army; it also contains glad tidings that the Muslim armies will be many times their present size.” (1)
52 — The Conquest of Constantinople (2):
Among these events is the Muslims’ conquest of Constantinople before the emergence of the Dajjāl. The hadiths indicate that this conquest will take place after the Muslims fight the Romans in the Great Battle and defeat them. They will then proceed to Constantinople, which Allah will grant them without combat; their weapons will be the proclamations of Allah’s greatness and oneness.
Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Have you heard of a city with one side on land and the other in the sea?” They replied, “Yes, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “The Hour will not come until seventy thousand descendants of Isaac march against it. When they reach it, they will encamp but will neither fight with weapons nor shoot a single arrow. They will say, ‘There is no deity but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,’ whereupon one side of it will fall—Thawr (3) said (one of the narrators of