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The Quran: Prophesies Fulfilled
http://www.al-islam.org/authenticity-quran-shaykh-muslim-bhanji/predictions-quran
Slideshow by Dr. Hashim
Discussed in this slideshow:
1. Prediction fulfilled 7 years Roman Victory
2. Prediction fulfilled 13 years Walid ibn al-Mughirah:
Snout of the beast
3. Prediction fulfilled Perpetual Muhammad was
ridiculed by Quraish
4. Prediction fulfilled: True Abu Lahab never embraced
Islam
5. Prediction fulfilled 8 years later Enter Mecca
6. Prediction fulfilled a few months Khaybar
Conquered
7. Prediction fulfilled 3 years later Conquer Mecca
8. Prediction fulfilled 1400 years Penetrating Space
Source of Quranic Predictions
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The Holy Quran predicted several events with
categorical details.
It is unrealistic to attempt to analyze these
predictions from a purely materialistic point of view.
The only answer to the precise accuracy is that it
was revealed to Muhammad (pbuh) from the Lord
and Master of the Universe, Allah (swt).
Please ponder over the following splendid moments
of the Quranic predictions:
Prediction #1
A prediction of victory by the Romans
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The prediction was near impossible in the
minds of the Disbelievers in Mecca and
around.
It came true within 7 years as the Quran
had predicted
The relevant verses of Surah al-Room
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‫الرو ُم‬
ِ َ‫غ ِلب‬
ُّ ‫ت‬
َ ‫ض َو ُه ْم ِم ْن بَ ْع ِد‬
‫غلَ ِب ِه ْم‬
ِ ‫فِي أ َ ْدنَى ْاْل َ ْر‬
ۗ ‫ين‬
َ ‫ْع ِس ِن‬
َ ُ‫سيَ ْغ ِلب‬
َ
ِ ‫ون ِفي ِبض‬
ِ‫ِه‬
‫ون‬
َ ُ‫ّلِل ْاْل َ ْم ُر ِم ْن قَ ْب ُل َو ِم ْن بَ ْعد ُ ۚ َويَ ْو َمئِ ٍذ يَ ْف َر ُح ْال ُمؤْ ِمن‬
ُ ‫ص ُر َم ْن يَشَا ُء ۖ َو ُه َو ْالعَ ِز‬
ِ ‫ص ِر ه‬
‫الر ِحي ُم‬
ْ َ‫ِبن‬
‫يز ه‬
ُ ‫اّلِل ۚ يَ ْن‬
ِ ‫َو ْعدَ ه‬
‫ون‬
َ ‫اس ََل يَ ْعلَ ُم‬
‫ف ه‬
ِ ‫اّلِلُ َو ْعدَهُ َولَ ِك هن أ َ ْكث َ َر النه‬
ُ ‫اّلِل ۖ ََل يُ ْخ ِل‬
The Romans are vanquished, .
In a near land, and they, after being vanquished, shall overcome,
Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the past and in the
Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoiceIn Allah's help to victory. He helps to victory whom He will. He is the
Mighty, the Merciful.
It is a promise of Allah. Allah fails not His promise, but most of
mankind know not. (30:1-6).
Before the Rise of Islam
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Before the rise of Islam, the Romans and the Persians were
two competing superpowers.
 Romans were led by Heracleus (610–641 AD), a Christian
Emperor,
 whereas the Persians were Zoroastrians led by Khusru
Parviz (reigned 590–628 AD), under whom the empire
achieved its greatest expansion.
The Muslims were grieved by the Roman defeat as they felt
spiritually closer to the Christians than Zoroastrian Persia,
but the Meccans were naturally buoyed by the victory of pagan
Persia.
To the Meccans, the Roman humiliation was a sinister omen of
the defeat of the Muslims at pagan hands.
The Romans and the Persians
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In 613-14 AD, Khusru Parviz of Persia attacked Byzantium
(Eastern Roman empire) and gained control of Syria, Palestine
and North Africa.
 He ransacked Jerusalem, set fire to the Holy Sepulcher
and destroyed numerous cities.
 The war ended in outstanding victory for the Persians.
Victory for the Persians was received with excitement and
delight by the pagan Quraish, of Mecca, and others around.
To the Meccans, the Roman humiliation was a sinister omen of
the defeat of the Muslims at pagan hands.
The Muslims were grieved by the Roman defeat as they felt
spiritually closer to the Christians than Zoroastrian Persia,
It was then (620AD) that the Quran predicted that within a few
years the Byzantine will vanquish the Persians.
See next slide for Quran prediction
Victory of the Romans over the Persians
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The Quranic verses were revealed around 620, almost 7 years
after the Persians had defeated Christian Byzantium.
The loss of Jerusalem in 614 was very traumatic for the
Byzantines:
 the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was destroyed and
 the Persians seized the "True Cross," the symbol of
Christianity.
 In addition, the Avars, Slavs, and Lombards also were
posing serious threats to the Byzantine Empire.
 The Avars had reached as far as the walls of
Constantinople.
Emperor Heracleus ordered the gold and silver in churches to
be melted and turned into money in order to meet the army's
expenses.
When this proved insufficient, bronze statues were melted
down in order to mint more money.
Byzantine and Persian Empires in 600 AD
Muhammad was 30 years old
Ali was just born
Campaign Map
Campaign map from 611 to 624 through Syria, Anatolia, Armenia,
and Mesopotamia
Battle between Heracleus' army and Persians under Khosrau II.
Fresco by Piero della Francesca, c. 1452
Verses of Surah al-Room predict
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During this time however, the first verses of Surah
al-Room were revealed,
 predicting that Byzantium would be victorious
within a few years (3 to 9 years).
 This prediction was hard to believe. The idol
worshipping Arabs and Quraish thought it would
never ever come true.
 But 7 years later it came through. For:
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In December 627, the two superpowers fought a real
decisive battle at Nineveh.
The Byzantine army defeated the Persians, and
a few months later, the Persians sued for peace, and
were obliged to return all the territories conquered.
The Dead Sea Basin: Romans defeated
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To begin with, the Byzantines and the Persians
fought at the Dead Sea basin,
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Dead Sea basin is situated at the intersection point of
lands belonging to Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.
At 399 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is the
"lowest" place on Earth's surface.
Modern scientific methods have proved the sea
level of the Dead Sea was the lowest in the world.
That affirmed the Quranic revelation
(‫ض‬
ِ ‫ )فِي أ َ ْدنَى ْاْل َ ْر‬In a lowest land.
Where Byzantium was defeated by Persians
The Dead Sea basin where Byzantium was defeated by Persians.
Satellite photograph of the region.
Lake of Lut region the lowest region of the world, is 395 meter
below the sea level.
The Dead Sea basin by Satellite
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Satellite photograph of the Dead Sea basin.
The altitude of the Dead Sea could only be determined with modern
measurement techniques. It affirms that this region is the "lowest
region on the Earth.
The Dead Sea basin (Lake of Lut)
"…a single line of prophecy was related to four nations and the fate
of two great empires.
Prediction #2
Walid ibn al-Mughirah
A description of his nose and its fate
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The prediction was fulfilled about 13 years
later.
It was at the Battle of Badr that his snout
was cut.
‫‪Surah Al-Qalam‬‬
‫ين}‪{10‬‬
‫َو ََل ت ُ ِط ْع ُك هل َح هَّلفٍ َم ِه ٍ‬
‫از َم ه‬
‫شاءٍ بِن َِم ٍيم}‪{11‬‬
‫َه هم ٍ‬
‫َمنهاعٍ ِل ْل َخي ِْر ُم ْعتَ ٍد أَثِ ٍيم}‪{12‬‬
‫عت ُ ٍل بَ ْعدَ ذَ ِل َك زَ نِ ٍيم}‪{13‬‬
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‫أَ ْن َكانَ ذَا َما ٍل َوبَ ِنينَ }‪{14‬‬
‫ير ْاْل َ هو ِلينَ }‪{15‬‬
‫س ِ‬
‫اط ُ‬
‫ِإذَا تُتْلَى َ‬
‫علَ ْي ِه آيَاتُنَا قَا َل أَ َ‬
‫علَى ْال ُخ ْر ُ‬
‫وم}‪{16‬‬
‫سنَ ِس ُمهُ َ‬
‫ط ِ‬
‫َ‬
‫ص ِب ِحينَ {‬
‫ص ِر ُمنه َها ُم ْ‬
‫س ُموا لَيَ ْ‬
‫ِإنها بَلَ ْونَا ُه ْم َك َما بَلَ ْونَا أ َ ْ‬
‫ص َح َ‬
‫اب ْال َجنه ِة ِإ ْذ أ َ ْق َ‬
‫‪Translation next page‬‬
Translation of Surah Al-Qalam
Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,
Detractor, spreader abroad of slanders,
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,Just because he is possessed of wealth and children
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he
says: Mere fables of the men of old.
Soon shall We brand the beast on the snout!
Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the
Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of
the (garden) in the morning.
The prediction was fulfilled about 13 years later.
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Ayahs 8 to 16 refer to Walid ibn al-Mughirah, a
staunch enemy of Islam
Ibn Abbas narrates that "We know of no one whom
God has described in such severe derogatory way:
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He brands him (Walid ibn al-Mughirah) with ignominy
'moreover' is semantically connected to zanim,
(illegitimate)".
"Soon We shall brand him on the snout“ and his nose
being chopped off by a sword at the Battle of Badr.
The Quran prediction was fulfilled about 13 years
later.
al-Mughirah the Ring-Leader against
Muhammad (pbuh)
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Pay not attention to despicable men just because they have
wealth, influence and man-power, on account of which they
become violent, cruel and arrogant.
To have a mark of stigma on the nose, the most prominent part
of the face, is a sign of utmost ignominy.
ُ ‫ ْال ُخ ْر‬signifies the trunk of an elephant.
The term khurtum, ‫وم‬
ِ ‫ط‬
It refers to Walid bin al-Mughirah whose nose was unusually
large, snout-like structure.
The snout received a wound in the battle of Badr, disfiguring it.
And it remained as a mark of shame and disgrace till he died.
He was the father of Khalid ibn Waleed the famous General
Prediction #3
Descendants of the Prophet
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It was in the first year of the advent of
Islam.
Muhammad was ridiculed by Quraish for
not having male inheritor
The Quran assured Muhammad of an
abundance of progeny
Muhammad’s progeny came through the
family of Fatima and Ali.
The Progeny nowadays is in the Millions,
and it is claimed to be 30-35 million
Surah Kawthar (Surah no. 108)
‫ِإ هن شَا ِنئ َ َك ُه َو ْاْل َ ْبت َ ُر‬
‫ص ِل ِل َر ِب َك َوا ْن َح ْر‬
َ َ‫ف‬
َ ‫ِإنها أ َ ْع‬
‫َاك ْال َك ْوث َ َر‬
َ ‫ط ْين‬
“To you We have granted abundance. Therefore
to Your Lord turn in prayers and sacrifice.
For he who despises you, will be without
posterity”.
The Descendants of the Prophet
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In Surah Kawthar, the Quran informs people that the
descendants of Prophet will ultimately be numerous,
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this despite the fact that in his lifetime his enemies
were hopeful that he would die without male issue,
since:
all the sons of the Prophet had died in infancy, and
only one of his daughters survived him.
Today, the descendants of the Prophet (Sadaat and
Ashraaf) can be found everywhere, estimated to be
30-35 million.
While the progeny of the enemies of Muhammad
have become extinct.
Al-Kawthar
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When the Prophet's son, Tahir, (born to Khadijah al Kubra),
died, Amr bin Aas and Hakam bin Aas taunted the Holy
Prophet by calling him CUT OFF.
But the Quran gave glad tidings to the Holy Prophet that
abundance of unbounded grace, wisdom and knowledge,
mercy and goodness.
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The Holy Prophet said:
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"Kawthar is a stream of super excellence, exclusively
belonging to me. Only the righteous believers (among my
followers) will be allowed to drink from it. Ali shall distribute
the water from it to them.
From that day Ali was known and referred to by the
companions as saqi al kawthar.
Kawthar also means abundance of descendants. The
countless descendants of the Imams of Ahlul Bayt, in the
progeny of Ali and Fatima.
Al-Kawthar
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In gratitude of the grant of "abundance", the Holy Prophet and
his Ahlul Bayt demonstrated highest standard of:
 devotion in prayers and
 in giving everything they had in the cause of Allah.
 The sacrifice of Imam Husain, has been described as
dhibin adhim (in verse 107 of Saffat)
‫ع ِظ ٍيم‬
َ ٍ‫َوفَدَ ْينَاهُ ِب ِذبْح‬
In some degree or other, according to the grade of their
submission, all the believing men and women receive some
portion from the "abundance" given to the Holy Prophet,
therefore they are commanded to pray Salat regularly and
sacrifice whatever they have in the cause of Allah whenever
necessary.
Prediction #4
Abu Lahab, the uncle of the Prophet
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It was in the early years of the advent of
Islam, when angrily Abu Lahab said to the
Prophet:
Perdition to you.
Quran proclaims that Abu Lahab will
refuse Islam throughout his life.
That he will not change his mind, and his
destiny will be hell-fire.
Abu Lahab
ْ ‫تَب‬
‫ب‬
‫ب َوتَ ه‬
ٍ ‫هت يَدَا أَبِي لَ َه‬
‫ب‬
َ ‫َما أ َ ْغنَى‬
َ ‫س‬
َ ‫ع ْنهُ َمالُهُ َو َما َك‬
‫ب‬
َ َ‫َارا ذ‬
ْ َ ‫سي‬
ٍ ‫ات لَ َه‬
ً ‫صلَى ن‬
َ
Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab,
and he will perish.
His wealth and gains will exempt him not.
He will be plunged in flaming Fire,
And his wife, the wood-carrier,
Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fiber.
(111:1-3).
The Final Outcome of Abu Lahab
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The Quran predicts precisely the final outcome of
Abu Lahab, the adamant enemy of Islam.
It predicts that he will refuse Islam till he dies, and for
this reason his destiny will be hell-fire.
All historians agree that Abu Lahab had:
 Continued to be a disbeliever till his death;
 that he persisted in his extreme hostility to the
Prophet till the final moments of his life.
 He persisted in his vitriolic animosity until he died.
Abu Lahab was an uncle of the Holy Prophet,
He was a bitter enemy and a fiery opponent of
Islam and his nephew Muhammad.
Who is Abu Lahab?
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Abu Lahab’s wife, Umm Jumail, sister of Abu Sufyan, took
pleasure in throwing thorny refuse in the path the Holy Prophet
used to take.
Abu Lahab used to urge the people to throw stones at the Holy
Prophet, telling them that he was a mad man.
Neither his wealth nor his supporters would be able to save him
from the blazing fire.
Abu Lahab was struck by a disease similar to small pox and
died in a week of lesions that refused to heal.
The Quraish feared the disease as much as plague and so
nobody went near the corpse for three days leaving it decaying.
Finally, his sons splashed water on the dead body from a
distance, pushed it down a high wall, and heaped it up with
stones.
Quran and Abu Lahab
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To discredit the Prophet and the Quranic prediction, all
that Abu Lahab and his wife had to do was to
announce their Islam, even if hypocritically.
The husband and wife had twelve years to do so, but
they did not, and let the prediction come true.
If the Prophet wished to conceal anything of
the Quran, he would have wished to conceal this
chapter,
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for until the death of Abu Lahab and his wife, there was
a chance that if they embraced Islam (after this Surah
was revealed), it would be a pretty awkward situation.
These verses have been cited as a proof of Quranic
revelation.
Prediction #5
Promise of the return
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At Juhfa, an Ayah is revealed
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The Prophet was being chased by Quraish to kill him
He was escaping Mecca on his way to Medina.
At a most vulnerable time an Ayah is revealed,
assuring him.
The Quran promised Muhammad by
saying:
Verily He Who ordained the Quran for thee,
will bring thee back to the Place of Return.
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The Prediction was fulfilled 8 years later
 At a scary time when:
 The Prophet was being chased by the
enemy Quraish to kill him
 While on his way from Mecca to Medina
 At a place called Juhfa
 And still having a longing for Mecca
 The Prophet receives a revelation
promising:
 His return to Mecca some time in the future
 The Prediction was fulfilled 8 years later
The Return of the Prophet to Mecca
‫آن لَ َرادُّ َك ِإلَى َمعَا ٍد ۚ قُ ْل َر ِبي أ َ ْعلَ ُم َم ْن َجا َء‬
َ ‫علَي َْك ْالقُ ْر‬
َ ‫ض‬
َ ‫ِإ هن اله ِذي فَ َر‬
‫ين‬
َ ‫ِب ْال ُهدَى َو َم ْن ُه َو فِي‬
ٍ ‫ض ََّل ٍل ُم ِب‬
Verily He Who ordained the Quran for thee, will bring
thee back to the Place of Return.
Say: "My Lord knows best who it is that brings true
guidance, and who is in manifest error."(28:85).
Route taken by the Prophet from Mecca to Medina
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Route taken by the Prophet from Mecca to Medina
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Ayah of return was revealed at Juhfa
Road taken from Mecca to Medina by Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad’s route from Mecca to Medina
Prediction fulfilled 8 years hence
Al Juhfa ruins (Image: Peter Sanders)
Prophet Muhammad’s route from Mecca to Medina
Prediction #6
Prediction of the return to Mecca
triumphantly
The Quran has also foretold the conquest of
Mecca and the triumph of the Muslims
over the pagan Quraish
• This took place about three years from the
revelation of the Ayah
Conquest of Mecca
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‫ه‬
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‫ر‬
‫ح‬
‫ال‬
‫د‬
‫ج‬
‫س‬
‫م‬
‫ال‬
‫ن‬
‫ل‬
‫خ‬
‫د‬
‫ت‬
‫ل‬
ۖ
‫ق‬
‫ح‬
‫ال‬
‫الرؤْ يَا ِب‬
‫ام ِإ ْن شَا َء ه‬
‫صدَقَ ه‬
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ُ ‫اّلِلُ َر‬
ُّ ُ‫سولَه‬
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َ
َ ‫لَقَ ْد‬
َ
ُ‫اّلِل‬
َ
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‫ون ۖ فَعَ ِل َم َما لَ ْم ت َ ْعلَ ُموا‬
َ ُ‫ين ََل تَخَاف‬
َ ‫ص ِر‬
َ ‫ين ُم َح ِل ِق‬
َ ِ‫ِآمن‬
ِ َ‫س ُك ْم َو ُمق‬
َ ‫ين ُر ُءو‬
‫ُون ذَ ِل َك فَتْ ًحا قَ ِريبًا‬
ِ ‫فَ َجعَ َل ِم ْن د‬
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Truly did Allah fulfill the vision for His Messenger: ye
shall enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills,
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with minds secure, heads shaved, hair cut short, and
without fear.
For He knew what ye knew not, and He granted,
besides this, a speedy victory. (48:27)
This prediction was fulfilled 3 years later
 These predictions were made at a time
 when no military expert or adviser could
have ever predicted the occurrence,
 given the difficult circumstances of the
Muslims and
 the unfavorable situation in which they found
themselves.
Mecca Entered
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Mecca lies in the Valley of Ibrahim, surrounded by black
rugged hills reaching heights of 1,000 ft at some places.
There were four entry routes through passes in the hills.
 These were from the north-west, the south-west, the south,
and the north-east.
Muhammad divided the Muslim army into four columns: one to
advance through each pass.
1. The main column in which Muhammad was present was to
enter Mecca from the north-west.
2. The second column was to enter Mecca from the southwest, through a pass west of Kuda hill.
3. The column entering from the south through Kudai was
under the leadership of Imam Ali.
4. The last column under Khalid ibn al-Walid was tasked to
enter from the north-east.
Mecca surrenders
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Orders of Muhammad was to refrain from fighting
unless Quraish attacks.
The Muslim forces entered Mecca on Monday, 11
December 629 (17 Ramadhan 8 Hijrah).
The entry was peaceful and bloodless on three
sectors (except for that of Khalid's column).
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The hardened anti-Muslims like Ikrimah and Sufwan
gathered a band of Quraish fighters and faced
Khalid's column.
After a short skirmish the Quraish lost ground after
losing twelve men.
Muslim losses were two warriors.
Go your way, for you are free ‫الطلقاء‬
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Then, along with his companions Muhammad visited the
Ka'ba.
The idols were broken and their gods were destroyed, while
reciting
Say, the Truth has come and falsehood gone.
Verily falsehood is bound to vanish."
Then Muhammad turning to the Meccans said:
"O Quraish, what do you think of the treatment that I should
accord you?"
And they said pleadingly, "Mercy, O Prophet of Allah. We
expect what is good from you."
Thereupon Muhammad declared:
"I speak to you in the same words as Yusuf spoke to his
brothers. This day there is no reproof against you; Go your
way, for you are free ‫ الطلقاء‬."
Unlikely Prediction: Conquering Mecca
And the Idols were destroyed
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360 idols in and around the Ka’ba were destroyed by the Prophet and
Ali
Hubal, Laat, Manat, and Uzza were destroyed, along with all the
others
From the top of Ka’ba and with his melodic voice and jubilantly, Bilal
said the Athan as loud as he could. And they prayed in gratitude to
God.
Artist rendering
Artist rendering of the conquest of Mecca
Prediction #7
Khaybar
Allah has promised you many gains that you
shall acquire
• This took place about a few months from
the revelation of the Ayah
Khaybar
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‫اس‬
‫د‬
‫ي‬
‫أ‬
‫ف‬
‫ك‬
‫و‬
‫ه‬
‫ذ‬
‫ه‬
‫م‬
‫ك‬
‫ل‬
‫ل‬
‫ج‬
‫ع‬
‫ف‬
‫ا‬
‫ه‬
َ
‫ن‬
‫و‬
‫ذ‬
‫خ‬
‫يرة ً تَأ‬
ْ
ِ
ِ
َ
‫عدَ ُك ُم ه‬
ِ
َ
‫ه‬
‫ه‬
ِ ‫ي النه‬
َ ‫َو‬
ْ
َ ‫اّلِلُ َمغَا ِن َم َك ِث‬
َ
َ
َ
َ
ً ‫ص َرا‬
‫طا ُم ْست َ ِقي ًما‬
َ ِ‫ون آيَةً ِل ْل ُمؤْ ِمن‬
َ ‫ع ْن ُك ْم َو ِلت َ ُك‬
ِ ‫ين َويَ ْه ِديَ ُك ْم‬
َ
Allah has promised you many gains that you shall
acquire, and He has given you these beforehand;
and He has restrained the hands of men from you; that
it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may
guide you to a Straight Path;
Conquest of Khaybar
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In the same verse (48:20), the Quran also mentions
the future occurrence of another historical event,
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namely the triumph of the Muslim warriors at Khaybar,
and their conquest of its formidable fortresses.
Hard blows had been inflicted upon the Muslims
from Khaybar,
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but in the end the army of Islam triumphed over the
Jews, and the predictions of the Quran was
completely fulfilled?
This prediction was fulfilled a few
months later
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Since after the Holy Prophet's immigration to
Medina, the Jews,
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Anxiety ridden and apprehensive of the ever-growing
power of the Holy Prophet
were constantly hatching plots to stop the march of
Islam.
In Shawwal, 6 Hijrah, the Jews of Khaybar began a
fresh campaign to launch an attack against the Holy
Prophet and his followers.
Therefore in Muharram, 7 Hijrah, the Prophet
undertook an expedition against them to put an end
to their plots.
Khaybar Nowadays
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The Battle of Khaybar was fought in the year 629 between
Muslims and the Jews living in the oasis of Khaybar,
located 150 kilometers (93 mi) from Medina in the northwestern part of the Arabian peninsula.
The Battle of Khaybar was fought in the year
629 between Muslims and the Jews
Prediction #8
THE CONQUEST OF SPACE
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'This verse indicates the possibility that
men will one day achieve what we today
call 'the conquest of space'.
THE CONQUEST OF SPACE
َ ‫ط ْعت ُ ْم أ َ ْن ت َ ْنفُذُوا ِم ْن أ َ ْق‬
َ َ ‫اْل ْن ِس ِإ ِن ا ْست‬
‫ار‬
ِ ‫ط‬
ِ ْ ‫يَا َم ْعش ََر ْال ِج ِن َو‬
َ ‫س ْل‬
‫ان‬
َ ُ‫ض فَا ْنفُذُوا ۚ ََل ت َ ْنفُذ‬
ِ ‫س َم َاوا‬
‫ال ه‬
ُ ‫ون ِإ هَل ِب‬
ِ ‫ت َو ْاْل َ ْر‬
ٍ ‫ط‬
O assembly of the jinn and the men!
If you are able to pass through the regions of
the heavens and the earth, then pass
through;
you cannot pass through but with authority
(power).
This prediction was fulfilled 1400 years later
This prediction was fulfilled 1400 years later
 Verse 33 recognizes the possibility of man
going beyond the zones separating the
heavens and the earth
 But only by acquiring knowledge of scientific
means and superb management
 Of a very high level of sophistication
 If any attempt is made without knowing the
laws made by Allah to govern the creation,
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the consequence will be a failure, disaster
and destruction.
Criteria of Prophecy
"Some criteria are needed in order to distinguish cases of lucky
guesses from those of true prophecy.
A genuine prophecy has to meet the following five criteria:
1. The prophecy must contain sufficient detail to make its fulfillment
unlikely by a wide variety of possible events.
2. The event that can fulfill the prophecy must be unusual or unique.
3. The prophecy must be known before the event that is supposed
to be fulfilled.
4. The event foretold must not be the sort of an educated guess.
5. The event that fulfills the prophecy cannot be staged, or be
manipulated by those aware of the prophecy in such a way as to
intentionally cause the prophecy to be fulfilled."
Quranic prophecies
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According to these criteria, we see that the Quranic prophecies,
(some of which are presented here), prove to be quite true.
No one can ever imagine that an unlettered person living in a
nomadic society of Arabia 1400 years ago can predict such
amazing scientific events, as mentioned to happen.
It is very well beyond the human capacity to foretell or even
visualize such incredible incidents.
The only conceivable source of these prophecies is purely divine.
Interestingly, all such prophecies are fulfilled by those who were
not Muslims, rather many of them are atheists.
Thus no question of staging the prophecy and manipulating the
circumstances arises.
To Find the Slide Show
In Conclusion, Let us
Read Surah al-Asr together
By the eons of Time,
‫ص ِر‬
ْ َ‫َو ْالع‬
Verily Man is in loss,
‫سانَ لَ ِفي ُخ ْس ٍر‬
َ ‫اْل ْن‬
ِ ْ ‫ِإ هن‬
Except those who believe
and do good, and enjoin
one another to truth and
enjoin one another to
patience.
‫ت‬
ِ ‫صا ِل َحا‬
‫ع ِملُوا ال ه‬
َ ‫ِإ هَل الهذِينَ آ َمنُوا َو‬
‫ق‬
َ ‫َوتَ َوا‬
ِ ‫ص ْوا ِب ْال َح‬
‫صب ِْر‬
‫ص ْوا ِبال ه‬
َ ‫َوت َ َوا‬
Thank you
And
May Allah Bless you
Dr. Hashim