Page 164 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

SIGNS OF THE END TIMES IN SURAT AL-KAHF

Messengers, and has received, by Allah’s will, superior knowledge. For
this reason, he wanted to help the needy people by making a hole in the
boat so that it would appear useless and not be confiscated by the oppres-
sors.
Khidhr's (as) reason, foresight, wisdom, and sensibility is noticeable
immediately, for he damaged it in a way that it could be repaired easily
and then used again. Thus the people seeking to confiscate it will see the
damage and change their mind about taking it. Once this danger has
passed, the boat can be repaired easily and put back into service.
Another noticeable matter is the existence of an oppressive regime rul-
ing over a poor people. It could have been a dictatorship. The leaders of
this despotic regime could be confiscating the believers’ property without
justification, for which reason the believers might have been facing hard-
ship and finding it difficult to escape the situation.
Confiscating the people’s property without a just reason was common
in despotic feudal and monarchical regimes of the past, and in the fascist
and communist regimes of today. These totalitarian regimes took the prop-
erty of defenseless people and left them destitute and hungry. Thus, this
example shows that oppressive regimes have plagued humanity since the
beginning of human history.

Children condemned to starve under Stalin's rule.