IMAN’E ABU TALIB (as) Tamaam olamaaey ahle tash’ea aur kuch olamaaey ahle sunnat eimaane Abu Talib (as) ke qaael haiN, jabki chAnd olamaa...
IMAN’E ABU TALIB (as)
Tamaam olamaaey ahle tash’ea aur kuch olamaaey ahle sunnat eimaane Abu Talib (as) ke qaael haiN, jabki chAnd olamaaey ahle sunnat Bukhari wa Muslim ki iss hadees ki bina par eimaane Abu Talib (as) ke
munkir haiN:
AbulYamaan ne Shoaib se, ussne Zohri se, ussne Saeed bin Musayyab se,aur ussne apne baap se rawaaet ki hai ke, ussne kaha:” ” Abu Talib (as) ki wafaat ke waqt jab Rasoole Akram (sawaw) unke serhaane tashreef laaey to aapne Abu Jehl aur Abdullah bin abi Omaiyah bin Mughairah ko wahaN deikha. Tabb AaNHazrat (sawaw) ne farmaaya: aey chacha! kaho
La Ilaaha Il’Allah – Yeh woh kalema hai jis ke zariye maiN Khuda ke huzoor meiN aap ke liye hujjat peish kar sakta hooN. Uss par Abu Jehl waghairah ne kaha:
Kya tUm Abdul Muttalib ke mazhab se rugardani kar rahey ho? Uss waqt Rasool’e Akram (sawaw) baar baar yehi irshaad farma rahe thEy, aur woh donoN ashkhaas bhi apni baat dohraaey ja rahe thEy. Hatta ke Abu Talib (as) ne apne aakhri alfaaz kahey: ‘Abdul Muttalib ke mazhab par’. Aur yuuN woh La Ilaaha Illallah kahne se baaz rahe. TaahUm Rasool’e Akram (sawaw) ne farmaaya: ‘Khuda ki qasam! jab tak mujhe aapke liye maghferat ki dua maaNgne se mana nahin kir diya jaaeiga, maiN yeh amal karta rahuNga. Iss asna mein Khudaaey Ta’ala ne yeh aayat naazil ki:
‘Paighamber (sawaw) aur momeneen ke liye munasib nahiN ke woh mushrekeen ke
liye maghferat ki duaaeiN maaNgeiN.’ ( 9 / 113 )
Phir Abu Talib (as) ke baare meiN bhi yeh aayat naazil hui:
‘ Aey Paighamber (sawaw)! be_shak tum jise cHaaho raahe raast par nahiN laa sakte,
lekin Khuda jise cHaahe raahe raast par la sakta hai ‘ ( 28 / 56 ) ” “
Iss rawaayat ka waahid raawi – Saeed bin Musayyab – unn ashkhaas mein se hai jo khullam khulla Imam Ali (as) se apni dushmani ka izhaar karte thEy. Hatta ke Imam Ali bin Hussain ( Imam Zainal Abedin as ) ke janaaze ke paas se guzar gaya aur usmeiN shamil na hua.
Bukhari ki hadees se yeh baat zaahir hoti hai ke woh donoN aayaat Abu Talib (as) ki wafaat ke waqt naazil hui haiN. HaalaaNke yeh pahli aayat Madani hai aur mufasserin muttafiq hain ke yeh fateh Mecca ke baad naazil hui, yeh surae Tauba mein shamil hai jo Madani hai, aur Quran Majeed ka aakhri surae naazela hai. Abu Talib ki wafaat ke
taqreeban 8 saal baad Madina mein naazil hui thi. Jabki doosri aayat surae Qasas mein hai, jo Macci sura hai. Iss tarah inn 2 aayaat ke waqte nuzool mein taqreeban 10 baras ka faasla hai.
Humko Imam Bukhari ki neik neeyati ka yaqeen hai aur Saeed bin Musayyab ke iss feyl mein yaqeenan woh shareek nahin haiN.Iss aayat ke nuzool se pahle aisi bahot si aayaat naazil ho chuki thiiN jismein Aap (sawaw) ko aur momeneen ko mushrikon aur munafeqon ke saath dosti se manaa kar diya gaya tha, Jaise:
” Jo loag Khuda aur yaume aakherat par imaan rakhte hain, tUm unko Khuda aur Rasool (sawaw) ke dushmanon se dosti karte huEy na deikhoage. Agar cHey woh unke baap ya beite ya bhai ya khaandaan hi ke loag hoN. Yehi woh garoahe momeniin hai jinke dilon meiN Khuda ne iman ko sabit kar diya hai aur khaas apni rooh se unki ta’iid ki hai.”( 58 / 22 )
Yeh suraey Mujadala – saat sooroN ke faasle se – surae Tauba se pahle Madina meiN naazil hua. Isi mauzu se muta’lliq kuch aur aayaat:
Surae Nisa – Aayat 139
Surae Nisa – Aayat 144
Surae A’al Imran – Aayat 28
Surae Tauba – Aayat 23
Surae Tauba – Aayat 113 , 114
Koi bhi sahebe aql Musalman kya yeh baat maan_ne ko tayyar hoga ke uske Nabi par eik mushrik ne eik taweel muddat tak itne ehsaanaat kiye ke unke inteqaal ke saal ko Huzoor (sawaw) ne aam ul huzn kaha. Duniya meiN kaun chacha aisa hai jo sirf bhateeje ki mohabbat meiN apne beitoN ko qurbaan karne par aamaada ho. ShoAbe Abi Talib meiN jab Abu Talib ke
khandaan ke 40 afraad nazar bUnd thEy, jinmeiN aurteiN aur bachche bhi shamil thEy, musalsal 3 baras ki taweel muddat mein har raat Abu Talib Huzoor (sawaw) ka bistar badalte rahte thEy. Kabhi Ali (as) ko unki jagah par sulaate thEy, kabhi
Jaffer ko to kabhi Aqeel ko. Unka maqsad yeh tha ke chaahe meira koi bhi farzand shaheed ho jaaey magar Huzoor (sawaw) ko koi nuqsaan na pahoNchne paaey.Agar Abu Talib, Ali (as) ke baap na hotEy to shayed unke iman par koi bahes na hoti.Mazloome taareekh janab’e Abu Talib par mera salam.
Was Abu Talib (as) a Kafir?
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’.
