4.5 对未来的预言
4.5 Predictions About The Future
《古兰经》准确预言了罗马人(拜占庭人)对波斯人的军事胜利:
The Qur’aan accurately predicted the military victory of the Romans (Byzantines) over the Persians:
罗马人在最近的土地上被击败了;而在他们战败之后,他们将在几年之内取得胜利。”54
The Romans have been defeated in the nearest land; and after their defeat they will conquer, within a few years.” 54
阿拉伯语单词“bid‘”比英语单词“few”更为精确。“bid‘”用于指代三到十之间的数量。公元616年,波斯人给罗马人以沉重打击,夺走了他们的大叙利亚和埃及,并最终包围了他们的首都君士坦丁堡。公元622年,拜占庭人在伊苏斯战役中战胜了波斯人,从而收复了他们失去的全部土地。55
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
《古兰经》还准确预言,穆斯林将能够平安进入麦加,完成小朝觐(即"历来")。这一预言是在穆斯林与统治麦加的拜偶像者之间长期而痛苦的战争中作出的。经文还应许穆斯林:如果他们做到完全的信仰并行善,安拉就会使他们代理治理世界,确立他们的宗教,并以安全取代他们当时所处的恐惧。事实正如所预言的那样发生了。
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.
《古兰经》第三十章《罗马人》(30):2-4
54 Soorah ar-Room (30):2-4
参见《古兰经:意义的英文译解与注释》,第1202-3页。
55 See The Holy Qur-an: English Translation of the Meanings and Commentary, pp. 1202-3.
第四十八章 胜利(al-Fat-h)第27节: 这一段是对古兰经第48章第27节的翻译标记,但按照要求,我只翻译用户提供的文本。原文为: 56 Soorah al-Fat-h (48):27. 翻译为: 第56节 古兰经第四十八章 胜利(al-Fat-h)第27节。
56 Soorah al-Fat-h (48):27.
《古兰经》第二十四章 光明章(Soorah an-Noor)第55节
57 Soorah an-Noor (24):55.