Kamil Ahmad – The Land of al-Sham and the Fall of a Tyrant
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The military campaign in Syria ended in the Battle of Mu mad, with various campaigns and battles. The speaker discusses the importance of forgiveness and the upcoming fall of a tyranny. The importance of sharing joy and happiness for all Muslims is emphasized, as is the need for everyone to be present for upcoming battles and to show gratitude to Islam's supporters. The fall of previous generations and the importance of avoiding harm to others is also discussed. The speakers emphasize the need for unity and political electrion to achieve peace and stability in the political world.
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Inna Alhamdulillah, Ihmaduhu Wa Nasta'eemuhu Wa Nasta
'ufiruhu Wa Na'audhu Billahi Minash Shuraa Anfusina
Wa Min Sayyidina Fi Amalina May Yahdiillahu Fala
Mughalalahu Wa Man Yumgulilhu Fala Hadiyalahu Wa Ishahadu
An La Ilaha Illa Allahi Wa Ahdahu La
Sharika Lah Wa Ishahadu Anna Muhammadan Abduhu Wa
Rasuluh Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Ala Alihi Wa Ashabihi
Ila Yawm Al-Deen Allahe
Kana Alikum Aqeela Ya Ayyuhalladhi Ya Amanut Taqoollaha
Wa Qoolu Qawlin Zabeeda Nuslih Lakum A'malakum Wa
Yaghfir Lakum Dunubakum Wa Min Yuqi'illaha Wa
Rasuluhu Faqad Faza Fawzan Azeema Amma Ba'a
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam Directed the attention
of the Muslims To the land of Al
-Sham As early as the 8th year of
the Hijrah When he sent a military campaign
To those lands And they fought what was
known as The Battle of Muqtad And then
the following year he went himself In the
9th year of the Hijrah In the Battle
of Tabuk And then prior to his death
He prepared an army Under the leadership of
Usama Ibn Zaid To be sent to the
land of Al-Sham However he Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam Ended up passing away before they left
And then Abu Bakr Radhiallahu Anhu He dispatched
his army And sent it off As it
was prepared by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
And he didn't want to derate anything That
was prepared by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
And then later on in the 13th year
of the Hijrah Abu Bakr Radhiallahu Anhu Sent
one expedition after the other To the land
of Al-Sham And then he passed away
And it was in the time of An
-Farooq Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Radhiallahu Anhu That
the land of Al-Sham Was conquered by
the Muslims And now the entire land of
Al-Sham Was in the hands of the
Muslims And from then onwards it would remain
like that In the next dynasty In the
next Muslim dynasty And that was the Umayyad
Khilafat Damascus was chosen as the capital of
the Muslim world And so when we talk
about Al-Sham First of all we're talking
about a region That is not only what
is known today as Syria But we're talking
about a region Which is more than just
Syria It is Syria, it is Palestine It
is Lebanon, and it is Jordan And this
land is very special Allah Subh'anaHu Wa
Ta-A'la created everything He created this
world And He made certain parts of this
world To be more special than others And
so if Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A
'la Chose and favored Makkah over every other
place Then likewise Allah chose Al-Sham To
be a place filled with barakah and blessings
Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says
وَلِنْ سُنَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِمْ بِأَمْرِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ
الَّتِي نَاقْدَ فِيهَا And we gave Sulaiman control
of the winds The region winds that he
would command to be blown To the land
that would have blessed What is this land?
It is the land of Al-Sham And
Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la tells
us وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي نَاقْدَ فِيهَا
لِلْعَالَمِينَ And we saved him, meaning Ibrahim A
.S. Along with Lut We saved them to
the land of Al-Sham And so Ibrahim
and Lut were not from Al-Sham But
rather they were from Iraq And Allah sent
them, saved them from their people And sent
them to, as Allah says here The land
which we blessed for all people, for all
of the world And that is the land
of Al-Sham Likewise the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam has shown us And mentioned why this
place is special The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
in dua اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَمَا فِي شَامِنَا Oh
Allah, bless for us the land of Al
-Sham And one day Zayd bin Thabit R
.A He was sitting with the Prophet Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam And some of their companions As
they were transcribing the Qur'an And the
Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said ضُوبَنِ الشَّامِ Mad
tidings for Al-Sham So Zayd R.A
says, we asked him Ya Rasulullah, why is
that?
And so the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said
لِئَنَّ مَلَائِكَةَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا سِيْطَرْتُنَا جَنِحَتَهَا عَلِيْهَا
Because the angels of our Rahman Have spread
their wings over this land Likewise Ibn Hawala
R.A He says, Ya Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said سَيَصِيرُ الْأَمْرُ إِلَىٰ أَن تَكُونُ جُنُودًا
مُجَنَّةً جُنْدٌ بِالشَّامِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْيَمَنِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالعِرَاقِ The
Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said You're gonna end
up Meaning later on there's gonna come a
time When you're gonna become different armed groups
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said One group
in Al-Sham The other one in Yemen
And the third one in Iraq So this
companion Ibn Hawala He says I asked Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam That if I happen to
be living at that time What do you
advise me to do?
Which of the three groups do you say
I join?
So look at the answer of the Prophet
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam He said عليك بالشام فَإِنَّهَا
خِيْرَةُ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ يَجْتَبِي إِلَيْهَا خِيْرَةٌ مِنْ
عِلَادِهِ The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam told him
You better go to Al-Sham Because it
is Allah's chosen land To which His best
servants His chosen servants Will be gathered And
Abu Darda Ubi Ullah Ibn Arabi narrates That
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says Again, about
a time in the future And this is
at the end of times The Prophet Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam says إِنَّ فُسْطَاطَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَنَ الْمَرْحَبَةِ
بِالْغُوطَةِ إِلَى جَانِبِ مَدِينَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا دِرِجُ مِنْ
خَيْرِ مَدَاءٍ مِنْ الشَّامِ The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam says That the assembly The assembly point
The place where all the Muslims will gather
At the time when the epic battles will
be taking place These are the battles at
the end of time When that time comes
Where are the Muslims going to assemble?
Where are they going to mobilize their armies?
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says In a
place called Muba Which is right by a
city called Damascus Which is one of the
best of the cities of Ash-Shahr The
Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam also told us That
this is where Isa Ibn Maryam will descend
at the end of time As he Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam says in Sahih Muslim The Prophet
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says That Isa Ibn Maryam
Who as we know did not die, was
not crucified, was not killed But rather Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala took him up When
is he going to come down?
And where is he going to come down?
At the end of time, before Yawmul Qiyamah
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says He will
descend and come down to the White Minaret
Which is in the eastern part of Damascus
And our Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam also told
us That this land is the land to
which everyone will be gathered on the Day
of Judgment The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says
That the land of Ash-Shahr is the
land of the gathering and the resurrection And
so when Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala resurrects
all of us from our graves And He
gathers us, He brings us all together This
gathering place will be in the land of
Ash-Shahr And so all of these narrations
along with many more Show us how this
place is special How it is virtuous and
how it is blessed Not just Mecca and
Medina but also the land of Ash-Shahr
So ask forgiveness, for He is the Most
Forgiving, Most Merciful Arabic
O you who believe, have the Taqwa of
Allah Fear Allah and that each and every
single one of you Look to what He
has said for his tomorrow Ask yourself what
have you prepared for your Akhirah And fear
Allah, for indeed Allah is well aware of
what you do What we have seen over
the last several days and weeks Of the
fall of a tyrant Whose tyranny extended and
exceeded all limits Is what Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala reminds us of in the Quran
When He says Arabic He tells
us that the oppressive ones, the tyrants He
utterly uproots them from their very roots And
gets rid of them And then look at
how Allah praises Himself for that And all
praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the
worlds And so there are so many things
to talk about And so many lessons to
be learned And so many things to reflect
over Over the events of the last several
days That have been unfolding in Syria, in
the land of Ash-Shahr And so the
first of these reflections Is that the joy
that the people of Ash-Shahr in Syria
Are experiencing in these very moments Is a
joy that should be shared by all of
the Muslims around the world That's because we
are one Ummah And so if the Prophet
ﷺ tells us That we are like one
body And if one part of the body
is feeling pain And going through suffering Then
the rest of the body It reacts and
it feels that pain Then if at times
of suffering And difficulty and hardship We should
be sharing that suffering And likewise the same
can be said about times of joy If
any Muslims are happy Because of a victory
Because of the end of suffering Then that
joy should be shared by all the Muslims
He says, whoever is not pleased by what
pleases the Muslims And he is not saddened
by what saddens the Muslims He is not
one of them Number two The news of
this joy And the fall of this time
Has also come with some grief And that
is what he left behind his legacy Of
these prisons and these dungeons And these water
houses Where human beings were not just tortured
But even worse than animals And executed And
so what this reminds us of Is the
roots of this regime And this tyrant That
has been ruling this place For more than
40 years Him and his father Who come
from a sect known as the Nusayriyyah Of
which Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah He says
These people who are known as Nusayriyyah Along
with other sects of the Qaramiqah and the
Baqiniyyah Are worse in their kufr than the
Jews and the Christians In fact, they are
worse in their kufr Than some of the
mushrikun And then he says Their harm to
the Muslim ummah Is greater Than that of
openly hostile disbelievers Like the Tatars and the
Crusaders and others And so what he mentioned
centuries ago Is what we have witnessed today
Number four Number three The fall of tyrants
and oppressors Is inevitable And this is the
sunnah of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala This
is the sunnah of Allah With every tyrant
Who would have ever imagined That a tyrant
like this Who survived for so many years
And then regained power With the help of
other powers Who would have imagined That he
would have fallen the way he fell In
literally in a matter of a few days
And so what this teaches us Is that
tyrants and oppressors Throughout history They climb In
their tyranny and oppression Gradually But their descent
is not the same Their descent is not
the same When they come down Their descent
Is a sudden fall And this is the
sunnah of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala The
Prophet ﷺ says That Allah
He gives respite He gives time to the
oppressors They continue in their oppression And their
tyranny But then once Allah seizes them That's
it He doesn't let them go It's not
something gradual But it's sudden And that's it
It's all over And this should teach us
a lesson That Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
Is not unaware of what's going on When
we see the suffering of our brothers and
sisters Whether it was in Syria Whether today
it's in Palestine We should never We should
never lose sight of the fact That Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala has his plan And
if the tyranny and the oppression continues We
shouldn't say where is Allah وَلَا يَحْسَبْ وَلَا
تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ Do not
think that Allah is unaware of what the
oppressors are doing فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْلِفًا وَعْدِهِ
رُسُلًا Do not think that Allah Do not
think that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Has
gone back on his word On his promise
for the messengers What promise?
The promise of victory that Allah has promised
them When they're not seeing it It doesn't
mean that it's not coming And in this
is a message for every oppressed people in
the world today And at the top of
that list is our brothers and sisters in
Palestine And in particular in Gaza That as
their suffering continues And as the tyranny and
the oppression increases They should never lose sight
of the fact That the relief is coming
And this suffering is one day going to
come to an end Just like it has
come to an end today for the people
of Syria The people of Syria only a
few days ago They never imagined That their
relief and their victory was around the corner
like this But it came And it came
from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Fourthly This
victory we have to understand Is from Allah
and Allah alone وَمَن نَصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِنْدِ
اللَّهِ Every victory that Allah grants the Muslims
It is from Him and Him alone And
we only attribute to Him But the victory
of Allah has conditions And it has steps
that we need to take from ourselves Allah
doesn't just give us victory like that Without
us doing our part And again We have
seen this In Syria Where the people of
Asham They took the steps to achieve this
victory The steps of Eman And Yaqeen And
having Tawakkul bin Allah And not giving up
As-Sabr Remaining patient and resilient All the
way until the end And also remaining united
One of the key factors behind the victory
of Allah coming Is that the Muslims should
not be divided But rather they should be
together And united In their lines and in
their rights And that's why history has never
recorded A single time When the people of
Asham United And then they were defeated It's
never happened The Prophet ﷺ says لَا يَزَادُ
أَهْلَ الْغَرْبِ غَاهِلِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ حَتَّى تَقُوبُ السَّهَارِ
And there's more versions of this hadith In
other versions the Prophet ﷺ says There will
always be a group from my ummah Who
will remain upon the truth Victorious until the
Day of Judgment In this particular narration The
Prophet ﷺ says There will always be a
group from the people of the West Who
are remaining victorious upon the truth All the
way until the Day of Judgment Imam Ahmed
ibn Hamdan رحمه الله تعالى He said regarding
this hadith هُمْ أَهْلُ الشَّهَارِ He said they
are the people of Asham Number five There's
a huge challenge that lies ahead For our
brothers and sisters in Syria And that is
once this oppression has ended And this tyrant
has fallen and fled What they need to
do Is be grateful to Allah ﷻ Because
this victory came from Allah And part of
their gratitude to Allah Is to establish the
Deen of Allah ﷻ As Allah ﷻ says
About those whom He grants victory to أَلَّذِينَ
إِن لَكَنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوَا الزَّكَاةَ
وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعَوْثِ وَأَهَوَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلِتَازِ عَلْتِبَةُ
الْأُمُورِ Those who when we establish them in
the land We give them victory and now
they are ruling the land What is the
first thing they do?
They establish Allah and they give zakah And
they command the good and they forbid the
evil And with Allah rests the end of
all affairs And so there is a huge
challenge that lies ahead For the people of
Syria And that is that they need to
establish the Deen of Allah in the land
And they need to govern with the Shari
'ah of Allah ﷻ Over all other man
-made systems of law and governance We ask
Allah ﷻ to make that easy for them
We ask Allah ﷻ to accept the shuhada
of the people of Syria And we ask
Allah ﷻ to help them in the challenges
that lie ahead of them And we ask
Allah ﷻ to finally bring peace and stability
to them Along with all other Muslims around
the world This is the prayer and salutation
of Allah ﷻ upon your Prophet Muhammad Ibn
Abdillah As your Lord commanded you in the
Qur'an And He ﷻ said a noble
word Verily Allah and His angels pray upon
the Prophet O you who believe, pray upon
him and salute him O Allah ﷻ, pray
and salute those upon our Prophet Muhammad And
Allah ﷻ be pleased with his three to
four And with Bakr and Umar and Uthman
and Ali And all the companions O Allah
ﷻ, have mercy on us and have mercy
on us, O Most Generous O Allah ﷻ,
glorify Islam and the Muslims And destroy the
polytheists and the polytheists And destroy your enemies,
the enemies of the Deen O Allah ﷻ,
rectify the conditions of the Muslims in every
place O Allah ﷻ, rectify the conditions of
the Muslims in every place, O Sustainer of
the Dayum O Allah ﷻ, help our Muslim
brothers who are weak in Palestine O Allah
ﷻ, accept their martyrs and have mercy on
their weakness O Allah ﷻ, heal their afflictions
and heal their wounds And satisfy their hunger,
O Lord of the worlds O Allah ﷻ,
protect the companions of the polytheists And those
who helped them to kill our brothers in
Palestine O Allah ﷻ, protect them, for they
are the ones who will destroy you