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 9 (Sep. 2020), 108-111. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31149/ijie.v3i9.597. https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJIE/article/view/597/580 https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJIE/article/view/597
The Achaemenid Empire was a Persian empire that ruled from 550-330 BC, stretching from Egypt to India. Founded by Cyrus the Great, it unified many different cultures under a single rule for over 200 years. At its height, it was the largest empire by population in the world at that time, controlling some 50 million people or 44% of the global population. While internal conflicts and invasions from Greece and Macedonia eventually led to its downfall, the Achaemenid period brought prosperity and tolerance to the Near East through policies promoting acceptance of conquered lands. Zoroastrianism, the empire's state religion, influenced later faiths like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
This introduction provides background information on the text, which is a biography of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir. It discusses Ibn Kathir's life and works, the context of his time period which was one of political and social upheaval. It also summarizes different scholarly approaches to Islamic historiography, from early Christian scholars who viewed Muhammad critically, to more modern scholarly questioning of the reliability of source documents like the hadith and sira literature. There is no scholarly consensus on how much of the traditional accounts can be considered historically accurate.
The document discusses the importance of knowledge, religion, and perfection in Islamic cultural values according to the message of Prophet Muhammad. It highlights how the Quran and hadiths encourage seeking knowledge, emphasize its superiority over acts of worship, and establish it as the foundation for understanding religion. The document aims to illustrate the lofty status of knowledge in Islamic teachings.
En cultural values_in_the_message_of_prophet_muhammad_pbuhArab Muslim
This document discusses cultural values in the message of Prophet Muhammad. It covers three chapters: scientific values, social values, and managerial values. For scientific values, it discusses the importance of knowledge, religion, and perfection in Islam based on Quranic verses and hadith. It emphasizes the great status of knowledge in Islamic teachings. For social values, it discusses concepts like moderation, women's status, love, mercy, peace, morality, and cleanliness. For managerial values, it covers principles of inclusiveness, rights protection, financial growth, fairness, power sharing, and accepting other opinions. The document aims to highlight cultural guiding values from the Prophet's teachings and biography.
This summary provides an overview of four abstracts from a conference on marriage, family, religion, and culture in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Iran and the Middle East:
1) The first abstract examines relationships between Greek women and Persian noblemen in the Achaemenid Period, focusing on terminology used to describe non-marital relationships and their social and political significance.
2) The second analyzes Babylonian family law and legal texts dealing with provisions made by men for their widowed female relatives.
3) The third presents a new social network approach to studying marriage among Babylonian priests in the first millennium BCE, arguing they followed a hierarchy-based marriage system.
4
The Founder of the New Field of Inquiry of Islamicjerusalem Studies: Backgrou...islamicjerusalem
The document summarizes the establishment of the Islamic Research Academy in the UK by Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi and Sara El-Awaisi. It discusses the lack of academic studies on Islamic Jerusalem from an Arab and Muslim perspective, which motivated the founders to establish the Academy and focus its activities on Islamic Jerusalem Studies. The Academy was formally founded in London in 1994 and aimed to fill the gap left by other institutions and address the issue of Islamic Jerusalem in an academic manner free from bias.
Long before the coming of the modern era of globalization from the West, the Muslim world had seen and enjoyed its own era of globalization. The Muslim era of globalization happened exactly during the peak of the Islamic civilization (750-1258). Around that era, there appeared a great multitude of Muslim scholars and scientists. The openness of the Islamic civilization led early Muslims scholars to borrow ideas from the earlier civilizations; like the Greeks, Persians and Indians. Many pioneering works produced by early Muslims scholars in the areas of science, technology and philosophy later immensely benefited scholars in the West. Concurrent to modern globalization was the era of European colonization of the East and Africa. Since then, Western globalization has been influencing every part of the globe. In the last few decades with the advent of the internet and now social media, knowledge and information sharing have become a lot easier than before. At times, however, the internet and social media have negatively impacted on the masses living in the East, nevertheless their positive impact challenges governments and local authorities in many countries to practice good governance in the day-to-day running of their countries. Through this paper, the researchers intend to explore globalization from the Islamic perspective and discuss issues related to the practice of good governance, politics and the phenomenon of brain drain in the Muslim world. As a qualitative study, this research employs the library research method that uses the textual and content analysis techniques. Pertinent data related to the study will be gathered from print and internet sources.
This document discusses developments in Muslim philosophical theology between the 6th/12th centuries, focusing on al-Ghazali and al-Razi. It examines al-Ghazali's approach to kalam, including his downgrading of it from a pursuit of knowledge to persuasion. While al-Ghazali is credited with promoting Aristotelian logic in kalam, he did not depart from the non-apodictic methods of previous mutakallimun. The document aims to provide a more precise understanding of developments during this influential period of Muslim intellectual history, of which al-Razi was a central figure.
This document summarizes the debate between Salafis and mainstream Sunni scholars over who has authority to interpret Islamic scripture. It discusses how Salafis argue that interpretation does not require extensive religious education and can be done directly by lay Muslims, while mainstream scholars assert interpretation must be controlled by religious institutions. The document uses the 18th century Indian scholar Shah Ismail al-Shahid as an example, noting he both empowered lay Muslims but also affirmed the need for scholarly interpretation. It explores how democratizing interpretation is a rhetorical tool used by Salafis to challenge established practices and undermine the authority of religious scholars.
Philosophers, sufis, and caliphs politics and authority from cordoba to cairo...docsforu
Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad by Ali Humayun Akhtar
Ali Akhtars Philosophers, Sufis. and ('aliphs explores the interface and
interplay between Sufism, philosophy, and politics in the medieval Islamic
world. Examining diverse fields in the history of ideas - from metaphysics
to politics, cosmology to psychology, and Sufism to philosophical theology
- Akhtar examines how scholarly religious authority affected and was
affected by political leadership between the tenth and twelfth centuries lhe
extensively researched chapters on the Spanish Sufi metaphysicians
are
particularly valuable for placing their thought in the context of the dialectic
of scholars with local monarchs and emirs."
J
Dr. Leonard Lewisohm Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. University of
1
Exeter
|
“This is a ground-breaking treatment of the intricate connections between
politics and religious thought in the Islamic world over the course of three
I
centuries. Ali Akhtar offers fresh insights on a half dozen of the most
important Muslim thinkers of al Andalus, including Ibn Masarra, Ibn
Hazm, and Ibn Tufayl. His portrait of how Islamic thought developed in
the region is a landmark.’*
Dr. Ken Garden, Department of Religion, Tufts University
AU Hiunayun Akhtar is an Assistant Professor at Bates College He is
also the Robert M. Kington Fellow at the Institute for Research in the
Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Akhtar holds a PhD
in History and Middle Eastern Studies from New York University
Jerusalem as Archetype of Harmonious Islamic Urban Environmentislamicjerusalem
This document discusses Jerusalem as an archetype of the harmonious Islamic urban environment. It provides 5 factors that help define Islamic Jerusalem in this way:
1. The centrality of Jerusalem in Islamic religious consciousness, as it is one of the three holy cities that Muslims were encouraged to visit for pilgrimage.
2. Jerusalem's central role in connecting Islam to prior monotheistic faiths, as many biblical prophets are associated with the city in the Quran and hadith.
3. The importance of Jerusalem for Muslim spirituality and mysticism, as many Sufi saints visited and were buried there.
4. Jerusalem symbolizes the spiritual aspiration to journey towards God, represented by
The muslim 100, the lives, thoughts and achievements of the most influential ...docsforu
This document provides an introduction to the book "The Muslim 100" which aims to explore Islamic history through profiles of 100 influential Muslims. It discusses different perspectives on what constitutes history and how it should be studied. The author argues the Quranic view is holistic, acknowledging divine intervention as well as human actions and free will. The introduction also outlines the book's non-chronological structure, focusing on influential individuals rather than a strict timeline. The goal is to better understand Islamic history, humanity's role, and learn from both successes and failures of the past.
ORIENTALISTS' VIEW ON THE NIGHT JOURNEY: AN ANALYSISislamicjerusalem
This document summarizes an article that analyzes Orientalist views on the Night Journey of Prophet Muhammad. It discusses how some Orientalists doubted or denied that the Night Journey's destination was Jerusalem, as they felt Islamic sources did not sufficiently prove it or the details did not align with historical facts. However, the document argues that these Orientalists failed to properly understand Quranic terms referring to Jerusalem. It presents criticisms by scholars like El-Awaisi of some Orientalists' approaches for being biased or lacking balance from an outsider's viewpoint.
Introducing the literary and linguistic excellence of the qur’anAbdullah Bin Ahmad
This document discusses the immense impact of the Quran on global politics and billions of individuals throughout history. It argues that the Quran presents a unique paradigm of social and political thought that was previously unknown. The document also highlights the Quran's literary excellence, describing it as a new genre of speech that was able to transform disparate Arab tribes into a unified civilization. It provides perspectives from various scholars on the Quran's sublime rhetoric, richly varied rhythms, and ability to convey concepts in a profound and inimitable way.
The Islamic Empire expanded trade networks by establishing stability and low taxes along trading routes. It gained control over Mediterranean, Silk Road, and Indian Ocean trade. This spread of Islam influenced other cultures as Arabic culture was adopted, while Islamic cultures also borrowed from places like Persia. Core beliefs in Islam like the Quran, Five Pillars, and figure of the Caliph provided continuity, though a split emerged between Sunni and Shia views of leadership succession after Muhammad.
Historical Judgement on Interest Delivered in Supreme Court of Pakistan (Muft...Muhammad Nabeel Musharraf
Visit Australian Islamic Library for a huge collection of islamic books and multimedia.
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The document summarizes Karen Armstrong's perspective on what makes cities holy and specifically analyzes the holiness of Jerusalem in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In 3 sentences:
Armstrong argues that holy cities provide a sense of transcendence and connection to the divine for pilgrims, and that Jerusalem in particular holds deep significance as a place of identity and healing for Jews, Christians, and Muslims due to its association with key religious figures and beliefs. However, she notes that exclusionary treatment of others in Jerusalem has sometimes led to atrocities when possession of the sacred city was prioritized over justice. Islam differs in viewing all space as inherently sacred rather than separating sacred from profane.
The document summarizes and reviews the vision and aims of the Journal of Islamic Jerusalem Studies. The journal aims to provide historical and scholarly research on Islamic perspectives of Jerusalem that were previously lacking. It presents arguments that Jerusalem can be a place where Israelis, Palestinians, and the three monotheistic religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism can coexist in peace and harmony, as they had for much of history prior to the Crusades. Many of the articles argue this requires establishing justice for all inhabitants. The journal seeks to spread knowledge of Islamic history in Jerusalem and advocate for a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
1) The document discusses the historical and religious significance of Jerusalem to the three Abrahamic faiths of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
2) It argues that Islam contributed to Jerusalem's plural significance by establishing religious ties to the city through the early Islamic period that helped preclude an exclusively Jewish monopoly.
3) Key architectural structures like the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque symbolize Islam's role in pluralizing Jerusalem's relevance beyond political considerations of any single faith.
This document discusses Christian perspectives on and attitudes towards Jerusalem over 2000 years of history. It outlines how Jerusalem is significant for Christians as the birthplace of Christianity, where Jesus lived, died, and resurrected. However, the author notes that the New Testament, particularly the Gospel of Luke, emphasizes a movement away from Jerusalem to spreading the gospel globally. While Jerusalem held religious significance as a pilgrimage site, the document examines how early Christian thinkers like Gregory of Nyssa argued Christianity is not dependent on specific holy places. It provides historical context on pilgrimages to Jerusalem and how the practice developed over time between the 4th-20th centuries, involving religious and political interests from European powers.
Understanding the islamic scripture, a study of selected passages from the qu...docsforu
Understanding the Islamic Scripture, A Study of Selected Passages from the Quran by Mustansir Mir
Understanding the Islamic Scripture
■
A Study of Selected Passages from the Qur'an
"I know of no other comparable text outside of full length translations or
commentaries that does the same valuable work as this one does. It is concise,
accessible, and highly readable without overwhelming."
-IcHiry Pippin jihi Central Washington University
■
"I found this text accessible, engaging, and teachable, and I think it will make
a wonderful addition to classrooms and armchair scholars across the
English-speaking world."
vEIII'
Kyi id! M. Noon. Reed College
This text offers clear translations of and extensive commentaries on 37 key passages of the
Islamic scripture, making the Quran accessible to students and general readers who lack the
linguistic background to read it in the original Arabic form. Providing a well-rounded and
faithful introduction to the Quran, this book can be used in courses on Islam, the Quran, or
Sacred Texts—either as a supplement or as a substitute for reading from the Qur an itself.
•
The selections are taken from both the Meccan and the Medinan periods of revelation and
cover a wide range of themes and topics, making for a representative, yet manageable,
presentation of the Qur’an.
•
Correspondences and points of contact between the Qur’an and the Bible are highlighted
and analyzed, giving Western readers context through referencing a more familiar text.
•
Literary notes highlight the style and language of the Qur an and will be of especial
interest to students of literature.
•
A clear glossary and a detailed index enhance the usefulness of the text.
•
The analyses offered will help readers understand the Qur’an in its variegated aspects.
13 Routledge
EV Taylor f* Francis Group
Mustansir Mir, University Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Center for Islamic
Studies at Youngstown State University, is the author of Verbal Idioms of the Qur'an (1989) and
Tulip in the Desert: A Selection of the Poetry of Muhammad Iqbal (2000)
The period in which ghazali lived: the socio-political situation and the spir...SubmissionResearchpa
The article analyzes the period of Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, the socio-political situation in the caliphate, the spiritual life and scientific activity of the thinker, as well as the ideas and mystical works that influenced the formation of his ideological, political, cultural and moral views. by Qodirov Davronbek Hoshimovich 2020. The period in which ghazali lived: the socio-political situation and the spiritual environment. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 9 (Sep. 2020), 108-111. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31149/ijie.v3i9.597. https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJIE/article/view/597/580 https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJIE/article/view/597
The Achaemenid Empire was a Persian empire that ruled from 550-330 BC, stretching from Egypt to India. Founded by Cyrus the Great, it unified many different cultures under a single rule for over 200 years. At its height, it was the largest empire by population in the world at that time, controlling some 50 million people or 44% of the global population. While internal conflicts and invasions from Greece and Macedonia eventually led to its downfall, the Achaemenid period brought prosperity and tolerance to the Near East through policies promoting acceptance of conquered lands. Zoroastrianism, the empire's state religion, influenced later faiths like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
This introduction provides background information on the text, which is a biography of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir. It discusses Ibn Kathir's life and works, the context of his time period which was one of political and social upheaval. It also summarizes different scholarly approaches to Islamic historiography, from early Christian scholars who viewed Muhammad critically, to more modern scholarly questioning of the reliability of source documents like the hadith and sira literature. There is no scholarly consensus on how much of the traditional accounts can be considered historically accurate.
The document discusses the importance of knowledge, religion, and perfection in Islamic cultural values according to the message of Prophet Muhammad. It highlights how the Quran and hadiths encourage seeking knowledge, emphasize its superiority over acts of worship, and establish it as the foundation for understanding religion. The document aims to illustrate the lofty status of knowledge in Islamic teachings.
En cultural values_in_the_message_of_prophet_muhammad_pbuhArab Muslim
This document discusses cultural values in the message of Prophet Muhammad. It covers three chapters: scientific values, social values, and managerial values. For scientific values, it discusses the importance of knowledge, religion, and perfection in Islam based on Quranic verses and hadith. It emphasizes the great status of knowledge in Islamic teachings. For social values, it discusses concepts like moderation, women's status, love, mercy, peace, morality, and cleanliness. For managerial values, it covers principles of inclusiveness, rights protection, financial growth, fairness, power sharing, and accepting other opinions. The document aims to highlight cultural guiding values from the Prophet's teachings and biography.
This summary provides an overview of four abstracts from a conference on marriage, family, religion, and culture in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Iran and the Middle East:
1) The first abstract examines relationships between Greek women and Persian noblemen in the Achaemenid Period, focusing on terminology used to describe non-marital relationships and their social and political significance.
2) The second analyzes Babylonian family law and legal texts dealing with provisions made by men for their widowed female relatives.
3) The third presents a new social network approach to studying marriage among Babylonian priests in the first millennium BCE, arguing they followed a hierarchy-based marriage system.
4
The Founder of the New Field of Inquiry of Islamicjerusalem Studies: Backgrou...islamicjerusalem
The document summarizes the establishment of the Islamic Research Academy in the UK by Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi and Sara El-Awaisi. It discusses the lack of academic studies on Islamic Jerusalem from an Arab and Muslim perspective, which motivated the founders to establish the Academy and focus its activities on Islamic Jerusalem Studies. The Academy was formally founded in London in 1994 and aimed to fill the gap left by other institutions and address the issue of Islamic Jerusalem in an academic manner free from bias.
Long before the coming of the modern era of globalization from the West, the Muslim world had seen and enjoyed its own era of globalization. The Muslim era of globalization happened exactly during the peak of the Islamic civilization (750-1258). Around that era, there appeared a great multitude of Muslim scholars and scientists. The openness of the Islamic civilization led early Muslims scholars to borrow ideas from the earlier civilizations; like the Greeks, Persians and Indians. Many pioneering works produced by early Muslims scholars in the areas of science, technology and philosophy later immensely benefited scholars in the West. Concurrent to modern globalization was the era of European colonization of the East and Africa. Since then, Western globalization has been influencing every part of the globe. In the last few decades with the advent of the internet and now social media, knowledge and information sharing have become a lot easier than before. At times, however, the internet and social media have negatively impacted on the masses living in the East, nevertheless their positive impact challenges governments and local authorities in many countries to practice good governance in the day-to-day running of their countries. Through this paper, the researchers intend to explore globalization from the Islamic perspective and discuss issues related to the practice of good governance, politics and the phenomenon of brain drain in the Muslim world. As a qualitative study, this research employs the library research method that uses the textual and content analysis techniques. Pertinent data related to the study will be gathered from print and internet sources.
This document discusses developments in Muslim philosophical theology between the 6th/12th centuries, focusing on al-Ghazali and al-Razi. It examines al-Ghazali's approach to kalam, including his downgrading of it from a pursuit of knowledge to persuasion. While al-Ghazali is credited with promoting Aristotelian logic in kalam, he did not depart from the non-apodictic methods of previous mutakallimun. The document aims to provide a more precise understanding of developments during this influential period of Muslim intellectual history, of which al-Razi was a central figure.
This document summarizes the debate between Salafis and mainstream Sunni scholars over who has authority to interpret Islamic scripture. It discusses how Salafis argue that interpretation does not require extensive religious education and can be done directly by lay Muslims, while mainstream scholars assert interpretation must be controlled by religious institutions. The document uses the 18th century Indian scholar Shah Ismail al-Shahid as an example, noting he both empowered lay Muslims but also affirmed the need for scholarly interpretation. It explores how democratizing interpretation is a rhetorical tool used by Salafis to challenge established practices and undermine the authority of religious scholars.
Philosophers, sufis, and caliphs politics and authority from cordoba to cairo...docsforu
Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad by Ali Humayun Akhtar
Ali Akhtars Philosophers, Sufis. and ('aliphs explores the interface and
interplay between Sufism, philosophy, and politics in the medieval Islamic
world. Examining diverse fields in the history of ideas - from metaphysics
to politics, cosmology to psychology, and Sufism to philosophical theology
- Akhtar examines how scholarly religious authority affected and was
affected by political leadership between the tenth and twelfth centuries lhe
extensively researched chapters on the Spanish Sufi metaphysicians
are
particularly valuable for placing their thought in the context of the dialectic
of scholars with local monarchs and emirs."
J
Dr. Leonard Lewisohm Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. University of
1
Exeter
|
“This is a ground-breaking treatment of the intricate connections between
politics and religious thought in the Islamic world over the course of three
I
centuries. Ali Akhtar offers fresh insights on a half dozen of the most
important Muslim thinkers of al Andalus, including Ibn Masarra, Ibn
Hazm, and Ibn Tufayl. His portrait of how Islamic thought developed in
the region is a landmark.’*
Dr. Ken Garden, Department of Religion, Tufts University
AU Hiunayun Akhtar is an Assistant Professor at Bates College He is
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The Significance of Jerusalem in Islam: an Islamic Reference
1. Journal oflslamic Jerusalem Studies (Summer 1998), 1:2, 47-71
The Significance of Jerusalem in Islam
An:Islamic Reference
Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi
University ofStirling
Israel, now, is taking steps and practical measures every
~ay by which it is trying to determine the future of Jerusalem
well in advance, and to ·impose a policy offaits accomplis to
consolidate its control over the city. In this context, the Israeli
authorities are making intensive and urgent efforts to zionise the
0Y and give it a Jewish character and appearance. Their rushed
measures to bring about demographic changes in the composition
of the population in Jerusalem, to strengthen the process of
colonial settlement, and build settlements in and around it are
simple examples oftheir attempts to change Jerusalem's identity,
its character, and the nature ofits civilisation and its population.
The "Jerusalem 3000" celebrations organised by the
Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem are designed to affirm a claim to
permanent, exclusive Israeli control ofthe city. The celebrations
for what they called "three thousand years ofDavid's city" are an
attempt to lend their state historical legitimacy. History has
proven that there can never be peace nor stability without
justice.1 The !:9ad to peace starts in Jemsalem and the solution
ofthe issue ofJerusalem is the key to ajust peace in the region.
The history of Jerusalem is an ancient one whose roots
go back into the depths of time. Its land is one of humanity's
oldest homelands, both in prehistoric times and in successive
historic ages. It has witnessed numerous civilisations and God
favoured it above all other parts of the Earth. It was, for
example, one of the first places in the world in which there was
monotheism, with divine messages being revealed. Noble
prophets and messengers of God walked on its soil and the
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Archangel Gabriel brought them word of the divine will for
mankind. On the soil of Jerusalem they preached the
monotheistic faith. Feelings .often run high over Jerusalem. It
has always been and will continue to be a major concern for
Jews, Christians and Muslims.
The history of Jerusalem has suffered distortion,
falsification and alteration. Most of our historical researches,
specifically those related to the history ofJerusalem before the
Islamic conquest, are limited to biblical and orientalist studies.2
The orientalists tend to underestimate the relevance ofthe Qur'an
and Hadith to the thinking of the Muslims, and may indeed
regard allusions to the Qur'an and the Prophet as merely a sort of
general piety with little direct bearing on the. postures and politics
of the Muslims vis-a-vis Jerusalem. I shall, however, quote
extensively from the Qur'an and the Traditions which were
vividly present in the discussion and writing of the Muslims.
Hence, t~~!~mpUo~_o[er an Islamic reference to
tl}_~_J~!~~~ perspe~!iY~!~QIL1~IllSi!.l~ro. It ~ends mainly on
Islamic sources, such as the Quran and the commentaries on it,
aswell-~as bo~ks ofthe Prophet Muhammad's traditions, Islamic
historical sources and other sources or secondary references. As
such, I hope it will be a useful compendium of source material on
Jerusalem and a valuable guide to the reader, academic and non-
academic, interested in Islamic Jerusalem.
Throughout this article I have chosen to use "Mushaf al-
Madinah An-Nabawiyah, The Holy Qur'an and the English
translation of its Meanings and Commentary", which has been
revised and edited by the Presidency ofIslamic Research, Ifta,
call and Guidance in Saudi Arabia. When translating from
Arabic into English an attempt has been made by the author to
strike a balance between the strength of expression in the original
and its exact meaning.
It should be noted that this study is not a study ofthe
history ofJerusalem. This paper is an attempt to offer an Islamic
reference to the conceptual framework within which ~he Muslims
approached Jerusalem. It will attempt to answer such qyestions
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as why the Muslims concerned themselves with this land and---:-~_:_,____--=--=--=--==-=-:...:::==_::.:;;.==~--~---·-----
whether there is, in their view, any distinction between Jerusalem
and the rest of the Arab and Muslim lands. In short, this study
deals with the reasons for Muslims' having close links with
Jerusalem, their intense concern for it, and their action to save,
care for and preserve it, by demonstrating Jerusalem's special
character, moral qualities and status in Islam.
I have endeavoured - in my interpretation, analysis and
clarification of this history - to concentrate on, and look with
complete openness at, the main events and focus on them all
rather than confining myselfto a part ofthem. I have also tried to
take a comprehensive, realistic view of these events. I have
followed a scientific historical methodology, and dealt with
subjects according to the historical course ofevents, so as to be
able to analyse causes, factors, circumstances and historical data.
The study is divided into two sections: the status ofJerusalem in
Islam and the manifestations ofthis status.
THE STATUS OF JERUSALEM IN ISLAM
Jerusalem is regarded as a distinctive - perhaps the most
distinctive - place _on the Earth, quite different from any other
place. This is because God has set it apart from all other places
on Earth, especially honouring and glorying it. God has mobilised
the souls, feelings and emotions ofbelievers, attached their hearts
to Jerusalem and made them yearn towards it. Jerusalem has
been linked to the faith of the Muslims, and it has come to
represent a living image in their minds as a result of the
numerous verses revealed about the Holy City in the Quran, and
because of the frequency with which the Prophet Muhammad
spoke about it, enumerating its virtues and special features.
The Blessed Land
One of the most comprehensive, of these virtues
mentioned in the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad's tradition is
that al-Sham (historical Syria) in general and Palestine in
particular is regarded as a blessed land:
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1. About the Prophet Abraham, the Holy Quran states: "But We
delivered him arid (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the
land which We have blessed for the nations". (21: 71)
2. "(It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow
(tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land which We had
blessed: for We do know all things". (21: 81)
3. "Between them and the Cities on which We had poured
Our blessings, We had placed Cities in prominent positions, and
between them We· had appointed stages of journey in due
proportion: travel therein, secure, by night and by day". (34: 18)
4. "And We made a people, considered weak, inheritors oflands
in both East and West, - lands whe(eon We sent down Our
blessings". (7: 137)
5. "Glory to (Allah) who did take His Servant for a Journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose
precincts We did bless". (17: 1)
6. It is related that the Prophet Muhammad said: "God has
blessed what lies between Al-Arish and the Euphrates, and has
made Palestine particularly holy."3
Blessedness, here, as scholars have stated, is both
_physifal and moral. Physical blessedness is represented - for
example - in its exceptional strategic geographical location, the
variety of its geographical features, and its numerous fruits. Its
moral blessedness is represented - for example - in the fact that
angels descended there and that the prophets preached and were
buried there. It is the land where noble prophets such as Jesus,
David and Solomon were born, grew up and had their missions,
or to which other prophets migrated, like Abraham and Lot, or
where they were buried, as in the cases of Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, Joseph and Moses. It is the land where the Prophet
Muhammad prayed with the other prophets, as their Imam in Al-
Aqsa Mosque on the night of his night journey and ascension, as·
Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal related in his Musnad, quoting Ibn
Abbas.
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It is also the place where angels descended. Gabriel used
to descend there from Heaven bringing divine instruction to
God's prophets and messengers, so they would preach to
humanity. Other angels usedto descend there as messengers to
carry out a specific task. For example, the Quran states: "Has the
story reached thee, ofthe honoured guests of Abraham? Behold,
they entered his presence, and said: Peace! He said: Peace!
Unknown people. Then he turned quickly to his household,
brought out afatted calf, and placed it before them. He said, will
ye not eat? He conceived a fear ofthem. They said, fear not,
and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with
knowledge...". (51: 24-28)
In brief, ·the Prophet Muhammad described this moral
blessedness, according to Al-Tirmidhi in his Sahih, quoting Zaid
Ibn Thabit Al-Ansari, in the following words: "I heard God's
Messenger s~y, 'How blessed is Syria (al-Sham)! How blessed is
Syria!' 'And how is that, 0 Messenger ofGod?' People asked
him. 'Those angels ofGod have spread their wings over Syria,' he
answered".4 "The prophets built Jerusalem," Ibn Abbas added.
"And the prophets lived in it. There is not an inch in Jerusalem
where a prophet has not prayed or an angel has not stood."
Among the aspects of this blessing, both physical and
moral, and the monuments to it, are: the place where the Prophet
Abraham migrated, the Holy land, the land ofthe night journey
and ascension, the land to which Muslims first turned when
praying, a land for sacred struggle for God's cause, a land of
promise, the centre for the future Islamic Caliphate, and the place
where people will be raised from the dead and assembled on the
Day ofJudgement.
One: The Place where the Prophet Abraham Migrated
In the time of Canaanite sovereignty over Palestine, the
Prophet Abraham (who was an Amorite from the Arabs who
established the Babylonian state in Iraq) migrated to it when his
people wanted to kill him. He left his country, Ur in Iraq, around
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1805 BC, together with his nephew Lot and others, to try to
spread his message. This is clear from verses in the Holy Quran
and traditions of the . Prophet Muhammad, including the
following:
1. "We said, 0 Fire! be thou cool, and safety for Abraham!.
Then they planned against him: but We made them the greater
losers. But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lot (and directed
them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations". (21:
69-71)
2. "But Lot believed him, he said: I will leave home for the sake
ofmy Lord". (29: 26)
3. Abu Dawud quoted Abdullah Ibn Umar as saying, "I heard
God's Messenger say, 'There will be migr.ation after migration.
The best of the inhabitants of the Earth will live in the place
where Abraham migrated, and the evil inhabitants will remain
elsewhere on Earth".s
Two: The Holy Land
Namely, the purified land, because it was purified from
idolatry and made a dwelling-place for prophets and believers,
their shrines and burial places. This description is contained in
Quranic verses and traditions of the Prophet, including the
following:
1. The Holy Quran quoted the Prophet Moses as saying to his
people, after their departure from Egypt: "O my people! Enter
the holy land". (5: 21)
2. Ibn Asakir quoted Mu'adh Ibn Jabal as saying: "The holy land
lies between Al-Arish and the Euphrates.
It has also been called the holy land because. of the
Islamic holy places that it contains, like Al-Aqsa Mosque, which
Islam regards as one of only three places desirable to visit. Al-
Bukhari and Muslim, in their Sahib collections ofthe Prophet's
traditions, quoted Abu Hurayra as saying that God's Messenger
said: "Set out deliberately on a journey only to three mosques:
this mosque of mine (in Madina), the Sacred Mosque (in
Makka), and Al-Aqsa Mosque."6 In another tradition, he
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described the virtue ofliving near Al-Aqsa Mosque and praying
in it. Al-Tabarani and Al-Bazzar quoted Abu al~Darda' as saying
that the P.rophet Muhammad had said: "Aprayer in the Sacred
Mosque is worth 100,OOO prayers, a prayer in my mosque is
worth a thousand prayers, and a prayer in Jerusalem is worth five
hundred prayers" compared to any other mosque.7
The history ofAl-Aqsa Mosque, according to one ofthe
Prophet's traditions (Hadith), goes back to the time ofAdam
when he first built the Aqsa Mosque after 40 years ofbuilding
the Ka'ba in Makka. Abu Dharr stated: "I asked God's
Messenger about the first mosque on Earth. 'The Sacred Mosque'
(in Makka), he answered. 'And then what?' I asked. 'Al-Aqsa
Mosque,' he said. 'And how long was it b~tween them?' I asked.
'Farty years,' the Prophet replied.8 Then it was renovated - the
first time - by the Prophet Jacob, and then - for the second time -
by the Prophet David. The building was completed by the
Prophet Solomon. Ka'b Al-Ahbar - who was one ofthe great
Jewish scholars in pre-Islamic times and then became a Muslim -
mentioned that "Solomon built Jerusalem on ancient
foundations." Al-Zarkashi wrote on page 30 ofhis book A'lam
Al-Masajid that "Solomon renovated Al-Aqsa Mosque, he did
not found it."
Three: The Land of the Night Journey and the Ascension Al-
Isra' and al-Mi'raj
The Prophet Muhammad travelled to Jerusalem by night
from Makka (the Sacred mosque), and ascended from there to
the highest heavens. Jerusalem was the centre point for his
earthly journey (the night journey) and the heavenly one (the
ascension). It was the place where his night journey ended and
his ascension began. As the Quran states:
1. "Glory to (Allah) who did take His Servant for a Journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose
precincts We did bless". (17: 1)
2. During the ascension, in which the Prophet saw Gabriel in his
original form, "For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near
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the Lote-tree of the utmost boundary. Near it is the Garden of
Abode. Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded with what shrouds.
(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! For truly did he
see, ofthe signs ofhis Lord, the Greatest!". (53: 13-18)
Four: The Land of the First Qibla (Direction of Prayer)
The Muslims used to tum towards Jerusalem when they
prayed. This continued for 16 or 17 months, until the direction of
prayer was changed from Jerusalem to the Ka'ba, in the middle of
the month of Sha'ban, or possibly during Rajah, in the second
year after the Prophet migrated to Madina. The Quran states:
"We see the turning of the face (for guidance) to the heavens:
now shall We tum thee to a Qibla that shall please thee. Tum /
then thy face in the direction ofthe Sacred Mosque: wherever ye
are, tum your faces in that direction". (2: 144)
Five: The Land of Steadfastness and Sacred Struggle Ribat
and Jihad:
There are many traditions ofthe Prophet Muhammad to
the effect that a person who lives in Jerusalem is like one who
struggles or is garrisoned there for God's cause. These include:
1. Mu'adh Ibn Jabal quoted the Prophet as saying: "0 Mu'adh!
God Almighty will enable you to conquer Syria after my death,
from Al- Arish to the Euphrates. Their men and women will be
garrisoned until the Day of Judgement. Whoever from among
you chooses one of the coasts of Syria or Jerusalem is in the
sacred struggle Gihad) until the Day ofJudgement".
2. The Imam Ahmad related in his Musnad that Abu Umama Al-
Bahili quoted the Prophet as saying: "A group from my
community (Umma') are still knowledgeable about the truth, they
are vanquishing their enemy, and those who disagree with them
cannot harm them until Almighty God's command comes to
them. They are thus." "O Messenger of God," he was asked,
"where are they?" "In and around Jerusalem," the Prophet
replied.9
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3. With regard to the decisive battle on the banks ofthe River
Jordan, Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani related that Abu Idris Al-Khaulani
heard from Nahik Ibn Surim Al-Sakuni that the Prophet
Muhammad said: "You will fight the pagans until the remnant of
you fights on the River Jordan, you to the east of it and they to
the west of it." Al-Saukuni said that he did not know where on
earth the River ofJordan was at that timeto This means that this
battle which the Prophet foretold will take place on the two
banks of the River Jordan. The Muslims' camp will be on the
East ofthe.river, where the state ofJordan now is, and the other
forces will have their camp west ofthe river, namely in Palestine.
Six: The Land of PromiseII
God has promised His servants who believe in Him and
do good that they will defeat their enemies, will be established
firmly and will be appointed to rule Jerusalem. The Quran says in
this connection:
1. "And We decreed for the Children oflsrael in the Book, that
twice would they do mischief on the earth and be elated with
mighty arrogance (and twice would they be punished). When the
first of the warnings came to pass, We sent against you Our
servants given to terrible warfare; they entered the very inmost
parts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled.
Then did We grant you victory over them: We gave you increase
in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in man-
power. If ye did well, ye did well for yourselves; ifye did evil,
(ye did it) against yourselves. So when the second of the
warnings came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure
your faces, and to enter your Temple as they had entered it
before, and to visit with destruction all that fell into their power".
(17: 4-7)
2. "And We said thereafter (after Moses) to the Children of
Israel, dwell securely in the land (of promise): but when the
second of the warnings came to pass, We gathered you together
in a mingled crowd". (17: 104)
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3. "Shame is pitched over them (like a tent) wherever they are
found, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah
and from men; they draw on themselves wrath from Allah. And
pitched over them is (the tent of) destitution". (3: 112)
4. "Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against
them, to the Day ofJudgment, those who would afflict them with
grievous chastisement...We broke them up into sections on this
earth". (7: 167-168)
5. "Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the Message (given
to Moses): My servants the righteous, shall inherit the land". (21 :
105) .
6. "Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and
work righteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the I
land, inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before
them; that He will establish in authority their religion-the one
which He has chosen for them; and that He will change (their
state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of security and
peace". (24: 55)
Seven: The Centre for the Future Islamic Khilafa12
Jerusalem is the centre and headquarter for the future
Islamic Khilafa (Caliphate) at the time when sufferings and strife
intensify at the end of time. On this subject, the Prophet
Muhammad stated:
1. Imam Ahmad quoted Ma'qal Ibn Yasar as saying that the
Prophet had stated: "Tyranny will not be long in appearing after I
am gone. Whatever tyranny appears, a like amount ofjustice will
go, until people are born under tyranny who have never known
anything else. Then God will bring justice, and whateve.r justice
comes, a like amount of tyranny will go, until people are born
under justice who have never known anything else."13
2. Imam Ahmad quoted al-Nu'man Ibn Bashir as saying that the
Prophet had stated: "Prophethood will last with you for as long
as God wants it to last. Then He will end it ifHe wishes to end it.
Then there will be a rightly guided succession (Khilafa)
according to the method of prophethood, and things will be as
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God wishes them to be. Then He will end it ifHe wishes to end
it. Then there will be a voracious kingdom, and things will be as
God wishes them to be. Then He will end it ifHe wishes to end
it. Then there will be a forceful kingdom, and things will be as
God wishes them to be. Then He will end it ifHe wishes to end
it. Then there will be a Khilafa according to the method of
Prophethood." Then he fell silent.14
3. Ibn Asakir quoted Yunus Ibn Maysara Ibn Halbas as saying
that the Prophet had stated: "This matter (namely the Khilafa)
will be after me in Madina, then in Syria, then in the Jazira, then
in Iraq, then in Madina, t~en in Jerusalem. Ifit is in Jerusalem, its
home country is there, and if any people expel it, it will not
return there for ever."15
4. Imam Ahmad, Al-Hakim and Abu Dawud quoted Abdullah
Ibn Zughb Al-Ibadi who heard from Abdullah Ibn Hawwala Al-
Azdi that: "The Prophet put his ~and on my head, and then said:
'Ibn Hawwala, ifyou see that the Caliphate has taken its abode in
the holy land, then the earthquake, the tribulations and great
events are at hand, and the Last Hour on that day will be closer
to people than my hand is to your head."16
5. Ibn Sa'd quoted Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Abi Amiyra al-Muzani,
"There will be an oath ·of allegiance according to guidance in
Jerusalem."17 In the past, the Caliph was acknowledged by the
taking of the oath of allegiance by the members ofthe Muslim
community. According to this Hadith the Muslim community
would take the oath of allegiance to a Caliph in Jerusalem.
Finally: The Land where the Dead Will be Raised and
Gathered
This terminology can be found in many ofthe Prophet
Muhammad's sayings, including:
1. Imam Ahmad in his Masnad quoted Maymuna daughter of
Sa'd, a client of God's Messenger, as having said, "O Prophet,
give us a pronouncement (fatwa) about Jerusalem." "The land
where they will be raised and gathered," he answered.18
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2. The Quran says: "And listen for the Day when the Caller will
call out from a place quite near". (50: 41) Commentators say
that the nearby place from which the Israfil will blow his trumpet
is the rock in Jerusalem. In this land people will be gathered on
the Day ofJudgement, according to theological scholars.
To sum up, the Muslims' devotion to Jerusalem is not a
result of earthly or colonialist aims, or a material desire to
expand their rule and domination, nor is it based on false racist
nationalist claims. It is this combination of special moral qualities
that constitutes the main and fundamental reason and the
motivation for Muslims to be extremely concerned for Jerusalem,
and to work to save and preserve it throughout the ages.
THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THIS STATUS
This special status ofJerusalem has been expressed and
apparent in the concern shown by the Prophet Muhammad, his
companions and followers to save it, preserve it and care for it to
the utmost extent, in the following ways:
1. By establishing spiritual importance in the miracle ofthe night
journey and ascension experienced by the Prophet Muhammad
on 27 Rajah two years before the Hijra.19 In the word ofthe
Qur'an, "Glory to (Allah) who did take His Servant for a Journey
by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque
whose precincts We did bless". (17: 1) Thus the Sacred
Mosque of the Ka'ba in Makka was closely linked with Al-Aqsa
Mosque, and Jerusalem and its surrounding area were linked
with the Muslims' creed and hearts.
This happened at a harsh and critical time when the
Prophet and the oppressed Muslims were enduring all kinds of
injury and persecution, especially after the death ofhis beloved,
caring and trusting wife Khadija; and his protector and guardian
uncle Abu Talib. The Prophet had also gone to Taifto seek help
from Thaqif He despaired of any good from Thaqif, because
they incited their fools and slaves to insult him, shout at him and
throw stones at him, injuring his feet so that they bled. He turned
to God with the words, "0 God, I complain to You ofthe
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feebleness of my strength, the scantiness ofmy resources and the
ease with which people humiliate me. 0 most merciful ofthe
merciful, You are the Lord ofthe oppressed, You are my Lord.
To whom do You entrust me? To a distant one who glowers at
me? Or to an enemy to whom you have given power over me? If
You are not angry with me, I do not care, but Your strength is
more generous for me. I seek refuge in the light of Your
countenance for which the darkness becomes radiant, and
through which the affairs of this world and the next become
good, that You may not be angry with me or Your wrath
descend on me. You have the right to blame me until You are
satisfied, and there is no Power or Might except in You. 1120
So, after his disappointing visit, Muhammad met with a
new prophetic experience. In Jerusalem he met with the
prophets where he led them in prayer.
2. The Prophet Muhammad's letter to Heraclius
In Dhu'l-Hijja ofthe year 6 AH (627 AD), after the truce
of Hudaybiya, the Prophet Muhammad sent several letters to
kings calling on them to embrace Islam.21 These included his
letter to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. According to some
accounts, Heraclius had left Homs on his way to Aelia
(Jerusalem) to give thanks to God for his victory over the
Persians, in which he recovered the Holy Cross from them.22
When Heraclius arrived in Jerusalem and performed his prayers
and vows, t~e Prophet's envoy Dahiya Ibn Khalifa Al-Kalbi Al-
Khazraji came to him, and handed him the Prophet's letter, which
he read out and translated to him. Heraclius was not angry, and
replied to the letter politely.
The Prophet's letter to Heraclius read: "In the name of
God, the Compassionate and Merciful. From Muhammad the
Messenger of God to Heraclius the greatest ofthe Byzantines:
peace be on him who follows guidance. Adopt Islam and be
saved. Adopt Islam and God will give you your reward twofold,
and ifyou turn back, the ploughmen will blame you."23
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Some versions relate that when Heraclius wanted to leave
Syria for Constantinople, he assembled the Byzantines and
suggested following Muhammad. When they refused, he
suggested paying him the Jizya tax. When they refused, he
suggested making peace with him and giving him southern and
eastern Syria, while Heraclius would keep the remainder.24
When they had refused everything that Heraclius suggested, "he
set off until he approached Al-Darb, turned towards northern
Syria, and then said: 'Farewell, land of (southern) Syria.' Then he
ran until he reached Constantinople."25
3. The Prophet Muhammad gave good tidings that Jerusalem
would be conquered by the Muslims, including the following
statements:
a. His statement to Shaddad Ibn Aws that "Al-Sham will be'
conquered, and Jerusalem will be conquered, and you and your
sons will be Imams there, IfGod wills".
b. His statement to Awf Ibn Malik: "Count six things, Awf,
between now and Judgement Day. The first is my death ..., and
the second the conquest ofJerusalem ...".
The Prophet Muhammad turned his attention to saving
and conquering Jerusalem from early on. The preparations for
the campaign to conquer Jerusalem, through action to safeguard
the edges of Syria from the danger of the Byzantines and to
destroy their prestige. This occurred through three events in the
Prophet Muhammad's lifetime, which were: the battle ofMu'ta26
in 8 AH (629 AD), the raid on Tabuk27 in 9 AH (630 AD), and
Usama Ibn Zaid's mission in 11 AH (631 AD). These three
events, led, through their combined effects, to the following
results:
a. They showed the Muslims the way to spread the message of
Islam outside the Arabian Peninsula.
b. They destroyed the prestige ofthe Byzantines.
c. They prepared the way for spreading the message ofIslam in
al-Sham, where they were preliminary steps on the way to the
great campaign which was directed at al-Sham and saved
Jerusalem.
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4. The campaign to conquer Jerusalem which was launched by
Abu Bakr28, and crowned with the conquest ofJerusalem by
Umar Ibn Al- Khattab .in 15 AH (636 AD), was a radical turning
point in the history of the Islamic Arab East.
After Umar Ibn Al-Khattab arrived in Jerusalem, he
agreed with its inhabitants on surrender terms and wrote for
them the famous peace document which is known as Umar's
Assurance. In this he guaranteed them their persons, property,
churches and crosses. Through his Assurance, Umar granted
them religious liberty, and the freedom to remain there or leave.
He also preserved their holy places.
The following is the text of Umar's Assurance of
Safety to the People of Aelia (Jerusalem):29
"In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most
Compassionate. This is the assurance of safety(aman) which the
servant of Allah, [the second Caliph] Umar [lbn al-Khattab], the
Commander of the Faithful, has granted to the people ofAelia
[Capitolina]. He has granted them safety for their lives and
possessions; their churches and crosses; the sick and the healthy
of the city; and for the rest of its religious community. Their
churches will not be inhabited nor destroyed [by Muslims].
Neither they, nor the land on which they stand, nor their cross,
nor their possessions will be confiscated. They will not be
forcibly converted, nor any one ofthem harmed. No Jew will
live with the111 in Aelia. The people ofAelia must pay the poll
tax like the people ofthe [other] cities, and they must expel the
Byzantines and the robbers. As for those who will leave [the
city], their lives and possessions shall be safeguarded until they
reach their place of safety; and as for those who remain, they will
be safe. They will have to pay the poll tax like the people of
Aelia. Those ofthe people ofAelia who would like to leave with
the Byzantines, take their possessions, and abandon their
churches and crosses will be safe until they reach their place of
safety. Those villagers (ahl al-Ard) who were in Aelia before the
killing of so-and-so may remain in the city ifthey wish, but they
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must pay the poll tax like the people of Aelia. Those who wish
may go with the Byzantines, and those who wish may return to
their families. Nothing will be taken from them until their harvest
has been reaped. The contents ofthis assurance are under the
· covenant of Allah, are the responsibility ofHis·Prophet, ofthe
Caliphs, and of the Faithful, if [the people of Aelia] pay the poll
tax according to their obligations. The persons who attest to it
are: Khalid Ibn al-Walid, Amro Ibn al-Asi, Abd al-Rahman Ibn
Awf, and Mu'awiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan. This assurance was written
and prepared in the year 15 [A.H.]" (636A.D.)
Umar Ibn Al-Kh_attab did not oppose a provision in his
Assurance - as requested by the inhabitants ofAelia - that "none
of the Jews should live in Aelia with therp.." This guarantee was
in conformity with the Jews' position in Jerusalem, which had·.
been decided since the Emperor Hadrian issued his decree in 139
AD forbidding the Jews to enter Jerusalem, live there, come near
it or even look at it from afar.
Umar renewed the decree ofHadrian, but allowed them
concessions, that they could look on, and visit the city. This they
did, and according to Encyclopedia Judaica (article on
Jerusalem) seventy Jewish families were allowed to live there.
Umar's ruling insured that, during the period when it applied,
Jews had no sovereignty over Jerusalem. It certainly seems that
it was not long after the beginning ofMuslim rule that Jews did
settle in Jerusalem again after 500 years ofprohibition.
The Muslims did not take Jerusalem away from the Jews,
or conquer it when Jews were living there. The Muslims received
it from the Romans. History confirms that the Jews, as other
groups and peoples, entered Jerusalem for a period oftime and
then left it. Their city disappeared conclusively, having been
destroyed at least three times since the Prophet Solomon.
Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city, and the Temple, around 586
BC. Then the Romans destroyed the city twice and effaced even
its name. Titus destroyed the city and burnt the Temple around
70 AD, as did Hadrian in 135 AD.
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The Status of Jerusalem after Umar's Conquest
Since 'Umar's conquest of Jerusalem, it has acquired a
purely Islamic character. Its taxable land has become land of
Islamic charitable trust's through generations ofMuslims, which
cannot be ceded, sold or mortgaged. As Al Mawardi has
stated:30
A "Land which the Muslims conquer by force: this becomes
"Dar Islam" (Islamic territory) whether Muslims live there or
pagans are allowed back to it, because the Muslims own it. It
may not be ceded 'to pagans, so that it may not again become Dar
Harb (an abode of'war)."
B. "Land which the Muslims conquer peacefully: "By this peace
it becomes charitable trust (waqt) property for Dar Al Islam, and
may not be sold or mortgaged. The land tax is a rent which does /
not cease if (the 'inhabitants) become Muslims, and it is levied if
the land is transferred.to other Muslims."
Before land, in Palestine became an Islamic charitable
trust following Dinar's conquest, part ofit became a charitable
endowment in the Prophet Muhammad's lifetime. Solid evidence,
including information attributed to ·the Prophet himself 31
indicates that land in Hebron was the first Islamic charitable
endowment in Palestine, indeed the first charitable endowment in
Islam. The Prophet endowed it to the companion Tamim Ibn
Aws Al-Dari, his; brothers and successors until the Day of
Judgement. Tamim was the first inhabitant of Palestine to be
converted to Islam. By making this endowment to him, the
Prophet was in fact staking Islam's claim to legitimate ownership
of Palestine. Accordingly, a Muslim believes that Jerusalem does
not belong to the Palestinians or Arabs only but to all Muslims
and that "givingup any part ofPalestine is like giving up part of
its religion". 32
5. The building of mosques, foremost of which is Al-Aqsa
Mosque - in 18 or 21 AH - on the orders ofUmar Ibn Al-
Khattab. This was followed by Abd Al-Malik Ibn Marwan
beginning the construction ofthe present Al-Aqsa Mosque - on
the site of the mosque which Umar Ibn Al-Khattab had ordered
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to be built - and whose construction was completed by his son
Al-Walid in 90 AH (708-709). The Muslims considered Al-Aqsa
Mosque as symbolic ofthe Islamic nature ofthe land.
6. The soil of Jerusalem has mingled with the blood of a large
·number of the Prophet Muhammad's companions; who died as
martyrs on its blessed ground, and who helped to save it, care for
it and preserve it.33 A large number ofthe Prophet's companions
also set out on journeys to visit Jerusalem. These included Umar
Ibn Al- Khattab, Amro Ibn Al-Asi, Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, Abu
Ubayda Amir Ibn Al-Jarrah, Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Awf,
Mu'awiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan, Abu Umama Al-Bahili, Suda Ibn
Ajlan, Iyad Ibn Ghanam, Yazid lbn Abi Sufyan, Abdullah Ibn
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, Sa'd Ibn Abi Wel:qqas, Abu Dharr Al- ·
Ghafari: Jund Ibn Juhada, Abu 1-Darda': Uwaymir Ibn Malik/
Ma'adh Ibn Jabal, Salman Al- Parisi, Abdullah Ibn Salam, Abu
Hurayra: Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Sakhr, Abu Mas'ud Al- Ansari:
Uqba Ibn Amr, Abu Jum'a Al-Ansari: Habib Ibn Siba', Abu
Rayhana: Shim'un Al-Ansari, Al-Rashid Ibn Suwayd, Tamim Al-
Dari, Fayruz Al-Daylami, Dhu 1-Asabi' Al-Tamimi, Abu
Muhammad Al- Bukhari: Mas'ud Ibn Aws, Abdullah Ibn Ubayy
Ibn Umm Haram, Wathila Ibn Al-Asqa', Mahmud Ibn Al-Rabi',
Salam Ibn Qaysar, Usayf Ibn Al-Harith, Umm Al-Mu'minin
Safiya Bint Huyay Ibn Akhtab, Bilal Ibn Rabah, Ka'b Al-Ahbar,
Abdullah Ibn Abbas, Awf Ibn Malik Al-Ashja'i, Adbullah Ibn
Amro lbn Al-Asi, Murra Ibn Ka'b, Abdullah Ibn Abi 1-Jahm Al-
Qurashi Al-Adawi, Bashir lbn Aqraba, Abu Ayyub Al-Maliki,
Hisham Ibn Al-Asi, Khalid Ibn Sa'id Ibn Al-Asi, Sa'id Ibn 'Amir,
Mashruq Ibn Fulan Al-Akki, Alqama Ibn Mujazzaz, Alqama Ibn
Hakim, Abd Al-Rahman lbn Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, Uthman Ibn
Talha Al-Abdari, al-Fadl Ibn Abbas, and Ikrima Ibn Abi Jahl.
The graves of some ofthe companions can still be seen in
Jerusalem, like those ofthe two companions Ubada Ibn Al-Samit
(who died in 34 AH/ 654-655) and Shaddad Ibn Aws Ibn Thabit
Al-Ansari (who died in 58 AH/ 677-678)34 in Al-Rahmai
cemetery in Jerusalem, or that ofTamim Al-Dari in the northern '
part ofBayt Jibrin near Hebron.
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7. A large number offollowers, theologians and ascetics travelled
to Jerusalem.35 Some of these left their countries of origin, to
live near Al-Aqsa Mosque. Among the followers (Tab'in) who
settled in Palestine and Jerusalem were Ibrahim lbn Muhammad
Ibn Sirj Al-Firyabi, Ruh Ibn Zanba' Al-Judhami, Abdullah Ibn
Muhayriz, Jubayr lbn Nafir, Umm Al-Darda' the Younger:
Hujayma Bint Huyay (Abu 1-Darda's second wife), Raja' Ibn
Haywa, and Ibrahim Ibn Adham. Among those who died there
are Ubada lbn Nusay Al-Kindi, (who died in Tiberias), Al-Hasan
Ibn Waqi' (who died in ·Ramleh), Thawr Ibn Yazid Al-Kayla'i
(who died in Jerusalem), and Adam Ibn Iyas (who died in
Asqalan).
8. Religious schools, teaching hospices, and lodging quarters for
theological scholars who thronged Al-Aqsa Mosque for worship,
to acquire blessings, as visitors, or to write and teach, like Hujjat
Al-Islam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali. He visited Jerusalem in 489
AH/ 1095, stayed there, and wrote his most famous book, Ihya'
Ulum Al-Din. During his time there were more than 630
theologians in Jerusalem. Among the leading personalities who
visited or studied in Al-Aqsa Mosque in the second century AH
were the Quranic commentator Muqatil Ibn Sulaiman, the Syrian
Islamic law scholar Imam Al- Awza'i, Sufyan Al Thawri the
Imam of the inhabitants oflraq, the Imam Al-Layth Ibn Sa'd Ibn
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Fahm, the Imam Al-Shafi, Waki' lbn Al-
Jarrah Ibn Malih. Scholars specialising in the Prophet's traditions
who visited Al-Aqsa Mosque in the first and second centuries
AH included Muhammad Ibn Hatim Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-
Karim Al-Ta'i, Abu I-Hasan Al-Tusi, Abdullah Ibn Fayruz Al-
Daylami, and Malik Ibn Dinar. Theological scholars who visited
Jerusalem in the fifth century AH included the Imam Abu Bakr
Ibn Al-Arabi Al-Andalusi Al-Ishbili, the Imam Abu I-Faraj Abd
Al-Wahid Ibn Ahmad Al-Shirazi, then Al-Maqdisi Al-Ansari Al-
Hanbali, the Grand Mufti. Theological scholars of Jerusalem
include the Imam Al Hafiz Abu 1-Fadl Muhammad Ibn Tahir Ibn
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Ali Ibn Ahmad known as Ibn Al-Qaysarani, and Abu 1-Fadl Ata'
Al-Maqdisi the Shafi legal expert.
9. Theological scholars refer to these special qualities and status
of Jerusalem when exhorting Muslims to remain in it,
discouraging them from leaving it, establishing them in it,
defending it and repelling aggressors from it. The fine qualities of
historical Syria (al-Sham) and its people were one ofthe main
factors used by the theological scholar Ibn Taymiya in exhorting
the Muslims to attack the Tatars, commanding them to stay in
Damascus, forbidding them from leaving it to go to Egypt, in his
appeal to the Egyptian army to come to Syria and in making the
Syrian army stand firm there.36
10. In order to help provide scholarly i~ormation, and express
enthusiastic feeling towards the blessed land, a number ofbooks
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and theses on the noble qualities of Jerusalem have been written,
including the following:
(a) Baha Al-Din Ibn Asakir (died 670 AH), Al-Jami' Al-
Mustaqsa fi Fada'il Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.
(b) Musharrif Ibn Al-Marja Ibn Ibrahim Al-Maqdisi, Fada'il Al-
Quds wal-Sham.
(c) Abu 1-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi (died 597 AH), Fada'il Al-Quds.
(d) Al-Qadi Amin Al-Din Ibn Al-Hasan lbn Hibatullah Al-Shafi'i
(seventh century AH), Al-Uns fi Fada'il Al-Quds.
(e) Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Abd Al-Hadi Ibn Qudama Al-
Maqdisi (died 744 AH), Fada'il Al-Sham.
(f) Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim lbn Hilal Ibn Surur Al-
Maqdisi (died 765 AH), Muthir Al-Gharam bi Fada'il Al-Quds
wal-Sham.
(g) Nasir Al-Din Al-Rumi Al-Halabi (died 948 AH), Al-
Mustaqsa fi Fada'il Al- Masjid Al-Aqsa.
After studying the various Qur'anic verses, prophetic
traditions and the Islamic history of Jerusalem, one cannot deny
its extreme importance and significance to every Muslim.
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In conclusion, a researcher may note that the history of
Jerusalem, according to the Muslim historians, has passed
through four distinctive .and obvious ages:
1. The age offormation and construction: 2500-1184 BC, from
the time that the Canaanites settled there until itunderwent an
invasion from overseas (by groups ofthe Philistines), and another
invasion at the same time from the direction ofthe desert (the
Jews).
2. The age of strife, troubles and disturbances: 1184 BC-636
AD, from the end ofthe age offormation and construction to the
Islamic conquest ofJerusa~em.
3. The age of construction and development: 636-1917, from the
Islamic conquest of Jerusalem until Britain issued the Balfour /
Declaration and occupied Jerusalem after that.
4. The age when strife, troubles, destructive and savage wars
returned: 1917 to the present day.
Thus conspiracies, wars and destructive and savage
battles were only, according to Muslim accounts, stilled in
Jerusalem after the Islamic conquest in the time ofUmar Ibn Al-
Khattab. Everyday life in the Islamic age - the age of
construction and development - was marked by stability. During
it people enjoyed security, safety and peace - with the exception
of the period ofthe Crusades (1099-1187). There was scholarly
activity on a wide scale. It was a period when schools, mosques
and hospitals were founded. It was a centre oflearning from
which a large number of scholars graduated. It enjoyed the care
ofthe Khalifas and the Muslim rulers.
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Karen Armstrong, "Sacred Space: the .Holiness of Islamic
Jerusalem" Journal of Islamic Jerusalem Studies (Winter 1997,
1:1), pp. 7-8.
"It is quite hard for those who have grown up in culture, strongly
influenced by one ofthem to stand away from their heritage and to
take an objective look at the issue; indeed, a reading of the
available literature on Jerusalem might well lead one to believe
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that it is impossible. Nevertheless, it is worth trying.... Seeking to
establish a widely accepted common ground of historical
understanding is not just an academic exercise, for the past is
constantly invoked in situations of conflicts to justify present
practice and future objectives of nowhere is that more true than
Jerusalem". The question ofJerusalem: Historical perspectives,
CAABUbriefing, No. 40, November 1995, p.l.
Ala' al-Din Ali al-Mutaqi lbn Husam al-Din al-Hindi, Kanz al-
Umal .ft Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Afal (Mu'asasat al-Risalah,
Beirut, 1979), pp. 303-304; see also lbn Asakir, Tahdhib Tarikh
Dimashq al-Kabir (D~r al-Masiyrah, Beirut, 1979), part one,
p.35.
Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahiha
(a-Maktab al-lslami, Beirut), 2nd edition, parttwo, p.5, Hadith ·
No. 503.
Abu Dawud, Sunan Abu Dawud (Dar al-Fikr, Bierut), part three,
p.4, Hadith No. 2482.
Ahmad lbn Ali lbn Hijr al-Asqalani, Fath al-Bari Li Sharh Sahih
al-Bukhari (al-Maktabah al-Salafiyah, Cairo), part three, p.63;
and part four, pp.73,241.
Ibid, part three, p. 97.
Imam Muslim, Sahih Muslim wa al-Jami' al-Sahih (Dar al-Fikr,
Beirut, 1978), 2nd edition, part one, p.370.
Ahmad Inb Hanbal, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad (al-Maktab al-
lslami Lil Tiba'a wa al-Nashir, Beirut), part five, p.269.
Ahmad lbn Ali lbn Hijr al-Asqalani, al-lsaba .ft Tamiyyz al-
Sahaba (al-Maktabah al-Tijariyah al-Kubra, Cairo, 1939), part
three, p.545.
See Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi, Al-Bisharat Al-Nabawiya bil-
Khilafa Al-lslamiya Al-Qadima (Dar al-Hasan, Hebron, 1991),
pp. 23-33.
Ibid, pp. 33-48.
Ahmad lbn Hanbal, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad part five, p.27.
Ibid, part four, p.273.
Ibn Asakir, Tahdhib Tarikh Dimashq al-Kabir part one, p42.
Ahmad lbn Hanbal, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad part five, p.288; see
also Abu Dawud, Sunan Abu Dawud part three, p.19.
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Ala' al-Din al-Hindi, Kanz al-Umalfi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Afal
part 14, p.148, Hadith No. 38199.
Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani, Takhrij Ahadith Fada'il A/-
Sham wa Dimashq Ii 'l-Rab'i wa ma'hu Manaqib Al-Sham wa
Ahlihi Ii Shaikh Al-Islam lbn Taymiya (Al-Maktab Al-Islami,
Beirut, 1403 AH), Fourth Edition, pp.14-16.
lbn Hisham, Al-Sira Al-Nabawiya Part Two (Dar Al-Rayan lil-
Turath, Cairo, 1987), pp. 47-53; lbn Kathir, Al-Sira Al-Nabawiya
Part Two (Dar Ihya' Al-Turath Al-Arabi, Beirut), pp.93-112.
lbn Hisham, Al-Sira Al-Nabawiya p. 68.
Southern and eastern_ Syria consisted of Palestine, Jordan,
Damascus, Homs and anything that side ofAl-Darb. On the other
side ofAl-Darb was northern Syria.
Such as his letters to Chosroes, Al-Muqawqis, the Amirs of /
Oman, Yamama, Bahrain and others.
The Persians defeated the Byzantines to start with, then Heraclius
hit back and defeated Chosroes in 625 AD. The Qur'an states in
this context: "The Romans have been defeated in a land close by
but they (ever) after (this) defeat oftheirs, will soon be victorious
within a few years". (30: 2-4) Abul-Hasan Al-Nadawi, Al-Sira Al-
Nabawiya (Al-Maktaba Al-Asriya, Sidon, 1981), p. 329, reads:
"These verses from Surat Al-Rum were revealed in 616 AD, and
Heraclius' victory over the Persians was in 625 AH."
Abu Ja'far Muhammad lbn Jarir Al-Tabari, Tarikh Al-Umam wal-
Muluk (Dar Al-Kutub al -llmiya, Beirut, 1988), Part Two, 2nd
Edition, p. 130.
Ibid, Part Two, P~ 131. See also lbn Kathir, Al-Sira Al-Nabawiya
Part Three, pp. 505-506.
The village ofMu'ta lies 12 kilometres south ofKarak.
Tabuk lies between Madina and Damascus, 700 kilometres from
Madina and south-east of Aqaba. The raid on Tabuk is also
known as the raid of the hard time, because the Muslims had a
hard time due to heat and drought, although it happened in the
season when fruit ripens.
The Battle ofthe Yarmuk on 27 Jumada al-Thani 13AH (634AD).
Al-Tabari, Tarikh Al-Umam wal-Muluk Part Two, p. 449. Al-
Tabari's text of the Islamic Assurance of Safty to the People of
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Jerusalem was published for the first time by the Islamic Research
Academy (IRAP) in 1995 as a calligraphic poster in Arabic and
English (size 83 x 51 cm). The Orthodox Patriarchate in
Jerusalem on 1 January 1953 published a copy ofan original
manuscript in the Byzantine Library at Al-Fanar in the
administrative district of Istanbul, which it claimed was Umar's
Assurance. (Library of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in
Jerusalem, Document No. 552.) It should be noted that this
researcher is currently preparing a historical study which includes
a technical historical examination ofthis document to determine
whether it is true or forged, by means of criticism both ofthe
document in general and of its content, as accepted in the
methodology ofhistorical research. .
30 Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Habib Al-Mawardi, Al-Ahkam Al-Sultaniya
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(Mustafa Al-Halabi Press, Cairo, 1958), pp. 136 -137.
31 See Shaikh Muhammad Bakhit Al-Muti'i, Copy ofthe Ruling by
His Eminence Shaikh Muhammad Bakhit Al-Muti'i, former Mufti
of Egypt, on the Waqf ofthe Prophet's Companion Tamim A/-
Dari and his successors, issued on 7 Rajah 1350, No. 275, p. 99,
Part 7 (Islamic Vocational Orphanage, Jerusalem, 1984);
Muhammad lbshirly and Muhammad Dawud Al-Tamimi, Awqaf
wa Amlak Al-Muslimin .ft Filistin (Centre for Researches in
Islamic History, Arts and Culture, Istanbul, 1982), which contains
an investigation and presentation ofone ofthe land registers in the
Ottoman state in which all the Muslims' waqfs and properties in
the five provinces of Palestine: (Jerusalem, Gaza, Safad, Nablus
and Ajlun) were registered. These had been kept in Turkey since
the tenth century AH (the sixteenth century AD), that is, since the
Ottoman conquest of Palestine in 922 AH (1516 AD) in the time
of Sultam Selim I, in the Ottoman Records House ofthe Turkish
Prime Minister's office in Istanbul. See, also, Najm Al-Din
Muhammad lbn Ahmad Al-Ghayti, Al-Jawab al-Qawim an a/-
Su'al al-Mut'alliq bi lqta' al-Sayyid Yamim (investigation by
Hasan Abd Al-Rahman Al-Silwadi) (Islamic Research Centre,
·Jerusalem. 1986), pp. 44-45.
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Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi, The Muslim Brothers and the Palestine
Questin: 1928-1947 (Tauris Academic Studies, London, 1998),
plO.
See the names of some ofthe Prophet's companions who entered
Jerusalem in: Arif Al-Arif, Al MufassalJi Tarikh Al-Quds (Al-
Andalus Library, Jerusalem, Shawwal 1380April 1961), Part
One, pp. 95-100; Mujir Al-Din Al-Hanbali, Al-Uns Al-Jalil bi
Tarikh Al-Quds wal-Khalil (Al-Muhtasib Bookshop, Amman,
1973), Part One, pp. 260-267. The number ofthose who entered
Jerusalem with Umar is estimated at about 4,000 companions.
The Prophet Muhamm~d told Shaddad lbnAws: "Syria will be
conquered, and Jerusalem will be conquered, and you and your
offspring will be Imams there ifGod wills."
See the names of some of the leading followers, scholars and /
ascetics who settled in Jerusalem in: ArifAl-Arif, AlMufassalJi
Tarikh Al-Quds, pp.102-104; Mujir Al-Din Al-Hanbali, Al-Uns
Al-Jalil bi Tarikh Al-Quds wal-Khalil, pp. 285-302.
See Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani, Takhrij Ahadith Fada'il
Al-Sham, p. 69.
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