Page 502 - Learning from the Qur'an

THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOUT
THE FUTURE IN THE QUR'AN

Another miraculous aspect of the Qur'an is that it revealed
beforehand a number important events that would occur in the
future. Verse 27 of Surat al-Fath, for example, gave the believers
the glad tidings that they would conquer Mecca, which was then
under pagan occupation:
"Allah has confirmed His Messenger's vision with truth: 'You
will enter the Masjid al-Haram in safety, Allah willing,
shaving your heads and cutting your hair without any fear.'
He knew what you did not know and ordained, in place of
this, an imminent victory. (Qur'an, 48:27)
On close consideration, the verse can be seen to announce yet
another victory that will take place before the victory of Mecca.
Indeed, as stated in the verse, the believers first conquered the
Khyber Fortress, which was under the control of the Jews, and
then entered Mecca.
The announcement of the events that will take place in the
future is only one of the pieces of wisdom in the Qur'an. This is also
evidence to the fact that the Qur'an is the word of Allah, Who has
infinite knowledge. The defeat of Byzantium is one of the pieces
of news given about the future, accompanied by other information
that could not have been known by the people of that time. The
most interesting point about this historical event, which will be
examined in detail in the following pages, is that the Romans were
defeated in the lowest region in the world. This is interesting
because "the lowest point" is particularly stressed in the relevant
verse. With the technology of that time, it was obviously
impossible to make such a measurement and to determine the
lowest point in the world. This is a revelation to people from Allah,
the All-Knowing.

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