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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.