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O my people! You are about to conquer
Egypt. Keep the welfare of the conquered
people in view. You shall have to abide by
the divine covenant that their life and prop-
erty and their honour should be protected. 212
In the hadiths, the Prophet (saas) gave the good news that Egypt
would be conquered. At the time when he communicated that message,
Egypt was under the dominion of the Byzantines. Furthermore, the
Muslims had yet to attain any great power. Yet, these words of the
Prophet (saas) came true, and, not long after his death, the Muslim
armies under the command of Amr bin al-As conquered Egypt in 641
A.D., during the caliphate of Omar. That is one example of the Prophet
(saas) accurately knowing the unknown.
Kisra (Khosrau, King of Persia) will die; there will be
no Kisra after him, and Qaisar (Caesar, King of
Rome) will die; there would be no Qaisar after him,
but, by One in Whose Hand is my life, you will
spend their treasures in the cause of Allah. 213
The word "kisra" that appears in this hadith was a name that used
to be used for kings of Persia. The title "caesar" was used for the
Roman Empire. The Prophet (saas) gave the good news that the
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