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Although his pioneering work entitled ‘Jerusalem in the Qur’an’ (written in 2002) has become a best-seller with translations in many languages, ‘Surah al-Kahf and the Modern Age’ (written in 2007) is likely to be recognized in the years that lie ahead, as Imran N. Hosein’s most important work.
The book begins with a fascinating chapter on ‘The Qur’an and Time’ which convincingly explains the enigmatic Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon him): “when Dajjal is released he would live on earth for 40 days; one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and all his days (i.e., all the rest of his days) like your days”. (Sahih Muslim)
That explanation and analysis opens the way for the book to reveal, for the first time, the link between four parables/narratives located in the Surah and such major Signs of the Last Day as Dajjal the false Messiah and Gog & Magog(Yajuj wa Ma'juj).
Indeed the heart of the book is located in the unique interpretation and analysis of those four parables/narratives: ‘The Young Men in the Cave’, ‘The Rich Man and the Poor Man’, ‘The Encounter of Moses with Khidr’, and the story of ‘Dhul Qarnain’, and the explanation of their links with Dajjal and with Gog & Magog (Yajuj wa Ma'juj).
The book makes a bold and pioneering attempt to so interpret this Surah of the blessed Qur’an that the reality of the world in which we now live is dramatically explained. It may take some time before Imran’s interpretation of the Qur’an concerning the reality of the modern world is accepted by the world of Islamic scholarship, but that acceptance is inevitable.
Excerpts from book
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Background to the Revelation of Surah Al-Kahf
"The Jewish Rabbis of Yathrib advised the Quraish to ask three questions to Muhammad(sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) :
"Ask him about three things of which we will instruct you; if he gives you the right answer then he is an authentic Prophet, but if he does not, then the man is rogue, so from your own opinion about him:
Ask him what happened to the young men who disappeared in ancient days, for they have a marvelous story;
Ask him about the mighty traveler who reached the confines of both East and West;
And ask him what is the spirit (Ruh)
If he can give you the answer then follow him, for he is a Prophet. If he cannot, then he is a forger and treat him as you will"
Chapter 4 Page 91 |
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Gog and Magog (Yajuj wa Ma'juj) ...When Gog and Magog (Yajuj wa Ma'juj) have been released and, in addition, "have spread out in every direction", then at that time the people of the Town who were punished by Allah Most High, and banished from their town or city (which was destroyed by Allah Most High), would be brought back to that town or city. There is only one such town or city (which was destroyed by Allah Most High) which is mentioned in the Ahadith pertaining to Gog and Magog (Yajuj wa Ma'juj). And it is Jerusalem"... " Chapter 8 Page 203 |
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Story of Dhul Qarnain
Dhul Qarnain in Arabic refers to someone who possesses two Qarn. This can mean either two "horns" or two "ages". But since the Qur'an has always used the word Qarn to refer to an age or epoch (or page of the book of history) and never as 'horn', we choose to translate Dhul Qarnain as one who impact on two different pages of the book of history. And since we located the true target of the question posed by the Jewish Rabbis in that major Sign of the Last Day, namely, Gog and Magog (Yajuj wa Ma'juj), we are of the view that Qarnain i.e., the two ages refer both to an age in the distant past and to an age which is to come which would be the Last Age or the Age of Fitna. We hold the view that we now live in that Last Age, and hence, that this story has direct relevance to living Muslims.
Who was Dhul Qarnain? This writer has not found any compelling necessity to devote attention to the question whether Dhul Qarnain was a historical personality or not. Rather we believe that attention should be directed to the conduct displayed by Dhul Qarnain in his exercise of power and authority, for therein lies the very substance of the divine guidance being conveyed in the story... Chapter 8 Page 196 |
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Dajjal (al-masih al-Dajjal) - (False Messiah or Anti-Christ)
In explaining this Surah we have to introduce the reader to the subject of Dajjal the false Messiah or Anti-Christ in Islam.
The first thing we know of Dajjal is that which is revealed through his very name. The Prophet (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) described him by name as al-Masih al-Dajjal. Al-Masih means 'the Messiah', and Dajjal means 'deceiver'. Thus he would deceive the Jew into embracing him as the Promised Messiah when, in fact, he would be a false Messiah.
Allah Most High, had promised the Israelite people that He would send to them a special Prophet who would be known as al-Masih (the Messiah) and who would bring back the golden age (i.e. the time of David and Solomon) when the Holy State of Israel ruled the world from the Holy Land. Allah fulfilled His promise be sending al-Masih in the person of Jesus, the son of the Virgin Mary.
However, most of the Israelites rejected the claim of Jesus (peace be upon him) to be the Messiah. Among other things they slandered his mother and considered him to be a bastard. Hence they could not recognize him to be the Messiah. They subsequently confirmed their rejection by conspired to have him crucified, and then saw him die before their very eyes without ruling the world from Jerusalem. In addition, his death by crucifixion confirmed him in their eyes, according to Torah, as the 'cursed of the Lord'.
Having disposed of someone they considered to be a false Messiah, they have been waiting ever since for the true Messiah to come in fulfillment of the Divine promise.
As a consequence of their disbelief and rejection of Jesus, and their wickedness in conspiring to kill him and then boasting of how they had killed him, Allah Most High responded by releasing into the world a being created by him, i.e. Dajjal, the false Messiah. His mission would be to deceive them into embracing him as the true Messiah. In the process he would lead them with consummate deception down the road to hell. Surah al-Kahf, Dajjal and the Jews are therefore connected intricately together. Chapter 3 Page 82-83 |
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Qur'an and Time
The very essence of time as divinely taught in Surah al-Kahf of the Qur'an, and as interpreted in this essay, is that it is complex and multi-dimensional. There is a multi-dimensional movement of time as it passes through the ages. Only the faithful and righteous are endowed with Nur (i.e., Light) which gives them the capacity to penetrate the reality of time. In a very famous Surah of the Qur'an (i.e., al-'Asr) named after time Allah Most Wise warns that all except the believers would be at sea about this subject. They would be in a state of loss because of their incapacity to fathom the subject of time as its flows to a destination which would witness the final triumph of Truth over falsehood (See Qur'an, Al'Asr,103:1-3). " Chapter 2 Page 11 |
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'Time' in the Quran
We have made a humble attempt in this very important section of this chapter to not only locate some of those pearls of 'time' in the Qur'an but to also try to string them together as necklace.
The Arabs considered 'Time' (al-Dahr) to be the ultimate reality. They believed 'time' to be the only thing that survived. Everything and everyone would perish and pass away because they would be 'destroyed' by 'Time'.
"And they say: What is there but our life in this world? We shall die and we live and nothing but Time (al-Dahr) can destroy us. But of that they have no knowledge: they engage in mere conjecture" (Qur'an, al-Jathiyah, 45:24)
Modern godless western civilization which recognizes no reality beyond material reality, has declared that 'time is money'. Time has become a commodity that can be traded, bought and sold. Whenever money, for example, is lent on interest, the time value of money is expressed in interest payments. Chapter 2 Page 39
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