Gog and Magog The temptation in the right (Objective study) | ||
| Journal of The Iraqi University | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 35, October 2016, Pages 175-201 | ||
| Author | ||
| O.d.m.aadi Jassim Hamada | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. And peace and blessing by upon the prophet Muhammad, the Seal of all the prophets and the Messengers of Allah, and upon his family and upon his companions, and upon all those who followed their guidance up to the Day of Judgment. Affliction is one of the most important subjects, where awareness of such subject is a light and ignorance of it is an evil. Many of the Quran ayahs mention afflictions and ways to be safe from them, and many of Prophet's sayings refer to them. This life is created for affliction, as a field for trial, thus there it is necessary to study this subject as man is afflicted with good and evil. Islam is for the good of the humanity and warns against evil, prescribing remedies for all the illnesses of the man, including afflictions. prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asks Allah to fasten his heart as afflictions is a disease of hearts and where men are known for their patience and endurance. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) expatiates in describing afflictions and their risks to warn the Ummah against them. Each of the afflictions is not a threat or evil as some of the afflictions result in the good. Prophets were the most afflicted among men and others are afflicted each with his/her faith and pass through different conditions and states. The good is the one whom Allah has preserved his/her heart and religion where affliction could make man a believer at the morning and unbeliever at the evening and vice versa. Chapter two deals with the small afflictions, including Muslims wars against each other, where all the prophets sayings emphasize the prohibition of the Muslim killing. The chapter also mentions women affliction, where they are currently away from the Islam in their dressings and behavior and where enemies of Islam encourage women to be away from Islam. The chapter also deals with money affliction, as a money could be used either for good or evil. Chapter three deals with the great afflictions, the most greatest is The Lying Christ affliction which prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said would appear before the Day of Resurrection and accurately describe him, his signs, place of his appearance, and ways to avoid him. Also the chapter mentions the affliction of Gog and Magog and Zul–qarnian (the king of two horns) dam. Chapter four mentions methods of being safe from afflictions and this include restriction to Quran, Sunna and the scholars opinions in addition to being isolated when afflictions are widely spread. The study concludes that Allah is afflicting His creation as a test and not each of the afflictions is a sign of evil. Significance of affliction is determined by its danger. Muslims expiation is the main reason for their wars against each other and Lying Christ affliction is the greatest where faith will be tested. | ||
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