Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
Yes. The Noble Qur’an informed us about future matters, some of which subsequently occurred as Allah had stated. This is regarded as one of the indications of the truthfulness of the Qur’an and that it is revelation from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, because knowledge of the unseen future, in its true sense, belongs only to Allah.
Scholars have mentioned several examples of this, among the most prominent of which are:
Allah, may He be exalted, says:
“The Romans have been defeated In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will overcome Within a few years. To Allah belongs the command before and after. And on that day the believers will rejoice.” [ar-Rum 30:2–4]
The Persians had defeated the Romans, and the polytheists rejoiced at this because the Persians were not People of the Book, whereas the Romans were People of the Book. The Muslims, on the other hand, wished for the Romans to defeat the Persians.
Then Allah, may He be exalted, informed them that the Romans would defeat the Persians within a few years, and this came to pass after the Romans’ earlier defeat.
Az-Zajjaj explained the significance of the verse by stating that it is among the signs indicating that the Qur’an is from Allah, because it informed of something that would occur, and this is part of the unseen that no one knows except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Allah, may He be exalted, says:
“And from those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ We took their covenant, but they forgot a portion of what they were reminded of. So We caused enmity and hatred among them until the Day of Resurrection, and Allah will inform them of what they used to do.” [al-Ma’idah 5:14]
Allah, may He be exalted, thus informed us that enmity and hatred would remain among them until the Day of Resurrection.
Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned that the Christian groups differed among themselves, with some declaring others disbelievers and opposing one another. He mentioned among them the differences between the Melkites, Jacobites, Nestorians, and others.
This demonstrates the occurrence of what Allah, may He be exalted, informed us of regarding continued division and enmity among them.
Allah, may He be exalted, says:
“It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over every religion.” [at-Tawbah 9:33; al-Fath 48:28; as-Saff 61:9]
The emergence and spread of Islam occurred in a manner consistent with what Allah, may He be exalted, had stated.
Al-Qurtubi, may Allah have mercy on him, said that Allah accomplished this, and that Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, used to remind the Muslims of this promise when sending out armies, so that they would have greater confidence in victory and certainty in the fulfillment of Allah’s promise. The conquests then continued east and west, by land and sea.
Allah, may He be exalted, says:
“Certainly has Allah shown His Messenger the vision in truth. You will surely enter al-Masjid al-Haram, if Allah wills, in safety, with your heads shaved and hair shortened, not fearing anyone. He knew what you did not know, and He granted you, besides that, a near victory.” [al-Fath 48:27]
Allah, may He be exalted, informed the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions that they would enter the Sacred Mosque in safety, with their heads shaved or their hair shortened, without fear.
This was indeed fulfilled. The Prophet ﷺ and his Companions entered Makkah and the Sacred Mosque, and Allah fulfilled for His Messenger ﷺ what He had promised him.
At-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said that Allah fulfilled for His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ the vision He had shown him, in which he saw himself and his Companions entering the House of Allah in safety, without fearing the polytheists, with some having their heads shaved and others having their hair shortened.
Allah, may He be exalted, says:
“And remember when Allah promised you one of the two groups that it would be yours, and you wished that the one without military strength would be yours, while Allah intended to establish the truth by His words and eliminate the disbelievers.” [al-Anfal 8:7]
The Muslims faced the possibility of confronting one of two groups belonging to Quraysh: the caravan of Abu Sufyan or the Quraysh army that had set out under the leadership of Abu Jahl.
Some of the Muslims preferred to obtain the caravan without engaging in battle, as Allah says: “and you wished that the one without military strength would be yours,” meaning the one in which there would be no fighting.
But Allah, may He be exalted, willed to establish the truth and eliminate the disbelievers. Thus, the Muslims encountered the Quraysh army at the Battle of Badr, and Allah granted the believers victory.
The Noble Qur’an contains reports about future matters, and some of what Allah, may He be exalted, foretold subsequently occurred. Examples include the Romans’ victory over the Persians, the occurrence of what Allah informed us regarding the continuation of enmity among groups of Christians, the ascendancy of Islam, the conquest of Makkah, and the occurrence of the Battle of Badr.
These reports are among the indications of the truthfulness of the Noble Qur’an, as Allah, may He be exalted, informed His Prophet ﷺ of future matters that subsequently occurred in accordance with what had been stated. This supports the conclusion that the Qur’an is revelation from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
And Allah knows best.