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ABU TALIB The faithful of Quraysh
was after seven years of the mission. When Abu Talib knew what Quraysh had decided,
he criticized it and warned it of bad wars and disasters to take place. He recited a poem
about that situation; here are some verses of it: They expect from us a thing, they wont
get without striking and stabbing with sharp swords. They hope we give them
Muhammad to be killed, before the heads are dyed with blood! By the House of Allah! You
have told lies! It wont be until your heads are split and your skulls thrown in Hateem
and Zamzam, kinship is perished, a wife forgets her husband and one is killed after one;
that is your hatred, oppression, deviation, committing sins and wronging a prophet
inviting to guidance and a matter revealed by the Almighty! Dont think we hand him
over to you, His like will never be handed over by any people![185] It was not important for
us what the poem had of brave challenging and threatening Quraysh of a bad war-what
we have left of the poem showed this side much clearly- but the last two verses we
mentioned were so important for they showed the faith in Muhammad as prophet and
that his mission was but guidance for people revealed by the Beneficent, the Almighty.
Abu Talib confirmed in his poem that they (the Hashemites) were so proud that
Muhammad was one of them and that he was the Prophet, whom Allah had sent to guide
them and they, whatever happened, would never leave him alone or betray him at all for
they would win glory and honor with him. Wasnt this but a clear declaration of Abu
Talibs true faith in the Prophet (s)? Would anyone, who accused Abu Talib of being
unbeliever, be fair in his judgment? Would the accuser himself express his faith more
eloquent than Abu Talibs expression? Abu Talib pondered thoughtfully and found
himself in a critical situation and difficult distresses. He had to make up his mind and to
take the final decision. He called for the men of the Hashemites. They decided to go to the
Shib[186] (mountain pass) to be safe from Quraysh, which determined to carry out the
unjust covenant. All the Hashemites submitted to Abu Talibs thought and they all
followed him except his deviate brother Abu Lahab, who supported Quraysh against his
kin.[187] The days passed without any glow of hope or relief. They were in extreme
distress. Hunger left its bad lines upon their bodies. Everyone, who would think of helping
them even with a crumb of bread, would be considered as treacherous criminal by
Quraysh and then he would be punished severely. So the Hashemites became in a
miserable condition. Hunger harmed them extremely until they were obliged to eat the
leaves of the trees. In spite of all that, Abu Talib was very watchful and careful for his
nephew that he might be a victim of a secret plot hatched by Quraysh. Whenever night