Khurasan: State Place Exit Of Dajjal
''
Dajjal will come out of this earth, in the east called Khurasan ".
(Tirmidhi). In another hadith, the Prophet SAW said, '' (The forces that
brought) black flag will appear from Khurasan. There is no force that can hold
their pace and they will eventually reach Jerusalem, where they will fly its
flag. '' (HRTurmidzi).
In
both traditions it contained the word '' Khurasan ''. Dr Syauqi Athlas Abu
Khalil in Al-Hadith Al-Nabawi, revealed today, is located at the east end
Khurasan Iranian Sea. The city center is Mashhad.
The
history of Islamic civilization noted Khurasan with gold ink. Imagine. Khorasan
is a region that is considered to be very important in the history of Islamic
civilization. Long before the Muslim army control of the area, the Prophet
Muhammad in some hadiths have mentioned the name of Khurasan.
The
geographical position is very strategic Khurasan and much coveted rulers from
age to age. At first, Khurasan Kingdom is a very broad area stretching include;
city of Nishapur and Tus (Iran); Herat, Balkh, Kabul and Ghazni
(Afghanistan); And Sanjan Merv (Turkmenistan), Samarkand and Bukhara
(Uzbekistan); Khujand and Panjakent (Tajikistan); Balochistan (Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Iran).
Now,
the name of Khurasan remain eternally become a name in the eastern province of
the Islamic Republic of Iran. The province area reaches 314 thousand square
kilometers. Iran Khorasan bordering Turkmenistan Republic in the north and in
the east with Afghanistan. In the language of Persia, Khorasan means 'Land of the
Rising Sun.'
Traces
of human civilization in Khurasan began several thousand years BC (BC). History
records, before Alexander the Great on 330SM control of the area, Khurasan at
the mercy of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Since then, Khurasan transformed
into the belle of the contested rulers.
In
the 1st century AD, the eastern region of Khorasan Kingdom conquered Khusan
Dynasty. Dynasty was spreading Buddhist religion and culture. No wonder,
therefore that in Afghanistan region many temples stood. If the eastern region
controlled Khusan Dynasty, the western region is in the grip of Sasanid dynasty
who embrace the teachings of Zoroastrian fire worship.
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Khurasan
entered a new phase when the armies of Islam conquered the region. Islam began
to stick their flag in Khorasan in the era of the Caliphate of Umar bin
Khattab. Under the leadership of warlord, Ahnaf bin Qais, the armies of Islam
were able to break through the region through Isfahan.
Of
Isfahan, the Islamic forces moved through two routes namely Rayy and Nishapur.
To master the Khorasan region, the Muslim troops were greeted with a very
fierce resistance from the Persian emperor named Yazdjurd. One by one place in
Khurasan was overrun by the army of Islam. Emperor Yazdjurd the urgency of
Khorasan region fled to Oxus.
Having
successfully mastered Khurasan, Umar ordered Muslims to consolidate in the
region. Khalifah not allow Muslim troops to cross into the Oxus. Umar Islam
suggest more troops to expand into Transoxiana.
After
the death of Umar, an uprising occurred in Khurasan. The region declared break
away from Muslim authorities. Emperor Yazdjurd make Merv as a center of power.
However, before Yadzjurd faced again with the Muslim army would retake
Khurasan, he was killed by his supporters that is not loyal.
Caliph
Uthman bin Affan who replaced Umar could not accept uprising in Khurasan. The
third caliph ordered Abdullah bin Amir Governor General Basra to regain
Khurasan. With a large number of troops, Muslims are able to reclaim Khurasan.
When
the ruling Umayyads, Khurasan is part of the Islamic government based in
Damascus. Residents and leaders of Khurasan participate in helping to overthrow
the Umayyad Abbasid dynasty. One of the leaders of Khurasan that support the
movement of anti-Umayyad it was Abu Muslim Khorasani between the years 747 AD
to 750 AD
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After
the Abbasid dynasty in power, Abu Muslim actually caught and punished by the
Caliph Al-Mansur. Since then, the independence movement to escape from Arab
rule began echoing in Khurasan. The leader of the independence movement of the
'Abbasid Khurasan was Tahir Phosanji in the year 821.
When
the power of the Abbasids began to weaken, and stood small dynasties that
control of Khurasan. Dynasty that first appeared in Khurasan is Saffariyah
Dynasty (861 AD - 1003 AD). After that, Khurasan successive fall of one dynasty
to another Iranian dynasty. After Saffariyah power weakened, Khurasan in the
grip of another Iranian dynasty, the Samanid.
After
that, Khurasan into the territory of the Turks under the Ghaznavids dynasty in
the late 10th century AD century later, Khurasan became Seljuk empire. In the
13th century AD, the Mongol invasion by destroying buildings and killing people
in the Khorasan region.
In
the 14th century AD to 15 AD, Khurasan into territory Timurid dynasty
established Tamerlane. Khurasan developing very rapidly at the time controlled
by the dynasty Ghaznavids, Ghazni and Timurid. In that period Khuran squirm a
center of culture and science. Not surprisingly, if at the time of birth and
emerging scientists, scholars and prominent Persian poets.
A
series of valuable Persian literature written in that era. Nishapur, Herat,
Ghazni and Merv important cities in Khorasan became the center of civilization.
Entering the 16th century AD to 18, Khurasan Moghul dynasty was in power. In
each period, Khurasan always been an important place.
Historic
buildings that are still standing strong in Khurasan to witness the triumph of
Khurasan in the era of the Caliphate. In addition, other important naskahnaskah
still stored properly prove that the Khurasan is an important place for the
development of Islamic teachings.