| While waiting for the Messiah |
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| Written by Kazi Mahmood | |
| Sunday, 22 June 2008 | |
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The Muslims in Baitul Maqdis has the utmost responsibility to maintain the flag of Islam floating and should express their faith more strongly. March in protest but never stop declaring the Muslim faith in the Kalimah Shahadah as this will shake the confidence of the enemy and will also force them to retreat in any attempt from them to impose their total will on this holy city.
Jerusalem or Baitul Maqdis in Arabic is the city that divides the world today. It has divided the world since the creation of the state of Israel on Arab lands, lands that belonged to Palestinians a long time ago. Injustice has been done but justice is a long way to come. While waiting for the Messiah – Muslims, Jews and Christians are all waiting for a Messiah to come – let’s ponder on the role the third holiest city of Islam: Baitul Maqdis. In a twist of history, the British granted Jerusalem to the Zionists and today it is the battle front between the three major ‘religious’ contingents on earth: Islam, Judaism and Christianity. They form an axis that discards the rest of the world from its realm, creating an exclusivity that others do not understand. The people of these three ‘religious’ groups are called the people of the Book. The axis that it represents make it soundly important to all Muslims in particular and to the Jews and Christians who understands the ‘religious’ aspects of the occupation of Palestine by the Zionist movement. Why is it very important to all Muslims? From childhood, Muslims are taught about the importance of Baitul Maqdis and of the Masjid with the Golden Dome, the Dome of Rock and to the second coming of Isa AlayhisSalaam or Jesus. It is told generations to generations that Isa AlayhisSalaam will descend on the Baitul Maqdis aided by two Angels who will support him in his much awaited landing on earth. This will happen after years of reclusion of Isa AlayhisSalaam in an isolated place, a planet which is presumed to be Mars or more closer to us the Moon. The Muslims are not alone in waiting for his second coming. The Jews, the Christians are waiting too though their expectations differs from the Islamic teachings. Confusion does arise when people tend to force on the younger generations that Jesus did come back and had already died, using the complexity of the verses of the Holy Al-Quraan regarding the second coming of Isa AlayhisSalaam. However, Muslims believe he will come again and will lead the Muslims against the rest of the world. Nevertheless his return is believed to be forthcoming and very soon too. A series of events – that has not been witnessed yet in history – is predicted to take place before his coming. Other events will occur after the Messiah lands on earth for the last time. Baitul Maqdis is part of the supernatural as it is the third holiest city in Islam while it is also considered holy by Jews and Christians. It holds many secrets and the battle to rule the city has never been that dramatic since the last Crusade were wiped out from within its walls. It was never the city for Jews alone as it was always shared by the different people who lived in its proximity. Rome conquered it only to crumble later on and find its empire disintegrated and the Romans were conquered by Christianity, not by Judaism. Islam held the city for centuries until the coming of the crusaders who killed almost everyone living inside the walls of Jerusalem before they were defeated by the army of Sallah Eddin, the Iraqi born young Muslim General. With the city now in the hands of Israel but where many Muslims are still living, it has become the source of an international crisis. Incredibly enough, Islam is the fastest growing faith in Jerusalem while Judaism is receding and this despite the very fact that the city is under the indirect control of the Zionists. The western world, leaders of the world of today, are blind. They fail to see that it is Jerusalem that is the source of the conflicts on earth today and they blame it on Muslims in Gaza and the West Bank or on the Al-Qaeda and other groups. The western leaders, lost in their faithlessness, have overlooked the fact that Jerusalem is a very important part of the world’s history and that allowing Israel and the Zionists to dominate the city with their cruelties will not solve the crisis they (West) are facing. The Temple Mount Known as Al-Haram al-Qudsi al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) to Arabs and Muslims, or as Har ha-Bayit (the Temple Mount) to Jews and some Christians. It is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to Jewish beliefs, it was the site of the first (c.10th Century BCE, destroyed c. 587 BCE) and second (c.515 BCE, destroyed in 70 CE) Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and according to Judaism is to be the site of the third and final Temple to be rebuilt with the coming of the Messiah. The messiah being Isa AlayhisSalaam though some theories pinpoint that the messiah is the Imaam Mahdi. The city is also the site of two major Muslim religious shrines, the Dome of the Rock (c. 690) and Al-Aqsa Mosque (c. 710). It is the holiest site in Judaism and the third holiest site in Islam. It is thus one of the most contested religious sites in the world. Under Jordanian rule of Eastern Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967, Israelis were forbidden from entering the Old City. Currently, as territory of Israel, the government of Israel has granted a Muslim Council full administration of the site. Jews and Christians are barred from conducting services there. To the Muslims, the problem is more ‘Islamic’ than political but the Muslim leaders are either proxy to the western collusion in Jerusalem or they are lost altogether in their faithlessness to understand that liberating Jerusalem is of prime importance. Why is it more Islamic? Certainly because political meddling will not resolve the conflict that surrounds the invasion of the city by Israel in 1967 and this is a cornelian situation. Nevertheless, the solution to the problems caused by the occupation of Baitul Maqdis by the Jewish Zionist army will be solved, whether they like it or not and it will not be solved in their favor altogether. That is simply because it is to be that way and history has always proven that the oppressors rarely get history to be on their side. To the people of Jerusalem and those living near the Masjid Al-Aqsa, overlooking the old and the new Baitul Maqdis, losing faith in the current tactical battle being fought from Tel Aviv to Gaza and the West Bank will only reinforce the Zionists. The Muslims in Baitul Maqdis has the utmost responsibility to maintain the flag of Islam floating and should express their faith more strongly. March in protest but never stop declaring the Muslim faith in the Kalimah Shahadah as this will shake the confidence of the enemy and will also force them to retreat in any attempt from them to impose their total will on this holy city. La ilaha illalah Muhamadur Rasulullah (There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger) expressed loud and clear, without fear will help the Muslims win back their tarnished image. La ilaha illalah Muhamadur Rasulullah said in unison across Baitul Maqdis will shake the heart and the soul of the perpetrators of illicit acts in Baitul Maqdis. La ilaha illalah Muhamadur Rasulullah in resounding chants will cause the collapse of the confidence and arrogance of the Zionist regime in Tel Aviv. This is necessary since the coming of Isa AlayhisSalaam Ibn Mariam is not far and surely he would not want to see Baitul Maqdis occupied totally by the Zionists, a race and a group that he will destroy immediately when he lands back on earth. Comments (7)
  written by Langolier, July 30, 2008
Hiyo, another anti-Semitic article by a Muslim racist bigot. I guessed Allah is not omniscient and omnipotent at all. How come can he possibly allow the 3rd holiest site of Islam to fall into the Dar al-Harb. That is plain abomination but nevertheless it happened and it is staying that way. It is funny how Muslims believe not in the death and crucifixion of Jesus but His return to earth. How come Muhammad not coming back? Because he is too busy playing with little girls in planet Mars or moon? Hehehe... Also the other great aspects of the Muslims is denial of history. They try to fabricate and deny the existence of the Jewish presence in the past in this holy land. Wonder what history the Muslims are studying? Maybe like videos in the middle east where they preach Jews to be pigs and monkeys? I can't stop laughing because the definition fits more for the Muslims for only contributing trouble to most parts of the world. Yes, I'm saying it right here. Mark my words. So what if you are offended but the truth is the truth. Wherever people of such creed and belief, there is trouble. Don't have to list to you because you'll only deny such information. Pathetic for a guy who is so called involved in world matters.
written by Langolier, July 30, 2008
How come so many nations come together trying to annihilate Israel in 1967 but can't? The Jews were the underdog and were going about their most holy day (Yom Kippur, if you don't know), unprepared and attacked from all over but yet Israel can turn the tide and capture Golan Heights and round up the Egyptian army until the UN had to intervene. Oh Allah, are you sleeping? How come you didn't send thunder and lighting? Or sorry maybe he is only the moon god. Has no control over thunder and lightning. The concept of Messiah first came from the Jews. The Muslims were ones who so happily adopt the concept without much information and origin. Muhammad is such a clever story changer that he manage to twist it to his favour. As for history (if the Muslims even bother), the older texts must authenticate the later text. Looking at Islam taking its origins from the earlier texts of the Jews and the Christians, they fail to authenticate their claims. Or sorry I'm taking you too far is it? It must be a torture now because the Muslim mind cannot comprehend so much. The mind will just blow off since it is beyond their intellectual capability. Hehehe... Simply to put it, the Messiah will come back to rescue the Jews from people like you. It will be a day when you manage to make peace with Israel and when they let their guard down, you people will try to annihilate them. And that is when the feet of Jesus touches Mount of Olives causes a split that forms a valley to allow such escape and bring the enemies of Israel onto their knees. How much details you have besides those that your prophet fantasizes? Better repent or face the fire of hell...
 written by xymax, July 30, 2008
I guess u r a psychopath or you are just too poor in ur mind to understand anything...Langolier! Pathetic u.
 written by zakiri, July 30, 2008
Eh foutard Langolier, you have nothing better to do in your life than procrastinate in public? Shame on you little boy...go find milk from ur mama ok.
  written by markol, July 30, 2008
no body is interested in your whining here Langolier...get lost and dig ur peanut head in ur mama's bossom ok. ur such a stooopid christian!
written by Langolier, August 06, 2008
The best answers from Muslims. I'm honored to be such a mockery to you all. Hehehe...
written by xymax, August 09, 2008
u'd do well as a canard enchainer...langolier
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