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Al-Qaradhawi: "Islam will Return to Europe as a Conqueror"
MEMRI - Translation of Arabic newspaper editorials and News ^ | December 06, 2002 | Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi

Posted on 12/06/2002 5:09:09 PM PST by vannrox

Leading Sunni Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi and Other Sheikhs Herald the Coming Conquest of Rome


In articles written by Islamic clerics, the clerics herald the imminent conquest of Rome by Islam, in accordance with the prophecy of Muhammad. The issue is also discussed in Friday sermons. Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, one of the most influential clerics in Sunni Islam, often makes this claim in his religious rulings and on his television programs. The following are remarks made by Al-Qaradhawi and other Muslim clerics:

Al-Qaradhawi: "Islam will Return to Europe as a Conqueror"

In a fatwa posted on the website www.islamonline.net,(1) in response to a reader's question, Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi wrote of the "signs of the victory of Islam," citing a well-known Hadith: "... The Prophet Muhammad was asked: 'What city will be conquered first, Constantinople or Romiyya?' He answered: 'The city of Heracles will be conquered first' – that is, Constantinople... Romiyya is the city called today 'Rome,' the capital of Italy. The city of Heracles [later to become Constantinople] was conquered by the young 23-year-old Ottoman Muhammad bin Morad, known in history as Muhammad the Conqueror, in 1453. The other city, Romiyya, remains, and we hope and believe [that it too will be conquered]."

"This means that Islam will return to Europe as a conqueror and victor, after being expelled from it twice – once from the South, from Andalusia, and a second time from the East, when it knocked several times on the door of Athens."

Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi qualified his statement: "I maintain that the conquest this time will not be by the sword but by preaching and ideology..."(2)

Al-Qaradhawi made similar statements on other occasions, on his weekly religious program on Al-Jazeera. He declared: "This means that the friends of the Prophet heard that two cities would be conquered by Islam, Romiyya and Constantinople, and the Prophet said that 'Herkal [later to become Constantinople] would be conquered first.' Romiyya is Rome, the capital of Italy, and Constantinople was the capital of the state of Byzantine Rome, which today is Istanbul. He said that Herkal, which was later Constantinople, would be conquered first and this is what happened..."

"All right, Constantinople was conquered, and the second part of the prophecy remains, that is, the conquest of Romiyya. This means that Islam will return to Europe. Islam entered Europe twice and left it... Perhaps the next conquest, Allah willing, will be by means of preaching and ideology. The conquest need not necessarily be by the sword... [The conquest of Mecca] was not by the sword or by war, but by a [Hudabiyya] treaty, and by peace... Perhaps we will conquer these lands without armies. We want an army of preachers and teachers who will present Islam in all languages and in all dialects..."(3)

Another time, Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi said, "The Hadith says that the city of Constantinople, the city of Heracles, will be conquered first. We conquered Constantinople and the second part of the prophecy remains – the conquest of Romiyya. The conquest of Romiyya means that Islam will return to Europe. In one of my previous programs, I said that I think that this conquest would not be by the sword or armies, but by preaching and ideology. Europe will see that it suffers from materialistic culture, and will seek an alternative, it will seek a way out, it will seek a lifeboat. It will find no lifesaver but the message of Islam the message of the muezzin who gives it religion but does not deny it this world, brings it to Heaven, but does not uproot it from Earth. Allah willing, Islam will return to Europe and the Europeans will convert to Islam. Then they themselves will be able to be the ones to disseminate Islam in the world, more than we ancient Muslims. This is within Allah's capabilities."(4)

Saudi Sheikh: "We Will Control the Land of the Vatican"

The Saudi Sheikh Muhammad bin Abd Al-Rahman Al-'Arifi, imam of the mosque of King Fahd Defense Academy,(5) discussed this Hadith in an article posted on the Kalemat website. Under the headline "Don't be sad, Allah is with us," the article read: "... We will control the land of the Vatican; we will control Rome and introduce Islam in it. Yes, the Christians, who carve crosses on the breasts of the Muslims in Kosovo – and before then in Bosnia, and before then in many places in the world – will yet pay us the Jiziya [poll tax paid by non-Muslims under Muslim rule], in humiliation, or they will convert to Islam..."(6)

In a sermon at the Al-Nour Mosque in Khobar, Sheikh Naser Muhammad Al-Naser quoted the sage Al-Albani, who said: "The first conquest was carried out, as is known, by Muhammad the Ottoman conqueror, 800 years after the Prophet told of it, and the second conquest [that of Rome] will be carried out, Allah willing, and it is inevitable..."(7)

In another sermon, Sheikh Al-Naser said: "This Hadith predicts that the two cities will be conquered. The first was already conquered, remained under the control of the Muslims for a time, and then was again stolen [by Ataturk]. There are signs that it will again be conquered and will return to the hands of the Islamic state. Rome also will be conquered..."(8)

PA Deputy Minister: When Islam Reaches Its End, the Sun and Stars will Extinguish

In a sermon at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Authority's Deputy Minister of Awqaf, Sheikh Yousef Juma'a Salameh said: "Romiyya is Rome, the capital of Italy, and Constantinople is today Istanbul, known in Islamic history by the name of Islam-Boul... The great conquest [of Constantinople] was carried out two centuries after the Tatars entered Baghdad and after the fall of the Caliphate. The people thought that Islam had reached its lowest point... and forgot that Islam had not reached its end in the world, because on the day it reaches its end, there will be no world: the sun will be extinguished, the stars will go out..."(9)

Sudanese Sheikh: "Rome Will be Conquered"

In a sermon at a mosque in Khartoum, Sudan, Sheikh Muhammad Abd Al-Karim said: "...The Prophet said that the Muslims would take India, saying: 'Allah saved two groups of my nation from the fire of Hell: one group that would attack India and a second group that would be with Jesus the son of Mary [in the battle of Judgment Day].' The Prophet Muhammad told us of the conquest of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine state, and of the conquest of Rome, where the Vatican is situated... Some of what the Prophet said has already come to pass. The Muslims conquered Persia, the Muslims conquered Byzantium... the Muslims attacked India and Allah conquered it for us, until they reached the borders of China. The Muslims conquered Constantinople, where Eastern Christianity is situated, and in the future, a mighty king will arise for the Muslims; through him, Islam will spread and Rome will be conquered..."(10)

Endnotes:
(1) December 2, 2002.
(2) http://www.islamonline.net/fatwa/arabic/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=2042
(3) Al-Jazeera Television (Qatar), January 24, 1999.
http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/shareea/articles/2001/7/7-6-2.htm.
(4) Al-Jazeera Television (Qatar), November 30, 2000.
http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/shareea/articles/2000/11/11-30-3.htm
(5) According to
http://www.ghran.com/mandobiah/tazkiat7.htm
(6) http://www.kalemat.org/sections.php?so=va&aid=93
(7) http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=2772 ; Sheikh Al-Nasser said the same in a sermon in April 1992:
http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=2818
(8) http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=2431
(9) http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=6345
(10) http://www.alminbar.net.alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=3116


 



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Yep. And they believe it too.
1 posted on 12/06/2002 5:09:09 PM PST by vannrox
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To: vannrox
... Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi qualified his statement: "I maintain that the conquest this time will not be by the sword but by preaching and ideology..."(2)
By preaching and ideology the sheik means demographic vitality and massive immigration. And what with the current generation of wise and beneficent European elites, the sheikh is probably right.
2 posted on 12/06/2002 5:17:59 PM PST by Asclepius
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To: vannrox
"Allah willing, Islam will return to Europe and the Europeans will convert to Islam."
3 posted on 12/06/2002 5:18:00 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: vannrox
The first was already conquered, remained under the control of the Muslims for a time, and then was again stolen [by Ataturk]. There are signs that it will again be conquered and will return to the hands of the Islamic state. Rome also will be conquered..."(8)

Yet another and even clearer example of the intolerance these (presumably Wahabi) clerics have towards even their fellow Muslims. Turkey is still Muslim, just one with a secular government, yet these clerics are calling for its RECONQUEST and resumption of a theological state. Islam seems to be a genuine religion of peace alright, the peace of the grave for any who disagree with the clerics!

4 posted on 12/06/2002 5:47:59 PM PST by SES1066
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To: vannrox
Yep. And they believe it too.

In a rather fascinating book I'm reading, "The Arab Mind" by Raphael Patai, the author points out that to the Arab, er, mind, the making of a statement such as this is almost the equivalent of it actually being so. The means by which he comes to this conclusion is a bit involved -- I'm not going to repeat it -- but it quite neatly accomodates and explains all the assertions and even blatantly outright lies I've seen from such as this.

5 posted on 12/06/2002 5:49:42 PM PST by Eala
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To: SES1066
Somehow those beaches in France and Spain won't be the same, with all the women in burkas.

If the Euro weeny men will follow al Islam, however, they will all start having 8 or 10 kids again like they did back when we had to import all the surplus Germans and Dutch and Norwegians and so on...

6 posted on 12/06/2002 5:51:25 PM PST by crystalk
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To: vannrox
Al-Qaradhawi: "Islam will Return to Europe as a Conqueror"

If they start with the French, I'll contribute BIG to their cause.

7 posted on 12/06/2002 5:53:01 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Asclepius
Bingo, this is the plan. And it has already started here, too.
8 posted on 12/06/2002 5:53:56 PM PST by tomahawk
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To: Eala
What? They're mentally ill it sounds to me....suffering from delusions of grandeur.
9 posted on 12/06/2002 6:44:18 PM PST by goodnesswins
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To: vannrox
Yep. And they believe it too.

Europe? Yeah, I believe it, also. They've already got quite a beachhead.

10 posted on 12/06/2002 6:49:21 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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To: vannrox
Religon of Peace...
Once you are all dead, or enslaved there will be peace...
11 posted on 12/06/2002 7:04:45 PM PST by joesnuffy
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To: joesnuffy

I worry about the fact that a civilizational Third World War is in the offing, and that there's not much we can do about it.

But I do not worry about the outcome.

See, the Jihadists are not schooled in Aristotelian moderation, that form of civilizational survival that runs throughout Christian civilization. Nosireebob! How can you be moderate in thought and action when the Koranic texts give you licensce to go kill the Christian and turn the Jew into a lampshade?

Well, okay, that's what the mullah down at the madrass said, so it must be true...

Can you all see how they are going to overreach? If Allah tells them to defend the Faith against all comers, then they have to take on the Jews AND the Crusaders. Plus the Russians; they may be Eastern Orthodox, but they're not Muslims, so they ain't one of us. Then there are all them Buddhist and Hindu infidels that need to convert to the True Faith.

These idiots are going to go to war against the whole world. Only one problem, there's more of us than there are of the Islamists. The Jihadi don't see this, yet. By the time they do, it will be too late.

Folks, this is how it will happen. The bin Ladenists are described as clever, resourceful, and intelligent by people ranging from Robert Fisk to Yosef Bodansky. But no matter how clever you are, you can't escape history. Their own fanaticism will be their undoing.

History has spoken once before, in 1945. It will again.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

12 posted on 12/06/2002 7:15:36 PM PST by section9
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To: vannrox
Islam's answer to Jerry Falwell?
13 posted on 12/06/2002 7:41:47 PM PST by orfisher
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To: vannrox
Good discussion on this same subject

here

14 posted on 12/06/2002 7:45:17 PM PST by Aliska
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To: section9
The Jihadi don't see this, yet. By the time they do, it will be too late.

Be still my heart. There's nothing like seeing a Jihadi getting his comeupance.

"I toldjahso." just isn't up to the task.

15 posted on 12/06/2002 7:54:27 PM PST by stboz
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To: vannrox
What F'in IDIOTS. Can you say "MULTIPLE MUSHROOM CLOUDS" and their wet dreams going up in smoke ?? LOL
16 posted on 12/06/2002 8:01:45 PM PST by MickMan51
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To: vannrox
Islam will return to hell with the pagan god, allah.
17 posted on 12/06/2002 8:04:01 PM PST by For the Unborn
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To: goodnesswins
They're mentally ill it sounds to me....suffering from delusions of grandeur.

Nah. They suffer from delusions of adequacy.

18 posted on 12/06/2002 8:16:14 PM PST by tlrugit
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To: vannrox
Note that he does not hope that Islam will return to Europe as the religion of Peace but rather as a conqueror.

Islam is the great satan and the sinlge largest threat to humanity.

Cancer and aids are nothing in comparison to islam.
19 posted on 12/06/2002 8:27:46 PM PST by Kay Soze
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To: vannrox
And I believe they have created a second Ottoman Empire. They have taken Bosnia and Kosovo and they are trying to take Macedonia and Chechnya now. Europe is like a frog in slow boiling water. They have done nothing and I mean nothing to take the pot off the heat. Europe must take back these countries because if they don't, Europe will someday be Muslim.
20 posted on 12/06/2002 10:17:10 PM PST by Andy from Beaverton
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