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The Forty Precious Hadiths Pertaining to Jerusalem.

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The Prophet's glad tidings regarding the conquest of the Levant (al-Sham).

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On the authority of Sufyan Ibn Abi Zuhayr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

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I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:

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"The Levant will be conquered,

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and some people will come urging their mounts onward,

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departing with their families and whoever obeys them;

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yet Medina would have been better for them, if they only knew."

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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Vocabulary of the Hadith:

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"The Levant will be conquered"—meaning it shall be conquered in the future, which indeed came to pass.

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Today, it encompasses Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon,

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as well as parts of Turkey and Iraq.

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"Urging onward" (yabussun):

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Meaning they drive their riding beasts and journey forth.

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"Departing with their families and whoever obeys them":

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That is, relocating from Medina to these newly conquered lands

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in pursuit of an easier and more prosperous life.

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"Yet Medina would have been better for them, if they only knew":

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Referring to the immense virtue of residing in it,

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and the virtue of praying in his Mosque (peace be upon him),

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which is better than a thousand prayers elsewhere.

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gives glad tidings of the conquest of the Levant,

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which extends lengthwise from al-Arish in Egypt to the Euphrates River,

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and across its breadth from the Mediterranean Sea

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to the Shammar Mountains.

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Palestine is the very heart of the Levant,

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and Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis) is the heart of Palestine.

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He (peace be upon him) also foretells

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that a group of harsh people

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will aggressively disregard the boundaries of others,

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taking along their households and those who follow them,

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migrating there in search of material abundance and worldly gains,

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even though Medina would be far better for them, if they only knew;

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for it is the abode of blessing and honor.

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Jerusalemite Reflections:

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The glad tidings of the conquest of the Levant, including Palestine,

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are a miraculous sign of the truthfulness of the Prophet's mission and message.

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Galvanizing the Ummah and uniting efforts to prevent the usurpation of any part of the Levant,

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especially Jerusalem.

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The land of the Levant

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serves as the fortified stronghold and protective sanctuary preserving Jerusalem

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and safeguarding it from all harm.

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The Forty Jerusalemite Hadiths.