05-25-2004, 08:01 AM
(bismillah
It has been stated in several authentic narrations from the Prophet[saws] that Jesus[as] is to descend on the white minaret located in the Eastern part of the city of Damascus.
Damascus at that time will be the capital of Imam Mahdi's caliphate and under the latter's leadership the Muslims will be preparing for a showdown with the Dajjal in the same city.
The Muslims will be over joyed to see his presence and Imam Mahdi will ask him to lead the prayers but he will refuse and seek to pray behind the former. After they finish the Fajr prayers, Jesus[as] will open the door of the mosque and will find the Dajjal alongwith his 70,000 jewish army standing infront of him. The latter upon seeing the former will flee, and the Muslims will chase him and his jewish army deep into Palestine, where at a place called Lyida[ Ludd ] Jesus[as] will kill the Dajjal.
what the Prophetic narrations point out is that Jesus[as] in the near future is to descend in the Eastern quarters of Damascus on a white minaret that is close to a mosque.
May Allah bless the Day of the descendence of Isa ibn Maryam and the day he shall liberate palestine,and the day when the entire earth will be ruled by Islam under him, such that all the enemies of the Muslims will be disgraced,belittled and extinguished. :smilingfl
I attached a picture of the minaret:
Aren't the people of Damascus living in such a blessed and historic-to-be Land?...MashaAllah I'd like to one day ( If Allah allowes me) go and visit the Ummayad mosque and the minaret where Prophet Isa (As) will descend.