Rebuttal to Walid's book's "Israel a Prophecy in the Quran" section:
He wrote:
The Quran speaking on the restoration of Israel; "And after him (Moses), we said to the children of Israel, dwell Ye in the promised land, and when the time of the promise of the latter days comes, we shall bring you out of various peoples". Some Muslim scholars like Mustafa Mahmud in his book, The Quran a Modern Understanding, explains a Quranic verse concerning Israel; "And We gave (clear) warning to the children of Israel in the Book, that twice would they do mischief on the land and be elated with mighty arrogance (And twice would they be punished)!" (Al-Isra[17]:4).
According to Mr. Mahmud, this verse as a prophecy in the Quran, he comments; "And here we see today the Jews reaching might and power and doing iniquity in the land for the second time" What Mr. Mahmud ignored is a very important historical and Biblic.al fact that Israel had two well known historical events were they did iniquity, both events are well recorded in history, and both events God made them pay for by allowing the destruction of Israel.
The first; The Babylonian destruction (Nebuchadnezzar 586 B.C.), the Israelites were carried into captivity. This punishment was given as they rebelled against God and disobeyed his commandments. This was the first destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
The second; The Roman destruction (Titus A.D. 70), they disobeyed again, and the Temple was destroyed. The Jews were dispersed throughout the world (The Diaspora). This was the second destruction to the Temple in Jerusalem. Twice disobeyed, and twice destroyed. This is clearly not a prophecy but repeating what the Bible and history already told us. The Muslim scholar Abdullah Yusuf Ali interprets the Quran for these verses correctly agreeing with the facts documented in history, and in total agreement with the truth, (see page 674, The Meaning of The Holy Quran).
My response:
Again, please visit: What is the Status of Jerusalem in the Noble Quran?
Back to my rebuttal to Walid's "Dear Muslim, Let Me Tell You Why I Believed" Book.