4.5 Predictions About The Future
The Qur’aan accurately predicted the military victory of the Romans (Byzantines) over the Persians:
The Romans have been defeated in the nearest land; and after their defeat they will conquer, within a few years.” 54
The Arabic word bid‘ is more precise than the English word “few.” Bid‘ is used for a number between three and ten. The Persians dealt the Romans a crushing defeat in the year 616 CE, taking away Greater Syria and Egypt from them and eventually besieging them in their capital of Constantinople. In 622 CE, the Byzantines won a decisive victory against the Persians at the battle of Issus, which allowed them to regain all the lands they had lost.55
The Qur’aan also accurately predicted that the Muslims would be able to enter Makkah peacefully in order to make‘umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.56 The prediction came in the middle of a long bitter war between the Muslims and the idol worshippers who ruled Makkah. It also promised the Muslims that if they fulfilled the conditions of complete faith and good deeds that Allaah would deputize them to rule the world and would establish their religion and replace the fear they were currently living in with security.57 That is precisely what happened.
54 Soorah ar-Room (30):2-4
55 See The Holy Qur-an: English Translation of the Meanings and Commentary, pp. 1202-3.
56 Soorah al-Fat-h (48):27.
57 Soorah an-Noor (24):55.