One of the major signs of the Day of Judgment is the war called Armageddon. Armageddon is called "Al-Malhama-tul-Uzma", "Al-Malhama-tul-Kubra" and "Al-Malhama" in Hadith. The Hadith regarding the war are in Abu Dawood, Musnad Ahmad and Ibne Majah. All Hadith are Sahih or Hasan and so it is compulsory to believe in them.
There is still a difference in opinion about the sequence of events mentioned in the Hadith that will precede Dajjal. But it is for sure that Armageddon will precede dajjal. The only difference is whether it will precede the rise of Imam Mehdi or follow the rise of Imam Mehdi. Which opinion is sounder, needs an in-depth analysis of the Hadith regarding it. And holding any of the opinions at this time is safe because if it is an event that will precede Imam Mehdi, then it will be known and if it is post-Mehdi period war, then too it shall be known. Our basic aim is not to discuss the nature of the war and the Hadith, but to analyze the information given in the Holy Quran about the war. Two things must be kept in mind.
- The Arabic used in Quran cannot be translated exactly in any language (Urdu, Hindi, Bangla and English) of the world. There are many words in Arabic that don't have a word in English, thus they cannot be translated exactly, but only using the most appropriate words. In fact, there are some words of Arabic that are so complex in meaning that they cannot be described in Arabic themselves and need long sentences for them to be defined. They are called "ghareeb" words of the language.
- There are certain principles of tafseer of the Quran. The best way to explain the Quran is through Quran itself; then through Hadith; then through the Athaar of the Sahaabaa; then through the narrations of Tabi'een and Taba' Tabi'een; then in the context of the revelation period of the ayaat or Surah; then through rules of Arabic language and grammar, then through previous scriptures if they don't contradict the basic teachings of Islam, then through personal judgment. There are certain ayaat that should not be explained at all, e.g. the ayaat containing Huroof e Muqata'aat etc.
There are Hadith about dajjal and his fitna. In one of those Hadith, the Holy Prophet (May Allah peace be upon him) said that:
"Whoever memorizes ten Ayaat from the beginning of Surah Al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjal." (Musnad Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and At-Tirmidhi.)
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This Hadith provoked me to look into Surah Kahf. My question was simple. Why does Surah Kahf protect us from Dajjal? We learnt that just reading the Surah will not be enough, but to understand it will help me know the answer. Alhamdulillah we found the answer. We read different Tafasir of the Surah, but it was Maulana Manazir Hassan Gillani's Tafsir that gave good answers. After that, Allah (Allah subhana wa ta'ala) blessed us with a good insight into the Surah, Alhamdulillah.
We realized that it was in the first ten Ayaat of the Surah Kahf that events before doomsday were described including the Great War, Armageddon. There are different translations of the Quran and each translator uses the best possible words to describe the same subject. But, basically, there are two possible subjects that can be deduced using two different translations of a few words. Following is the translation of the first 10 ayaat of the Surah by Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
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Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness :>>
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(He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward, >>
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Wherein they shall remain forever :>>
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Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son":>>
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No knowledge has they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood! >>
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Thou wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, following after them, in grief, if they believe not in this Message. >>
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That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct.>>
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Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage).>>
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Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign?>>
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Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! Bestow on us Mercy from Thyself and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!">>
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Al-Quran, 018.001-010 (Al-Kahf [The Cave])
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The words in bold and underlined are translation of the Arabic words "Ba San Shadeedum." The word Ba San has different meanings. It has the following meanings:
Punishment, Torment, War
Most translators have used the first two words listed to translate the word Ba San. And in Quran, in many ayaat, those meanings are the best possible translations to give a good meaning of the ayaat. But the fact is that in all the translations of the Quran, in English and Urdu, Bangla that we know of, the word "Ba San" is also translated as "war" in one place.
It is in Surah Hadeed, ayaat 25, that the word is translated as war. The translation of the ayaat is as follows:
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We sent aforetime our messengers with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His messengers: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will).>>
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Al-Quran, 057.025 (Al-Hadeed [The Iron])
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The words in bold and underlined are translation of the same phrase of Arabic, "Ba San Shadeedum." But over here they are translated as `mighty war.' And as stated above, the best way to explain the Quran is through the Quran itself. So if we use that principle and if we use the same meaning as in Surah 57, ayaat 25 to translate ayaat number 2 of Surah Kahf, we get the following translation:
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He Has made it Straight (and Clear) in order that the Prophet (May Allah peace be upon him) may warn them of a mighty war, and that the Prophet (May Allah peace be upon him) may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who do righteous deeds that they shall have a good Reward.>>
Surah Al-Kahf, ayaat 2.
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This translation does not abrogate the previous one. Rather, they both are correct. The second method is adopted by Maulana Manazir Hassan Gilani and is preferred by us. The ayaat clearly tells that there is going to be a great war, a mighty clash before the doomsday. And the Prophet (May Allah peace be upon him) has been sent to warn us of it. This is the same war which the bible calls Armageddon. This is the same war that the Prophet (May Allah peace be upon him) referred to as "Al-Malhama-tul-Uzma", "Al- Malhama-tul-Kubra" and "Al-Malhama" in Hadith.
The details of the war mentioned in Hadith are:
It will be against Christians.
Muslims will suffer heavy losses.
99 out of 100 Muslims would die.
Muslims will face an army consisting of 80 flags with 12,000 men under each flag.
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If we analyze the first ten Ayaat of Surah Kahf, then we find that after mentioning about the Great War, Allah Has Said:
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Further, that the Prophet (May Allah peace be upon him) may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son":>>
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No knowledge has they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!
Surah Al-Kahf, ayaat 4 and 5.
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Today, if we analyze the major world religions, it is only the Christians who believe that Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) is the son of Allah. No other religion holds the view that God has a son. So immediately after mentioning about the war, Allah Has Mentioned about the ones whom Muslims will face in the war. And it is found in Hadith too that Muslims will face Christians. This is a fact that was hidden in the Quran. The war was Mentioned in the Quran.
It should be noted that Armageddon is not the war in which the Christians and Muslims will fight together against a third force. It is not the war that was started by President Ronald Regan of lace w:st="on">USlace>. Recent information tells that armies of USA and lace w:st="on">Israellace> consist of 80 divisions and each division has 12,000 men in it. The September issue of the Christian magazine "The Trumpet" had an article in which it was written that the Christian world is preparing for the last crusade and it will be bloodier than all the crusades put together. The war is almost upon us, and just thinks how far we are from the actual doomsday itself, about which the Quran says:
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(It is a day) when men shall be like scattered moths ;>>
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And mountains like carded wool ;>>
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And those whose scales of goodness are heavy ;>>
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Shall be in a state of bliss ;>>
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And those whose scales are light, >>
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Shall have their destination a bottomless pit. >>
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Surah Qaria' 101:4-9.
ARE WE WROKING FOR THE PIT OR THE STATE OF BLISS? ANALYZE AND DECIDE YOURSELF.
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