Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 616
UNVEILING OF THE ‘UNSEEN' BY THE QURAN – A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE وَقُلْ رَبِّ اَدْخِلْنِي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ 17:81. And say, 'O my Lord, make my entry a good entry and then make me come forth with a good forthcoming. . . "5. The third example of how his ultimate victorious return to Mecca was predicted even before the actual migration took place, is taken from the first few verses of. Surah Al-Rum (Chapter 30), which by the unanimous verdict of scholars was revealed before Hijra: غُلِبَتِ الرُّوْمُ فِى أدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ * في بضع سنين الله الأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَيذٍ يُفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بنصر الله يَنصُرُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيم بِنَصْرِ 30:3-6. The Romans have been defeated,. In the land nearby, and they, after their defeat, will emerge victorious. (This will happen) within a few years. And to Allah belongs the command before and after that. And that will be the day when the believers will rejoice,. With the succour from Allah. He helps whomsoever. He pleases; and He is the Mighty the Merciful. 6. These verses refer to a partial territorial defeat which the Romans suffered at the hands of the Persians. The verses clearly prophesied that the Persian victory would prove only short-lived and in a few years' time the defeat of the Romans will turn into victory. 'That will be the day when the believers will (also) rejoice with the succour they would receive from Allah. ' The implication of this prophecy in relation to the fate of the believers was all too obvious. When shortly after this revelation the Muslims lost 578