Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 649
UNVEILING OF THE ‘UNSEEN' BY THE QURAN – A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE one foot of the beast will be in the East and the other in the West. This is indicative of the size of his leap meaning that he would take off from one continent and land in another. 51 11. In the air he will move above the level of the clouds. 52 12. On his forehead he would carry the moon. Apparently the moon refers to the headlights which most modern vehicles are equipped with. 52. After reading this vivid description of the donkey of the anti-Christ which he would use for his world conquest, we wonder if the reader really needs further assistance to recognize him. . Obviously such great Christian powers are mentioned under the title Dajjāl³ as were destined one day to command the entire world. The fire-driven donkey which acquires the changeable roles of aeroplanes, ships or trains moving at exceptionally fast speeds was to play the most formative and crucial role in the conquest of the world by the Christian powers. Apart from emphasizing the advantage of higher speeds, the advantage of weightier possessions is also specifically mentioned in the global conflict for supremacy: فَلَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ * فَهُوَ فِي عِيْشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ * 8-101:7. Then, as for him whose scales are heavy, he will have a pleasant life. 54. The weightier they are in their possession and the faster in their speeds, the more inevitable would become the supremacy of the world powers. The mass and the speed at which he moves is what matters on the road to victory. . These prophecies are so unique that it is hard to find their equal in the realm of Divine prophecies elsewhere. 609