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Page 153 of 215<br />

Ghaemiyeh center of computerized researches www.Ghaemiyeh.com<br />

ABU TALIB The faithful of Quraysh<br />

love, but <strong>All</strong>ah guides whom He pleases). It was said that the meaning of the verse was<br />

as: You dont determine, name or witness for whomever you like as faithful but it is<br />

<strong>All</strong>ah, who does that if that person deserves to be called as faithful.[502] c. It was said<br />

that this verse concerned al-Harith bin Othman bin Nawfal bin Abd Manaf, whom the<br />

Prophet (s) wished and liked to be a Muslim.[503] Some of the interpreters said that the<br />

verse: (And they say: If we follow the guidance with you, we shall be carried off from our<br />

country), which came after that verse, concerned al-Harith.[504] And it was said that all<br />

the Muslims agreed upon that the second verse (And they say: If we follow the guidance<br />

with you) concerned al-Harith.[505] d. The messenger of Caesar brought a book to the<br />

Prophet (s). The Prophet (s) put the book in his lap then asked the man: Where are you<br />

from? The man said: I am from Tanookh. The Prophet (s) said to him: Do you like<br />

to believe in the religion of your father Abraham? the man said: I am just a<br />

messenger of some people and I am on their religion until I come back to them. The<br />

Prophet (s) laughed, looked at his companions and said: (Surely you cannot guide whom<br />

you love, but <strong>All</strong>ah guides whom He pleases).[506] These were four sayings about the<br />

reason of the revelation of the verse. As we said before that a verse couldnt be<br />

revealed to the Prophet (s) twice, so how was it distorted to concern Abu Talib? It was<br />

that false tradition, which was fabricated by those, who neither refrained from lying nor<br />

!respect the sanctity of a Muslim<br />

If we gave up and confessed that the verse was revealed about Abu Talib, then it would<br />

be as a weapon in the hand of those, who defended Abu Talibs faithfulness, more than<br />

those, who accused him of being unfaithful because those who said that the verse (Surely<br />

you cannot guide whom you love, but <strong>All</strong>ah guides whom He pleases) concerned Abu<br />

Talib, they confirmed that the Prophet (s) loved him for the verse meant: O Muhammad!<br />

You dont guide whom you love but <strong>All</strong>ah guide him! Definitely when the Prophet (s)<br />

loved someone, it would be sufficient evidence proving the faithfulness of that one<br />

because the Prophet (s) was forbidden from loving other than the faithful ones. On the<br />

other side the verse would be evidence showing the high faithfulness of Abu Talib<br />

because his faithfulness then would be out of the guidance of <strong>All</strong>ah and not out of the<br />

invitation of the Prophet (s) only. In fact this showed that there was a divine care towards<br />

.Abu Talib<br />

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