Are the children of Jacob (Israel) the
only descendants of Abraham?
First,
we know that Abraham had more than two wives, from one of whom came some
prophets like Saleh, in the North West of the Arabian Peninsula. The better known of Abraham’s
descendants came from his two sons, Ishmael the elder and Isaac the younger
son. Isaac was the father of Jacob (also called Israel)
from whom descended the children of Israel and many prophets of God.
From Ishmael descended the Arabs and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
It was
Abraham and Ishmael who built the Ka’ba in Makkah. So the descendants of
Abraham are not only the Jewish race (the Israelites), but they include the
Arabs as well. I emphasize the Jewish race to exclude the followers of the
Jewish religion of whom we are told more 95% are not descendants of Prophet
Jacob, as proven by a study conducted by the British anthropologist James
Fenton. These 95% of the Jewish settlers in Palestine are of mixed origins, many of whom
are descendants of Khazar converts and others of mixed ethnic origins,
including children of mixed marriages and a few converts. In fact, Zionism and
almost all the leaders and major supporters of the movement are descendant of
these Ashkenazim.
It is
interesting to point out that the children of Prophet Moses himself are not
Jews by the Jewish definition of a Jew 'being a child of a Jewess', since his
first wife was the daughter of Shu’aib
of Madyan (North Arabia) and the other was of
Ethiopic origin. The same is true of at least some of the children of Joshua,
his successor, since he was married to Rahab the Canaanite.
Does the Divine Covenant apply to a particular race or
group of people, regardless of their conduct or righteousness?
A very
important point we should remember is the fact that due to the utmost just
nature of God, His Divine Promise and Covenant apply only to true believers
in Him and His commands, not to a particular race or group of people. For
example, we read in the Qur’an, “And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham
with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Surely I have appointed
thee a leader for mankind; (Abraham) said: And of my offspring (will they be
leaders)? He (God) said: My covenant includeth not wrong doers.” (2:
124)
In
Chapter 11 of the Qur’an, we see the same Divine principle applied. When the
disbelieving son of Noah was about to drown, Prophet Noah called to God:
“Surely my son is of my household! Surely Thy promise is the Truth and Thou art
the Most Just of Judges.” What was God’s answer? He told him, “O Noah! Lo! He
is not of thy household; lo! He is of evil conduct, so ask not of
Me that whereof thou hast no knowledge. I admonish thee lest thou be among the
ignorant.” (11: 45-46)
Now
with these two Divine declarations, can we still say that even if Sharon and the other bloodthirsty Zionist
criminals and assassins (Begin, Dayan …) were true descendants of Abraham
(which they are not), does the Divine Covenant apply to them and their like!!
Certainly not. For they are like the son of Noah “of evil conduct”.
To whom can we say the Divine Covenant with Abraham
regarding the Promised Land applies
In
answer to this, we can say that there are two conditions to be fulfilled for
the Covenant to apply. First, it has to be descendants of Prophet Abraham.
Secondly, they have to be true believers in God, who clearly obey His
commands and do righteous deeds (not “wrong-doers or people of “evil conduct”),
as can be seen from the above two cases mentioned in the Qur’an and from other
evidence to be mentioned in the next few lines.
In the
Chapter of Light (24) of the Qur’an we read: “Allah hath promised such of you as
believe and do good works that He will surely make them to succeed (the
present rulers) in the earth as He caused who were before them to succeed
(others): and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He
hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their
fear…” (24:55)
Let us
see which nation or community fulfills these two requirements. The answer is
very clear. We read in the Qur’an, “Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian;
but he was an upright man who had surrendered to God (was a Muslim), and he was not
of the idolaters. Lo ! Those of mankind who have the best claim to Abraham
are those who followed him and THIS PROPHET (MUHAMMAD) AND THOSE WHO BELIEVE
(WITH HIM). And God is the Protecting Friend of the believers.” (3: 67-68).
It is obvious that the Divine Covenant with Abraham
applies to the Prophet Muhammad (himself a pure descendant of Abraham through
his son Ishmael) and his Arab followers (being also descendants of Prophet
Abraham, as everybody should know). We know that Arabs of the desert can easily
maintain their purity of lineage, since they were very meticulous in this regard and
their chances of mixing with other races until the seventh century, and the spread of Islam, were very slim, unlike the case of the
Jews who have been scattered all over the world and have been joined by many
converts, especially from Central Asia (known as the Khazars); hence a few of them can claim to be an offspring of Abraham. Here we should also point out the clear difference between Israelite (a descendant of Porphet Jacob) and Israeli (a citizen of the Zionist state)>
It is
interesting to note that the prophecy made by Jesus points to this fact in the
following verse from Mathew: “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God
will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce the fruit.”
(Mathew 21: 43). We know for a fact that the Arabs are the closest in blood to
the Israelites.
Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) and his faithful Arab followers also fulfill the second
requirement of being true believers in God and doers of righteous deeds.
How
about the present Jews? Doesn’t the covenant with Abraham apply to them?
Let us find the answer from the Bible itself. In the
Old Testament, after the strong condemnation of Jews for their wickedness, God
tells them: “Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my
presence along with the city I gave to you and your fathers. I will bring
you everlasting disgrace – everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.”
(Jeremiah 23: 40) There are many similar Divine declarations throughout the Old
Testament.
In the
New Testament, among the many declarations of God’s wrath on the sinful Jews
who malignantly accused Virgin Mary of adultery and tried to crucify her son,
Jesus Christ, we read the prophecy made by Jesus who says: “Therefore I tell
you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who
will produce the fruit.” (Mathew 21: 43).
One can
clearly see this type of evil-doers who deserved Divine wrath and everlasting
disgrace cannot inherit the kingdom
of God or receive His
special favors.
When
do we expect the Covenant to be fulfilled?
To me
the answer is that it has already been fulfilled at the hands of the
second Righteous Caliph, Omar ibn al-Khattab who received the key to Jerusalem from its Patriarch in 638 and during whose reign
both Egypt and Iraq
were captured within the span of a few years. For some God-fearing descendants
of Prophet Abraham (PBUH) -- the Muslim Arabs -- are the first nation that has
ever ruled the area between the river Euphrates and the river of Egypt
and beyond. since its capture from the Byzantine Romans and the Persians in the
seventh century of the Christian era. Muslims will be ruling the area
(God-willing) forever, as long as they observe their duty to God the Almighty
and follow His commandments.”
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