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Yes, the prayer hall | Episode (13) | What are the most important divine and prophetic glad tidings in Jerusalem?

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0:00 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
0:04 We are a sun that never sets.
0:07 If a caller calls, we respond.
0:10 We restore justice, whole and sound.
0:13 We support the beloved Al-Aqsa.
0:17 In it is the best of creation, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
0:20 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer.
0:24 An excellent place of prayer.
0:28 What are the most important divine and prophetic glad tidings concerning Jerusalem?
0:37 Among the merits and characteristics of that blessed, good land
0:44 is that Allah, glory be to Him, revealed many glad tidings within it,
0:49 until it became a gathering place and a land of glad tidings.
0:52 This provides a clear indication and sign of what a Muslim should be,
0:59 and the optimism and anticipation of Allah’s victory and conquest he should carry,
1:04 as well as the liberation of that land from occupation and usurpation.
1:08 In this segment, we will mention two categories and divisions of these glad tidings.
1:13 The first: the glad tidings that Allah, glory be to Him, gave to His prophets, peace be upon them, therein.
1:22 The second: the glad tidings that our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave
1:28 concerning this blessed land.
1:30 Among the divine glad tidings in the Holy Land
1:34 is that Allah, the Almighty, gave glad tidings to Abraham, peace be upon him, after he settled there, of righteous offspring.
1:43 He made them prophets and leaders for those who would come after them.
1:47 The Almighty said regarding Abraham, peace be upon him:
1:51 "My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."
1:54 "So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy."
1:57 This was Ishmael, peace be upon him.
2:00 A "forbearing" (halim) person is one who is broad-minded, patient, and forgiving in every matter.
2:06 Forbearance is the pinnacle of righteousness and the root of all virtues.
2:10 While the angels were on their way to bring down punishment and retribution upon the people of Lot,
2:18 they passed by as honored guests to Abraham, peace be upon him, in Jerusalem.
2:24 As Allah, glory be to Him, informed us in His saying:
2:45 And the Almighty said in another Surah, giving glad tidings to Abraham, peace be upon him:
2:51 "And there came Our messengers to Abraham with good tidings."
2:56 And in the same context, the same glad tidings were given to Sarah regarding Isaac and Jacob.
3:02 “And his wife, standing by laughed when We gave her good tidings (of the birth) of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob.” (11:71)
3:14 “And his wife, standing by laughed when We gave her good tidings (of the birth) of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob.” (11:71)
3:20 Meaning, a child of hers who would himself have children, descendants, and progeny.
3:25 For Jacob was the son of Isaac.
3:28 Among the subtle and wonderful glad tidings in the Holy Land
3:34 is the glad tidings given to the Prophet of Allah, Zechariah, regarding his son John (Yahya), peace be upon them both.
3:39 Zechariah had reached an advanced age,
3:42 and his soul longed for a child to inherit from him prophethood, knowledge, and wisdom,
3:48 and to establish servitude to Allah with his people in that blessed spot.
3:54 Zechariah, peace be upon him, prayed to his Lord, even though his wife was barren.
4:00 “And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.” (21:89)
4:07 “And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.” (21:89)
4:14 “Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto Us.” (21:90)
4:23 After she had been barren, her womb unfit for childbirth,
4:28 Allah restored her womb for pregnancy.
4:31 Allah, the Exalted, mentioned this wonderful story at the beginning of Surah Maryam:
4:37 "A mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah."
4:42 “When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,” (19:3)
4:48 “Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.” (19:4)
4:55 "And the head has flared with white hair."
5:01 “Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.” (19:4)
5:07 “Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor” (19:5)
5:13 "And my wife has been barren."
5:20 “Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor” (19:5)
5:25 “Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).” (19:6)
5:30 "And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."
5:34 "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John."
5:42 "Indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John."
5:48 “(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).” (19:7)
5:54 This boy possessed many qualities, characteristics, and merits.
6:00 Allah, glory be to Him, mentioned him in Surahs Al 'Imran and Maryam:
6:06 "O John, take the Scripture with determination."
6:10 "And We gave him judgment [while yet] a boy."
6:14 “And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout,” (19:13)
6:20 And he was righteous.
6:23 And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
6:31 “Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive!” (19:15)
6:39 And the Almighty said:
6:42 “And the angels called to him as he stood praying in the sanctuary: Allah giveth thee glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John, (who cometh) to confirm a word from Allah lordly, chaste, a prophet of the righteous.” (3:39)
6:58 “And the angels called to him as he stood praying in the sanctuary: Allah giveth thee glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John, (who cometh) to confirm a word from Allah lordly, chaste, a prophet of the righteous.” (3:39)
7:21 Just as Allah, glory be to Him, gave glad tidings to Mary, peace be upon her, the Virgin,
7:28 the devout, the worshiper, the humble, the truthful, the chaste,
7:33 regarding the last of the prophets of the Children of Israel,
7:36 the Word of Allah and His Spirit, Jesus the Messiah, son of Mary, peace be upon him.
7:42 His birth was a dazzling miracle.
7:46 “She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art Allah-fearing.” (19:18)
7:56 “He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.” (19:19)
8:06 As for the greatest glad tidings that occurred on the soil of that blessed land,
8:12 it is that which came from the tongue of Jesus, peace be upon him,
8:16 giving glad tidings of the best of creation, the Prophet of mercy and honors, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
8:24 Our Lord, glory be to Him, said:
8:28 “And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.” (61:6)
8:39 “And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.” (61:6)
8:55 “And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.” (61:6)
9:05 And from the hadith of Al-'Irbad Ibn Sariyah, may Allah be pleased with him,
9:09 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
9:13 "I am recorded with Allah as the Seal of the Prophets,
9:17 while Adam was still kneaded in his clay.
9:21 I will tell you the beginning of my affair: the prayer of Abraham and the glad tidings of Jesus,
9:27 and the vision of my mother, which she saw when she gave birth to me,
9:31 when a light emerged from her that illuminated the palaces of Ash-Sham for her."
9:38 Here is a subtle indication and a beautiful, strong link to the universality of his mission, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
9:46 and the close relationship between the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid Al-Haram),
9:50 in which Abraham prayed for the sending of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
9:56 and Jerusalem, in which were the glad tidings of Jesus.
10:00 They are united by the light that illuminated the palaces of Ash-Sham; so reflect upon this.
10:06 Among the important glad tidings
10:08 is his, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, glad tidings of the conquest of Jerusalem.
10:12 As he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says:
10:16 "Count six things before the Hour:
10:19 my death, then the conquest of Jerusalem..."
10:23 The hadith.
10:24 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also gave glad tidings of fighting the Jews at the end of time and being victorious over them.
10:31 Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
10:34 "Jesus, peace be upon him, will fight him,"
10:38 meaning the Antichrist (Dajjal),
10:40 "and the Muslims will be with him,
10:42 and he will kill him at the Gate of Ludd,"
10:45 a gate there in Palestine near Jerusalem.
10:49 "He will kill him with his spear, as stated in the authentic hadith,
10:53 and the Muslims with him
10:55 will kill the Jews in a great slaughter."
10:58 It came in the hadith from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
11:03 that the Muslims will fight the Jews,
11:06 and they will kill them and be given power over them,
11:10 until the trees and stones will call out:
11:12 "O Muslim, O servant of Allah,
11:15 this is a Jew, come and kill him."
11:18 Then Jesus will kill the Dajjal,
11:21 and his affair will end.
11:23 An excellent place of prayer
11:53 for the Muslims,
11:56 the destination of the conquerors.
11:59 In it is the best of creation, may the peace of Allah be upon him.
12:02 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer.
12:05 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer.