PART 15

BANI ISRAEL (THE DESCENDANTS OF ISRAEL)

Section 1

Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

[b/Israel 17:1] Purity is to Him Who took His bondman in a part of the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque around which We have placed blessings, in order that We may show him Our great signs; indeed he is the listener, the beholder. (This verse refers to the physical journey of Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him - to Al Aqsa Mosque and from there to the heavens and beyond. The entire journey back to Makkah was completed within a small part of the night.)

[b/Israel 17:2] And We gave Moosa the Book, and made it a guidance for the Descendants of Israel that, 'Do not appoint anyone as a Trustee besides Me.'

[b/Israel 17:3] The descendants of those whom We boarded along with Nooh; he was indeed a grateful bondman.

[b/Israel 17:4] And We decreed for the Descendants of Israel in the Book that, 'You will indeed create great turmoil in the earth twice, and you will surely become very proud.'

[b/Israel 17:5] So when the first of those promises came, We sent upon you Our extremely militant bondmen - they therefore entered the cities pursuing you; and this was a promise that had to be fulfilled.

[b/Israel 17:6] We then reversed your attack upon them, and aided you with wealth and sons and increased your numbers.

[b/Israel 17:7] If you do good deeds, you will for your own good - and if you commit evil, it is for yourself; therefore when the second of those promises came - so the enemy maim your faces, and enter the mosque as they had entered it the first time, and destroy until they ruin all they could capture.