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shall we enter. (But) to enter the Holy Land in such
among (their) Allah-fearing a way that the service of God
men were two on whom would be revealed; but they
Allah had bestowed His disobeyed God's commands,
grace: They said: Assault and this is one of the
them at the (proper) psychological characteristics
Gate: when once ye are of the Jews. The result was that
in, victory will be yours; because of this disobedience, a
But on Allah put your severe punishment descended
trust if ye have faith”. on them from heaven:
(Quran, 5: 22-23) “And remember We
said: Enter this town,
The Arrival of the Israelites and eat of the plenty
into the Holy Land therein as ye wish; but
During the period of the enter the gate with
Israelites wandering and astonishment, humility, in posture and
Moses and Aaron died, and in words, and We shall
Joshua ibn Nun took over the forgive you your faults
leadership of the Israelites. and increase (the portion
At that time the Israelites of) those who do good;
1
invaded the land of Canaan But the transgressors
and settled in their houses and changed the word from
palaces. Their entrance was that which had been
through killing, destruction, and given them; so We sent
methods of oppression and immorality; on the transgressors a
However, God commanded them plague from heaven, for
that they infringed (Our
1 . The people of Canaan are of command) repeatedly”.
Semitic descent and settled in (Quran, 2: 58-59)
southern Syria and Palestine and
controlled it until it became known After that, the Assyrians
as the land of Canaan conquered the kingdom of Israel
.
