Prophecies in the Hadith: Difference between revisions

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* The part about Abyssinians is usually ignored, because it doesn't fit into the apologetic interpretation
* The part about Abyssinians is usually ignored, because it doesn't fit into the apologetic interpretation


The apologetic interpretation is that Muslims should leave Turks alone, because Turks would win the war. And Turks would win because they are strong. And they are strong therefore they will eventually become dominant. But this interpretation fails from the beginning, because the hadith doesn't say that Turks will win. It just says don't initiate the fight first.
The apologetic interpretation is that Muslims should leave Turks alone, because Turks would win the war. And Turks would win because they are strong. And they are strong therefore they will eventually become dominant. But this interpretation fails from the beginning, because the hadith doesn't say that Turks would (or will) win. It just says don't initiate the fight first.


In other hadith, Muhammad actually predicted that after a few wars, Muslims will exterminate the Turks:
In other hadith, Muhammad actually predicted that after a few wars, Muslims will exterminate the Turks:
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