On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Miss Kazmi <misskazm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > *Was Abu Talib (as) a Kafir? (Naozbillah)* > > Hazrat Abu Talib (as) was the son of Hazrat Abdul-Muttalib (as); the father > of Imam Ali (as) *&* the paternal uncle of the Holy Prophet (saww). > > According to historians, his real name was *‘Imraan. *Ayatullah Shaykh > Ja’ffar Sub-hani in his book ‘The Message’ writes that: *Sometimes it is > said that the real name of Abu Talib was ‘Imraan. Some scholars are of the > view that Abu Talib was his real name and not his kunniyyah.* > > ** > > ** > > WAS ABU TALIB (AS) A KAFIR? > > ** > > One of the greatest accusations levelled against Abu Talib (as) by the > non-Shia’h is that he died as a *Kafir *meaning as ‘a pagan’. They have > based their opinion on this narration that: > > *[*When Abu Talib was on his deathbed, the Holy Prophet (saww) went to > him while Abu Jahl was sitting beside him. The Holy Prophet (saww) said to > him: > > *“O Uncle! Say LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH – an expression with which I will > defend your case before Allah (SWT)”.** Abu Jahl and Abdullah bin Umayyah > said, “O Abu Talib! Will you leave the religion of Abdul-Muttalib?” They > kept saying this till Abu Talib’s last statement was, “I am on the religion > of Abdul-Muttalib”. So the Holy Prophet (saww) said, “I will keep asking > Allah for your forgiveness unless I am forbidden to do so”. Thereupon, > verse 113 of Surah al-Tawbah was revealed, in which Allah (SWT) says, “It > does not befit the Prophet and the believers to ask Allah’s forgiveness for > the pagans, even if they were their near relatives, after it has become > clear to them that they are the dwellers of Hellfire”.]* > > *(Sahih al-Bukhari)* > > ** > > The non-Shia’h Muslims also have this false narration recorded in their > books that: > > *[*Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib said to the Prophet, “You have not been of > any benefit to your uncle Abu Talib (though) by Allah, he protected you and > used to become angry for your sake”. The Holy Prophet (saww) said, *“He is > in shallow fire, and had it not been for me, he would have been in the > bottom of Hellfire”. ]* > > *(Sahih al-Bukhari)* > > ** > > *PROOFS OF ABU TALIB’S * > > *IMAAN* > > There are many points – historical as well as logical – that prove that > Abu Talib (as) was NOT a pagan. He was a Muslim and also died as a Muslim! > The verse: > > *“It does not befit the Prophet and the believers to ask Allah’s > forgiveness for the pagans, even if they were their near relatives, after it > has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of Hellfire”.** > (9:113)* > > ** > > This verse was not revealed for Abu Talib (as). How can this be > established? > > 1. Hazrat Abu Talib (as) had passed away in Makkah before Hijrah > whereas this verse is of Surah al-Tawbah and it was revealed in the 9th year > of Hijrah. The long gap between the two shows that there is no connection > between them. > > 2. Only one person has reported the narration, which states that > this Ayah was revealed for Abu Talib, and that is Sa’eed bin Musayyab. This > man is such that he cannot be relied upon. One account of his life in which > Sa’eed himself has declared his affiliation to the worst people is: > > *[*Imam Zaynul-‘Aabideen (as) had passed away. Sa’eed bin Musayyab > happened to be alive and he also passed by the place where the funeral of > Imam (as) was being attended. Sa’eed did not participate in Imam (as)’s > funeral prayer. When people asked him in sarcasm, “Do you pray behind Hajjaj > (the most evil and cruel ruler)?” Sa’eed boastfully replied, “We even pray > behind worst people then Hajjaj”.*] (Tafseer-e-Namoona)* > > ** > > Therefore, how can we rely on the authenticity of such a person? > > 3. Even if Abu Talib (as) said that, “I am on the religion of > Abdul-Muttalib”, the question is whose religion was Abdul-Muttalib > following? > > There is no doubt that Abdul-Muttalib (as) followed the religion of > Ibrahim (as) and the biggest testimony is the event of the elephants, which > Abraha had brought to destroy the Ka’bah. Abdul-Muttalib (as) prayed to > Allah (SWT) to protect the Holy Ka’bah from being destroyed and when he (as) > confronted Abraha – he (as) simply asked him to release his livestock. > Abraha was shocked. He said, “You are the chief of this tribe and I expected > you to plead to me NOT to destroy the Ka’bah”. Abdul-Muttalib (as) said, *“I > am the owner of these animals and have therefore come to ask for them. As > for the Ka’bah, its Master is there to protect it”. *So if Abu Talib had > said that he (as) followed the religion of > > Abdul-Muttalib (as) – how can he (as) become a pagan? > > *4.* Last but not least, the verse under discussion was NOT revealed for > Abu Talib (as). According to narrations, some Muslims came to the Holy > Prophet (saww) and said, “Why don’t you pray to Allah to forgive our fathers > and forefathers who died during the days of paganism?” This verse was > revealed and the Muslims were informed that they had no right to pray for > the forgiveness of such pagans.*(Majma’ al-Bayaan)* > > ** > > ** > > Abu Talib (as) was not an ordinary person in the history of Islam. He (as) > rendered great sacrifices during his lifetime to protect the Holy Prophet > (saww) and his mission. Ibn Abil-Hadeed, the Sunni Scholar and commentator > of Nahjul-Balaghah writes: *“If Abu Talib and his son Ali were not there, > the religion of Islam would not have been successful. Abu Talib supported > and protected the Holy Prophet (saww) in Makkah and his son Ali (as) dived > in the whirlpools of death in Yathrib for him”. *Hazrat Abu Talib (as) and > > Sayyida Khadeeja (as) both passed away in the same year and it is a well > known fact that the Holy Prophet (saww) declared that year as *‘Aamul-Huzn > * meaning ‘the year of grief’. > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > * فبای الاء ربکما تکذبن.* > > -- > اللَّهُـمّ صَــــــلٌ علَےَ مُحمَّــــــــدْ و علَےَ آل مُحمَّــــــــدْ > > Bab-ul-Elm, The Community of Lovers & Followers of Masomin a.s > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Bab-ul-Elm" group. > To post to this group, send email to bab-ul-...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Bab-ul-Elm?hl=en > -- * فبای الاء ربکما تکذبن.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "shiagroup" group. 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