hasan
13th April 2007, 14:55
There are innumerable books writing about the greatness and superior virtues of these three Sahabis. At this point we shall quote a few lines from Qisas- i-Anbiya (A History of Prophets), since it is a book available for anybody:
"Among the Arabs, family life was very important and spirit of kinship was very strong. Every Arab would demonstrate wonderful zeal in guarding the honor of his tribe and relatives." "The Arabs would recite poems and preach sermons at market places and meetings." "Fakhr-i- 'alam 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' climbed mount Safa and sat there. Hadrat 'Umar-ul- Faruq sat beside and below him. First men and then women came and became Muslims one by one. Hadrat 'Ali's sister Umm-i-Hani and hadrat Muawiya's mother Hind was among the women. When Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' said to the women to 'Promise not to steal,' Hind came forward and said, 'If I were the person to steal, I would have stolen a lot from Abu Sufyan's property.' Upon this, Fakhr-i-'alam 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' recognized Hind and said, 'Are you Hind?' 'I am Hind. Forgive (for) the past (offenses) so that Allah will forgive you,' she said. When Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' said the injunction of not committing fornication, Hind said, 'Does a free woman commit fornication?' And when the Messenger said that another injunction is not to kill one's children, Hind said, 'They were small and we raised them. They were grown up and you killed them at Badr. It is between you and them now.' Hadrat 'Umar was a stern and serious person. Yet he could not help laughing at these words of Hind's. When the Messenger enjoined not to slander, Hind said, 'Wallahi, slandering is a wicked deed. You enjoin beautiful morality on us.' And finally, when he enjoined not to revolt, Hind promised, 'We have not entered this exalted presence with the intention of revolting' Thus Hind, who was to be killed according to an earlier directive, attained forgiveness and became a true believer. Presently, she went home and broke to pieces all the idols and icons, saying, 'We have been idiotically believing you for such a long time.' Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' pronounced benedictions over the women being there." Hind's attaining forgiveness and iman provided encouragement for all the other people who were considering to seek safety in flight. They came back and asked for forgiveness. Their request was accepted. It was so lucky for Hind that she caused many people to escape death and to become believers. Another line from Qisas-i-Anbiya states, "Abu Sufyan and his sons became staunch Muslims. Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' employed them as clerks." 'radi-allahu ta'ala anhum'
Hurufis, being at a loss as to how to traduce hadrat Muawiya despite the services he rendered to Islam and his being praised through the Prophet's blessed utterances, rake his past and nag at his family life, thus to revile him. No matter how successful they could be in their efforts of vilification, they could not lower his father to the grade of the unbeliever named Abu Lahab (or Leheb)! Utba, who was the son of this unbeliever named Abu Lahab, (who was such an avowed enemy of the Messenger of Allah that) an ayat wherein his name was mentioned was revealed, would formerly persecute the Messenger of Allah very much. And not only that: He divorced his blessed daughter in order to put him into financial straits. As is stated in Qisas-i Anbiya, "This very Utba became a believer and begged for forgiveness of the day of Conquest (of Mecca). Rasulullah forgave him and pronounced a benediction over him. Even at the hottest moments of the Holy War of Hunayn, Utba would not leave his guarding position in front of Rasulullah." Now these people do not even criticize the disbeliever named Abu Lahab. Nor do they blame Utba for having been a son of that foul being or for having tormented the Messenger of Allah so much. For Utba was (one of those people who were) of the opinion that hadrat 'Ali should be the first Khalifa. He would express this opinion of his in poetry. This comes to mean that the criteria applied by the author (of the calumniatory statements written in the so- called magazine) are not based on the essential matters such as Islam, disbelief, serving Rasulullah, or persecuting him. They are based on the matter of voting for hadrat 'Ali. What he is after, then, is a political cause and has nothing to do with Islam. Or rather, all his endeavour stems from his obnoxious desire to misrepresent the Ashab al-kiram as nasty people hard to get on with.
The above-quoted statements which we have borrowed from various pages of the book Qisas-i Anbiya, show clearly that the slanders in the autumn magazine are sheer falsifications. It is stated in the book Kamus-ul-alam that "Hind bin Utba binti Rabi'a bin Abd-i-Shams was one of the nobility of Quraish. She was Abu Sufyan's wife. Before Abu Sufyan, she was Faqih bin Mughira's wife. She persistently remained a Muslim and always conducted herself as a good one. She was a prudent, far-sighted administratrix. She and her husband Abu Sufyan joined the Holy War of Yermuk and encouraged the Muslims to make Jihad against the Byzantines."
It is written in all books how firm an iman Hind 'radi-allahu anha' had and what a noble feeling of chastity she had. Marriage and family life existed in Arabia before Islam, too. Please see the thirty-sixth paragraph! The author of the autumn magazine confuses family life with his own life of cohabitation termed Mut'a. He compares other people to himself and supposes that they are fornicators, too. It is stated in the book Me'arij-un-nubuwwa, "After Hind 'radi-allahu anha' became a believer and broke all the statues in her house, she sent two lambs as a gift to Rasulullah. The Messenger of Allah accepted the presents and pronounced a benediction over Hind, asking a blessing on her. Haqq ta'ala blessed her sheep with such barakat that it was impossible to know their number. Hind would always acknowledge that they were a blessing coming through the Barakat of the Messenger of Allah." Abd-ul-Ghani Nabulusi states in the hundred and twenty-sixth page of Hadiqa, "Everyone who has iman in Rasulullah realizes his greatness to some extent and bears a degree of love for him. Yet the amount of this realization and love varies. Many a heart overflows with this love. It has been reported unanimously that Abu Sufyan's 'radi-allahu anh' wife Hind 'radi-allahu anha' said to Rasulullah, 'O the Messenger of Allah! I never used to like your blessed face. But now, that beautiful face of yours is more beloved to me than anything else'."
The author alleges that hadrat Muawiya oppressed the people. On the contrary, hadrat Muawiya's caliphate brought peace, order and quietude to the country and put an end to misunderstandings. Jihad and conquests began. His justice and kindnesses spread far and wide. History books give detailed accounts of these facts.
"Among the Arabs, family life was very important and spirit of kinship was very strong. Every Arab would demonstrate wonderful zeal in guarding the honor of his tribe and relatives." "The Arabs would recite poems and preach sermons at market places and meetings." "Fakhr-i- 'alam 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' climbed mount Safa and sat there. Hadrat 'Umar-ul- Faruq sat beside and below him. First men and then women came and became Muslims one by one. Hadrat 'Ali's sister Umm-i-Hani and hadrat Muawiya's mother Hind was among the women. When Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' said to the women to 'Promise not to steal,' Hind came forward and said, 'If I were the person to steal, I would have stolen a lot from Abu Sufyan's property.' Upon this, Fakhr-i-'alam 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' recognized Hind and said, 'Are you Hind?' 'I am Hind. Forgive (for) the past (offenses) so that Allah will forgive you,' she said. When Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' said the injunction of not committing fornication, Hind said, 'Does a free woman commit fornication?' And when the Messenger said that another injunction is not to kill one's children, Hind said, 'They were small and we raised them. They were grown up and you killed them at Badr. It is between you and them now.' Hadrat 'Umar was a stern and serious person. Yet he could not help laughing at these words of Hind's. When the Messenger enjoined not to slander, Hind said, 'Wallahi, slandering is a wicked deed. You enjoin beautiful morality on us.' And finally, when he enjoined not to revolt, Hind promised, 'We have not entered this exalted presence with the intention of revolting' Thus Hind, who was to be killed according to an earlier directive, attained forgiveness and became a true believer. Presently, she went home and broke to pieces all the idols and icons, saying, 'We have been idiotically believing you for such a long time.' Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' pronounced benedictions over the women being there." Hind's attaining forgiveness and iman provided encouragement for all the other people who were considering to seek safety in flight. They came back and asked for forgiveness. Their request was accepted. It was so lucky for Hind that she caused many people to escape death and to become believers. Another line from Qisas-i-Anbiya states, "Abu Sufyan and his sons became staunch Muslims. Rasul-i-akram 'sall-allahu alaihi wa sallam' employed them as clerks." 'radi-allahu ta'ala anhum'
Hurufis, being at a loss as to how to traduce hadrat Muawiya despite the services he rendered to Islam and his being praised through the Prophet's blessed utterances, rake his past and nag at his family life, thus to revile him. No matter how successful they could be in their efforts of vilification, they could not lower his father to the grade of the unbeliever named Abu Lahab (or Leheb)! Utba, who was the son of this unbeliever named Abu Lahab, (who was such an avowed enemy of the Messenger of Allah that) an ayat wherein his name was mentioned was revealed, would formerly persecute the Messenger of Allah very much. And not only that: He divorced his blessed daughter in order to put him into financial straits. As is stated in Qisas-i Anbiya, "This very Utba became a believer and begged for forgiveness of the day of Conquest (of Mecca). Rasulullah forgave him and pronounced a benediction over him. Even at the hottest moments of the Holy War of Hunayn, Utba would not leave his guarding position in front of Rasulullah." Now these people do not even criticize the disbeliever named Abu Lahab. Nor do they blame Utba for having been a son of that foul being or for having tormented the Messenger of Allah so much. For Utba was (one of those people who were) of the opinion that hadrat 'Ali should be the first Khalifa. He would express this opinion of his in poetry. This comes to mean that the criteria applied by the author (of the calumniatory statements written in the so- called magazine) are not based on the essential matters such as Islam, disbelief, serving Rasulullah, or persecuting him. They are based on the matter of voting for hadrat 'Ali. What he is after, then, is a political cause and has nothing to do with Islam. Or rather, all his endeavour stems from his obnoxious desire to misrepresent the Ashab al-kiram as nasty people hard to get on with.
The above-quoted statements which we have borrowed from various pages of the book Qisas-i Anbiya, show clearly that the slanders in the autumn magazine are sheer falsifications. It is stated in the book Kamus-ul-alam that "Hind bin Utba binti Rabi'a bin Abd-i-Shams was one of the nobility of Quraish. She was Abu Sufyan's wife. Before Abu Sufyan, she was Faqih bin Mughira's wife. She persistently remained a Muslim and always conducted herself as a good one. She was a prudent, far-sighted administratrix. She and her husband Abu Sufyan joined the Holy War of Yermuk and encouraged the Muslims to make Jihad against the Byzantines."
It is written in all books how firm an iman Hind 'radi-allahu anha' had and what a noble feeling of chastity she had. Marriage and family life existed in Arabia before Islam, too. Please see the thirty-sixth paragraph! The author of the autumn magazine confuses family life with his own life of cohabitation termed Mut'a. He compares other people to himself and supposes that they are fornicators, too. It is stated in the book Me'arij-un-nubuwwa, "After Hind 'radi-allahu anha' became a believer and broke all the statues in her house, she sent two lambs as a gift to Rasulullah. The Messenger of Allah accepted the presents and pronounced a benediction over Hind, asking a blessing on her. Haqq ta'ala blessed her sheep with such barakat that it was impossible to know their number. Hind would always acknowledge that they were a blessing coming through the Barakat of the Messenger of Allah." Abd-ul-Ghani Nabulusi states in the hundred and twenty-sixth page of Hadiqa, "Everyone who has iman in Rasulullah realizes his greatness to some extent and bears a degree of love for him. Yet the amount of this realization and love varies. Many a heart overflows with this love. It has been reported unanimously that Abu Sufyan's 'radi-allahu anh' wife Hind 'radi-allahu anha' said to Rasulullah, 'O the Messenger of Allah! I never used to like your blessed face. But now, that beautiful face of yours is more beloved to me than anything else'."
The author alleges that hadrat Muawiya oppressed the people. On the contrary, hadrat Muawiya's caliphate brought peace, order and quietude to the country and put an end to misunderstandings. Jihad and conquests began. His justice and kindnesses spread far and wide. History books give detailed accounts of these facts.