The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 309
God and Magog 309 Here the word Romans refers to Christians. Some Aḥādīth also indicate that at the time of the appearance of the Promised Messiah, Dajjal would be supreme all over the world with the exception of Mecca. Now will any Maulavi Şahib tell us how this contradic- tion can be reconciled? If Dajjal prevails over the earth, where will the dominion of the Christians lie, and where will Gog and Magog go, whose world empire is foretold by the Holy Qur'an? These are the errors from which those who reject me and call me a disbeliever suffer. Events bear out that the characteristics of both Gog and Magog and of the Dajjal are to be found in the European powers. As described by the Ahādīth concerning Gog and Magog, no power will be able to withstand them in battle, and the Promised Messiah too will only have re- course to prayer against them. These characteristics are unquestionably found in the European powers. The Holy Qur'an too confirms this, as it says: وَهُمْ مِنْ كُلَّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسِلُونَ 219 About Dajjal, it is stated in Ahādīth that he will use de- ception and create religious mischief and turmoil. Ac- cording to the Holy Qur'an, this particular characteristic belongs to the Christian clerics. For instance it says: يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ 220 All this shows that all these three groups are actually one. That is why Surah Al-Fatihah teaches definitively that we should seek security against the mischief of Chris- 219 'And they shall hasten forth from every height. ' Al-Anbiyā', 21:97 [Publisher] 220 They pervert the words from their proper places. ' Al-Nisa', 4:47 [Publisher]