Does the Qur'an contain any prophecies about the future? Have anyof these proved true?

Yes, the Qur'an contains many prophecies about the future. Many of
these have already proved true, and we confidently expectthat the
others will also come to pass in due time. In addition, no statement
in the Qur'an has ever proved to be false.
Let us see some examplesof Qur'anic prophecies that has already been
fulfilled. One example is a prophecy that occurs in Surah 30 of the
Qur'an. In the first six verses Allah promised that the Romans who had
just been defeated in the year 615 C.E. would turn around and win a
decisivevictory within nine years. At the time this statementwas made,
no human could envision how it could come to pass. The Romans had been
so soundly defeated that no hope was left that they could make a
comeback within such a short periodof time. The disbelievers mocked at
the Muslims over this passage in the Qur'an because they thought the
prophecy would surely fail. One man, Ummayah bin Khalafby name, even
placed a bet of a hundred camels that the prophecy would fail. Abu
Bakr, the closest follower of the prophet, on whom be peace, took up
that challenge becausehe was sure that the wordof God could never
fail. True enough, within the specified period, in the year 624 CE,
the Romans confronted the Persians inbattle at a place called Issus.
The Romans won their decisive victory exactly as prophecised in the
Qur'an, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased withhim, won the bet of one
hundred camels. In the meantime, however, revelation from Allah had
prohibited gambling, so the prophet directed Abu Bakr to give away the
camels to the poor and needy.
So the prophecy was fulfilled. But there is moreto this. The same
verses contain yet another prophecy. It says that while the Romans are
winning their victory, the believers in the Qur'an will rejoice in the
victory granted by Allah. We know from history that in that very year
the Muslims were threatened with total annihilation, but Allah rescued
them. The Muslims had been driven out of Mecca, their hometown. Now
they found safe haven in Medina. But the unbelievers could not
restknowing that the Muslimswere free to practice theirfaith somewhere
else. So they marched against the Muslims with an army of one thousand
men fully equipped for battle. The Muslims mustered the best defense
they could, amere 313 men lacking suitable equipment for battle. From
a human point of view, the greater force would win, but the help of
Allah was with thesmall group of believers. Miraculously, the
believerswon, and the Qur'anic prophecy was fulfilled despite all
odds. The unfolding of this double prophecy proves beyond doubt that
the Qur'an could not have been authored by any human being.
Another prophecy occurs in Surah 111 of the Qur'an. That Surah states
that a certain man and hiswife will perish as unbelievers. This was
uttered at a time when noone but God could say who will or will not
become believers later on.Many of the most severe opponents in the
early days became devoted followers in later days. But not this
couple. They tried everything to oppose, ridicule, and disprove the
Qur'an. One would expect that they would also pretend to become
believers just to throw doubt on the accuracy of the Qur'an. But they
did not apply this obvious strategy. What prevented them, if not the
power of God and the truth of His word?
In this way many prophecies were fulfilled, and not one has ever
failed. This gives us every reason to place our full confidence in the
book of God.

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The two wolves inside of us

An old Indian Grandfather said to his grandson who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice........
"Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy.
It is like taking poison andwishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times."
He continued......
"It is as if there are two wolves inside me;
One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmonywith all round him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to doso, and in the right way. He saves all his energy forthe right fight.
But the other wolf, ahhh!
He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason.
He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyesand asked...
"Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said......
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The Intensity of its Fire

Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) narrated: "When Allah's Messenger (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, 'Your ordinary fire is one of the 70 potions of the Hellfire,' someone commented, 'O Messenger of Allah, wouldit (ordinary fire) not be sufficient (to burn the wrongdoers)?' At that, Allah's Messenger (SAW) said, 'The Hellfire has 69 more portions than ordinary (worldly) fire, and all of them are as hot as this (worldly fire).'"
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
"Verily, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a Blazing Fire. Dwelling therein forever, and they will find no protector or helper."
[al-Ahzab, 33: 64-65]
"But he who is given his record behind his back will soon cry for destruction, and he will enter a blazing Fire."
[al Inshiqaq, 84: 10-12]
"No, they deny the Hour (of the judgment to come), but We have prepared a blazing fire forsuch as deny the Hour. When it sees them from a far off place, they will hear its fury and its ragingsigh. And when they are cast, bound, in chains, intoconstricted place therein, they will plead therein fordestruction. Do not plead today for a single destruction; plead for destruction oft-repeated."
[al-Furqan, 25: 11-14]
"The companions of the left hand - what are the companions of the left hand? (They will be) in the midst of a fierce blast (of fire) and in boiling water."
[al Waqi'ah, 56: 41-42]
"But, he whose scales are light his home will be a pit. And what will make you understand what thatis? (It is ) a fire, blazing fiercely."
[al Qari'ah, 101: 8-11]
"Soon will I cast him into Saqar (the Hellfire). And what will explain to you what Saqar is? It permits nothing to endure, and it leaves nothing alone, darkening and changing the color of man."
[al Muddaththir, 74: 26-29]
"Their abode will be Hell. Every time it abates. We will increase for them the blaze (the fierceness) of the fire."
[al Isra, 17: 97]
"Those are the ones, who have exchanged the Hereafter for the gains of this worldly life. The punishment will not be lightened for them, and they will not be aided."
[al Baqarah, 2: 86]
"So taste, (the result of your deeds), for We will not increase you except inpunishment."
[an Naba, 78: 30]
Anas (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: "The most favored man among the dwellers of the Earth will be brought from among the people of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. He will be dyed in the Firebut once, and then it will be said to him, 'O son of Adam, have you ever seengood at all? Has any pleasure ever come to you?' He will say, 'No, by Allah, O Lord.' Then the most miserable people in the world will be brought from the people of Paradise and will be dyed with the dye of Paradise. It will be said to him, 'O son of Adam, have you ever seen any misery, andhas any hardship ever come to you? ' He will say,'No, by Allah, O my Lord. No misery ever came to me, nor did I see any hardship.'"
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"O Allah! You have grantedme the honor and privilege of talking to you directly,

Once Moosa (as) asked Allah swt:
"O Allah! You have grantedme the honor and privilege of talking to you
directly, Have you given this privilege to any other person?"
Allah swt replied: "O Moosa during the last period I am going to send
an Ummat, who will be the Ummat of Muhammad (saw) with dry lips,
parched tongues, emaciated body with eyes sunken deep into their
sockets, with livers dry andstomachs suffering the pangs of hunger.
They will call out to me (in dua) theywill be much much closer to me
than you O Moosa! while you speak to me, there are 70000 veils between
you and I but at the time of iftaar there willnot be a single veil
between ME and the fasting
Ummati of Muhammad (SAW). O Moosa I have taken upon Myself the
responsibility that at the time of iftaar I will never refuse the dua
of a fasting person"

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