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Chapter 80: Surah ‘Abasa<br />
In the name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the Beneficent, the Merciful<br />
(He frowned and turned away. Because the blind man came unto him) [80:1-2].<br />
This refers to Ibn Umm Maktum. <strong>The</strong> latter went to see the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace,<br />
while the latter was meeting ‘Utbah ibn Rabi‘ah, Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Mutt<strong>al</strong>ib, and<br />
Ubayy and Umayyah the sons of Kh<strong>al</strong>af. He was c<strong>al</strong>ling them to <strong>Al</strong>lah, hoping that they might embrace<br />
Islam. Ibn Umm Maktum stood up and said: “O Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, teach me of that which <strong>Al</strong>lah has<br />
taught you”. He kept on requesting him and repeating his request, not knowing that he was busy and<br />
de<strong>al</strong>ing with someone else. Signs of annoyance appeared on the face of the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and give him peace, because of being repeatedly interrupted. He said in himself: “<strong>The</strong>se chiefs<br />
will say: his followers consist of only the blind, lowly people and slaves!” <strong>The</strong> Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and give him peace, frowned and turned away from him, and faced toward the people he was<br />
addressing. <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, then reve<strong>al</strong>ed these verses. After this, the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless<br />
him and give him peace, used to honour him, and would say, whenever he saw him: “Welcome to the one<br />
about whom my Lord has rebuked me!” 1<br />
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Rahman <strong>al</strong>-Musahifi informed us> Abu ‘Amr Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn<br />
Hamdan> Abu Ya‘la> Sa‘id ibn Yahya ibn Sa‘id> his father> Hisham ibn ‘Urwah> ‘A’ishah who said:<br />
“(He frowned and turned away) was reve<strong>al</strong>ed about Ibn Umm Maktum, the blind. <strong>The</strong> latter went to the<br />
Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, and kept saying: ‘O Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, guide me’, while<br />
there were with the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah the leaders of the idolaters. <strong>The</strong> Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and<br />
give him peace, kept avoiding him and turning to the others. It is about this that (He frowned and turned<br />
away) was reve<strong>al</strong>ed”. 2 This was reve<strong>al</strong>ed by <strong>al</strong>-Hakim in his Sahih from ‘<strong>Al</strong>i ibn ‘Isa <strong>al</strong>-Hiri> <strong>al</strong>-‘Utabi><br />
Sa‘d ibn Yahya.<br />
(Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others)) [80:37].<br />
Abu Sa‘id ibn Abi ‘Amr informed us> <strong>al</strong>-Hasan ibn Ahmad <strong>al</strong>-Shaybani> ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad<br />
ibn Muslim> Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Sinan> Ibrahim ibn Harasah> ‘A’idh ibn Shurayh<br />
<strong>al</strong>-Kindi> Anas ibn M<strong>al</strong>ik who reported that ‘A’ishah asked the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him<br />
peace: “Will we be mustered naked” He said: “Yes!” She said: “Shame!” And so <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He,<br />
reve<strong>al</strong>ed (Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others)). 3<br />
1<br />
Tabari, :50-51; Qurtubi, :209.<br />
2<br />
Durr, :416.<br />
3<br />
Tabari, :61-62; Qurtubi, :223; Durr, :423.
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