as some of us have said for years, page-7

I think you need to review your source of material as the Koran verse is a hoax back from 2006. here is the explanation.



Commentary:
This email forward lists a collection of supposed facts about connections between ancient times and modern day Iraq. The climax of the piece is the claim that a verse in the Islamic holy book the Koran (Quran) predicts the US invasion of Iraq.

The message relies heavily on the final Koran reference for its impact and "wow" factor. According to the message, Chapter 9 Verse 11 (9.11) of the Koran relates how "a son of Arabia" will invoke the "wrath of the Eagle". The son of Arabia is interpreted as referring to deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The eagle references are interpreted as symbolizing the United States and its invasion of Iraq. And of course, the verse number (9.11) is supposedly an eerie connection to the attacks on the World Trade Center. However, a little research soon exposes the claim as totally false. There is no verse in the Koran that refers to the "wrath of the eagle" or any other elements contained in the "verse" quoted in the message. Chapter 9 Verse 11 of the Koran is concerned with repentance and charity. Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation Of The Holy Qur'an, records Verse 11 as:

But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand.
Other translations may differ slightly in wording but carry essentially the same message.

Thus the pivotal claim of this ridiculous message turns out to be nothing more than an outrageous lie. With this lie exposed, the previous claims in the message seem rather lame.

Moreover, many of the other points listed are not facts but rather conjecture or just one possible interpretation among many. For example, the Garden of Eden may have been in the region that is now Iraq, but that is only one of the locations that has been suggested and the subject is hotly debated by theologians and Biblical scholars. And there are several regions of the world that can make a valid claim to being "the cradle of civilization", not just Mesopotamia. There is no Biblical record of exactly where Noah built the Ark. And the claim that Iraq is the second most mentioned nation in the Bible is not true. That honour goes to Egypt. For those seeking more in depth information about the claims listed in the message, Nathan Barton has published a point by point rebuttal as has Dennis Bratcher.

In any case, it its virtually meaningless to draw parallels between the modern nation of Iraq and ancient civilizations that were located in the same region. Why should events that occurred thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia have any direct relevance to a nation founded in the 20th century? Certainly, the long and rich history of the region has strong cultural influences on modern inhabitants. However, if an ancient text spoke of Mesopotamia or Babylon it meant just that. It was not referring in some obscure prophetical manner to an unknowable future time in which a new nation called Iraq occupied a portion of the same real estate. Making such connections is pointless.

The message finishes off with the absurd claim that it is a "ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq" and that something good will happen to the recipient at 11:11 PM if he or she forwards the message to "13 people in the next 15 minutes". In reality of course, forwarding a load of rubbish like this will not help a single soldier in the slightest. Forwarding it will however, spread misinformation, waste bandwidth and irritate the many recipients who will recognize the message as pure nonsense as soon as they see it.