Al-Jawāb as-Sahīh li-man baddala dīn al-Masīh - Ibn Taimiya - (5/278)

Section: A Third Glad Tidings from Daniel, peace be upon him

Daniel the Prophet also said:

“I asked God and pleaded with Him to show me what would become of the Children of Israel—whether He would pardon them, restore their dominion, and send prophets among them, or whether He would grant that favor to another people.

Daniel continued: “Then an angel appeared to me in the form of a handsome young man and said,

‘Peace be upon you, O Daniel. God Most High declares:

The Children of Israel have angered Me; they rebelled against Me and worshipped other gods besides Me. They passed from knowledge back to ignorance, and from truth back to falsehood. So I set Nebuchadnezzar upon them: he slew their men, carried off their children, destroyed their holy sanctuary, and burned their scriptures. Those who came after him treated them in the same way. I am not pleased with them, nor will I overlook their slips. They will remain under My wrath until I send My Messiah, the son of the virgin maiden, and then I shall seal . . ."

[فَصْلٌ: بِشَارَةٌ ثَالِثَةٌ مِنْ دَانْيَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ] وَقَالَ: دَانْيَالُ النَّبِيُّ - أَيْضًا -: " سَأَلَتُ اللَّهَ وَتَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُبَيِّنَ لِي مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَهَلْ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَرُدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مُلْكَهُمْ وَيَبْعَثُ فِيهِمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ، أَوْ يَجْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي غَيْرِهِمْ " قَالَ: دَانْيَالُ: " فَظَهَرَ لِي الْمَلَكُ فِي صُورَةِ شَابٍّ حَسَنِ الْوَجْهِ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا دَانْيَالُ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ: إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَغْضَبُونِي وَتَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيَّ وَعَبَدُوا مِنْ دُونِي آلِهَةً أُخْرَى، وَصَارُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَى الْجَهْلِ، وَمِنْ بَعْدِ الصِّدْقِ إِلَى الْكَذِبِ، فَسَلَّطْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ بُخْتُ نَصَّرَ فَقَتَلَ رِجَالَهُمْ وَسَبَى ذَرَارِيهِمْ، وَهَدَمَ بَيْتَ مَقْدِسِهِمْ، وَحَرَقَ كُتُبَهُمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ مَنْ بَعْدَهُ بِهِمْ، وَأَنَا غَيْرُ رَاضٍ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا مُقِيلُهُمْ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ، فَلَا يَزَالُونَ مِنْ سُخْطِي حَتَّى أَبْعَثَ مَسِيحِي ابْنَ الْعَذْرَاءِ الْبَتُولِ فَأَخْتِمُ