Hamas Cleric Predicts 'Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam' A sermon last Friday by a prominent Muslim cleric and Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament openly declared that "the capital of the Catholics, or the Crusader capital," would soon be conquered by Islam. The fiery sermon, delivered by Yunis al-Astal and aired on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV, predicted that Rome would become "an advanced post for the Islamic conquests, which will spread though Europe in its entirety, and then will turn to the two Americas, even Eastern Europe." "Allah has chosen you for Himself and for His religion," al-Astal preached, "so that you will serve as the engine pulling this nation to the phase of succession, security and consolidation of power, and even to conquests through da'wa and military conquests of the capitals of the entire world. "Very soon, Allah willing, Rome will be conquered, just like Constantinople was, as was prophesized by our prophet Muhammad," he added. Al-Astal last June preached how it was the duty of Palestinian women to martyr themselves by becoming homicide bombers. "The most exalted form of jihad is fighting for the sake of Allah, which means sacrificing one's soul by fighting the enemies head-on, even if it leads to martyrdom," he said in a June 23, 2007 interview. "When jihad becomes an individual duty, it applies to women too, because women do not differ from men when it comes to individual duties," he said, calling Jews "the brothers of apes and pigs" who should "taste the bitterness of death." Friday's rant repeated that theme: "Today, Rome is the capital of the Catholics, or the Crusader capital, which has declared its hostility to Islam, and has planted the brothers of apes and pigs in Palestine in order to prevent the reawakening of Islam. "I believe that our children, or our grandchildren, will inherit our jihad and our sacrifices, and, Allah willing, the commanders of the conquest will come from among them. "Today, we instill these good tidings in their souls – and by means of the mosques and the Koran books, and the history of our Prophets, his companions, and the great leaders, we prepare them for the mission of saving humanity from the hellfire at whose brink they stand." source Click here to view al-Astal's sermon on MimriTV.org
In Islam, can a Cleric do prophesy? Is that allowed? Maybe those more knowledgeable can enlighten me.
No, clerics usually don't do prophesy. Their job is to teach. They are teachers, and they explain and teach the contents of the Hoy Quran and Haidth.
I love how that crazy bastard is saying catholics are enemies of Islam when it is obviously the opposite.
I think they are still mad at the catholics for taking back land and teritory with the help of England.
You ever hear that most of what you hear of the crusades is lies. Muslims and Arabs were taking land from Catholics for many years before the crusades were started. It was much much more then a religious war. Arabs were provoking the war for a very long time.
Why do you think I said that. It wasn't a religious war as far as Christianity stands, but maybe catholicism vs. islam.
I believe that he is right, it may not happen today or tomorrow but the way Islam is growing in Europe and how how other people are being less religious in Europe. In 50 years its not unconceivable that Islam will be the leading religion in Europe
catholicism is a form of christianity and i say that because it is the truth. Look up some events predating the Crusades and see what you find.
I don't think they will, just because that is the "center" of the catholic religion, the vatican, etc.
I absolutely agree with this. Europe is falling fast due to the fast growth of Muslim immigrants, restriants from political correctness that will allow a takeover, and the movement of Christians away from religion. It will happen a lot sooner than 50 years. Look at how many changes have taken place in Europe in the last 10 to 20 years. Europe is lost. I don't think the Europussies have enough balls left to deal with the issue.