Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “There are angels at the outskirts of Madinah, so that neither plague not the Antichrist shall enter it. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim] He also said: “The threat of the Antichrist will not enter Madinah.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî] He also said: “There is no land that the Antichrist will fail to penetrate save for Mecca and Madinah.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim] These hadîth show us that these two sacred cities enjoy Allah’s protection. In some narrations, it is stated that Allah has appointed angels in ranks to guard over them. At the same time, these two cities are certainly affected by the outside world. Even at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) Madinah had its share of hypocrites. Nevertheless, the society remained strong and unified, resisting all forms of corruption and decay. The laws that govern the rest of the world can be observed to operate in Mecca and Madinah just as they operate everywhere else; nevertheless, we find these cities to be, in comparison, more resilient and more resistant to negative change than elsewhere
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:55:57 +0000