Dear Brothers and Sisters !
The reality of present age is not hidden from salves of Allah who have faith in Him and read His book to seek knowledge and act upon it. Please read the following Hadis:
Allah the Almighty says:
{They said: “0 Dhul-Qarnain! Verily Ya’juj and Ma ‘juj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?” He said: “That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier. “Give me pieces (blocks) of iron;” then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: “Blow;” then when he had made them (red as) fire, he said: “Bring me molten copper to pour over them.” So they (Ya ‘juj and Ma ‘juj (Gog and Magog)] could not scale it or dig through it. (Dhul-Qarnain) said: “This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true”}. (Al-Kahf, 94-98)
And, {Until, when Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog) are let loose (from their barrier), and they swoop down from every mound}. (Al-Anbiya’, 96)
No doubt; “Gog and Magog are from among the children of Adam (Peace be upon him). In proof of this, comes the Hadith that is transmitted in the two Sahihs (Bukhari and Muslim) from Al-A’mash, after Abu Salih, after Abu Sa’ id Al-Khudri who narrated the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to have said: “Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection) , ‘O Adam!’ Adam will reply, ‘Labbaik wa Sa’daik, and all the good is in Your Hand.’ Allah will say: ‘Bring out the people of the fire.’ Adam will say: ‘O Allah! How many are the people of the Fire?’ Allah will reply: ‘From every one thousand, take out nine-hundredÂand ninety-nine. ‘ At that time children will become hoary headed, every pregnant female will have a miscarriage, and one will see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah.” The Companions of the Prophet
(Peace be upon him) asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! Who is that (excepted) one?” He said, “Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from you and one thousand will be from Gog and Magog.” The Prophet (Peace be upon him) further said, “By Him in Whose Hands my life is, hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” He added, “I hope that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise.We shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” He said, “I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” He further said, “You (Muslims) (compared with non Muslims) are like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black ox (i.e. your number is very small as compared with theirs).” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Story of Gog and Magog by Imam Ibn Kathir – from Stories From Quran
This is precisely that age. Because Ayats 95-96 of Chapter AlAnbia declare:
” And there is a ban on (the people of) a town which We destroyed: that they shall not return until Gog and Magog are released and (eventually) they descend from every height “
Who are Gog and Magog? My guess is as good as yours. Please consider the following facts:
1. Who made it possible to bring Jews back to Jerusalem after a diaspora of nearly 2000 years?
2. Who is ruling 3 continents of the world and dominating the rest as if they are coming out of every high office in the world ?
3. Who has made corruption (Fasad fil Ard ) the Order of the Day ?
Unfortunately some ulemaa made a mistake and mixed up the prophecy of blessed prophet about the nation which would attack Baghdad and destroy it with Gog and Magog. Some attributed them to the third son of Noah (A.S.) But the fact of the matter is the wall surrounding Gog and Magog is a metaphor of ignorance and incapability. Now Gog and Magog have got rid of age of the darkness and have taken the world by storm. Yes you know, whom I am referring to.
Brothers and Sisters interested in learning more about the reality of present age are adviced to read Shaikh Imran Hosien’s Best Seller : ” Jerusalem in Quran “, published by Masjid Dar al-Qur’an, 514 East Third Avenue, Bayshore NY 11706, USA.
Once you realize that we are living in the last age, you are welcome to discuss and delibrate upon best course of action for the Ummah. Questions and quries are welcome. But consider Ayat 105 of chapter Bani Israel :
” After him (Moses A.S) we said : Live in the holy land for now. When the promise of the last day is drawn nigh, we will bring you back ( into the holy land) in a mixed crowd. “
Anybody who has seen Israelis with blue eyes and white skin, colored with black eyes, and black with black eyes coming from almost all nations of the world would come to realize that Allah SWT has prophesied about return of Jews as if He is seeing their future return in the holy land. Subhan Allahe Azzo Jal.
Muhammad Javed Iqbal
