Maskh: A Day at the Cairo Zoo
By: Abdullah Hashem
split/broken by them in their roads
and tribes, just as what happened to
the people of Lot. And some others
will be monkey and pig in maskh,
just as what happened to the chilMaskh in the Nation of Muhammad dren of Israel. And some people
(sawas):
will be swallowed by the eart just
as Qaroun was swallowed by the
Firqad Al-Sabkhy said, “I
earth.”
have read in the Torah which Gabriel gave to Moses (pbuh) that
Abu Dunya said that Salem
there will be maskh and swallowing son of Abi Ja’d may Allah be
of the earth to people and slander in pleased with him said, “There shall
the nation of Muhammad in the
come a time upon people where
people of Qibla.” So it was said, “O they shall gather at the door of a
Abu Ya’qoub, what are their works man, so they will wait for him to
[that lead to that]?” He said, “Become out to so that they ask him for
cause they sing and play drums and a need. So he comes out to them
wear silk and gold and this shall not while being in a monkey or pig
go away until you see very old do- maskh. And a man shall pass by
ings, so beware and be prepared
another man in his shop, so he sells
with caution.” So it was said to
to him, then he reaches to him to
him, “And what are these very old find him a monkey or pig in
doings?” He said, “Than man be
maskh.”
satisfied with man, and woman be
Abu Dunya said that Abi
satisfied with woman, and the desire of the Arabs for the utensils of Al-Zahriya, may Allah be pleased
the non Arabs.” Then he said, “By with him, said, “The Hour shall not
rise until two men be walking to go
Allah! Men from Heavens will
do a matter, so they do it. So one of
throw rocks, they will be
Maskh: The Concept of returning
into the body of an Animal after
death as a Divine Punishment from
Allah.
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them turns into a monkey or pig in
maskh. So the one who was rescued
would not be prevented, by what he
saw happening to his friend, to go
to that matter of his until he fulfills
his desire. And until two men be
walking towards a matter, then they
do it, so the earth swallows one of
them. So the one who was rescued
would not be prevented, by what he
saw happening to his friend, to go
to that matter of his until he fulfills
his desire from it..”
And Baseer said, “I said to Abu Abdullah (pbuh) the saying of Allah
the Almighty, {The punishment of
shame in the worldly life}, and in
the hereafter, What is the punishment of shame in the worldly life?”
So he (pbuh) said, “O Abu Baseer,
and what shame is more shameful
than a man being in his house with
his siblings and children. So his
family tear apart their clothes and
scream! So the people ask them,
‘What is the matter?!’So they say,
‘So and so has turned into a maskh
in this hour!’ So I said, “Is that before the rise of the Qa’im (pbuh) or