Jews and the concealment of Predictions

One of the satanic programs of the Jews, initiated by them not only prior to the prophet-hood of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) but much before the arrival of Islam and even before the birth of his holiness, was to keep the people away from the thought of the arrival of Islam or the prophet-hood of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.).

          The Jewish clerics kept the people away from paying attention towards the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) by concealing the signs of his arrival and the establishment of the Divine rule; so that they could rule their people and misuse their ignorance and lack of knowledge.

          Even after the birth of the Holy Prophet and after his prophet-hood, the Jewish clerics continued to mislead the people towards their devious path and kept a large group of people from inclining towards the principles of Islam.

          Their shameful plots, treacheries and deceptions emerged on a wide and large scale and resulted in a great repercussion and effect on the ignorant people.

          One of their devious plots was the concealing of prophesies mentioned in their heavenly book ‘Torah’. The Jewish clerics, by distorting the Torah, concealed all those prophesies that were apparently made in reference to the arrival of Islam and the prophet-hood of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.). This was done with the intention of keeping them stagnant on the wrong path and prohibiting them from inclination towards Islam.

          The incident we are about to mention, is a true example of the treacheries of the Jewish clerics:

          Late Mirza Abul Hasan Taliqani, a student of Late Mirza Shirazi, quotes that: I was returning towards Samarrah with a group of companions from the Ziyarat of Karbala. We halted at the village ‘Dajeel’ at the time of Zuhr for lunch, and to take rest and leave at the time of Asr.

          We came across a student of Samarrah who was there with another student friend. They wanted to buy something for their lunch. At that time, I noticed that the person who accompanied the student from Samarrah was reciting something constantly. When I listened carefully, I understood that it was Torah that he was reading in the Hebrew language. I was astonished! I asked the student from Samarrah: Who is this Sheikh? How has he learned the Hebrew language?

          He said: This person has newly accepted Islam and was a Jew earlier.

          I said: That is very good! It surely has an incident attached to it, you must tell me.

          The student who newly accepted Islam replied: My story is quiet lengthy. I will tell you in detail on our way to Samarrah.

          When the time of Asr came close and we moved towards Samarrah, I said to him: Tell me your story now.

          He said: I was from the Jews of ‘Khaibar’- which is situated near Medina. There are a few villages and tribes surrounding Khaibar where Jews live since the time of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.). In one of those villages, there was a library that had an old room inside it. Inside that room, an ancient print of Torah exists which is written on an animal’s skin. The door to that room always remained closed and it was ordered by our ancestors that none had the right to open the room and recite that Torah. It was famous that whoever looked at it, would either became insane or will have a mental illness. The youngsters were specifically prohibited from looking at that book!

          Then he said: We were two brothers who thought of taking a look at the ancient Torah. We went to the key-keeper of that room and requested him to open the door of that room but he strongly refused to accept our request. As the saying goes, man is greedier for that which is prohibited for him, a greater interest of studying that book rose from within. We bribed him with hefty cash in order to secretly let us inside the old room.

          We entered the room at the planned time and with great comfort, we studied the ancient Torah - which was written on an animal’s skin. Between the pages, there was a page that had been written in a special manner that caught my attention. When I paid attention, I saw that it was written: ‘A Prophet will rise to prophet-hood amongst the Arabs in the final time’’; and all his attributes and distinguished features were mentioned along with his name and progeny; and his twelve successors were also mentioned with their names and attributes.

          I said to my brother: It would be good if we rewrite this page and look for this prophet who is expected. We copied that page and became extremely interested in this Prophet.

          The only thought we had on our mind was to find this messenger of God, but as our land was away from the path which was accessed by the public, and we did not have any contact with the outsiders, time passed away but we gathered nothing, until a group of Muslim traders entered our city for the purpose of trading one day. I questioned a couple of them from close proximity and found out that all the attributes mentioned by them were in accordance to those written in the Torah. We gradually attained firm faith in the truthfulness of Islam but did not have the audacity to express it. Our only hope was to evade from that place.

          I discussed with my brother regarding our escape. We thought: Medina is nearby, it is possible that the Jews might arrest us. It is better that we escape towards another Muslim state in order to follow Islam.

          We had heard about Mosul and Baghdad. Our father had passed away recently and he allotted a guardian and lawyer for us. We went to the lawyer and took two mares and some cash from him. We sat on our rides and travelled swiftly towards Iraq. We asked about Mosul and were guided towards the path. We entered the city and spend the night with a caravan.

          In the morning, a few men from the city came to us and asked: Will you sell your mares? We said: No, our fate in this city is not yet decided. As the mares were a present, they forced us to sell them off but we kept on rejecting their proposal. At last, they said: If you do not sell them to us, we will forcibly take it from you. We were forced to sell off the mares and said: This city is not suitable for living, let’s move to Baghdad. But we had some sort of fear in our hearts for moving towards Baghdad because our maternal uncle, who was a Jew and a famous trader, lived in Baghdad. We feared that the news of our escape might have reached him and he might find us.

          Anyway, we entered Baghdad and stayed with a caravan until morning. An old man, who was the owner of the caravan, entered our room and asked about our incident. We briefly informed him of our situation and said: We belong to the Jews of Khaibar and have great interest in Islam, take us to a Muslim cleric who could guide us towards the Islamic laws.

          The old man smiled and with great enthusiasm and zeal, moved his hand over his eyes and said: Of course! Let us go to the house of Baghdad’s jurisprudent. We went along with him to the house of Baghdad’s jurisprudent, and after a brief introduction, we spoke about our incident to him and requested him to make us aware of the Islamic laws.

          He said: Surely; then he explained to us a few evidences of God’s oneness and His existence; thereafter, he spoke about the prophet-hood of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and the life history of his caliphs and companions.

          He said: After the Holy Prophet, Abdullah bin Abi Qahaafa is his caliph! I said: Who is Abdullah? This name is not in accordance to what I have read in the Torah and written from it.

 The Jurisprudent said: He is someone whose daughter is the wife of the Holy Prophet.

We said: It isn’t so. We have read in the Torah that the successor of the Holy Prophet will be the spouse of the Holy Prophet’s daughter. As I said this, the facial expression of the jurisprudent altered. He stood up in rage and with extreme fury, he said: Throw this ‘Rafidi’ out. They began to beat me and my brother and thrashed us out of the house. We returned to the caravan. The owner of the house also became upset due to this incident and paid less attention towards us.

          After the meeting and conversation, and by his behavior, we became absolutely baffled and astonished. Moreover, we did not even know wat the word ‘Rafidi’ meant? And who are addressed as Rafidi and why did the jurisprudent call us by this name and threw us out of his gathering?

          This discussion continued between me and my brother until midnight. We slept for a few hours in a saddened condition. Next morning, we called the owner of the caravan and said: free us from this incident and confusion. Probably, either we did not understand the words of the jurisprudent or the jurisprudent did not understand our words.

          He said: If you really want to be guided towards truth, and are willing to accept Islam, do as the jurisprudent says.

          We said: What kind of question is this? We have left behind our relatives, our wealth and our house for the sake of Islam, and we do not have any other intention or will.

          He said: Come on! Let me take you to the jurisprudent again, but you dare not speak a word against his opinion. We went to the house of the jurisprudent again. Our friend said: Whatever you ought to say, they will accept it.

          The Jurisprudent began the conversation by guiding us with his advises. I said: We brothers have accepted Islam from our village itself and have come here for understanding the Islamic rules and do not have any evil intention; if you permit us, we would like to ask you a few questions?

          The jurisprudent said: Ask whatever you wish to know.

          I said: We read the true ancient Torah and the information we would like to share is of the page we have rewritten from it. We have noted down all the attributes, names and signs of the last Prophet, his successors and Caliphs and we have it with us, but the name of Abdullah bin Abi Qahaafa does not exist in it.

          The jurisprudent said: Then the names of which personalities were written in that Torah?

          I said: The first Caliph is the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet and his paternal cousin as well. My word had not yet completed and the stroke of bad luck came all over again as the jurisprudent stood up in anger after listening to my word and started hitting my head and face with his shoes. With great difficulty, I managed to escape from his house. My brother had escaped in the very first minute.

          We lost our way in the streets of Baghdad. With bleeding head and face, we had no clue as to where we could go. After walking for an hour, we reached the bank of the river Tigris. I stood for a while, then realized that my legs do not have the strength to stand, I sat down and began to weep for the misfortunes and hunger on one hand and on the other hand, out of fear and loneliness.

          Out of nowhere, a young man wearing a white turban and holding two empty vessels in hand, came to the river-side to fill water for himself; he came near me and sat on the river-side. As he saw my condition, he asked: What has happened to you?

          I said: I am a foreigner and misfortunes have overcome me.

          He said: Tell me your story.

          I said: I belonged to the Jews of Khaibar and arrived here with my brother facing great difficulties and sorrows. We had intended to learn the Islamic rules and have been recompensed in this manner, pointing towards my bleeding head and face.

          He said: If I may ask you, how many sects do the Jews have?

          I said: Many sects

          He said: They are divided into seventy one sects. Are all of them on the right path?

          I said: No.

          He asked: Into how many sects are Christians divided?

          I said: They are divided into numerous sects.

          He said: They have seventy two sects. Are all of them on the right path?

          I said: No.

          He said: The Islamic nation is also divided into different groups; they have seventy three sects, but only one sect is on the right path.

          I said: I am in search of this very sect. What should I do?

          He said: Travel in this direction towards Kazimain, and he indicated towards the southern direction, then said: Meet Sheikh Mohammad Hasan Aal e Yaseen, your wish will be fulfilled.

          We started moving and on our way, that young man vanished from our sight. We looked for him everywhere but could not find any trace of him. This increased our astonishment.

          I said to myself: Who was this person and what happened to him? Because while I was talking about my incident and about the attributes of the Holy Prophet and his successors in the Torah, that person said: Do you want me to read for you?

          I replied: Yes, please. He began reading in such a way that I felt in my heart that this same person has written that manuscript from Torah which I saw in Khaibar. When he disappeared from my sight, I understood that he was a holy person and was not from the common people, therefore, I became certain of the divine help.

            Thereafter, I felt some sort of strength in myself and began to look for my brother, and as I did not want to forget the name of Kazimain and Sheikh Mohammed Aal e Yaseen, I kept on chanting that name by my tongue.

          My brother asked: Which prayer is this that you are reciting?

          I said: This is not a prayer.

 And I told him the entire incident. He became happy as well.

          After several queries and questions, we reached Kazimain and entered the house of the Sheikh. We told him the story from the beginning till the end. The Sheikh stood up and wept excessively, then he kissed on my eyes and said: Did you sight the Imam (A.T.F.S.) of our time with these eyes?...[1]

          If the Jewish clerics, who were the most severe enemies of the Divine religion, would not have concealed the truth in this manner and if their rich would not have strived to extinguish the Divine light, a large section of their people would have inclined towards Islam and withdrawn their belief from their distorted religion with the evidence of these realities; but as we are about to discuss ahead, they made them hopeless of the future and disbelievers of the day of resurrection. Therefore, they secretly involved themselves in all kinds of treacheries and deceits.