
We delivered him, along with Lūṭ, to the land We had showered with blessings for all the worlds. “We said, ‘O fire! Be cool and safe for Ibrāhīm!’ They had plotted to harm him, but We made them the worst of losers. “And to Sulaymān We subjected the raging winds, which through his command blew to the land which We have showered with blessings.” Įven when speaking about the famous trial of the Prophet Ibrāhīm, the virtues of the geographical region are once again addressed: Regarding the favours granted to the Prophet Sulaymān, Allah said: “And We made the previously oppressed people inheritors of the eastern and western lands which We have showered with blessings.”

Speaking about the Muslims of Banī Isrāʾīl, Allah said: But in any case, Jerusalem and its surrounding territories will nevertheless remain as a region full of divine blessings.

Many enquire: “When will the Muslims retrieve their Aqsa Mosque, and when will the Muslims worldwide rediscover their unified voice? Can a date be specified, even if approximately?” We will return to these difficult questions at the end of the piece.

How these blessings exist and manifest themselves in real life are topics which will be addressed in detail in this article.

As confirmed in our religious tradition, al-Shām (Greater Syria) – with Jerusalem at its epicenter – is a region brimming with immense barakah (blessings).
