Preacher at Al-Aqsa Mosque: Rome will be conquered by Muslims, Jews want Nile to Euphrates, Muslims try to bestow Islam on hating heretics
Al-Aqsa Calls YouTube channel, lecture at Al-Aqsa Mosque by Salafist Sheikh Ahmed Al-Khatwani
Salafist Sheikh Ahmed Al-Khatwani: "One of the questioners asks: 'What are the signs that herald the Muslims’ conquest of Rome?' The signs are the words of the Prophet [Muhammad] (Hadith), may Allah bless him, and this is enough for us to be the greatest herald, in other words, the words of the Prophet are enough for us.
He, peace be upon him, said: 'You will conquer Constantinople and Rome.' They said to him: 'Which one first, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘The city of Heracles,’ in other words Constantinople, which is Istanbul. And indeed, it was conquered 700 years after the words of the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him…
Therefore this message was actually realized in Constantinople, and since it was realized in Constantinople, it will be realized, Allah willing, with the conquest of Rome, Allah willing. This is the message of the Messenger, may Allah bless him, and this is the reliable Hadith, half of which was actually realized, andthe second half, Allah willing, will be [realized] by us and our sons…
The Jews' ambassador in Egypt said that the borders of the Jews' state will be from the Euphrates [River] to the Nile [River] (sic., PMW found no record of such a statement by an Israeli ambassador to Egypt), like the symbol on their flag. The two blue lines symbolize the Nile River and the Euphrates River. However, these are just dreams and illusions. Great statesmen of the Jews’ state have even admitted this, such as [former Israeli President] Shimon Peres – when he was asked this question he said: 'The Jews' state will be a great state, not in territory and not in size, but in its influence, not only between the Nile and the Euphrates, but further than that’ (sic., PMW found no record of such a statement). They delude themselves that this [Islamic] nation is dead, helpless, old, but they are imagining [it]. They will understand this delusion when an Islamic state is established soon and uproots their entity, Allah willing…
This matter (i.e., of US President Donald Trump recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel) is part of the crusader hate and its political significance. He, Trump – if he strengthens the Jews in the Golan (i.e., in northern Israel), he strengthens America, as America depends on the Jews as a stake in the region in order to control the Golan Heights and more.
The Golan Heights – it was previously reported that America wants to establish a base for itself there, and through this base they will watch the Al-Sham lands (i.e., “Greater Syria,” including Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and parts of Jordan) and Iraq. Trump's declaration is in the context of this orientation…
This is the political significance of this declaration, in addition to them viewing the Islamic nation as a dead nation. They think it is dead, motionless. But the Islamic nation has begun to move. And they will enjoy neither the Golan, nor Palestine, nor Jerusalem – they will be harshly expelled, the Jews and the Americans…
How, where, and in what ways is the crusader hatred nurtured among the Western people? In the churches, schools, and centers. The truth is that the crusader hatred is nurtured by Western culture, which every Western person accepts. This culture is a mentality made up of a collection of concepts about life and about the other side, which is the Muslims. This culture – from where is it taken? From the history schoolbooks in the schools, from the research institutes, from the ruling elites, from the belligerent, arrogant, racist viewpoint that characterizes the Western people. They think that they are superior to others. And therefore there must be a culture that will nurture this viewpoint… this is the crusader culture, the crusader hostility. It is in all of the state institutions and the government, in the research centers, universities, and colleges, and in the regular schools, and in the churches themselves. All of these institutions and the churches are acting in conjunction in order to nurture this crusader hatred, as part of the culture of the Western people. What is the significance of the secular state aiding missionaries in their missions? You are secular, what is your interest in missionizing and religion? After all, you have separated between religion and life and- Why have you sent missionaries, and [why] are you sponsoring the church? Because the crusader culture and the crusader hatred is pushing them to support the church and its missionary crusades…
Regarding the massacre in the two mosques in New Zealand [on March 15, 2019], in which approximately 50 worshippers died as Martyrs (Shahids) – what is the motive? Does it have a connection to the crusader hatred? We spoke earlier about the crusader hatred at the time of this massacre and those similar to it… This person who took a personal weapon and loaded it with the best ammunition and reaped the bowing worshippers… his motive was certainly crusader, as all of the crusader events and memorial days were [written] on his machine gun… All of his culture was written in dates on his machine gun in order to convey the message that 'All of the Western people are like me, but I am the bravest of them.' He wrote in his message ‘Vienna siege’ (i.e., in 1683), how the Muslims did not succeed in conquering Vienna – in other words, the Crusaders' victory. And he spoke about the fall of Andalusia (i.e., in Spain, 1492)… and spoke about the Crusades… He spoke about the Islamic army's lack of success in invading France, when they neared Paris (i.e., in 732)…
He noted events in which the Muslims were the attackers, and they were the defenders. He thought that the Christians were the ones that won. But the question that arises is - in the events that he noted - who was the winner: the attacker or the defender? The attacker of course – who attacked? The Muslims, they are the ones who attacked Europe from the east (i.e., the Turkish from the 15th century) and from the west (i.e., the Arabs in the 8th century). They are the ones who conquered Greece and the Balkans. They attempted to conquer France. They are the ones that conquered Cyprus and Crete, so they are the victors, but there were some stumbles.
In other words, the Muslims… failed in a number of battles. However, in the war, in the end, the Muslims were the ones who won. They won the wars, but they did not succeed in a number of battles. But that is not considered a defeat… What he (the shooter from New Zealand –Ed.) engraved on the machine gun, these memorial days and dates, they are clear proof of the crusader hatred in his soul and in all of those who are like him. And therefore it would be a mistake and ignorance on our part if we were to treat the secular as if they are not crusaders. Only 'the People of the Book' who bow before the laws of Islam are the ones who we will not fight. Meanwhile the others – we are allowed to fight them and kill them and carry out a war of Jihad against them…
If so, we must fight those who are fighting us with religion… The only part of them [that we must not fight] are ‘the People of the Book’ who come under our auspices, and anyone who does not come under our auspices and ally with us is a heretic who we must fight.
This is Shari'ah law. How is it implemented? I and you and all of the people and groups cannot implement Shari'ah law? Who will implement this Islamic law? The Islamic army, by Jihad for Allah. Where is the Islamic army? It is not to be found. Why? Because there is no state and there is no caliph. And therefore we are striving and working to establish the Islamic state, the caliphate state, in order to prepare an army so we can fight with it against these heretics.
Is there Islamic hate against the crusaders parallel to the crusader hate against the Muslims? There is no word or verse in the terms of Islam about Muslims hating. Muslims do not hate. The Muslims are striving to take the hating heretics out of the darkness and into the light. They are striving to bestow Islam upon them. All that the Muslims are doing is to break the physical barriers that prevent Islam from being presented to them."