GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE PRAISE

GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE PRAISE
(Applies primarily to praise associated with instruction and student performance)

Effective Praise
Ineffective Praise

1. Is delivered contingently upon studentperformance of desirable behaviors orgenuine accomplishment
1. Is delivered randomly and indiscriminately without specific attention to genuine accomplishment

2. Specifies the praiseworthy aspects of the student's accomplishments
2. Is general or global, not specifying the success.

3. Is expressed sincerely, showing spontaneity, variety and other non-verbal signs of credibility.
3. Is expressed blandly without feeling or animation, and relying on stock, perfunctory phrases.

4. Is given for genuine effort, progress, or accomplishment which are judged according to standards appropriate to individuals.
4. Is given based on comparisons with others and without regard to the effort expended or significance of the accomplishment of an individual.

5. Provides information to students about their competence or the value of their accomplishments.
5. Provides no meaningful information to the students about their accomplishments.

6. Helps students to better appreciate their thinking, problem-solving and performance.
6. Orients students toward comparing themselves with others.

7. Attributes student success to effort and ability, implying that similar successes can be expected in the future.
7. Attributes student success to ability alone or to external factors such as luck or easy task.

8. Encourages students to appreciate their accomplishments for the effort they expend and their personal gratification.
8. Encourages students to succeed for external reasons -- to please the teacher, win a competition or reward, etc.

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Lesson Planning - Alphabetical War (a card game)

Alphabetical War (a card game)

This is a fun card game used to put words in alphabetical order. Can be used for most grades since you supply the words. Teacher Preparations:Make a deck of cards with one word per card. Can use vocabulary words, spelling words, unit and theme words, or just words out of the dictionary.

How to make the cards:
Select slides 3-10 for the back of the playing cards, or you can choose a background of your own.Print 27 copies of your selected background.Put your printed copies back into the printer, but put them in upside down, (so the faces of the cards print on the opposite side.)Slides 6-32 are the face of the playing cards.Edit the text box on each card to put your words in. Can use vocabulary words, spelling words, unit and theme words, or just words out of the dictionary.Print slides 11-32. The faces should print on the back sides of the backgrounds.Cut out your cards.

How to Play:
This is a game for two players, or for a team of two, with one person being the card holder.Deal the cards evenly between the two players, or the two cardholders if playing in a team.The person or team that has the word on the card that comes first alphabetically wins the hand and collects the card in a pile.The person or team with the most cards collected in the winner. (Just like in the game of War.)

Owners of the Elephant 19 stories from al quran

Owners of the Elephant

Allah the Almighty says:
{Have you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not seen how your
Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The Elephant army which
came from Yemen under the command of Abraha Al-Ashram intending
to destroy the Ka`bah at Makkah]. Did He not make their plot go
astray? And He sent against them birds, in flocks. Striking them with
stones of Sijjil (baked clay). And He made them like (an empty field on
stalks (of which the corn has been eaten up by cattle)}. (Al-Pil, 1-5)

Barsisa the Worshipper - explanation

Barsisa the Worshipper
(The Renegade)

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Once upon a time, there
was a woman grazing sheep and goats. She had four brothers. She (for some
reason) used to spend the night at a monk's cell. The monk committed adultery with her and she got pregnant. Satan came to him and said: Kill the woman and then bury her for you are a reputable and highly respected man (i.e. don't risk your own reputation for such a simple woman). The monk killed her and then buried her. Thereupon, Satan visited her four brothers in a dream while theywere asleep and said to them: the monk committed adultery with your sister, and because she got pregnant, he killed her and buried her in such-and-such location. In the morning, one of them said: "By Allah! Last night I dreamt of something and I do not know whether to relate it to you or just keep it to myself?" They said: Relate it to us. He did so and one of them said: By Allah! I saw the same dream. Another said the same. And the fourth one said the same thing. They agreed on that there must be something serious about that dream.
They went to the king and appealed for his help against the monk. The king's
troops came to arrest him and he was taken away. On the way, Satan came to
the monk (and whispered in his ears): I set you up. No one else can save you
from this. Prostrate yourself before me just for once and in return, I will save you from this. Thereupon, the monk prostrated himself before Satan. When they presented themselves before the king, Satan said to him: I am free of you!
Finally, the monk was killed.
The same story was narrated by the Leader of the Believers, 'Ali Ibn Abu
Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) in another wording. Ibn Jarir said: I was told by Khallad Ibn Aslam, on the authority of An-Nadr Ibn Shamil after Shu'bah, after Abu Ishaq, after 'Abdullah Ibn Nahik saying: I heard 'Ali as saying: A monk worshipped Allah Alone for sixty years. Satan exerted himself to seduce him, but could not. He went to a woman and touched her with evil (maddened her). The woman had brothers whom were visited by Satan who told them to take her to that monk to receive treatment and cure. They took her to the monk and he treated her. Afterwards, she stayed for a while at his cell (house). One day, he was attracted to her and he committed adultery with her. She got pregnant and he killed her (to conceal his first crime). Her brothers came (after knowing the matter) and Satan appeared again for the monk and said: I am your friend, I did not find a solution or way to mislead you, but (finally) I set you up. So, obey me and I will save you from this. Prostrate yourself before me and you will be saved.The monk did so. Then, Satan said: {"I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of the`Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)! "} .(Al- Hashr ,16)

Barsisa the Worshipper (The Renegade) 18 stories from al quran

Barsisa the Worshipper (The Renegade)

Allah the Almighty says in His Glorious Qur'an:
{(Their allies deceived them) like Shaitan (Satan), when he says to
man: "Disbelieve in Allah." But when (man) disbelieves in Allah,
Shaitan (Satan) says: "I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of the `Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!" So the end of both will be that they will be in the Fire, abiding therein. Such is the recompense of the Zalimun (i.e. polytheists, wrongdoers, disbelievers in Allah and in His Oneness)}. (Al-Hashr, 16, 17)

People of the Ditch - explanation

People of the Ditch

Muhammad Ibn Ishaq claimed that they lived after the advent of Jesus
(Peace be upon him), but other scholars disagreed with him claiming them to live before him (Peace be upon him). However, many scholars mentioned that this incident was repeated more than once. There is a Prophetic Hadith narrating the story of those mentioned in the Glorious Qur'an. Imam Ahmed said: I was told by Harnrnad Ibn Salamah after Thabit after' Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Laila as saying: Suhaib (May Allah be pleased withhim) reported that Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) thus said: 'There lived a king before you and he had a (court) magician. As he (the magician) grew old, he said to the king: I have grown old, send some young boy to me so that I should teach him magic. He (the king) sent him a young boy so that he should train him (in magic). And on his way (to The magician) he (the young boy) found a monk sitting there. He listened to the monk's lalk and was impressed by it. It became his habit to pass by the monk and spent the time with him listening to his teachings and then leave to the magician late. He (the magician) beat him because of delay. He made a complaint of that to the monk and he said to him: When you feel afraid of the agician, say: Members of my family had detained me. And when you feel afraid of your family you should say: The magician had detained me. It sohappened that there came a huge beast (of prey) and it blocked the way of thepeople, and he (the young boy) said: I will, come to know today whether the magician is superior or the monk is superior. He picked up a stone and said: 0 Allah, if the affair of the monk is dearer to Thee than the affair of the magician, cause death to this animal so that the people should be able to move about freely. He threw that stone towards it and killed it and the people began to move about (on the path freely). He (the young man) then came to that monk and informed him and the monk said: Sonny, today you are superior to me. Your affair has come to a stage where I find that you would be soon put to a trial, and in case you are put to a trial don't give my clue. That young man began to treat the blind and those suffering from leprosy. He in fact began to cure people from (all kinds) of illness. When a companion of the king who had gone blind heard
about him, he came to him with numerous gifts and said: If you cure me, all these things collected together here would be yours. He said: I myself do not cure anyone. It is Allah Who cures and if you affirm faith in Allah, I shall also supplicate Allah to cure you. He affirmed his faith in Allah and Allah cured him and he came to the king and sat by his side as he used to sit before. The king said to him: Who restored your eyesight? He
said: My Lord! The king got astounded: should it mean that your Lord is another One besides me. He said: My Lord and your Lord is Allah, so he (the king) took hold of him and tormented him till he gave a clue of that boy. The young man was thus summoned and the king said to him: 0 boy, it has been conveyed to me that you have become so much proficient in your magic that you cure the blind and those suffering from leprosy and you do such and such things. The boy said: I do not cure anyone; it is Allah Who cures. The king took hold of him and began to torment him. Eventually the boy gave a clue of the monk. The monk was thus summoned and it was said to him: You should turn back from your religion. He, however, refused to do so. He (ordered) for a saw to be brought
(and when it was done) he (the king) placed it in the middle of his head and tore it into parts till a part fell down. Then the courtier of the king was brought and it was said to him: Turn back from your religion. And he refused to do so, and the saw was placed in the midst of his head and it was torn till a part fell down.
Then that young boy was brought and it was said to him: Turn back from your religion. He refused to do so and he was handed over to a group of his courtiers.
The king ruled: Take him to such and such mountain,' make him climb up that mountain and when you reach its top (ask him to renounce his faith) but if he refuses to do so, then throw him (down the mountain). So they took him and made him climb up the mountain and he said: 0 Allah, save me from them (in any way) Thou likest and the mountain began to quake and they all fell down and that person came walking to the king. The king said to him: What has happened to your companions (the courtiers)? He said: Allah has saved me from them. He again handed him to some of his courtiers and said: Take him and carry him in a small boat and when you reach the middle of the ocean (ask him to renounce) his religion, but if he does not renounce his religion throw him (into the water). So they took him and the boy said: 0 Allah, save me from them and what they want to do. It was quite soon that the boat turned over and they were drowned and he came walking to the king, and the king said to him: What has happened to your companions (the courtiers)? He said: Allah has saved me from them, and he said to the king: You cannot kill me until you do what I ask you to do. And he said: What is that? He said: You should gather people in a plain and hang me by the trunk (of a tree). Then take hold of an arrow from the quiver and say: In the name of Allah, the Lord of the worlds, then shoot an arrow and if you do that then you would be able to kill me. The king called the people in an open plain and tied the boy to the trunk of a tree, then he took hold of an arrow from his quiver and then placed the arrow in the bow and then said: In the Name of Allah, the Lord of the young boy; he then shot an arrow and it bit his temple. He (the boy) placed his hands upon the temple where the arrow had bit him and he died and the people said: We affirm our faith in the Lord of this
young man, we affirm our faith in the Lord of this young man, we affirm our faith in the Lord of this young man. The courtiers came to the king and it wassaid to him: Do you see that Allah has actually done what you aimed at averting.
They (the people) have affirmed their faith in the Lord. The king commanded ditches to be dug at certain points in the path. When these ditches were dug, and the fire was lit in them it was said (to the people): He who would not turn back from his (the boy's) religion would be thrown in the fire or it would be said to them to jump in it. (The people courted death but did not renounce religion) till a woman came with her child and she felt hesitant in jumping into the fire and the child said to her: 0 mother, endure (this ordeal) for it is the Truth."
(Transmitted by Imam Ahmed, Imam Muslim and An-Nasa'i from the Hadith of Hammad Ibn Salamah).

Some scholars claimed that the incident of the ditch was recurred or
repeated in the past more than once. Ibn Abu Hatim said: I was told by my
father after Abul Yaman after Safwan Ibn 'Abdur Rahman Ibn Jubair as saying: the incident of the ditch took place in the Yemen during the lifetime of Tubba'.
And, it took place in Constantinople during the lifetime of Constantine who set the fires in which he threw the Christians who were sticking to the religion of Jesus (Islamic Monotheism). It also took place in Iraq, in the land of Babylon during the lifetime of Bikhtinassar who erected an idol and ordered the people to prostrate themselves before it. Daniel, 'Izrya and Mashayl refused and thereupon, he set a great fire and threw them into it. However, Allah Almighty saved them from the fire and caused the nine men who transgressed over them to fell into the fire they themselves made.
Concerning Allah's Statement that reads: {Cursed were the people of the
Ditch}, As-Sadiy said: There were three ditches: one in Sham (Syria), another in Iraq, and the third in the Yemen. (Narrated by Ibn Abu Hatim)

People of Ditch 17 stories from al quran

People of the Ditch

Allah the Almighty says:
{By the heaven holding the big stars. And by the Promised Day (i.e.
the Day of Resurrection). And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and
by .the Witnessed day (i.e. the Day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-
Hijjah]. Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy
and the King). Of fire fed with fuel. When they sat by it (fire). And they
witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning
them). And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-
Mighty, Worthy of all Praise! To Whom belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything. Verily,
those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by
torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance
(to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have
the punishment of the burning Fire}. (Al-Buruj, 1-10)

Story of Luqman - who is he?

Who is Luqman?

He is Luqman Ibn 'Anqa' Ibn Sadun. Or, as stated by As-Suhaili from Ibn
Jarir and Al-Qutaibi that he is Luqman Ibn Tharan who was from among the
people of Aylah (Jerusalem).
He was a pious man who exerted himself in worship and who was blessed
with wisdom. Also, it is said that he was a judge during the lifetime of Prophet Dawud (Peace be upon him). And, Allah knows best.
Narrated Sufyan Ath- Thawri from Al-Ash'ath after 'Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) as saying: He was an Ethiopian slave who worked as a carpenter. Qatadah narrated from' Abdullah Ibn Az-Zubair as saying: I asked Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah about Luqman. He said: "He was short with a flat nose. He was from Nubia"
Narrated Yahia Ibn Sa' id Al-Ansari after Sa' id Ibn Al-Musayib his saying:
Luqman belonged to the black men of Egypt. He had thick lips and Allah the
Almighty granted him wisdom but not Prophethood. Al-Awza'i said: I was told by 'Abdur Rahman Ibn Harmalah: that a black man came to Sa' id Ibn AIMusayib asking him for charity. Sa' id said: do not feel distressed for your black colorbecause there were from among the best of all people three blackmen: Bilal Ibn Rabah, Mahja' (the freed-slave of 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab), and Luqman, the wise who was black, from Nubia and whose lips were thick.
Narrated Al-A'mash after Mujahid: Luqman was a black huge slave, thicklipped, and crackedfooted. 'Umar Ibn Qais said: "Luqman was a black slave, thick-lipped and cracked-footed. It happened while he was preaching some people, a man came to him and said: aren't you the one who used to look after the sheep with me at such and such place? Luqman said: yes, I am! The man said: then, what made you of that position? Luqman said: telling the truth and keeping silent regarding what does not concern me." (This Hadith was narrated by Ibn J arir after lbn Hamid after Al-Hakam) Ibn Abu Hatim said: I was told by Abu Zar' ah that he was told by Safwan after Al- W alid after 'Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Yazid Ibn Jabir who said: "Allah the Almighty raised Luqman's status for his wisdom. A man used to know him saw him and said: Aren't you the slave of so and so who used to look after my sheep not so long in the past? Luqman said: yes! The man said: What raised you to this high state I see? Luqman said: the Divine Decree, repaying the trust, telling the truth and discarding what does not concern me. "
Narrated Ibn Wahb: I was told by 'Abdullah Ibn 'Ayyash Al-Fityani after'
Umar, the freed slave of 'Afrah as saying: "A man came to Luqman, the wise and asked: Are you Luqman? Are you the slave of so and so? He said: "Yes!" The man said: You are the black shepherd! Luqman said: As for my black color, it is obviously apparent, so what makes you so astonished? The man said: You became frequently visited by the people who pleasingly accept your judgments!
Luqman said: 0 cousin! If you do what I am telling you, you will be like this. The man said: What is it? Luqman said: Lowering my gaze, watching my tongue, eating what is lawful, keeping my chastity, undertaking my promises, fulfilling mycommitments, being hospitable to guests, respecting my neighbors, and discarding what does not concern me. All these made me the one you are looking at."
One day Abu Ad-Darda' mentioned Luqman the wise and said: He was not
granted wisdom because of wealth, children, lineage, or given habits, but he was self-restrained, taciturn, deep-thinking, and he never slept during the day. In addition, no one has ever seen him spitting, clearing his throat, squeezing the lemon, answering the call of nature, bathing, observing trivialities, or foolishly laughing. He was very eloquent and well-versed. He did not weep or cry when all his children died. Finally, he used to frequent the princes and men of authority to mediate and think thoroughly and find admonition. So, because of all these he was granted that great wisdom.
Some people claimed that he was offered Prophethood, and that he feared
not to be able to carry out its requirements and obligations. Thus, he chose to have wisdom for it is easier -this cannot be totally true -and Allah knows best!
'Ikrimah also narrated that: Luqman was a Prophet.1
1This narration is very weak for the sub-narrator, Al-Ja' fi is mentioned by Imams Al-Bukhari and An-Nasa'I among the Weak Narrators.

Story of Luqman 16 stories from al quran

Story of Luqman

Allah the Almighty says:
{And indeed We bestowed upon Luqman AIHikmah (wisdom and
religious understanding) saying: "Give thanks to Allah."And whoever
gives thanks, he gives thanks for (the good of) his own self. And
whoever is unthankful, then verily, Allah is All-Rich (Free of all needs),
Worthy of all praise. And (remember) when Luqman said to his son
when he was advising him: "O my son! Join not in worship others with
Allah. Verily, joining others in worship with Allah is a great Zulm
(wrong) indeed. And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good)
to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon
weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years -give thanks
to Me and to our parents. Unto Me is the final destination. But if they
(both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that
of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave with
them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in
repentance and in obedience.Then to Me will be your return, and I shall
tell you what you used to do. "O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the
weight of a grain of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the
heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Verily, Allah is Subtle
(in bringing out that grain), Well-Aware (of its place). "O my son!
Aqim-As-Salat (perform As-Salat), enjoin (on people) Al-Ma'ruf
(Islamic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid (people) from Al-
Munkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists of all kinds
and all that is evil and bad), and bear with patience whatever befalls
you. Verily, these are some of the important commandments (ordered
by Allah with no exemption). "And turn not your face away from men
with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes
not any arrogant boaster." "And be moderate (or show no insolence) in
your walking and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is
the braying of the ass"}. (Luqman, 12-19)

The Sabbath - Breakers 15 stories from al quran

The Sabbath-Breakers

Allah the Almighty says:
{And ask them (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) about the
town that was by the sea; when they transgressed in the matter of the
Sabbath (i.e. Saturday): when their fish came to them openly on the
Sabbath day, and did not come to them on the day they had no
Sabbath. Thus We made a trial of them, for they used to rebel
against Allah's Command (disobey Allah). And when a community
among them said: "Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is about
to destroy or to punish with q severe torment?" (The preachers) said:
"in order to be free from guilt before your Lord (Allah), and perhaps
they may fear Allah." So when they forgot the remindings that had
been given to them, We rescued those who forbade evil, but We seized
those who did wrong with a severe torment because they used to rebel
against Allah's Command (disobey Allah). So when they exceeded the
limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: “Be you
monkeys, despied and rejected}. (Al-A' rat, 163-166)
And, {And indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in
the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you
monkeys, despised and rejected." So We made this punishment an
example to their own and to succeeding generations and a lesson to
those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious)}. (Al-Baqarah, 65, 66)
And, {Or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath breakers}. (An-Nisa',
47)

People of Garden 14 stories of al quran

People of the Garden

Allah the Almighty says:
{Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the garden,
when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.
Without saying: Insha'Allah (If Allah wills). Then there passed by on
the (garden) a visitation (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it
while they were asleep. So the (garden) became black by the morning,
like a pitch dark night (in complete ruins). Then they called out one to
another as soon as the morning broke. Saying: "Go to your tilth in the
morning, if you would pluck the fruits." So they departed, conversing in
secret low tones (saying): No Miskin (poor man) shall enter upon you
into it today. And they went in the morning with strong intention,
thinking that they have power (to prevent the poor taking anything of
the fruits therefrom). But when they saw the (garden), they said:
"Verily, we have gone astray." (Then they said): "Nay! Indeed we are
deprived of (the fruits)!" The best among them said: "Did I not tell you:
why say you not: Insha' Allah (If Allah wills)." They said: "Glory to Our
Lord! Verily, we have been Zalimun (wrong-doers)." Then they turned
one against another, blaming. They said: "Woe to us! Verily, we were
Taghun (transgressors and disobedient). We hope that our Lord will
give us in exchange a better (garden) than this. Truly, we turn to our
Lord (wishing for good that He may forgive our sins and reward us in
the Hereafter). Such is the punishment (in this life), but truly the
punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they but knew}. (Al-Qalam, 17-
33)

The Believer & The Disbeliever

Allah the Almighty says:
{And put forward to them the example of two men: unto one of them
We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both
with date palms; and had put between them green crops (cultivated
fields). Each of those two gardens brought forth its produce, and failed
not in the least therein, and We caused a river to gush forth in the
midst of them. And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his
companion, in the course of mutual talk: "I am more than you in
wealth and stronger in respect of men." And he went into his garden
while in a state (of pride and disbelief), unjust to himself. He said: "I
think not that this will ever perish. And I think not the Hour will ever
come, and if indeed I am brought back to my Lord, (on the Day of
Resurrection), I surely shall find better than this when I return to
Him." His companion said to him during the talk with him: "Do you
disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust (i.e. your father Adam),
then out of Nutfah (mixed semen drops of male and female discharge),
then fashioned you into a man?"But as for my part, (I believe) that He
is Allah, my Lord, and none shall I associate as partner with my Lord.
"It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: 'That
which Allah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allah!
If you see me less than you in wealth, and children. "It may be that my
Lord will give me something better than your garden and will send on it
Husban (torment, bolt) from the sky, then it will be a slippery earth.
"Or the water thereof (of the gardens) becomes deep-sunken
(underground) so that you will never be able to seek it." So his fruits
were encircled (with ruin). And he remained clapping his hands (with
sorrow) over what he had spent upon it, while it was all destroyed on
its trellises, and he could only say: "Would that I had ascribed no
partners to my Lord!" And he had no group of men to help him against
Allah, nor could he defend (or save) himself. There (on the Day of
Resurrection), Al-Walayah (protection, power, authority and kingdom)
will be for Allah (Alone), the True God. He (Allah) is the Best for reward
and the Best for the final end. (La ilaha illallah -none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah)}. (Al-Kahf, 32-44)

People of the Cave 12 Stories of al quran

People of the Cave

Allah the Almighty says:
{Do you think that the people of the Cave and the Inscription (the
news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder among
Our Signs? (Remember) when the young men fled for refuge (from
their disbelieving folk) to the Cave. They said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us
mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!"
Therefore, We covered up their (sense of) hearing (causing them to go
in deep sleep) in the Cave for a number of years. Then We raised them
up (from their sleep), that We might test which of the two parties was
best at calculating the time period that they had tarried. We narrate
unto you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) their story with truth:
Truly they were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We
increased them in guidance. And We made their hearts firm and strong
(with the light of Faith in Allah and bestowed upon them patience to
bear the separation of their kith and kin and dwellings.) when they
stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth,
never shall we call upon any llah (god) other than Him,' if we did, we
should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief."These our people
have taken for worship alihah (gods) other than Him (Allah). Why do
they not bring for them a clear authority? And who does more wrong
than he who invents a lie against Allah. (The young men said to one
another): "And when you withdraw from them, and that which they
worship, except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will
open a way for you from His Mercy and will make easy for you your
affair (i.e. will give you what you will need of provision, dwelling)." And
you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from
their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while
they lay in the midst of the Cave. That is (one) of the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, signs) of Allah. He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly
guided,' but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali
(guiding friend) to lead him (to the Right Path). And you would have
thought them awake, whereas they were asleep. And We turned them
on their right and on their left sides, and their dog stretching forth his
two forelegs at the entrance [of the Cave or in the space near to the
entrance of the Cave (as a guard at the gate)]. Had you looked at them,
you would certainly have turned back from them in flight, and would
certainly have been filled with awe of them. Likewise, We awakened
them (from their long deep sleep) that they might question one
another. A speaker from among them said: "How long have you stayed
(here)?" They said: "We have stayed (perhaps) a day or part of a day."
They said: "Your Lord (Alone) knows best how long you have stayed
(here). So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town,
and let him find out which is the good lawful food, and bring some of
that to you. And let him be careful and let no man know of you. "For, if
they come to know of you, they will stone you (to death or abuse and
harm you) or turn you back to their religion; and in that case you will
never be successful." And thus We made their case known (to the
people), that they might know that the Promise of Allah is true, and
that there can be no doubt about the Hour. (Remember) when they
(the people of the city) disputed among themselves about their case,
they said: "Construct a building over them,. their Lord knows best
about them,." (then) those who won their point said (most probably
the disbelievers): "We verily shall build a place of worship over them."
(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them;
and (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth, guessing at
the unseen; (yet others) say they were seven, and the dog being the
eighth. Say (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "My Lord knows best
their number; none knows them but a few." So debate not (about their
number) except with the clear proof (which We have revealed to you).
And consult not any of them (people of the Scripture -Jews and
Christians) about (the affair on the people of the Cave. And never say
of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow." Except (with
the saying), "if Allah will!" And remember your Lord when you forget
and say: "It may be that my Lord guides me unto a nearer way of truth
than this." And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) years,
adding nine (for lunar years). Say: "Allah knows best how long they
stayed. With Him is (the knowledge on the Unseen of the heavens and
the earth. How clearly He sees, and hears (everything)! They have no
Wali (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector) other than Him, and He
makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule."(Al-Kahf, 9-26)

Gog Magog The (Dam) Barrier:

The (Dam) Barrier:

It was mentioned earlier that Dhul-Qarnain has built it out of iron and copper and elevated it to a very high point that is equal to the very lofty mountains.
However, there is no on earth an equal building in terms of loftiness or
benefiting to mankind. Imam Al-Bukhari transmitted in his Sahih the following Hadith saying: ((A man told the Prophet (Peace be upon him) that he had seen the dam (of Gog and Magog). The Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked: (How did you find it?' the man said: (I found it like Al-Burd Al-Muhabbar (stripped garments).' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: (You have seen it like that. '"
In Ibn Jarir's exegesis of the Qur'an, a slight different narration was reported by Qatadah who said: ('I was told that a man said: (0 Allah's Messenger! I have seen the dam of Gog and Magog. 'The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: (describe it to me. The man said: 'It looked like stripped garments, with red and black stripes.' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: 'You have seen it. '"
It was mentioned that the Caliph, Al-Wathiq sent some messengers with
messages to different kings to allow them travelling from one country to another till they reach the dam and stand on its reality. When they came back to the Caliph, they described it to him saying that it has a huge door with many locks.
It is a very high and tight building and that the remnants of its building materials and tools are kept there in a tower. Also, there are still guards keeping an eye on it. They added that its location is on the northern-east side of the earth. It was also said that their land is very spacious and that they live on farming and hunting and that their numbers are countless.
How can we compromise between the Qur'anic Verse that reads: {So they
(Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)) could not scale it or dig through
it}. (Al-Kahf, 97) and the Prophetic Hadith that is transmitted by Imam Al-
Bukhari and Imam Muslim on the authority of Mother of the Believers, Zainab Bint Jahsh (May Allah be pleased with her) as saying: That the Prophet (Peace be upon him) once came to her in a state of fear and said: ('None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this," making a circle with his thumb and index finger. Zainab Bint lahsh said: ('0 Allah's Messenger! Shall we be destroyed even though there are pious persons among us?" He said: "Yes, when the evil persons will increase." And in another narration: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Allah has made an opening in the wall of the Gog and Magog (people) like this, and he made with his hand (with the help of his fingers)." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The answer is that: this means one of two things: the first is that this is an
indication of the opening of gates of evil and turmoil and hence, this is a mere example set for us. The second view considers this as narrating a concretematter for His Statement, {So they (Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] could not scale it or dig through it}, i.e. at their time for the sentence is in the past tense, the matter which does not contradict the possibility of its taking place in the future with the Permission of Allah the Almighty. But, as for the other Hadith that is narrated by Imam Ahmed in his Musnad that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Verily, Gog and Magog dig through the dam every day, till they could see the sun rays (through it), their leader would say: 'Go back and you will finish it tomorrow. ' On the next day, they find it as strong as before. Till when their appointed term comes and Allah desires to send them against mankind, they dig it till they could see the sun rays (through it) and their
leader says: 'Go back and you will finish it tomorrow, if Allah wills!' On the next day, they find it as they had left the day before and they dig through it and come against mankind. They will drink (every drop of water they pass by). The people will resort to strongholds. And, Gog and Magog will throw their arrows towards the sky. When they come back to them stained with what looks like blood, they will say: 'we have defeated the people on earth and those in the heaven as well.’
Then, Allah the Almighty sends against them worms in their necks that kill them all. Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: 'By Whom in Whose Hand Muhammed's soul rests! Living creatures of the earth would go fat and be thankful due to eating their flesh and (drinking their) blood. ", Imam Ahmed transmitted it also on the authority of Hasan Ibn Musa after Sufyan after Qatadah. At-Tirmidhi transmitted the same Hadith on the authority of Abu, Awanah after Qatadah, then he said: it is a Strange Hadith that reached us from none but this Chain of Transmission.

A Very Important Question:

If it is said: How does the previously-mentioned Hadith -that was agreed upon - denote that they will be treated as ransom for the Believers on the Day of Resurrection and that they will enter Hellfire, while no Messengers were sent to them and Allah the Almighty says: {And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning)} (Al-Isra', 15)?
The answer is that: They will never be punished until they are given
warning. Thereupon, if they were existing before the time of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and Messengers were sent to them, thus, they were given warning. And, if no Messengers were sent to them, they would be treated as "People of the Fitrah" and those to whom the Message of Islam did not reach or be conveyed. However, it is indicated by the Hadith transmitted by some of the Companions of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) that he said: "Those and the like will be tested on the pathways of the Resurrection: and whoever responds to the caller, he will enter Paradise. And, whoever refuses, he will enter the Fire."
However, testing them neither necessitates their salvation, nor contradicts with the saying that they will enter Hell-fire. For Allah the Almighty reveals to His Prophet (Peace be upon him) what He wills of the Unseen, and hence, He informed him that they will be from among the people of Hell and that their nature denies the truth and submission thereto, as they do not respond to the caller till the Day of Judgment. This indicates that, they would be more stubborn in rejecting the truth if they were to come to know it in this present life. In the pathways of Resurrection, some of those who used to belie the truth in the present life will submit themselves to the truth. Almighty Allah says: {And if you only could see when the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) shall hang their heads before their Lord (saying): "Our Lord! We have now seen and heard, so send us back (to the world), that we will do righteous good deeds. Verily! We now believe with certainty "}. (As-Sajdah, 12) However, the Prophetic Hadith indicating that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) invited them on the Night Journey toembrace Islam and they refused, this Hadith is an invented and fabricated one.
The one who fabricated it was the liar, `Amr Ibn As-Subh.

No doubt; "Gog and Magog are from among the children of Adam (Peace be
upon him). In proof of this, comes the Hadith that is transmitted in the two
Sahihs (Bukhari and Muslim) from Al-A'mash, after Abu Salih, after Abu Sa' id Al- Khudri who narrated the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to have said: "Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O Adam!' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik wa Sa'daik, and all the good is in Your Hand.' Allah will say: 'Bring out the people of the fire.'
Adam will say: 'O Allah! How many are the people of the Fire?' Allah will reply: 'From every one thousand, take out nine-hundredand ninety-nine.' At that time children will become hoary headed, every pregnant female will have a miscarriage, and one will see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah." The Companions of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Who is that (excepted) one?"
He said, "Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from you and one
thousand will be from Gog and Magog." The Prophet (Peace be upon him)
further said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He added, "I hope that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise.We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He said, "I hope that you will be half of the
people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He further said, "You (Muslims) (compared with non Muslims) are like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black ox (i.e. your number is very small as compared with theirs)." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
This Hadith denotes the numerousness of their numbers and that they are a
hundred-fold the number of all mankind. Moreover, they are from among the
offspring of Nuh (Noah (Peace be upon him)) in particular for Allah the Almighty informs us in His Glorious Qur'an that Nuh (Peace be upon him) invoked Him against the people of the earth saying: {And Nuh (Noah) said: "My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!} (Nuh, 26) And, Allah the Almighty Himself says: {Then We saved him and those with him in the ship}. (Al-'Ankabut, 15) And, {And, his progeny, them We made the survivors}. (As-Saffat, 77) This is in addition to the Hadith transmitted in Imam Ahmed's Musnad and the Sunan of Abu Dawud that mentioned: that there were three sons born to Nuh (Peace be upon him): Shell, Ham and Japheth. Shem was the father of the Arabs; Ham was the father of the Sudan; and Japheth was the father of the Turk.7 Moreover, Gog and Magog are just a part of the Turk from among the Mangols who were stronger and spread mischief in the land.
Some people claimed that Gog and Magog were created out of the semen of
Adam (Peace be upon him) that mixed with the earth and thus they were not
from Eve. But, this claim -which was held by Sheik Abu Zakariya An-Nawawi in his explanation of Sahih Muslim and by other scholars who declared it to be weak and strange -is too weak. As, there is not any proof on this and moreover, it contradicts the obvious text of the Glorious Qur'an -mentioned earlier -that all mankind of today are from the offspring of Nuh (Peace be upon him). In addition, some people claimed that they (Gog and Magog) are of different shapes and figures: some are as tall as palm-trees, some are too short, and some take one of their ears as a bed and the other as a cover or blanket.
However, all these claims are groundless and cannot stand the slightest
refutation. But, the correct view is that: they are from among the children of Adam (Peace be upon him) and that they bear the same qualities and shapes.
Allah's Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, "Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring. " So, Adam said (to the angels), As- Salamu 'Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, "As-Salamu' Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi" (i. e. Peace and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa Rahmatu-l-lah.' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation." This Hadith blocks the way before those who falsely claim things that are groundless.
7 The ‘Turk’ here does not mean those of Turkey. (Translator)

Gog and Magog

Allah the Almighty says:
{They said: "0 Dhul-Qarnain! Verily Ya'juj and Ma 'juj (Gog and
Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a
tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?"
He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had
established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier. "Give me pieces (blocks) of iron;" then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow;" then when he had made them (red as) fire, he said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over them." So they (Ya 'juj and Ma 'juj (Gog and Magog)] could not scale it or dig through it.
(Dhul-Qarnain) said: "This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the
Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And
the Promise of my Lord is ever true"}. (Al-Kahf, 94-98)
And, {Until, when Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are let loose
(from their barrier), and they swoop downfrom every mound}. (Al-
Anbiya', 96)

What's his Name? (Dhul-Qarnain)

Scholars disagreed regarding his name. Az Zubair Ibn Bakkar narrated after' Abdullah Ibn, Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him): His name was 'Abdullah IbnAd-Dahhak Ibn Ma'd; or Mus'ab Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn Qinan Ibn Mansur Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn Al-Azd Ibn Ghauth Ibn Nabt Ibn Malik Ibn Zaid Ibn Kahlan Ibn Saba' Ibn Qahtan.
It has been narrated in a Hadith that he was from the tribe of Himyar and
that his mother was Roman, and he was called the Philosopher for the
excellence of his mentality. However, As-Suhaili said: his name was Marzaban Ibn Marzabah. This was mentioned by Ibn Hisham who mentioned in another location that his name was: As-Sa'b Ibn Dhi Mara'id who was the grandfather of the Tababi'ah and it was him who gave the verdict to the benefit of Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) pertaining to the well of As-Sab' .
It was said: He was Afridun Ibn Asfiyan who killed Ad-Dahhak. Al-Qass Ibn
Sa' idah Al-Iyadi said in his famous sermon: 0 folk of Ayad Ibn As-Sa'b! Dhul- Qarnain ruled over the west. and east, subjugated the Jinn and mankind, and he lived for two thousand years. However, all this was just like a twinkle of the eye.
Ad- Daraqutni and Ibn Makula mentioned that his name was Hirmis, or
Hirwis Ibn Qitun Ibn Rumi Ibn Lanti Ibn Kashaukhin Ibn Yunan Ibn Yafith Ibn Nuh (Noah (Peace be upon him)), and Allah knows best!
Ishaq Ibn Bishr narrated after Sa'id Ibn Bashir on the authority of Qatadah as saying: Alexander was (called) Dhul-Qarnain, his father was the first Caesar, and he was from among the offspring of Sam Ibn Nuh (Noah (Peace be upon him)).
At this conjecture one should distinguish between two people who were
called Dhul-Qarnain. The first is our pious Dhul-Qarnain while the second is
Alexander Ibn Philips Ibn Masrim Ibn Hirmis Ibn Maitun Ibn Rumi Ibn Lanti Ibn Yunan Ibn Yafith Ibn Yunah Ibn Sharkhun Ibn Rumah Ibn Sharfat Ibn Tufil Ibn Rumi Ibn AI-As far Ibn Yaqz Ibn Al-'lis Ibn Ishaq Ibn Ibrahim (Peace be upon him). This lineage was stated by Al-Hafiz Ibn' Asakir in his Tarikh (History).
Moreover, he was the Macedonian, Greek, Egyptian leader who established
Alexandria and basing on whom the Romans set their Calendar. He came after the first Dhul-Qarnain with a very long time. This was three hundred years before Jesus (Peace be upon him). His minister was the famous Philosopher Artatalis. Moreover, he was the one who killed Dara Ibn Dara, and subjugated the Persian kings and seized their lands. We only drew the reader's attention to this because many people think that the two men called "Dhul-Qarnain" are me, which is a big mistake for there were great differences between both. The first was a godly, pious, righteous worshipper of Allah the Almighty, and he was a just king whose minister was the pious man, Al-Khadlr. Moreover, some scholars stated that he was a Prophet as well. Whereas, the latter was a polytheist whose minister was a philosopher as mentioned earlier. In addition, the time elapsed between them both was more than two thousand years. Hence, none can miss the great differences and variance between both of them but an ignorant idiot who know nothing at all!

Why was he called "Dhul-Qarnain" (i.e. Owner of the two horns)?

This is a controversial issue, that there is not a definite known reason behind this. Some said: he had something on his head that looked like two horns. Wahb Ibn Munabih said: He had two horns of brass on his head. (This interpretation is very weak)
Some scholars from among the People of the Book (Christians and Jews)
said: This is because he ruled over Persian and Roman territories. It was also
said: that he reached the first ray of the rising sun on the east and that on the west and he ruled over all that was in between. (The latter opinion is more likely true, which is the saying of Az-Zuhari)
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: He had two braids of hair that he used to fold up and thus was called "Dhul-Qarnain". And, Ishaq Ibn Bishr narrated that the
grandfather of 'Umar Ibn Shu' aib said: DhulQarnain, once, invited a tyrant king to the way of Allah. The king hit him on the head and broke one of his horns.
Dhul-Qarnain invited him again and the tyrant broke the second horn. Thus, he was called "Dhul-Qarnain" .
Narrated Ath-Thawri that 'Ali Ibn Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) was once asked about Dhul-Qarnain. He replied saying: He was a rightly-guided and pious man. He invited his people to Allah, but they hit him on his horn (side of the head) and he was killed. Allah the Almighty resurrected him and he invited them again, again they hit him on his second horn and he was killed (for the second time). Allah the Almighty revived him and thus he was called "Dhul- Qarnain". In other narrations, it was narrated by Abu At-Tufail after 'Ali Ibn Abu Talib that he said: He was neither a Prophet, nor a Messenger, nor an Angel, but was a godly, pious worshipper.

Was He a Prophet? (Dhul-Qarnain)

Allah the Almighty praised Dhul-Qarnain in the Glorious Qur'an for his
justice. He ruled over the easts and wests and many regions where he subjected their peoples and ruled them with perfect justice. The most likely opinion is that he was just a king.
Also, he was said to be a Prophet, or a Messenger. However, the most unlikely opinion thereof was that he was an Angel. The latter was narrated after the Leader of the Faithful, 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) who heard a man calling another saying: 0 Dhul-Qarnain! He ('Umar) said: Shut up! Was it not enough with you to name yourselves after the Prophets, that you take names after those of the Angels?"
It is reported that' Abdullah Ibn 'Amr said: Dhul-Qarnain was a Prophet.
Conversely, Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: "I do not know whether Tubba' was a cursed one or not? And, I do not know whether Hudud (the Prescribed Penalties) are expiatory for their people or not? And, I do not know whether Dhul-Qarnain was a Prophet or not?" (This Hadith is Odd and Strange)
In other narration, Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) transmitted a report that goes to the saying that Dhul-Qarnain was a good king whose work was praised in Allah's Book (the Glorious Qur'an); he was made victorious; and Al-Khadir was his minister, leader of his army, and his consultant.
Al-Azraqi and others mentioned that Dhul-Qarnain embraced Islam at the
hands of Ibrahim (Abraham) (Peace be upon him) and that he circumambulated around the Ka' bah with him and his son, Isma'il (Peace be upon them). Also, it was narrated after 'Ubaid Ibn 'Umair and his son, 'Abdullah and others: that Dhul-Qarnain set out on foot to perform Pilgrimage. Upon hearing this, Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) welcomed him and invoked Allah for his sake and gave him advice as well. In addition, Allah the Almighty subjugated for Dhul-Qarnain the clouds to carry him wherever he wished. Allah knows best!

Dhul-Qarnain - 10 - stories from al quran

Dhul-Qarnain

Allah the Almighty says:
{And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: "I shall recite to you something of his story." Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything. So he followed a way. Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water.
And he found near it a people. We (Allah) said (by inspiration): "O Dhul-Qarnain! Either you punish them, or treat them with kindness." He said: "As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah) who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then- he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell)."But as for him who believes (in Allah's Oneness) and works righteousness he shall have the best reward, (Paradise), and we (Dhul-Qarnain) shall speak unto him mild words (as instructions)." Then he followed another way. Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We (Allah) had provided no shelter against the sun. So (it was)! And We knew all about him (Dhul-Qarnain). Then he followed (another) way.
Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word. They said: "O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?" He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men),] will erect between you and them a barrier. "Give me pieces (blocks) of iron;" then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow;" then when he had made them (red as) fire, he said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over them." So they (Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog))) could not scale it or dig through it. Dhul- Qarnain) said: "This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true. "}. (Al-Kahf, 83-98)

Dhul Qarnain 10 stories from al quran

Dhul Qarnain
Allah the Almighty says:
{And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: "I shall recite to you something
of his story." Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the
means of everything. So he followed a way. Until, when he reached the setting
place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water.
And he found near it a people. We (Allah) said (by inspiration): "O Dhul-Qarnain!
Either you punish them, or treat them with kindness." He said: "As for him (a
disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah) who does wrong, we shall punish him, and
then- he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible
torment (Hell)."But as for him who believes (in Allah's Oneness) and works
righteousness he shall have the best reward, (Paradise), and we (Dhul-Qarnain)
shall speak unto him mild words (as instructions)." Then he followed another
way. Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a
people for whom We (Allah) had provided no shelter against the sun. So (it was)!
And We knew all about him (Dhul-Qarnain). Then he followed (another) way.
Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them
(those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word. They said: "O
Dhul-Qarnain! Verily Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief
in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a
barrier between us and them?" He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in
which my Lord had established me is better (than your
tribute). So help me with strength (of men),] will erect between you and them a
barrier. "Give me pieces (blocks) of iron;" then, when he had filled up the gap
between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow;" then when he had made them
(red as) fire, he said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over them." So they
(Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog))) could not scale it or dig through it. Dhul-
Qarnain) said: "This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord
comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever
true. "}. (Al-Kahf, 83-98)

` Uzair (Ezra) - 9 - stories from al quran

` Uzair (Ezra)

Allah the Almighty says:
{Or like the one who passed by a town and it had tumbled over its
roofs. He said: "Oh! How will Allah ever bring it to life after its death?"
So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up
(again). He said: "How long did you remain (dead)?" He (the man)
said: "(Perhaps) I remained (dead) a day or part of a day". He said:
"Nay, you have remained (dead) for a hundred years, look at your food
and your drink, they show no change and look at your donkey! And
thus We have made of you a sign for the people. Look at the bones,
how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh ". When this
was clearly shown to him, he said, I know (now) that Allah is Able to
do all things"}. (Al-Baqarah, 259)
And, {And the Jews say: 'Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah, and the
Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with
their mouths, resembling the saying of those who disbelieved
aforetime. Allah's Curse be on them how they are deluded away from
the truth!}. (At-Taubah, 30)

The Story of Saba' (Sheba) _ 8 _ stories from al Quran

The Story of Saba'(Sheba)

Allah the Almighty says:
{Indeed there was for Saba' (Sheba) a sign in their dwelling-place
-two gardens on the right hand and on the left,; (and it was said to
them:) "Eat of the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him.' A fair
land and an Oft-Forgiving Lord! But they turned away (from the
obedience of Allah), so We sent against them Sail AI-'Arim (flood
released from the dam), and We converted their two gardens into
gardens producing bitter bad fruit, and tamarisks, and some few lotetrees.
Like this We requited them because they were ungrateful
disbelievers. And never do We requite in such a way except those who
are ungrateful (disbelievers). And We placed, between them and the
towns which We had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We made the
stages (of journey) between them easy (saying): "Travel in them safely
both by night and day." But they said: "Our Lord! Make the stages
between our journey longer," and they wronged themselves; so We
made them as tales (in the land), and We dispersed them all totally.
Verily, in this are indeed signs for every steadfast, grateful (person)}.
(Saba', 15-19)

Balqis (Queen of Sheba) 7 stories from al Qur'an

Balqis(Queen of Sheba)

Allah the Almighty says:
{He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see
not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees? "I will surely punish
him with a severe torment, or slaughter him, unless he brings me a
clear reason." But the hoopoe stayed not long: he (came up and) said:
"I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not
grasped and I have come to you from Saba' (Sheba) with true news."
"I found a woman ruling over them: she has been given all things that
could be possessed by any ruler of the earth, and she has a great
throne. I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of
Allah, and Shaitan (Satan) has made their deeds fair-seeming to them,and has barred them from (Allah's) Way: so they have no guidance."
[As Shaitan (Satan) has barred them from Allah's Way] so they do not worship (prostrate themselves before) Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you reveal. Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne! [Sulaiman (Solomon)] said: "We shall see whether you speak the truth or you are (one) of the liars."Go you with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them, then draw back from them, and see what (answer) they return."
She said: "O chiefs! Verily! Here is delivered to me a noble letter.
"Verily it is from Sulaiman (Solomon), and verily, it (reads): In the
Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful: "Be you not
exalted against me, but come to me as Muslims (true believers who
submit to Allah with full submission). She said: "O chiefs! Advise me in
(this) case of mine. I decide no case till you are present with me (and give me your opinions)." They said: "We have great strength, and great ability for war, but it is for you to command: so think over what you will command." She said: "Verily kings, when they enter a town (country), they despoil it and make the most honorable amongst its people the lowest. And thus they do. "But verily! I am going to send him a present, and see with what (answer) the Messengers return." So when (the messengers with the present) came to Sulaiman (Solomon), he said: "Will you help me in wealth? What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay, you rejoice in your gift!" [Then Sulaiman (Solomon) said to the chief of her messengers who brought the present]: "Go back to them. We verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be abased." He said: "O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience?"
A`Ifrit (strong one) from the jinn said: I will bring it to
you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed
strong, and trustworthy for such work." One with whom was
knowledge of the Scripture said: "I will bring it to you within the
twinkling of an eye!" Then when he [Sulaiman (Solomon)] saw it
placed before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord -to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his own self, and whoever is ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his own self. Certainly my Lord is Rich (Free of all needs), Bountiful." He said: "Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will be guided (to recognize her throne), or she will be one of those not guided." So when she came, it was said (to her): "Is your throne like this?" She said: "(It is) as though it were the very same." And [Sulaiman (Solomon)] said: "Knowledge was bestowed on us before her, and we were submitted to Allah (in Islam as Muslims before her)." And that which she used to worship besides Allah has prevented her (from Islam), for she was of a disbelieving people. It was said to her: "Enter As-Sarh" (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace): but when she saw it, she thought it was a pool, and she (tucked up her clothes) uncovering her legs. (Sulaiman (Solomon)) said: "Verily, it is a Sarh (a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace)." She said: "My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, and I submit [in Islam,
together with Sulaiman (Solomon)] to Allah, the Lord of the
`Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)}. (An-Naml. 20-44)

The Story of Qarun - 6 - stories from al Quran

The Story of Qarun(Korah)

Allah the Almighty says:
{Verily, Qarun (Korah) was of Musa's (Moses) people, but he
behaved arrogantly towards them. And We gave him of the treasures,
that of which the keys would have been a burden to a body of strong
men. Remember when his people said to him: "Do not exult (with
riches, being ungrateful to Allah). Verily Allah likes not those who exult
(with riches, being ungrateful to Allah). "But seek with that (wealth)
which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter, and
forget not your portion of lawful enjoyment in this world,' and do good
as Allah has been good to you, and seek not mischief in the land. Verily,
Allah likes not the Mufsidun (those who commit great crimes and sins,
oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupters)." He said: "This has
been given to me only because of the knowledge I possess." Did he not
know that Allah had destroyed before him generations, men who were
stronger than him in might and greater in the amount (of riches) they
had collected? But the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists,
sinners) will not be questioned of their sins (because Allah knows them
well, so they will be punished without being called to account). So he
went forth before his people in his pomp. Those who were desirous of
the life of the world, said: "Ah, would that we had the like of what
Qarun (Korah) has been given! Verily he is the owner of a great
fortune." But those who had been given (religious) knowledge said:
"Woe to you! The Reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is better for those
who believe and do righteous good deeds, and this none shall attain
except those who are AsSabirun (the patient in following the truth).
"So We caused the earth to swallow him and his dwelling place. Then
he had no group or party to help him against Allah, nor was he one of
those who could save themselves. And those who had desired (for a
position like) his position the day before, began to say: "Know you not
that it is Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it to
whomsoever He pleases of His slaves. Had it not been that Allah was
Gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up (also)!
Know you not that the disbelievers will never be successful." That
home of the Hereafter (i.e. Paradise), We shall assign to those who
rebel not against the truth with pride and oppression in the land nor do
mischief by committing crimes. And the good end is for the Muttaqun
(the pious and righteous persons)}. (Al-Qasas, 76-83)

Moses and Khadir - 5 - stories from al quran

Moses and AI-Khadir

Allah, the Almighty says:
{And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his boy-servant: "I will
not give up (travelling) until I reach the junction of the two seas or
(until) I spend years and years in travelling." But when they reached
the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way
through the sea as in a tunnel. So when they had passed further on
(beyond that fixed place), Musa (Moses) said to his boy-servant: "Bring
us our morning meal; truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our
journey." He said: "Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the
rock? I indeed forgot the fish,; none but Shaitan (Satan) made me
forget to remember it, it took its course into the sea in a strange
(way)!" [Musa (Moses)] said: "That is what we have been seeking;" So
they went back retracing their footsteps; Then they found one of Our
slaves, on whom We had bestowed mercy from Us, and whom We had
taught knowledge from Us; Musa (Moses) said to him (Al-Khadir): "May
I follow you so that you teach me something of that knowledge
(guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?" He
(Al-Khadir) said: "Verily you will not be able to have patience with me!
And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not;"
Musa (Moses) said: "If Allah wills, you will find me patient, and I will
not disobey you in aught;" He (Al-Khadir) said: "Then, if you follow me,
ask me not about anything till I myself mention of it to you;" So they
both proceeded, till, when they embarked the ship, he (Al-Khadir)
scuttled it; Musa (Moses) said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown
its people? Verily, you have committed a thing Imr (a Munkar -evil,
bad, dreadful thing); " He (Al-Khadir) said: "Did I not tell you, that you
would not be able to have patience with me?" [Musa (Moses)] said:
"Call me not to account for what I forgot,4 and be not hard upon me for
my affair (with you);" Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy,
and he (Al-Khadir) killed him; Musa (Moses) said: "Have you killed an
innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have committed a
thing Nukr (a great Munkar prohibited, evil, dreadful thing)!" (Al-
Khadir) said: "Did I not tell you that you can have no patience with
4 Narrated Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said:
"Allah forgives my followers those (evil deeds) their own selves may whisper or suggest to them
as long as they do not act (on it) or speak." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) Narrated Abu Hurairah (May Allah
be pleased with him): The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "If somebody eats something
forgetfully while he is fasting, then he should complete his fast, for Allah has made him eat and
drink." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
me?" [Musa (Moses)] said: "If I ask you anything after this, keep me
not in your company, you have received an excuse from me; " Then
they both proceeded, till, when they came to the people of a town, they
asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them; Then they
found therein a wall about to collapse and he (Al-Khadir) set it up
straight; (Musa (Moses)] said: If you had wished, surely, you could
have taken wages for it!" (Al-Khadir) said: "This is the parting between
me and you, I will tell you the interpretation of (those)things over
which you were unable to hold patience. As for the ship, it belonged to
Masakin (poor people) working in the sea. So I wished to make a
defective damage in it, as there was a king behind them who seized
every ship by force. And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and
we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief. So we
intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in
righteousness and nearer to mercy. And as for the wall, it belonged to
two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure
belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man, and your
Lord intended that they should attain their age of full strength and
take out their treasure as a mercy from your Lord. And I did them not
of my own accord. That is the interpretation of those (things) over
which you could not hold patience}. (Al-Kahf, 60-82)
Some of the People of the Book said: the one who met Al-Khadir was Musa
Ibn Misha Ibn Yusuf Ibn Ya` ub Ibn Ishaq Ibn Ibrahim, father of the Prophets.
But, the most authentic view is that he was Musa Ibn `Imran, the Prophet sent
by Allah to the Children of Israel.
Narrated Imam Al-Bukhari: I was told by Al-Hamidi after Sufyan after `Amr
Ibn Dinar after Sa`id Ibn Jubair as saying: I said to Ibn `Abbas: "Nauf AI-Bakali
claims that Moses (the companion of AI-Khadir) was not the Moses of Banu
Israel but he was another Moses." Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him)
remarked that the enemy of Allah (Nauj) was a liar. Narrated Ubai bin Ka `b:
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Once Prophet Moses stood up and
addressed Banu Israel. He was asked: "Who is the most learned man amongst
the people?" He said: "I am the most learned." Allah admonished Moses as he
did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So Allah inspired to him, "At
the junction of the two seas there is a slave of mine who is more learned than
you." Moses said: "O my Lord! How can I meet him?" Allah Almighty said: "Take
a fish in a large basket (and proceed) and you will find him at the place where
you will lose the fish." So Moses set out along with his (servant) boy, Yusha` bin
Nun and carried a fish in a large basket till they reached a rock, where they laid
their heads (i. e. lay down) and slept. The fish came out of the basket and it
took its way into the sea as in a tunnel. So it was an amazing thing for both
Moses and his (servant) boy. They proceeded for the rest of that night and the
following day. When the day broke, Moses said to his (servant) boy: {Bring us
our early meal. No doubt, we have suffered much fatigue in this
journey}. Moses did not get tired till he passed the place about which he was
told. There the (servant) boy told Moses: {Do you remember when we
betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed forgot the fish}. Moses remarked:
{That is what we have been seeking. So they went back retracing their
footsteps}, till they reached the rock. There they saw a man covered with a
garment (or covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted him. Al-
Khadir replied saying: "How do people greet each other in your land?" Moses
said: "I am Moses." He asked: "The Moses of Banu Israel?" Moses replied in the
affirmative and added: "May I follow you so that you teach me of that knowledge
which you have been taught." Al-Khadir replied: "Verily! You will not be able to
remain patient with me, 0 Moses! I have some of the knowledge of Allah which
He has taught me and which you do not know, while you have some knowledge
which Allah has taught you which I do not know." Moses said: "Allah willing, you
will find me patient and I will not disobey you in aught. So both of them set out
walking along the seashore, as they did not have a boat. In the meantime a boat
passed by them and they requested the crew of the boa(. to take them on
board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and took them on board without fare.
Then a sparrow came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak
once or twice in the sea. Al-Khadir said: "O Moses! My knowledge and your
knowledge have not decreased Allah's knowledge except as much as this
sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak." Al-Khadir went to one
of the planks of the boat and plucked it out. Moses said: "These people gave us
a free lift but you have broken their boat and scuttled it so as to drown its
people." Al-Khadir replied: "Didn't I tell you that you will not be able to remain
patient with me." Moses said: "Call me not to account for what I forgot." The
first (excuse) of Moses was that he had forgotten. Then they proceeded further
and found a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the boy's head
from the top and plucked it out with his hands (i.e. killed him). Moses said:
"Have you killed an innocent soul who has killed none." AI-Khadir replied: "Did I
not tell you that you cannot remain patient with me?" Then they both proceeded
till when they came to the people of a town, they asked them for food, but they
refused to entertain them. Then they found there a wall on the point of
collapsing. Al-Khadir repaired it with his own hands. Moses said: "If you had
wished, surely you could have taken wages for it." Al-Khadir replied: "This is the
parting between you and me." The Prophet (Muhammad (Peace be upon him))
added: "May Allah be Merciful to Moses! Would that he could have been more
patient to learn more about his story with Al-Khadir." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Allah the Almighty says: {And as for the wall, it belonged to two
orphan boys in the town}, As Suhaili said: they were Asram and Sarim sons
of Kashih. {And there was under it a treasure belonging to them}, i.e. the
treasure was gold, or some kind of knowledge. However, the most likely view is
that it was some kind of knowledge inscribed on a golden board.
Al-Bazzar said: I was told by Ibrahim Ibn Sa'id Al-Jauhari after Bishr Ibn Al-
Mundhir ufter Al Harith Ibn 'Abdullah Al- Yahbasi after 'Iyad Ibn `Abbas Al-
Ghassani after Ibn Hujairah after Abu Dharr as saying: "The treasure mentioned
in Allah's Book (the Glorious Qur'an) was a solid golden board where it was
inscribed: I wondered at the one who affirmed faith in the Divine Decree and
then he exerted himself; and I wondered at the one who remembered Hell-Fire
and then he laughed; and I wondered at the one who remembered death and
then he became heedless of the meaning of 'There is no god but Allah.'" The like
was narrated by Al-Hasan Al-Basri, ` Umar the freed slave of `Afrah and Ja`far
As-Sadiq.
Allah's Saying: {And their father was a righteous man}, i.e. their
seventh or tenth grandfather. However, this proves that the righteousness of the
father benefits his own children and their children.
Allah's Saying: {as a mercy from your Lord} , this is a textual proof that
Al-Khadir was a Prophet and that he did not do anything out of his own desire
but as ordered by Allah the Almighty.
Al-Khadir's Name, Lineage and Prophethood: Is He Still Alive?
The real name, lineage and status of Al-Khadir are controversial. This can be
added to the very important question: is he still alive?
Al-Hafiz Ibn `Asakir said: He is said to be Al-Khadir son of Adam. Ibn
Qutaibah said: His name was Balya -or Aylya -Ibn Malakan Ibn Faligh Ibn `Abir
Ibn Shalikh Ibn Arfakhshdh Ibn Sam Ibn Noah (Peace be Upon him).
Isma`il Ibn Abu Uwais said: His name was Al-Mu`amir Ibn Malik Ibn
`Abdullah Ibn Nasr Ibn Lazd.
Others said: He is Khadrun Ibn `Amyaiyl Ibn Al-afiz Ibn AI-`Iys Ibn Ishaq
Ibn Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him). There are so many other views
pertaining to his name and lineage.
Imam Al-Bukhari said: I was told by Muhammad Ibn Sa'id Al-Asbahani after
Ibn Al-Mubarak after Mu`amir after Hammam on the authority of Abu Hurairah
(May Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Al-
Khadir was named so because he sat over a barren white land, it turned green
with plantation after (his sitting over It)."
Qabisah narrated on the authority of Ath-Thauri after Mansur after Mujahid
as saying: Al-Khadir was named so because everything around him used to turn
into green when he stands for prayer. It was stated earlier that Moses and
Yusha` (Peace be upon them) went back retracing their footsteps, till they
reached the rock. There they saw a man covered with a green garment (or
covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted him. Al-Khadir replied
saying: "How do people greet each other in your land?" Moses said: "I am
Moses." He asked: "The Moses of Banu Israel?" Moses replied in the affirmative
and added: "May I follow you so that you teach me of that knowledge which you
have been taught... etc."
The Story Indicated His Prophethood in Four Aspects:
First: Allah the Almighty says: {Then they found one of Our slaves, on
whom We had bestowed mercy from Us, and whom We had taught
knowledge from Us}. (Al-Kahf, 65)
Second: Moses says to Al-Khadir: {Musa (Moses) said to him (Al-Khadir):
"May I follow you so that you teach me something of that knowledge
(guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?" He
(Al-Khadir) said: "Verily you will not be able to have patience with me!
And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not."
Musa (Moses) said: "If Allah wills, you will find me patient, and I will
not disobey you in aught." He (Al-Khadir) said: "Then, if you follow me,
ask me not about anything till I myself mention of it to you"). (Al-Kahf,
66-70) So, were he not a Prophet, Moses would not address him that way, and
he would not answer Moses that way as well. Moses sought his company
because he wanted to get some of the knowledge Al-Khadir was given by Allah
and that which Moses did not get. Were Al-Khadir anything but a Prophet, he
would not be infallible. Thus, Moses would not be keen to accompany him
because Moses himself was an honorable Prophet and an infallible Messenger.
Were Al-Khadir anything but a Prophet, Moses would not take the trouble of
searching for him for eighty years. When Moses met with Al-Khadir, Moses highly
respected him and followed him submissively to gain as much as possible of his
divine knowledge.
Third: Al-Khadir intentionally killed the boy. He would not do that without
an inspiration from Allah Almighty ordering him to. This incident can stand as a
separate proof that Al-Khadir was a Prophet. It can stand as well, as a proof that
he was infallible. Al-Khadir killed the boy because he was inspired that the boy
would be a disbeliever when he grows up and that his parents would follow
him due to their earnest love for him. So he killed him to save the faith of the
parents. This indicated that he was an infallible Prophet.
Fourth: When Al-Khadir interpreted and explained for Moses the actions he
took and clarified everything to him he added: {As a mercy from your Lord.
And I did them not of my own accord}, i.e. I did not do that out of my
desire, instead, I was ordered to by divine inspiration. All these indicated his
Prophethood and infallibility.

Is Al-Khadir Still Alive?
The majority of scholars said: "Al-Khadir is still alive because he was the one
who buried Adam (Peace be upon him) after the Deluge and thus he was
affected by the invocation of Adam that he who buries him will live long." Some
people said: "he is still alive because he drank of the spring of life."
There are so many narrations and stories on which those who viewed the
existence of Al-Khadir today based their opinion. But, all the narrations and
Hadiths pertaining to that issue are weak and invented and those who narrated
them are not infallible.
'Abdur Razzaq said: I was told by Mu' amir that Abu Sa'id AI-Khudri said:
"One day Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) narrated to us a long narration
about Ad-Dajjal and among the things he narrated to us, was: 'Ad-Dajjal will
come, and he will be forbidden to enter the mountain passes of Medina. He will
encamp in one of the salt areas neighboring Medina and there will appear to him
a man who will be the best or one of the best of the people. He will say: 'I testify
that you are Ad-Dajjal whose story Allah's Messenger has told us. 'Ad Dajjal will
say (to his audience): 'Look, if I kill this man and then give him life, will you have
any doubt about my claim?' They will reply: 'No.' Then Ad Dajjal will kill that man
and then will make him alive. The man will say: 'By Allah, now I recognize you
more than ever! 'Ad-Dajjal will then try to kill him (again) but he will not be
given the power to do so. ", Mu'amir said: I was told that the man who stands
against the Dajjal is Al-Khadir and that his neck on that day would be covered
with brass.
Sheik Abu Al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi refuted all these Hadiths and proved them all
to be invented, and he proved the Chains of Transmission of the narrations and
stories of the Prophet's Companions and followers to be weak and fallible.
Indeed, Ibn Al-Jawzi was very powerful and authentic in doing so.
As for those who claimed Al-Khadir to be dead such as Imam Al-Bukhari, Abu
Al-Husain Ibn Al-Munadi and sheik Abu Al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi, they held as their
textual proofs what follows: Allah the Almighty says: {And We granted not to
any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad (Peace be
upon him»: then if you die, would they live forever?}. (Al-Anbyia', 34) So
if Al-Khadir was a human being, he would be affected by this ruling: he is mortal,
he must die. Allah the Almighty says: {And (remember) when Allah took the
Covenant of the Prophets, saying: "Take whatever I gave you from the
Book and Hikmah (understanding of the Laws of Allah), and afterwards
there will come to you a Messenger (Muhammad (Peace be upon him»
confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help
him." Allah said: "Do you agree (to it) and will you take up My
Covenant (which I conclude with you)?" They said: "We agree." He
said: "Then bear witness; and I am with you among the witnesses (for
this)"). (Al 'Imran, 81) Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah
took the Covenant of all the Prophets to believe in Muhammad and support him
if he appears during their lifetimes. In addition, they should take the Covenant of
all their own nations to believe in him and support him in the same way.
Thereupon, were Al-Khadir a Prophet or a Wali (protector or guardian), he would
be involved in that Covenant and that were he alive during the lifetime of
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), he would follow him and present
himself before him paying allegiance and absolute faith.
Imam Ahmed narrated: I was told by Shuraih Ibn An-Nu'man after Hashim
after Mujalid after AshShi'bi after Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah that the Prophet (Peace be
upon him) said: "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! Were Moses alive, he would
do nothing but follow me." This is the decisive view which the earlier Qur'anic
Verse indicates that all Prophets -if they happen to live during the lifetime of
Prophet Muhammad -are ordered to follow him and practice his own Shari `ah.
On the Night Journey, he (Peace be upon him) was raised far above them all.5
When they descended to Jerusalem and the time for Prayer was due, he (Peace
be upon him) was ordered to lead them all (in Prayer). This showed that he is
the greatest Imam and the last Prophet who is most honored and respected
(May Allah grant him and them all mercy).
Thereupon, if Al-Khadir were alive, he would be joining forces with Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and he would follow his religion in every
minute detail. This is Prophet `Isa (Jesus (Peace be upon him)) when he will
descends by the end of time, he will rule over the whole world in accordance
with this honorable legislation of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
However, there is nothing to certify that Al-Khadir has met together with Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in a single day or even witnessed any fight
with him against the polytheists or the infidels. On the day on which the Battle of
Badr was fought, the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) cast a glance at
the infidels, and they were one thousand (1000) while his own Companions were
three hundred and nineteen (319). Allah's Prophet (Peace be upon him) turned
(his face) towards the Qiblah. Then, he stretched his hands and began his
supplication to his Lord: 'O Allah! Accomplish for me what Thou hast promised to
me. 0 Allah! Bring about what Thou hast promised to me. 0 Allah! If this small
band of Muslims is destroyed, Thou will not be worshipped on this earth.' He
(Peace be upon him) continued his supplication to his Lord, stretching his hands,
facing the Qiblah, until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders. So Abu Bakr
(May Allah be pleased with him) came to him, picked up his mantle and put it on
his shoulders. Then he (Abu Bakr) embraced him from behind and said: 0
Prophet of Allah! This prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He will
fulfil for you what He has promised you. So Allah, the Glorious and Exalted,
revealed (the Qur'anic verse): {(Remember) when you sought help of your
5 I.e. Near Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (a lote-tree of the utmost boundary over the seventh heaven beyond which
none can pass). (Translator)
Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of
the angels each behind the other (following one another) in
succession}. (Al-Anfal, 9) So Allah helped him with angels." (Sahih Muslim)
However, this' small band of Muslims' consisted, then, of the chiefs from among
the Muslims and the angels, foremost among whom was Jibril (Gabriel (Peace be
upon him)). Thus, if Al-Khadir were alive, his presence, then, would be the best
thing he could ever do. Narrated Al-Qadi Abu Ya`la Muhammad Ibn Al-Husain Al-
Fara' Al-Hanbali: Some people asked some of our companions about Al-Khadir,
was he dead? They answered: "Yes."
Some people claim that Al-Khadir was present during all these past events
but no one could see him because he was invisible. Obviously, this claim is
groundless and is based only on illusions. Indeed, if he was still alive during the
lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), he would certainly join him
in his fight against the polytheists of the tribe of Quraish. See the following
Hadith: Narrated Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him): "On the Day of Uhud I
saw on the right side of Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) and on his left
side two persons dressed in white clothes and whom I did not see before nor
after that, and they were Gabriel and Michael (may Allah be pleased with both of
them)." (Sahih Muslim)
In addition, 'Abdullah Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with both of
them) said: "Once the Prophet (Peace be upon him) led us in the `Isha' (Night)
Prayer during the last days of his life and after finishing it (the Prayer) (with
Taslim, i.e. final salutation) he said: 'Do you realize (the importance of) this
night? Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight will be living after the
completion of one hundred years from this night. ", (Sahih Al-Bukhari) And,
`Abdullah Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with both of them) narrated: "Allah's
Messenger (Peace be upon him) led us in the `Isha' (Night) Prayer at the latter
part of the night and when he had concluded it by salutations he stood up and
said: 'Have you seen this night of yours? At the end of one hundred years after
this (night) none would survive on the surface of the earth (from among my
Companions).' Ibn `Umar said: People were (not understanding) these words of
the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) which had been uttered pertaining
to one hundred years. Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) in fact meant (by
these words) that on that day none from amongst those who had been living
upon the earth (from amongst his Companions) would survive (after one
hundred years) and that would be the end of this generation." (Sahih Muslim)
And, Jabir Ibn `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: "I heard
Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) as saying this one month before his
death: 'You asked me about the Last Hour whereas its knowledge is with Allah. I,
however, take an oath and say that none upon the earth, the created beings
(from amongst my Companions), would survive at the end of one hundred
years." This Hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Juraij with the
same chain of transmitters, but there is no mention of the words: "one month
before his death." (Sahih Muslim) So, even if Al-Khadir were alive during the
lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), he would, then, be dead in
accordance with these above-mentioned Hadiths.
And, Allah knows best!