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-'''Ghazwatul Hind''' or '''Ghazwa-e-Hind''' ([[Arabic]]: غزوة الهند) is a prophecy of [[Jihad]] mentioned in some sayings of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] foretelling battles in the [[Indian subcontinent]] between [[Muslims]]  and [[Kafir|non-Muslims]], resulting in the victory of Muslims.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tarekfatah.com/why-does-pakistan-seek-a-war-with-india-its-ghazwa-e-hind-stupid/ |title=Ghazwa-e-Hind |website=tarekfatah.com |date= |accessdate=2018-05-11 |archive-date=2018-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514050922/http://tarekfatah.com/why-does-pakistan-seek-a-war-with-india-its-ghazwa-e-hind-stupid/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/fatah-the-alarming-story-of-ghazwa-e-hind |title=FATAH: The alarming story of Ghazwa-e-Hind, Tarek Fatah, Toronto Sun,  Nov 21, 2019  |access-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214071604/https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/fatah-the-alarming-story-of-ghazwa-e-hind |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2334622/a-road-paved-with-uncertainty |title=A ROAD PAVED WITH UNCERTAINTY, Complex calculations shape Pakistan-TTP negotiation, BRIAN MICHAEL JENKINS, Express Tribune, DECEMBER 19, 2021 |access-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221015826/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2334622/a-road-paved-with-uncertainty |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==Prophecy==
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-In the [[Hadith]] collections, the prophet is reported to have said:
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-{{Quote|text="There are two groups of my [[Ummah]] whom Allah will free from the Fire: The group that invades [[India]], and the group that will be with [[Jesus_in_Islam|Isa ibn Maryam]]". |sign=|source=[[Al-Sunan_al-Sughra|Sunan an-Nasa'i]], Book of Jihad, 3175<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sunnah.com/nasai/25/91 |title=Hadith -The Book of Jihad -Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3175 |website=Sunnah.com |accessdate=2018-05-11 |archive-date=2018-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218200228/https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/25/91 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
-{{Quote|text="The Messenger of Allah promised that we would invade India. If I live to see that I will sacrifice myself and my wealth. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the [[Shahid|martyrs]], and if I come back, I will be ''Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar'' (freed from the Fire)". |source=Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book of Jihad, 3173 and 3174<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sunnah.com/nasai/25/90 |title=Hadith -The Book of Jihad -Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3173 |website=Sunnah.com |accessdate=2018-05-11 |archive-date=2018-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314122927/https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/25/90 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sunnah.com/nasai/25/89 |title=Hadith -The Book of Jihad -Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3174 |website=Sunnah.com |accessdate=2018-05-11 |archive-date=2018-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306220016/https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/25/89 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
-{{Quote|text="In this Ummah, the troops would be headed towards [[Sindh]] and [[Hindustan|Hind]]". |sign=|source=[[Naim ibn Hammad]] in ''[[Kitab al-Fitan]]''{{cn|date=February 2022}}}}
-{{Quote|text="A group of you will conquer India, Allah will open for them (India) until they come with its kings chained – Allah would forgive those warriors – when they return back (from India), they will find Isa ibn Maryam in [[Syria]]". |sign=|source=Naim ibn Hammad in ''Kitab al-Fitan''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newageislam.com/islam,terrorism-and-jihad/ghulam-rasool-dehlvi,-new-age-islam/pakistani-jihadis--war-cry-of-ghazwa-e-hind-is-entirely-based-on-concocted-ahadith--no-religious-sanctity-attached-to-terrorist-designs-on-india/d/14057 |title=Pakistani Jihadis' War Cry of Ghazwa-e-Hind |website=newageislam.com |accessdate=2018-07-15 |archive-date=2018-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715035939/http://www.newageislam.com/islam,terrorism-and-jihad/ghulam-rasool-dehlvi,-new-age-islam/pakistani-jihadis--war-cry-of-ghazwa-e-hind-is-entirely-based-on-concocted-ahadith--no-religious-sanctity-attached-to-terrorist-designs-on-india/d/14057 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
-{{Quote|text="A king of [[Jerusalem]] (''Baitul Maqdis'') would make warriors move forward towards [[Hindustan]]. The warriors will destroy the lands of Hind; would seize its treasures; the king would use those treasures for the decor of Jerusalem. That troops would bring the Indian kings in front of the king of Jerusalem. His warriors by king’s order would conquer all the areas between East and West: and would stay in Hindustan till the appearance of [[Al-Masih_ad-Dajjal|Dajjal]]". |sign=|source=Naim ibn Hammad in ''Kitab al-Fitan''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=75897 |title=Ghazawatul Hind -Scoop News |website=scoopnews.in |accessdate=2018-07-15 |archive-date=2018-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715040017/http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=75897 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
-==Interpretation==
-Some scholars believe that the prophecy has already been fulfilled when Muslims invaded India during the reign of the second [[Umayyad_Caliphate|Umayyad]] caliph, [[Muawiyah I|Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan]] followed by [[Mahmud_of_Ghazni|Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin]], [[Muhammad_of_Ghor|Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori]], [[Timur|Taimur bin Taraghay Barlas]] etc. to this day while others believe that the conquest of India has not taken place completely yet, but it will occur when [[Jesus in Islam|Isa ibn Maryam]] and [[Mahdi|Imam Mahdi]] descend from the Heaven to fight Dajjal as per the reported traditions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hudson.org/research/11167-prophecy-the-jihad-in-the-indian-subcontinent |title=Prophecy & the Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent |website=hudson.org |date= |accessdate=2018-07-06 |archive-date=2020-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122173228/https://www.hudson.org/research/11167-prophecy-the-jihad-in-the-indian-subcontinent |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The concept is frequently mentioned by Hindu nationalists in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/everyone-misinterprets-ghazwa-e-hind-but-a-jamiat-scholar-explains-what-it-really-means/301686/ |title=Everyone misinterprets Ghazwa-e-Hind, but a Jamiat scholar explains what it really means, 7 October, 2019 |access-date=2022-02-19 |archive-date=2022-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215100743/https://theprint.in/opinion/everyone-misinterprets-ghazwa-e-hind-but-a-jamiat-scholar-explains-what-it-really-means/301686/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/29/india-population-hindus-muslims/ |title=In India, a debate over population control turns explosive, Gerry Shih, Washington Post,  August 29, 2021 |access-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219234328/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/29/india-population-hindus-muslims/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ghazwa-e-hind-dream-pm-modi-yogi-adityanath-tweet-1912640-2022-02-14 |title=Dream of Ghazwa-e-Hind will never be realised under PM Modi: Yogi Adityanath, India Today,  Feb 14, 2022 |access-date=2022-02-19 |archive-date=2022-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214080511/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ghazwa-e-hind-dream-pm-modi-yogi-adityanath-tweet-1912640-2022-02-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also used by some Islamic militants in India and Pakistan, such as [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and [[Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind]], as their goal in waging war against India.
-==See also==
-* [[Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent]]
-* [[Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent]]
-* [[Islamic eschatology]]
-* [[Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind]]
-* [[Pakistani nationalism]], where some groups use Ghazwa-e-Hind to justify annexing India into a Pakistani super-state.
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Hadith]]
-[[Category:Spread of Islam]]
-[[Category:Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent]]
-==External links==
-* [http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=75897 Ghazavatu’l-Hind: A Matter of Faith]
-[[Category:Islam in South Asia]]
-[[Category:Hadith]]
-[[Category:Prophecy]]
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