Conquest of India Prior to the Day of Judgement

[cricketplaya]

Conquest of India Prior to the Day of Judgment
Ali Al-Timimi
At-Tuwaijiri’s Ithaf al-Jama’a, Vol. 1, pp. 365-366

The latest conflict in Kashmir between the Mujahideen (those who fight in righteous jihaad) and India brings to mind the ahadeeth regarding the conquest of India prior to the day of Judgment.

Thawban, radhiAllaahu 'anhu (May Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam (May Allah’s peace and blessing be upon him), said, “Two groups of my ummah Allah has protected from the hellfire: a group that will conquer India and a group that will be with 'Isa b. Maryam, alayhis salaam (Jesus, May Peace be upon him).” [Reported by Ahmad, an-Nisa’i, and at-Tabarani]

Na’im b. Hammad in al-Fitan reports that Abu Hurayrah, radhiAllaahu 'anhu, said that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, mentioned India and said, “A group of you will conquer India, Allah will open for them [India] until they come with its kings chained - Allah having forgiven their sins - when they return back [from India], they will find Ibn Maryam in Syria.”

While Abu Hurayrah said, “The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, promised us [the Muslims] the conquest of India. If I was to come across that I will spend my soul and wealth. If I am killed then I am among the best of martyrs. And if I return then I am Abu Hurayrah the freed.” [Reported by Ahmad, an-Nisa’i, and al-Hakim]

In another narration reported by Ahmad, Abu Hurayrah says, “I was told by my khalil (trans - beloved), the truthful and believed in, the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, that there will be in this ummah an expedition sent to Sind and Hind (India) …” The rest of the narration is the same but it has the following addition, “… then I will be released from the Hellfire.” At-Tuwaijri remarks this addition explains what is meant by “the freed” above.

Historical background:

Ibn Kathir remarks in al-Bidaya wan-Nihaya, “The Muslims invaded India during the days of Mu’awiya in the year 44 A.H and [great] events transpired then. And [likewise] the mighty and magnificent King Mahmud b. Subuktikin the ruler of Ghazna invaded the lands of India at the turn of the fifth century. He entered India and killed, took captive, [and] enslaved [many]. He took [muc] booty. He entered as-Sumanat (*) and destroyed the great al-Budda which they worship and he stripped it of its jewlery. He then returned [to Ghazna] safe, [Divinely] aided, and victorious.”

• as-Sumanat is a costal city where India’s scholars, monks, and the idol al-Budda are found.

At-Tuwaijiri remarks that Ibn al-Athir has detailed the campaigns of Mahmud b. Subuktikin in his book al-Kamil fi t-Tarikh.

[armughal]

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so far none of those who conquered india either came back with the indian king in chains, nor did they find Isa bin Maryam (as)....

and its kinda hard to believe someone conquering india and returning to syria....

[muali]

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@cricketplaya

Conquest of India Prior to the Day of Judgment

JUST A QUERY : has the word INDIA been addressed as INDIA in ur provided hadeeth???

[ssingh]

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why is religion of peace so fond in all these conquests???.....why so particular about india?

[proudpakistani]

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@ssingh

why is religion of peace so fond in all these conquests???.....why so particular about india?

So that peace can be established in India.

[ssingh]

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@proudpakistani

So that peace can be established in India.

so peace is established by conquering others.....hmmmmm.

[vineshvk]

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^ just like the way Bush does, u know.:biggthumb

[ssingh]

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@vineshvk

^ just like the way Bush does, u know.:biggthumb

Oh $h1t…you spoiled my party

I wanted to tell this when the thread proceeds further. add to that the way israel also does!..

[ssingh]

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@vineshvk

^ just like the way Bush does, u know.:biggthumb

Bush is doing the same way even muhammad bin qasim did under the order of al-hajjaj. He occupied another land due to some biiiiiiiiiiiig mistake made.

Any guess from where did qasim came from????.......;)....it is iraq!

[armughal]

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^
in case of iraq, it was a mistake made against iraqi ppl....

in case of debal, it was the hindu king making a mistake against muslim ppl, and not willing to correct the mistake after several msgs from the muslim ruler....

[ssingh]

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@armughal

^ in case of iraq, it was a mistake made against iraqi ppl....

in case of debal, it was the hindu king making a mistake against muslim ppl, and not willing to correct the mistake after several msgs from the muslim ruler....

may be.....besides, again it was iraqis(muslims) were suffering under saddam. eventhough the intentions of US were different, they liberated them. and let's not deviate....and sorry for deviating from my side. Go ahead with your topic!

[khanbabax]

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@muali

JUST A QUERY : has the word INDIA been addressed as INDIA in ur provided hadeeth???

Hind

[Matrubhoomi]

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What is the conclusion of this thread ??

Are some people still living under illusion of conquering this or that nation since it's written by someone in some religious texts....??

Or by conquering that nation, heaven will be awarded ?? if that is the case then why to wait..go ahead and conquer and experience if you get heaven after death!!

[ssingh]

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@Matrubhoomi

What is the conclusion of this thread ??

Are some people still living under illusion of conquering this or that nation since it’s written by someone in some religious texts…??

Or by conquering that nation, heaven will be awarded ?? if that is the case then why to wait..go ahead and conquer and experience if you get heaven after death!!

they are already doing that…

besides, roadrunner and his likes argue that India as a country never existed. but here it exists in their own “religious” scripture…

[bao_bihari]

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Cricket playa

There are many ahdith that refer to jihad ul Hind this being one.

May ALLAH accept us all in this jihad.

[Matrubhoomi]

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@ssingh

besides, roadrunner and his likes argue that India as a country never existed. but here it exists in their own “religious” scripture.

Let’s hope ignorance was the only reason behind that.
It’s same if I say that planet Mars does not exist, nobody will stop studying about Mars and it’s history!

bao bihari

There are many ahdith that refer to jihad ul Hind this being one.

May ALLAH accept us all in this jihad.

Gentleman, I do not have much knowledge about this religious scripture of yours, on pretext of which you are trying to justify a conflict or war.

Let me take liberty to quote some of known texts from Puranas.

Vishnu Puran says — " In kaliyug (i.e. the present age) human will continue to live under the influence of sensual desires (read here as desire to dominate each other) and failure to renounce sense gratification. Human senses deprive them of their ability to recognize the absolute truth resulting in prolonged conflicts"

Another text from famous war known as "Mahabharat"says like this –
Bhishma says to Arjun (as presented by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar in simple hindi) — “Shanti Nahin Vasundhara par, jab tak, sukh bhaag na Nar ka sam ho.. nahin kisi ko bahut adhik ho, nahin kisi ko kam ho”!!..
this literally means, peace will not prevail on planet earth unless distribution of happiness and wealth is not equal among all humans.

Hope this will help you in understanding other faiths better, and of course their view of war and why war takes place and why it cannot be justified.

[Promiscuous_Paki]

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@ssingh

Bush is doing the same way even muhammad bin qasim did under the order of al-hajjaj. He occupied another land due to some biiiiiiiiiiiig mistake made.

Any guess from where did qasim came from????.......;)....it is iraq!

Muhammad Bin Qasim attacked South-Asia to liberate the Muslim of South-Asia from Raja Dahir's persecution and to save the honour of a South-Asian Muslimah.

[danial]

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@Matrubhoomi

What is the conclusion of this thread ??

Are some people still living under illusion of conquering this or that nation since it's written by someone in some religious texts....??

Or by conquering that nation, heaven will be awarded ?? if that is the case then why to wait..go ahead and conquer and experience if you get heaven after death!!

hahahahahahha, good point,

[vineshvk]

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@ssingh

Oh $h1t…you spoiled my party

I wanted to tell this when the thread proceeds further. add to that the way israel also does!..

sorry i couldnt resist it. Now I understand why some muslims here are so pro republicans. :D.

[vineshvk]

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@-Promiscuous Paki-

Muhammad Bin Qasim attacked South-Asia to liberate the Muslim of South-Asia from Raja Dahir's persecution and to save the honour of a South-Asian Muslimah.

really, was the muslims liberated. They are still suffering arent they.