KHIDR: THE ENIGMA

On Khidr: THE ENIGMA

By: Sheikh Sulaiman Odetayo {Abuu Ahmad At-Tijaanii}

Erstwhile Muqadam of Tijaniyyah Muslim Students Association of Nigeria {TIMSAN},

“Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state, Nigeria” Chapter.

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-His real name is Balya, son of Malkan, son of Falig (Palegi), son of Abir, son of Shalikh, son of Arfakhlishadh, son of Sam, son of Noah (AS).

-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “he was nicknamed Khidr (meaning green) because he sat on a piece of white fur so much that it turned to green” (from usage on grass).

-It was also said that he was so called because wherever he prays, the surroundings turn green. (Qisas al-anbiyaa Pg 222)

-He was Moses’ contemporary.(Q 18:60-82)

-He was a prophet.

-He started out as a soldier in the army of Dhul Qarnayn (Alexander the Great). Qisas al-anbiyaa Pg 371

-Khidr was a great prince who left home to later join the army of Alexander. (Qisas al-anbiyaa Pg 223-225)

-Therefore, he was born around the time when Ibrahim (AS) lived in Babylon (Qisas al-anbiyaa Pg 226), drank the water from the “spring of life” and hence, lived eternally.

-This was why some confuse him with Jeremiah {Harimiya}, son of Khalifah wrongly, while others say he is Melchiezedec (King of Truth).

-In any case , his drinking the “fount of life” made him a great Mystic, a Prophet, a Sage, a Scholar, an ardent Worshipper, an eternal savant and above all, a Slave of his Lord and  Master “ALLAH ‘SWT’”.

-This was why ALLAH sent Moses to learn the esoteric knowledge (ilmu-l-baatin) from him.

-It may be noted that the many journeys of Alexander the Great was mentioned in the same surah of the Qur’an (Suratul Kahf, i.e. Q 18: 83-99) just after the story of Musa & Khidr to show us the time of beginning of khidr’s greatness.

DHUL-QARNAYN: THE GREAT

 

On Dhul-Qarnayn: THE GREAT

By: Sheikh Sulaiman Odetayo {Abuu Ahmad At-Tijaanii}

Erstwhile Muqadam of Tijaniyyah Muslim Students Association of Nigeria {TIMSAN},

“Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state, Nigeria” Chapter.

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-He was Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia.

-He was born Alexander son of Phillips, son of Bitreus, son of Harmas, son of Herdos, son of Manton, son of Latin, son of Yunan (Greek), son of Japhet, son of Noah up to Esau, son of Isaac, son of Abraham.

-He was nick-named “Dhul-Qarnayn” meaning “the double-horned” for various reasons amongst which are:

1. He was born from both Roman and Greek Royalty.

2. He had two horns shape on his forehead.

3. He dreamt of holding the two horns {tips} of the sun, meaning the kingdoms of the East {Orient} and West {Occident}.

4. He lived at the joint of two cultures or two centuries.

5. He fights with both hands ambidextrously.

6. He is blessed with Exoteric and Esoteric knowledge, i.e. Ilmu-z-zaahir and Baatin.

-His name was derived from the Xanther wood his mother used as perfume/bath oil.

-She {his mother} was a Roman princess named Elanah.

-His father Phillips was the king of Greece.

-He {Alexander} conquered 90% of the known world, having set out from Macedonia when he became the king.

-From the western tip of Europe, where the Barbarians {Celtics, Anglo-Saxons,etc} lived to the easternmost tip of Mongolia and India.

-He was the only king who ruled almost the whole world.

-He was a  student of Aristotle who succeeded Plato. {Both Aristotle and Plato were students of Socrates}.

-He was a controversial prophet, but was mentioned as a righteous man in Q 18:83-99.

-He spent his life in pursuit of the “spring of life” which the angels told him as written in the scriptures of Old.

-He never found it.

For Further Readings, see:

1.       Qisas al-anbiyaa Pg 362-373

2.       Anxient History of the Greeks.

3.       The Roman Empire

                                                                                       

THE DEFEAT OF ROME

The Defeat of Rome

By: Sheikh Sulaiman Odetayo {Abuu Ahmad At-Tijaanii}

Erstwhile Muqadam of Tijaniyyah Muslim Students Association of Nigeria {TIMSAN},

“Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state, Nigeria” Chapter.

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-The prediction of the Romans’ defeat by the Persians is found in Q30:2-4 which says:-

“- The Romans have been defeated.

- In the nearest land (to the Arabian Peninsula i.e. Persia),

and they, after their defeat, will be victorious.

- Within three to nine years.

-The decision of the matter, before and after is only with Allah.

- And on that day the believers will rejoice”.

-The actual realization was when the Persians defeated the Romans at Antioch 613 AD.

-Just exactly 9 years later, in 622 AD, the duo met again in Armenia and Rome defeated the Persians for the first time after 613 AD.

 

For Further Readings, see:

1. “History of The Byzantine State” by Ostrogorsky, Page 95-101.

2. “ History of Persia” by Skyes, Vol 1, Page 483-484.

3. “The New Encyclopedia Brittanica” Micropaedia, Vol 4, Page 1036

 

PROPHET IDREES : THE EPITOME OF KNOWLEDGE

IDREES <ENOCH>: THE EPITOME OF KNOWLEDGE

By: Sheikh Sulaiman Odetayo {Abuu Ahmad At-Tijaanii}

Erstwhile Muqadam of Tijaniyyah Muslim Students Association of Nigeria {TIMSAN},

“Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state, Nigeria” Chapter.

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-His real name is Akhnukh (Enoch).

-He was nick-named Idrees (“The Scholar”) because he was always engaged in scholarly pursuits.

-He was always reading the books of revelation given to prophet Adam (A.S) and Seth (A.S).

- His mother’s name was  Ashuth, while his father’s name was Bard(Jared) son of Mahla’eel, son of Qaynan, son of Anwh (Ena), son of Shith (Seth), son of Adam.

-He was the first to write with the pen (“Al-qalam”), the first man to weave cloth and the first to wear sown cloth.

-He was also the first man to learn star-gazing (Astrology & Astronomy “Q 10:5, Q 17:12 & Q 25:61”), as well as Mathematics (Hisab).

-The first medium used to conduct this research/scholasticism was the sand ‘an abundant material’, and so the knowledge came to be known alternatively as Ramlu, Qalami, Turabi, etc. ‘Q 96:1-5’

             1. “Ramlu” – meaning Sand (Variations)

           2. “Al-Qalam” – meaning Pen (Dialectics)

          3. “Hisab” –meaning Calculations (Mathematics, Astrology / Astronomy)

-These three are branches of the same knowledge, i.e. physical research into so-called “supernatural” phenomena.

-That is the why the medium used by scholars, especially of mysticism is the (pure) sand & (Witness khatims (seals)).

-Sometimes, the names are interchanged as the branches are interwoven and overlap in repeated relations.

-Ramlu (also called Turabi – meaning soil) is sometimes called al-Qalami in the beginning.

-But was later known in many cultures as the Oracle, e. g. the 16 Odus of Ifa, the Yoruba Oracle in West Africa.

-His knowledge and wisdom cannot be faulted based on any later adulterations, for he was one of the Sidqeen (Truthful Prophets) ‘Q19:56 & Q4:96’.

For Further Readings, see:

1. an-Naysaburi Ahmad’s “Qisas al-Anbiya” (Stories of the Prophets) Arabic version, Dar-el-fikr, Page 50. *Also called “Araa’is-al-majaalis”.

2. al-Qastalani’s “Khazeenat-l-Asrar” (Compendium of Secrets) Arabic version, Dar-el-fikr, Page 14/15.

3. “Manba’u Usul-al-Hikmah” Arabic version by  Dar-el-fikr.

4. “Manba’u Usul-al-Ramlu” Arabic version by  Dar-el-fikr.