Dear friends,
Today, with the kind permission of my dear friend Sheikh Imran Hosein, I am post his monograph “The Qur’an, the Great War in the West“. Not being a Muslim myself, I obviously take no position on the Sheikh’s interpretation of the Qur’an, as that is something which only an educated Muslim could do. Likewise, I would request the same of you, especially if you are not religious at all. The following document is a Muslim view of a specific topic, presented here to inform you and offer you a different point of view, but not an invitation to express your likes and dislikes or, even less so, vent your disapproval of the contents. We are told since our youth that having an opinion is a right. This is not so. Having an opinion is an ability which results from education and expertise. In the same logic, I do every much invite my Muslim readers to comment on this text, its methodology and conclusions. Of course, the same goes for any non-Muslims if they are versed in Islamic law or Qur’anic exegesis.
I have posted the above educated by my bitter past experience with posting religious texts which some take as an invitation to just spew sophomoric clichés and personal phobias of things religious. This is, alas, especially true of Islam. This is why I want to make it clear that I consider the Sheikh a loved and respected friend and I shall tolerate absolutely no personal attacks of any kind on him. Please stick strictly to the discussion of his arguments.
I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Sheikh for allowing me to post this monograph on my blog.
The Saker
I just have seen Sheikh Imran’s latest video about Rum(Christians) and Muslims having an alliance and this will happen after the big wari wth Christian Russia defeating west…
ONE IMPORTANT Thing, people ridicule but angles , very strict order followers of the Creators , will be misguiding west attacks just like many battles for many Prophets.
RUSSIA is not alone !! I am in CONNECTICUT and i say Go Russia ! Do what u gotta DO !
the Kurd from Kurdistan
Peace to My Real Muslim Brothers and Rum Brothers
I live in Canada, plan to visit Russia in August studying the Russian language at the university, and I hope and pray that a good lesson may be given to western sociopaths. President Putin is the best leader we got in a very long time!!!!
lsammart
Putin is indeed the best. The West cannot control him, so they vilify him.
Well, I don’t know what the Quran states about a war in the West, but the Protocols of the Elders of Zion do stipulate three world wars, the last one being a war between Christianity and the Moslem world. I hope we are not seeing this being materialized in Syria, with Trump being the Protocols cheer leader.
He makes a distinction between the Roman Christians and the Orthodox Christian. The latter being the “real” Christians
As the Sheikh has pointed out, the Prophet himself enjoyed fellowship with Christian friends, so there is no reason that all devout followers our respective faiths cannot live together with mutual affection and respect. May God in His mercy allow us to do so.
Wow thanks for posting this Saker, this was very interesting. Even though I am a Shi’i muslim, I always enjoyed the works of Shyakh Imran Hussain. I would have to agree with most of what I read, it is rather clear to me that the Eastern Christians, are a far more peaceful, righteous, just and honorable people then the Christians that adhere to western Christianity(not all, I know good people still exist on this side). Those verses about the end times war are really interesting, I always thought those verses were referring to the destruction of the world right before the end of the world. I never associated it with the war, and destruction that would take place shortly before the return of the Messiah Jesus(as) and the rise of Imam al Mahdi(as). Even though like the Shaykh said certain verses do have meanings that refer to multiple things. The only thing I wonder about is the Quran also makes it obvious that we should call people to true Monotheism, which was the heritage of the Prophet Abraham(as) and all his righteous descendants(as) after him. True monotheism means the worship of God Almighty without any partners or equals. Now we believe that Messiah Jesus(as) also called to pure monotheism, so we should always invite our Christian brothers and sisters to pure Monotheism. Even if disagreements arise we should discuss with them in a cordial manner. Again I really enjoyed reading this, even though the subject matter is somewhat heavy. Thanks for posting Saker
I always believed that one of the biggest reasons that the Zionist controlled media painted Islam in such a negative light was because of the strong stance the Quran takes against Riba(Usury, interest). The entire backbone of finance is built on this deceitful act. Entire nations and people’s can be bought to their knees through debt slavery. Islam completely opposes any type of Usury. The Zionist bankers amassed their vast fortunes from understanding how to use interest(fractional reserve banking and various other methods) in order to enslave a targeted population. The Rothschild being one of the most known European “Jewish” banker families. Basically the entire west has been corrupted from A to Z.
and who can forget the famous story of the Messiah Jesus(as) according to the story in the gospels, when he entered the temple and flipped the tables of the money lenders.
Corrupted from A ( albion) to Z (zion) yes.
And you can see with the tactful replies of Putin these days that the “Rum” are not arrogant–rather courteous with a trace of wry humor ie.e that the so-called “smart” missiles should be able to hit the real terrorists.
. Oh they are going to “smart” alright.
I have a problem with the interpretation of verses. I guess if the writer got these wrong or stretched his interpretation of them, it would make the whole article baseless.
In the translation I have, verse 55:31 says “We will attend to you, two heavy creations”
The two creations are consistently referred to in the Qur’an as men and jinn. Humans and spirits. One made from earth and water (mud), other from fire. And jinn (spirits) are not all evil by any means, the two are simply two different kinds of beings, both created by God. Nothing to do with races, peoples, countries or anything of the sort. Indeed, 55:33 refers to men and jinn by names, so there should be no doubt.
I would have interpreted the meaning of this verse as a reference to Judgment day, which is often repeated in the Qur’an. It speaks many times that we are given “an appointed time”, a period of time in which to earn our passage to Heaven or Hell, it is up to us.
55:35 says “It will be sent against you a flame of fire and a flash of brass, and you will not be able do defend against it”
Again, no need to infer any special meaning other than a warning of the Judgement day.
Hud 11:81 says “They said: O Lut! Verily we are the Messengers of your Lord! They will not reach you! So travel with your family for part of the night, and let not any of you look back, but your wife. Verily, the punishment which will afflict them will afflict her. Indeed, morning is their appointed time. Is not the morning near?”
I am unsure why the writer would choose to quote only a small part of the verse, but a complete verse talks about Lut, or Lot. I’m guessing the Bible version of the story would be familiar to most readers. Being the only righteous person in Sodom (or Gomorrah), he was warned to leave before God totally destroys the cities. After pleading with God to spare the cities and being given the chance to find a righteous person in the city, he eventually fled with his family, but his wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. Again, the verse is completely clear, and it has nothing to do with modern times.
With that being said, I am not going to read any further.
Hi, +Mikie. You have to be familiar with the Sheikh’s background to understanding how he interprets the verses of the Quran. A simple comparison to its translation will not suffice (translations can be varied and the Quran is an Arabic book). I’ve been following him for a long time and I am myself, familiar with the Quran. He is only human after all but I can assure you that his methodology is good. Try checking him out on YouTube, especially one of his earlier lectures. Briefly, orthodox scholarship in Islam is stuck in the Stone Age but those scholars acknowledge that the book was revealed for the remainder of history. So, the Sheikh interprets the verses within the context of major world events to enlighten our understanding of what is happening. His methods are consistent with textual interpretation–in fact, more sincere than many orthodox scholars. We will live in confusing times and they are no less confusing for Muslims. He is a scarce source of light for us in these dark times.
Hello Mikie, as the writer stated, the Quran cannot be translated, it can only be interpreted. Interpretations can vary from time to time as new facts come to light, as the god’s word doesn’t change, but the world does, so certain interpretations only come to surface after certain events have happened. What Sheikh Imran Hosein is doing is interpreting the verses in light of the circumstances of current times.
Verse 55:31 refers to two (sin) laden creations. In the Quran Allah (or God) states multiple times that ‘We have explained the verses (of the Quran) to a people that think’, hereby stating that God’s word explains itself, so other parts of the book explain other parts. Sheikh Imran Hosein identified these two (sin) laden creations by looking at the previous verses of the Chapter, which repeatedly say ‘So which of the favors of your Lord would you (two) deny?’ Hereby concluding that these two (sin) laden creations have denied God’s favors and thus rejected his Message and his Prophets. From the humans these would be the atheists and/or idol worshippers in current times and from the jinn those would be the satans. This is just a part of his analysis, the writer spoke more about it in one of his YouTube videos. We believe that the Quran is the divine word of god and thus contains knowledge that is not limited by time, so it predicts unknown future events, the Torah and the Gospel in their unaltered forms also contained such divine wisdom and the Quran tells us that the scholars of the Children of Israel knew the book like they knew their sons. However religious scholarship has severely diminished in current modern times and very few dare to dive and search for it’s mysteries. Sheikh Imran Hosein is truly a gift to the world for those that can hear and see.
You are most certainly not the only one Mikie, with such difficulties. However I believe that you might want to return to reading the essay once the missiles start to fly. INH
Thanks for the civilised replies.
I respectfully continue to disagree with all of you, except that the Qur’an was sent to all people for all times, and that western version of Christianity (and Judaism) were thoroughly corrupted over the years.
However, I do not believe that it is wise nor fruitful to dissect the book to such an extent as to pick and choose verses out of their context, and even to pick and choose parts of various verses. So where do we draw the line? Pick apart verses for words that suit our argument? How about pick apart words themselves for the letters we like and creating something completely different? I just think it’s dangerous to go looking for something specific that we wish to find. That is all.
And as for the time when missiles start flying… I’ve chosen my side long time ago. I’m ready.
+Mikie, I am confused as to why you make the following statements:
“However, I do not believe that it is wise nor fruitful to dissect the book to such an extent as to pick and choose verses out of their context, and even to pick and choose parts of various verses.
I am unsure why the writer would choose to quote only a small part of the verse, but a complete verse talks about Lut, or Lot. I’m guessing the Bible version of the story would be familiar to most readers. Being the only righteous person in Sodom (or Gomorrah), he was warned to leave before God totally destroys the cities. After pleading with God to spare the cities and being given the chance to find a righteous person in the city, he eventually fled with his family, but his wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. Again, the verse is completely clear, and it has nothing to do with modern times.”
If you consider Sheikh Imran’s book in totality, he outlines the criteria that applies for those cities that are subject for destruction, namely those cities where sodomy, ribah (economic exploitation in the form of mass scale usury, wealth debauchery etc) and so forth are entrenched.
As you would know, the Qur’an relates to us the narratives of the towns and peoples from aforetime so that we draw lessons from their experience and what their end was. One of those towns/peoples is that of the Prophet Lot (peace be upon him), i.e. Sodom and Gomorrah, who proudly and stubbornly persisted with the vice of homosexuality despite all the warnings that came to them and consequently where utterly destroyed.
History has a knack of repeating itself, and Allah Most High warns Mankind of the punishment that awaits the arrogant sinners, so is it really unreasonable to expect that those parts of the World were homosexuality is entrenched will suffer a similar fate/similar punishments to Sodom and Gomorrah?
The Qur’an is for all times and therefore contains messaging that is amenable for interpretation to different stages/epochs of human civilization.
I suppose I’m allergic to taking words out of context to feed one’s own argument and agenda. Something the West is so used to doing, which I consider not only low and slimy but also unwise. That sort of thing gets immediate required result, but takes you far away from the truth, and if you never realize the truth of the problem you will never find a real solution.
Not saying that Sheikh has some hidden agenda, no, only that there is a danger of falling into a trap of finding exactly what you wish to find.
For example, I’m sure everybody by now has heard the infamous “sword verses” which are used in the West to show definite proof of war-like nature of Islam. They often quote something like “Kill them wherever you find them” etc. Never is the context explained or even mentioned. For example, one of the “sword verses” is immediately followed by the words “Except those who abstain before the fighting starts”, but that is always ignored because it does not suit the purpose. Like MH17, Litvinenko, Skripal and who knows what else in the future. Every time it starts with the agenda that Russia is guilty, and only those facts that suit that premade conclusion are taken into account, all others ignored, all dissidents attacked, etc. etc.
That is all I am saying: taking certain things that suit our purposes and ignoring those that don’t suit us creates a trap, and there is even a name for it: congnitive dissonance. I think we need to be aware of it in everything we do.
And for what it’s worth – I do not consider Qur’an to be a prophecy at all. It’s a message, a guide and nothing more.
There is an Agafia in all of us but only the very few will want what she went through. It might be for the better…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFK3DJ7Kn6s
Because no matter what faith we believe in, this has never been what God had in mind. That he wouldn’t intervene and would allow humans to self-destruct is a testimony to his love for his creation. Humans chose not to respect it.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-24/american-adults-have-never-been-fatter
Thank you Saker for posting this and my thanks as well to Sheikh Imran Hosein.
“The ones with whom you made a treaty but then they break their pledge every time, and they do not fear Allah.
So if you, [O Muhammad], gain dominance over them in war, disperse by [means of] them those behind them that perhaps they will be reminded.
If you [have reason to] fear from a people betrayal, throw [their treaty] back to them, [putting you] on equal terms. Indeed, Allah does not like traitors.
And let not those who disbelieve think they will escape. Indeed, they will not cause failure [to Allah].
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah . Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing.”
Quran, 8:56-8:61
Just a casual reader, but I think it sounds reasonable!
Even though I am not muslim, I very much enjoy reading/ listening to/ the Sheikh.
He said the Armageddon would start in Syria when armies of “80 flags” will confront each other. I always thought 80 was a symbolic number, but now with all countries in the US/NATO coalition, Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kurds, Turkey and the various ISIS franchises it could well be 80 entities.
In the final analysis, there’s no difference between a good Christian and a good Muslim. In the same way that there’s no difference between a bad Christian and a bad Muslim. The differences are superficial and usually of a cultural nature, but the essence of truth is one, Soul exists because God loves it. We’re either in or out of harmony with ourselves and thus all of life.
Salaam (peace be upon you all)
The sheikh provided an interpretation that the true Christians who have humility and recognise themselves as Christians will be received by the noble Jesus whom they love and adhere to. The sheikh recognises these Christians as the Eastern orthodox Christians. They are distinct from their western counterparts who have generally forsaken divine religious affiliation. They are recognised in a number of ways and one crucial distinction is that their part of the world doesn’t seek to dominate the world and their faithful belief doesn’t bond them with Zionism. They yearn for the return of the noble Jesus (peace be upon him). The true muslims will forge a relationship with these Christians who themselves are targets of the dominant AZ empire, bringing them to eventual affinity. Those muslims who are misled into forming relations with the Zionist Judeo-Christian western alliance are in a precarious position. These true muslims will also receive the noble Jesus upon his return. Thus the nation of Jesus and Mohammad (peace be upon them) will have a love and respect for each other as these two noble personages will have love for each other which will be confirmed by Jesus, the true messiah.
I may have simplified this view of the sheikh’s analysis but it brought a real light in my soul, like music to my ears.
This should not be simplified as the only true believers but certainly the position from a macro analysis.
May Allah comfort and protect the righteous.
Many thanks to Saker for bringing the Sheikhs position to light.
A very good and thoughtful book by Sheikh Imran as always, however i just have a tiny note, in page 51, The Sheikh mentioned that Constantinople was captured by the western crusaders in the third crusade, the third crusade lasted for 3 years from 1189 to 1192, the sack of Constantinople took place in 1204 during the fourth crusade not the third, and lasted for exactly 57 years before Alexios Strategopoulos and his men regained the city thus reviving the Byzantine Empire, this is of course just a small note and doesn’t in any way affect the book in a whole, may Allah help us all.
Yes, the Crusaders of the 4th Crusade dominated Constantinople for 57, not 80 years. Historical accuracy matters.
Let’s look at who is “in charge”:
Abe: no kids
Modi: no kids
May: no kids
Renzi Italy): no kids
Lofven (Sweden): no kids
Macron: no kids
Merkel: no kids
Brettel (Luxembourg): no kids
Sturgeon (Scotland): no kids
Junker (EC): no kids
Rutte (Netherlands): no kids
What vested interest do they have in the future of their nation or our species, let alone the future of Earth? None. Why would they stand up for ethics and morality when caving in to Washington and Israel is so much more immediately profitable to them?
Correction: Italy’s PM has been Gentiloni sine December 2016.
Makes no difference: still no kids.
On the other hand, most of America’s politicians have kids.
And they are generally considered corrupt if not incompetent.
Right now, yes.
Remember that Twilight Zone episode, when only a few people had an underground bunker dug in the heat of the Cold War and they refused entrance to their neighbors and family members, left out to fend for themselves during what was the ultimate alarm of WWIII? They stayed inside it, underground for a few months, ate their supplies, ended up eating and throwing up roaches, and eventually, when they no longer could stay underground, they came out to realize that the sun was shining, life had gone on and everyone they had refused entrance to the bunker to, now belonged to a well organized community which had no use for any of them?
Yep, our corrupted parasites here have kids and their kids might go into the bunkers or not. Eventually, they’ll have to come out… and realize that they have no place in the human race.
My point though was that Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill, De Gaulle and many more had kids, going into the war. They had a sense of how far they could go and they believed they were fighting for their future. However skewed their reasoning, they had a sense of good and bad, some kind of a legacy they wanted to leave behind. The Us could have destroyed the entire Earth then. It just opted to be the Big Intimidator for 70 years.
When you look at the list of how many today don’t have kids, have their pulse on nuclear power and still incite to war, you have to wonder… what is at stake for them? Their portfolio? Their reputation? Fiat money? It sure can’t be their legacy! Or Earth, for that matter. So what is it? What do they want to accomplish? The new UK intimidator (done and gone)? A resurgence of the French intimidator (done and gone)? The perennity of the moribund unipolar system regardless which?
The absence of human motive makes the entire insanity unbearable. As much as we know that all wars are “bankers’ wars”, there always was a human component. With so many people with no vested interest in the future, where is the human component? ‘Cuz if there’s none, I’m ready to check out!
Japanese Prime Minister Abe and his wife tried fertility treatments, but were unsuccessful.My impression of him is a man of sincerity, though I disagree with his policies. (Japan is run by the CIA; loyalty is not optional.) In addition, there are people who choose not to have children out of deep concern over resource depletion and the competition that will engender.
Abe is an hereditary fascist, a revanchist defender of Japanese Imperial aggression, and a straight denier of the Nanjing Holocaust-like a German PM denying the existence of the Einsatzgruppen. But he definitely is a sincere fascist. No doubt about that.
Just a note: Sheikh Imran Hosein has many videos on YouTube. Many (perhaps all) are in English with the Sheik’s delightful West Indian accent.
I recommend them all.
The “Christians’ to which the Quran refers as ‘nearest in affection to the believers’ are not the Orthodox Christians. As a matter of fact the Quran use the term ‘nasara/nasrani’, which is how Jews refer to Christians ‘notzrim/נוצרים’. In fact it refers to the sect of the Nazarenes, the term simply designating the followers of “Yeshua Natzri” (Jesus the Nazarene), as the Hebrew term נוֹצְרִי (nôṣrî) still does, but in the first to fourth centuries, the term was used for a sect of followers of Jesus who were closer to Judaism than most Christians. Nazarenes (Ναζωραιοι) were originally Jewish converts of the Apostles, similar to the Ebionites, in that they considered themselves Jews, maintained an adherence to the Law of Moses, and used only the Aramaic Gospel of the Hebrews, rejecting all the Canonical gospels. However, unlike half of the Ebionites, they accepted the Virgin Birth. So, they were ‘nearest in affection…’
5:82 “You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah ; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, “We are Christians.” That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant”.
5:83 “And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, “Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses.
But the Orthodox Christians are the ones described repeatedly in the Quran like this:
5:72 “They have certainly disbelieved who say, ” Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary” while the Messiah has said, “O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Indeed, he who associates others with Allah – Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
5:73 “They have certainly disbelieved who say, ” Allah is the third of three.” And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
5:75 “The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded”.
They are rather the ones with whom Muslims should not make alliances:
5:51 “O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people”.
I get the strong impression you don’t know what an Ebionite or a Nazerene is. Where did you get all this “information” you’re quoting? Let me guess, a German or English “scholarly” history written in the 19th century? FYI, Ebionites were not Christians as they didn’t believe that Christ has a divine nature, and Nazarene was a Jewish order or sect, similar to monasticism, and not a reference to Nazareth. And the business about an Aramaic gospel … nope. Nice try, though.
Check the Wikipedia entry ‘Nazarene (sect), for a start and then you may read some scholarly books.
How much you know is shown by the use of the ‘straw man’: “Nazarene was a Jewish order or sect, similar to monasticism, and not a reference to Nazareth”.
Hi, Anonymous. What you quote are common translations of those versus and thus miss the point of the Sheikh all together. His assertion, and that of his teacher, is that in order to correctly understand the Quran, you must seek the system of meaning concealed within it. The system of meaning is a comprehensive understanding, taking into consideration all versus on a particular topic. For example, the “allies of one another” verse you quote, has been discussed in depth by the Sheikh on numerous occasions in his lectures on YouTube. I believe he went into it in one of his books and there’s an essay on it by one of his students, all available on his website. I urge you to check them out.
Your comments on the verse “closest in affection” are very interesting. But the verse must also be referring to a community other than what you describe because of the verb used in it. The verb ‘you find’ also means ‘you will find’ or ‘you will continue to find.’ It’s just one of those things that a translation will struggle to reveal. Hence, the Quran is an Arabic book, no translation can suffice.
Finally, I don’t think anyone on this blog is under the impression that Islam, as a religion, is the same as Christianity or some similar notion, if that’s what you are implying by quoting the versus that reject divinity ascribed to Jesus, peace be upon him. Instead, what we’re talking about is an alliance based on mutual respect. The difference you are referring to will in any case, be resolved once Jesus, peace be upon him, returns and clarifies the issue for both communities.
@an alliance based on mutual respect.
That is a sensible approach. But you don’t need to base it on the Quran, least of all on ‘gnostic, esoteric’ interpretations known only to Arabic speakers, which cannot dispel the immediate suspicion that they are arbitrary. Any alliance whose terms are susceptible to be ‘interpreted’ is built on shaky grounds.
How else do you establish sincerity? What’s more convincing, an argument based on our religious text or a scholar or two’s opinion that we ought to be friendly now, despite all that has happened between our communities in the past?
The real point is that the differences between Church and Islam are too great and of a substantial nature, based on the religious texts and the similitudes are too superficial, based on the opinions of a scholar or two who ‘interpret’ their texts to their convenience (the more, as I said, when they invoke a ‘meta-text’ that only them know). How can you trust the ‘sincerity’ of these scholars when they do not explicitly denounce the view that Jesus will come to ‘smash the crosses, kill the pigs and make everyone Muslim, which Daesh and its subsidiaries did with gusto and did not incur any condemnation from the Muslims? When they clamor as their right to open mosques all over the world, but forbid Churches on their turf?
Many thanks to Sheikh Imran Hosein and Saker for posting this.
It’s always good to hear differing opinions and thoughts. A mind stretched by a new idea never regains its’ previous shape.
I have a feeling that the Zionists would not want any nuclear power surviving to challenge Israel’s hegemony in the post-war world. So maybe, Pakistan and India will have to get involved too.
An extremely interesting text for this (American) Orthodox Christian. Lots to ponder. Thank you, Sheikh. One question: what place do Shia, especially Iran, have in your interpretation?
They are and will be with the “Western Order” unless they revert to the original Islamic Beliefs. Their opposition to Zionists or Neocons you see is superficial just like the ISIS. Their belief about ends times and Antichrist is only a polished copy of Jewish version.
When the West attacked Afghanistan on the pretext of false flag 9/11, Iranian commandos were parachuting there with US forces to fight alongside Northern Alliance against Taliban.
You will never listen from the so-called “mainstream” media ever pointing out that they are allowed to recruit their fellow Shias from Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight in Iraq & Syria. They have separate brigades from each of them. You will not see US talking about it seriously or ordering those countries to crack down on those joining their ranks? Never. All their hue and cry stops on crushing Muslims.
According to this essay as well as my personal understanding, Muslims should have been allied with Russia now. Though at heart we are, but practically we are not due to Western puppets ruling on us. And there are also misconceptions about Muslims in Russia though many of them not without a reason, like our rulers being western puppets and some reasons attached to history as well as current affairs. And by the way, there is another reason which makes Muslims think twice. That is, who is Bashar Al-Assad? How his family got to rule Syria? What is the percentage of Muslims in Syria as compared to Alawis? Do majority Muslims really want or vote Assad to rule them? The answer is in negative, no matter how hard we see many forums like this one always portraying it otherwise (I am a regular reader of this forum for a long time and I like it, but I differ here for a reason – in many cases truth is intentionally not addressed for strategic or whatever reasons – but hiding it leaves negative effects on community). So here Russia is allied with a man whose identity is not of a Muslim rather he is a butcher of Muslims for generations. Such feelings are fueled further by Zionist media because it provides them more ammunition.
The world is caught in tribulations, causing divisions even among believers.
May Allah help us all.
Thank you for your sincerity. It helps to dispel the delusions that Muslims would ever ally with Russians, not even at heart.
@Anonymous
Whether you write “Muslims would ever ally with Russians” or Russians would every ally with Muslims” it makes no difference.
It goes both ways that’s what I tried to imply above.
“not even at heart”? This is how truth hurts, sadly one of the multiple reasons keeping both away from each other. Ask common people from Muslims, they will let you know they would prefer to ally with Russia, except a tiny minority indoctrinated by Anglo-Zionist propaganda.
However, differences are hard to address in current circumstances because no one with authority is there to address those differences on the Muslims’ side because all the interests of materialistic elites are in the West, their bank accounts, their properties, other assets, even their children.
Both will become allies when Allah willed, most probably after WW3.
Russians may take a dim view at calling their Orthodox Czars ‘barbaric’, ‘barbaric oppressors of Muslims’, today when they sanctified one of them and they are no more ready to disparage a Peter or Catherine the Great.
@Muslim,
How possibly is Tehran a willing accomplice in “Western Order”? Regarding your demand that Shi’ism “revert back” to “original” Islamic teaching. Please keep in mind that Ibadis and Shi’a precede Ahlus-Sunnah Wal-Jama’ah by several centuries. The views currently purported to be orthodox and “original” by Sunnis evolved over time and varied excessively in fiqh, kalam etc. For example, numerous theological differences exist between Maturidis, Ash’aris, Qadariyah etc. and there are various legalistic variances between Maliki, Hanafi, Hanbali etc. Also, the monumental disaster of Wahhabism coming to prominence following the dynastic formation of Ibn Saud by the British Empire. The Shi’a have their books of ahadith don’t need to rely on Jewish texts for guidance. It’s the Sunnis that revere and occasionally refer to a body of narratives originating from Jewish and Christian traditions called “Isra’liyyat”.
Iran gave the Americans tactical information on Taliban whereabouts and that was nearly 20 years ago. The Taliban were responsible for targeting Hazara and Uzbek minorities. In 1998, the Taliban killed 11 Iranian diplomats which could have been declared in an act of war. Taliban have been universally condemned for their brutal repression of women by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. A reconciliation has occurred in recent years between IRI and the Taliban. The improved relationship is largely due to the encroaching influence of ISIS in Central Asia.
The Arab Sunnis are busy faultfinding and nitpicking about trivial matters while Tehran is busy with technological advancement and attempting to create a better environment in the MENA region. The Sunnis are rigid and their outlook on life and their interpretation of Islam is narrow and superficial.
It’s true. Bashar Assad’s family didn’t come to power initially through a democratic means and they were originally aligned with the French during the 1940s. However, given the current political crisis – he’s the best option we have. If given a choice between Assad, Netanyahu and al Baghdadi most Syrians would choose Assad hands down. Damascus/SAA had to crack down on outside Salafist agitators seeking to cause social discord and strife. The Muslim Brotherhood has a notorious history of periodically collaborating with CIA when interests happen to align. They joined forces with Israeli and Jordanian intelligence when they attempted to assassinate Gamal Abdel-Nasser in 1954. In other words, Sunni Islamists aren’t entirely innocent either. The portrait you’re attempting to portray is completely black-and-white and one-sided.
Let us pray that this prophecy never comes to pass.
The Saker is very fortunate to have a friend like Sheikh Hosein. I have watched a number of his talks in the last few years and always wish I could ask a few questions of him after viewing them. I am not a religious scholar of any sort, just a simple American.
I would like to ask him if there are any similarities between the essence and
energies distinction of Palamas and the Batin, Zahir distinction in Islam. I also wish to hear his commentary on Surah 100 (Those that Run). This Surah has imagery that has always struck me in a way so that I can almost see and feel, like in a dream. It reminds me of the house of Saud.
I’ve still got to read the next 63 pages, but wile reading page ten, the words of Sheikh Imran Hosein reminded me of the ones of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (https://www.rt.com/politics/410418-orthodox-patriarch-warns-parish-end/).
Quite an interesting read. And I will say, there are many things I agree with. I would only like to make a couple of personal comments. 3 years ago I began my search to find the ancient, Apostolic Church if it did indeed exist. I was faced with Rome to the west and Constantinople and other main areas to the east. Eventually, some very significant differences began to appear to me. The eastern mindset and understanding of God is quite different to the west. The first, most significant was the love of God for mankind. Even the understanding of Church militant and Church triumphant is different between the two. When they say militant they mean more wars of conquest for their Pope who they feel is the main representative of God on earth and the ruler of kingdoms. For eastern believers, it is a spiritual struggle against demonic powers. I had made my decision and on Dec. 16, 2017, at the age of nearly 64 I entered into communion through baptism and chrismation of the Orthodox Church. Specifically, the Russian Orthodox Church in America. I’m finally free to show kindness to all, to pray for all, but especially for Holy Russia and the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church there.
Interesting that at the beginning of this essay, it is mentioned that God’s angel can take a missile and redirect it back to where it came from. My priest has loned me a book, ‘The Lives of the Holy Apostles”. In the life of St. John the holy Apostle and theologian a mob was stirred against him in Ephesus upon which they began to throw stones. Amazingly, the stones did not strike St. John (whose name I adopted) but turned in mid air and went back against those who threw them. I’m just saying!
When humans talk of catastrophies such as global climate change or nuclear war, they often speak of “the end of the world.” They often use phrases such as ‘Save the world.” This is a very human-centric point of view, of course. A nuclear holocaust is very unlikely to be ‘the end of the world’. The world will survive. Its possible that it could kill all life on the world, but even then I’d guess that a few hundred thousand years or so or even a million years could go by and there would again be thriving life on this planet in this star’s goldilocks zone.
On the other hand, such a war is almost certain to be the end of this human civilization, and quite likely the end of humanity entirely. Just like the ancient asteroid strike was the end of the dinosaurs. Perhaps some future life-form we can’t imagine will recover a few of our bones then make guesses as to what we might have looked like, in the same way that humans that were unimagineable to the dinosaurs make guesses as to what the dinosaurs were likely. Perhaps the prophecies are right that this future life will find a way to live in peace and harmony with the planet and each other in a way that is pleasing to God. I kinda hope so, but barring reincarnation actually existing, that’s going to be somebody else’s problem. Maybe there is an afterlife and while I’m listening to Jerry play guitar and Janis singing I’ll throw some thoughts of good luck down to that future life and enjoy watching them do better than we’ve done.
I don’t really find any comfort in the fact that prophecies say the great battle won’t be the end of the world but instead will be before the end of the world. That doesn’t mean humans will be around to see what comes next any more than that there are dinosaurs around today to observe the way the humans are about to kill themselves off. At least, as far as we know, the dinosaurs didn’t do it to themselves. Which in some way says that they were at least abit smarter than the humans I seem to be watching kill us all right now.
Interesting book, i downloaded it..
Thank you, Saker, for posting this. Another thing that also is apparent, is that the Saudis supposedly now have travel to see Makkah by other than Muslims, which is condemned in the Qur’an. The West has formulated these wars between Muslims as a means of divide and conquer. These are the same tactics that were used everywhere else by the West as well. Most of it is all for the corporations to take control of the wealth of the world. And as well, the US is nothing but the military arm of the British Empire, which has always been an enemy of Russia, and of Islam. Given the present insanity in Washington, Imran Hosein may be right on.