They
are a double-faced people who are capable of swift motion (Qur’an semantics)
‘Ya’juj’ and ‘Ma’juj’ are names used in the blessed Qur’an
for Gog and Magog. Dr Tammam Adi, the Qur’an semanticist, has pointed
out that they are two word-forms from the Arabic root “hamza jeem jeem”
that grammatically denote the active tense (ya’juj) and passive
tense (ma’juj). This could indicate their characterization as a double-faced
people with conduct that ‘ebbs and flows’.
They ‘attack’ and ‘occupy’ (Ya’juj)
and then feign ‘withdrawal’ (Ma’juj).
They commit ‘aggression’ (Ya’juj)
and then pose as ‘peacemakers’ or as ‘victims of aggression’ (Ma’juj).
They ‘violate’ (Ya’juj) and then ‘pacify’ (Ma’juj).
They pose as ‘religious people’ (Ya’juj) when in fact they are
devoid of faith and essentially ‘godless’ (Ma’juj).
The Qur’an itself has very
significantly commenced with a warning of precisely such double-faced
people:
“And when they are told, ‘Do not commit
Fasad on Earth,’ they answer,
‘We are but peacemakers!’ Oh, verily, it is
they, they who are committing Fasad,
but they perceive it not.” (Qur’an,
al-Baqarah, 2:11-12)
“And when they meet those who have faith (in
Allah Most High), they assert, ‘We believe (as you believe)’; but
when they find themselves alone with their Satanic comrades, they say, ‘Verily,
we are with you; we were only feigning (faith)!’(Qur’an, al-Baqarah, 2:14)
The grammarians have also pointed out that Ya'juj
(Gog) and Ma'juj (Magog) are derived in the Arabic language from ‘ajj’
or ‘ajij’ in the grammatical forms of yaf'ul and maf`ul.
‘Ajij’ means ‘harshness’, ‘the flaming of fire’, but ‘ajja’ also
means ‘asra`a’ or ‘he walked fast’, hence Ya'juj (Gog) and
Ma'juj are a people characterized by swiftness of motion and
intense agitation. One sees evidence in the accumulation of medals at Olympic
Games of people who invariably humble the rest of mankind combined. But evidence
also exists of the combination of ‘flaming fire’ and ‘swiftness of motion’ when
those same people wage their barbarian wars of aggression and oppression
through which they succeed in unjustly occupying and colonizing the greater
part of the Earth.
Perhaps the most dangerous of their
double-faced antics is their pretense to be people within the fold of religion
when in fact they are essentially godless people. They despise true religion as
well as those who would sincerely live the religious way of life while striving
to attain to piety and righteousness.
Since Ya’juj or Gog is in the
active tense (in the Arabic language), and Majuj or Magog is in
the passive tense, it follows that in a contest between the two, Gog will
eventually prevail over Magog. This book will attempt to identify both Ya’juj
(Gog) and Majuj (Magog) in today’s world, and in so doing it will
offer a glimpse of the end of history when a gigantic (Armageddon) clash between
the two will take place.
A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti
Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76:
"There will arise in the world a Buddha named Maitreya (the benevolent
one) a holy one, a supreme one, an enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in
conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe:
"What he has realized by his own supernatural knowledge he will publish to
this universe. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at
its climax, glorious at the goal, in the spirit and the letter. He will
proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and thoroughly pure; even as I now
preach my religion and a like life do proclaim. He will keep up the society of
monks numbering many thousands, even as now I keep up a society of monks
numbering many hundreds".
B)
According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225:
"It is said that I am not an only Buddha upon whom the leadership and
order is dependent. After me another Buddha Maitreya of such and such virtues
will come. I am now the leader of hundreds, he will be the leader of
thousands."
C) According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon
sources):
"Ananda said to the Blessed One, ‘Who shall teach us when thou art
gone?'
And the
Blessed one replied, 'I am not the first Buddha who came upon the earth nor
shall I be the last. In due time another Buddha will arise in the world, a holy
one, a supremely enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious,
knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and
mortals. He will reveal to you the same eternal truths, which I have taught
you. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at the climax
and glorious at the goal. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and
pure such as I now proclaim. His disciples will number many thousands while
mine number many hundreds.'
Ananda
said, 'How shall we know him?'
The Blessed one replied, 'He will be known as Maitreya'."
(i) The
Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’ means loving,
compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and
friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these
words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah Al-Anbiya:
"We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures."
[Al-Qur’an 21:107]
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.
(ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than
409 times.
(iii) Every chapter of the Glorious Qur’an, except Chapter 9, i.e. Surah Taubah
begins with the beautiful formula, 'Bismillah Hir-Rahman Nir-Rahim', which
means 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful'.
(iv) The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various
other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in Pali and
Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy. Therefore
‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’.
2.
Buddha’s doctrine was Esoteric and Exoteric:
According to Sacred Books of the East, volume 11, pg. 36 Maha-Parinibbana
Sutta chapter 2 verse 32:
"I
have preached the truth without making any distinction between exoteric and
esoteric doctrine, for in respect of truths, Ananda, the Tathagata has no such
thing as the closed fist of a teacher, who keeps something back".
Muhammad (pbuh) on the commandment of Almighty God delivered the message and
doctrine without making any distinction between esoteric and exoteric. The Qur'an
was recited in public in the days of the Prophet and is being done so till
date. The Prophet had strictly forbidden the Muslims from hiding the doctrine
3.
Devoted Servitors of the Buddhas:
According to Sacred Books of the East volume 11 pg. 97 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta
Chapter 5 verse 36:
"Then the Blessed one addressed the brethren, and said, ‘Whosoever,
brethren have been Arahat-Buddhas through the long ages of the past, they were
servitors just as devoted to those Blessed ones as Ananda has been to me. And
whosoever brethren shall be the Arahat-Buddhas of the future, there shall be
servitors as devoted to those Blessed ones as Ananda has been to me’."
The
Servitor of Buddha was Ananda. Muhammad (pbuh) also had a servitor by the name
Anas (r.a.) who was the son of Malik. Anas (r.a...) was presented to the
Prophet by his parents. Anas (r.a...) relates: "My mother said to him, 'Oh
Messenger of God, here is your little servant'." Further Anas relates,
"I served him from the time I was 8 years old and the Prophet called me
his son and his little beloved". Anas (r.a...) stayed by the Prophet in
peace and in war, in safety as well as in danger till the end of his life.
i) Anas (r.a.), even though he was only 11 years old stayed beside the
Prophet during the battle of Uhud where the Prophet’s life was in great danger.
ii) Even during the battle of Honain when the Prophet was surrounded by the
enemies who were archers, Anas (r.a...) who was only 16 years old stood by the
Prophet.
Anas (R) can surely be compared with Ananda who stood by Gautam Buddha when the
mad elephant approached him.
4. Six
Criteria for Identifying Buddha:
According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 214:
"The
Blessed one said, ‘There are two occasions on which a Tathagata’s appearance
becomes clear and exceedingly bright. In the night Ananda, in which a Tathagata
attains to the supreme and perfect insight, and in the night in which he passes
finally away in that ultra passing which leaves nothing whatever of his earthly
existence to remain.’ "
According
to Gautam Buddha, following are the six criteria for identifying a Buddha.
i) A Buddha attains supreme and perfect insight at night-time.
ii) On the occasion of his complete enlightenment he looks exceedingly bright
iii) A Buddha dies a natural death.
iv) He dies at night-time.
v) He looks exceedingly bright before his death.
vi) After his death a Buddha ceases to exist on earth.
i) Muhammad (pbuh) attained supreme insight and Prophethood at
night-time.
According to Surah Dukhan:
"By the books that makes thing clear – We sent it down during a blessed
night." [Al-Qur'an 44:2-3]
According to Surah Al-Qadar: "We have indeed revealed this (message) in the night of power."
[Al-Qur'an 97:1]
ii) Muhammad (pbuh) instantly felt his understanding illumined with celestial
light.
iii) Muhammad (pbuh) died a natural death.
iv)
According to Ayesha (r.a.), Muhammad (pbuh) expired at night-time. When he was
dying there was no oil in the lamp and his wife Ayesha (r.a.) had to borrow oil
for the lamp.
v)
According to Anas (r.a.), Muhammad (pbuh) looked exceedingly bright in the
night of his death.
vi) After the burial of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) he was never seen again in his
bodily form on this earth.
5. Buddhas are only Preachers: According to Dhammapada, Sacred Books of East volume 10 pg., 67:
"The Jathagatas (Buddhas) are only Preachers."
The Qur’an says in Surah Ghashiya: "Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. Thou
art not one to manage (men's) affairs." [Al-Qur'an 88:21-22] 6. Identification of Maitreya by Buddha:
According to Dhammapada, Mattaya Sutta, 151:
II.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Prophesised in Atharvaveda
In the 20th book of Atharvaveda Hymn 127 Some Suktas (chapters) are known as
Kuntap Sukta. Kuntap means the consumer of misery and troubles. Thus meaning
the message of peace and safety and if translated in Arabic means Islam.
Kuntap also means hidden glands in the abdomen. These mantras are called so
probably because their true meaning was hidden and was to be revealed in
future. Its hidden meaning is also connected with the navel or the middle point
of this earth. Makkah is called the Ummul Qur’a the mother of the towns or the
naval of the earth. In many revealed books it was the first house of Divine
worship where God Almighty gave spiritual nourishment to the world. The Qur’an
says in Surah Ali-Imran chapter 3, verse 96:
"The first house (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakkah
(Makkah) full of blessings and of guidance and for all kinds of beings".
Thus Kuntap stands for Makkah or Bakkah.
Several people have translated these Kuntap Suktas like M. Bloomfield, Prof.
Ralph Griffith, Pandit Rajaram, Pandit Khem Karan, etc.
The main points mentioned in the Kuntap Suktas i.e. in Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn
127 verses 1-13 are:
Mantra 1
He is Narashansah or the praised one (Muhammad). He is Kaurama: the prince of
peace or the emigrant, who is safe, even amongst a host of 60,090 enemies.
Mantra 2
He is a camel-riding Rishi, whose chariot touches the heaven.
Mantra 3
He is Mamah Rishi who is given a hundred gold coins, ten chaplets (necklaces),
three hundred good steeds and ten thousand cows.
Mantra 4
Vachyesv rebh. ‘Oh! ye who glorifies’.
The Sanskrit word Narashansah means ‘the praised one’, which is the literal
translation of the Arabic word Muhammad (pbuh).
The Sanskrit word Kaurama means ‘one who spreads and promotes peace’. The holy
Prophet was the ‘Prince of Peace’ and he preached equality of human kind and
universal brotherhood. Kaurama also means an emigrant. The Prophet migrated
from Makkah to Madinah and was thus also an Emigrant.
He will be protected from 60,090 enemies, which was the population of Makkah.
The Prophet would ride a camel. This clearly indicates that it cannot be an
Indian Rishi, since it is forbidden for a Brahman to ride a camel according to
the Sacred Books of the East, volume 25, Laws of Manu pg. 472. According to
Manu Smirti chapter 11 verse 202, "A Brahman is prohibited from riding a
camel or an ass and to bathe naked. He should purify himself by suppressing his
breath".
This mantra gave the Rishi's name as Mamah. No rishi in India or another
Prophet had this name Mamah which is derived from Mah which means to esteem
highly, or to revere, to exalt, etc. Some Sanskrit books give the Prophet’s
name as ‘Mohammad’, but this word according to Sanskrit grammar can also be
used in the bad sense. It is incorrect to apply grammar to an Arabic word.
Actually it has the same meaning and somewhat similar pronunciation as the word
Muhammad (pbuh).
He is given 100 gold coins, which refers to the believers and the earlier
companions of the Prophet during his turbulent Makkan life. Later on due to
persecution they migrated from Makkah to Abysinia. Later when Prophet migrated
to Madinah all of them joined him in Madinah.
The 10 chaplets or necklaces were the 10 best companions of the Prophet
(pbuh) known as Ashra-Mubbashshira (10 bestowed with good news). These were
foretold in this world of their salvation in the hereafter i.e. they were given
the good news of entering paradise by the Prophet’s own lips and after naming
each one he said "in Paradise". They were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman,
Ali, Talha, Zubair, Abdur Rahman Ibn Auf, Saad bin Abi Waqqas, Saad bin Zaid
and Abu Ubaidah (May Allah be well-pleased with all of them).
The Sanskrit word Go is derived from Gaw which means ‘to go to war’. A cow is
also called Go and is a symbol of war as well as peace. The 10,000 cows refer
to the 10,000 companions who accompanied the Prophet (pbuh) when he entered
Makkah during Fateh Makkah which was a unique victory in the history of mankind
in which there was no blood shed. The 10,000 companions were pious and
compassionate like cows and were at the same time strong and fierce and are
described in the Holy Quran in Surah Fatah:
"Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong
against unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other." [Al-Qur'an 48:29]
This mantra calls the Prophet as Rebh which means one who praises, which when
translated into Arabic is Ahmed, which is another name for the Prophet
(pbuh).
Battle of the Allies described in the Vedas.
It is mentioned in Atharvaveda Book XX Hymn 21 verse 6, "Lord of the
truthful! These liberators drink these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs
gladdened thee in the field of battle. When thou renders vanquished without
fight the ten thousand opponents of the praying one, the adoring one."
This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the
battle of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammed. The Prophet was
victorious without an actual conflict which is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah
Ahzab:
"When the believers saw the confederate forces they said, "This is
what Allah and His Messenger had promised us and Allah and His Messenger told
us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in
obedience." [Al-Qur'an 33:22]
The Sanskrit word karo in the Mantra means the ‘praying one’ which when
translated into Arabic means ‘Ahmed’, the second name of Prophet Muhammed
(pbuh).
The 10,000 opponents mentioned in the Mantra were the enemies of the Prophet
and the Muslims were only 3000 in number.
The last words of the Mantra aprati ni bashayah means the defeat was given to
the enemies without an actual fight. The enemies’ defeat in the conquest of Makkah is mentioned in
Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn 21 verse no 9:
"You have O Indra, overthrown 20 kings and 60,099 men with an outstripping
Chariot wheel who came to fight the praised one or far famed (Muhammad)
orphan."
The population of Makkah at the time of Prophet’s advent was nearly 60,000
There were several clans in Makkah each having its own chief. Totally there
were about 20 chiefs to rule the population of Makkah.
An Abandhu meaning a helpless man who was far-famed and ‘praised one’. Muhammad
(pbuh) overcame his enemies with the help of God.
III. Muhammad (pbuh) prophesised in the Rigveda
A similar prophecy is also found in Rigveda Book I, Hymn 53 verse 9:
The Sanskrit word used is Sushrama, which means praiseworthy or well praised
which in Arabic means Muhammad (pbuh).
IV. Muhummad (pbuh) is also prophesised in the Samveda
Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) is also prophesised in the Samveda Book II Hymn 6 verse 8: "Ahmed acquired from his Lord the knowledge of eternal law. I received
light from him just as from the sun." The Prophecy confirms:
The name of the Prophet as Ahmed since Ahmed is an Arabic name. Many
translators misunderstood it to be Ahm at hi and translated the mantra as
"I alone have acquired the real wisdom of my father".
Prophet was given eternal law, i.e. the Shariah.
The Rishi was enlightened by the Shariah of Prophet Muhammad. The Qur’an says
in Surah Saba chapter 34 verse 28
"We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them
glad tidings and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not." [Al-Qur'an 34:28]
