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‘alaihis-salâm’ is called the father of Hadrat Ya’qûb. Whereas,
he is his uncle. Âzar’s real name was Nâhûr. Nâhûr was
formerly in the righteous religion of his ancestors. When he
became Nimrod’s vizier, he turned into a disbeliever, changing
his faith for the world. Also, Fakhraddîn Râzî and most of the
salaf-i sâlihîn have conveyed that Âzer was an uncle. Zerqânî,
while explaining the book Mawâhib-i ladunniyya, writes the
words, “Those who believe holy books and also historians have
unanimously said that Âzar was an uncle,” by Ibni Hajar-i
Haytamî, as a document. Imâm-i Suyûtî says that Ibnî Abbâs
has communicated that Âzar was not Hadrat Ibrâhîm’s father
and that Hadrat Ibrâhim’s father was Târûh. This word of Ibni
Abbâs has also been communicated by Mujâhid, Ibni Jarîr and
Suddî through documents. Again, it is communicated by Suyûtî,
that also Ibni Munzîr clearly explains in his interpration that Âzar
was an uncle. Imâm-i Suyûtî wrote a booklet communicating
that Rasûlullah’s grandfathers, up to Hadrat Âdam were all
Muslims. Despite this fact, Muhammad bin Ishaq, Dahhâk, and
Kelbî said that Hadrat Ibrâhim’s father was Âzar whose other
name was Târûh. “Ya’qub ‘alaihis-salâm’ had two names, too.
His second name was Isrâil,” they said. Also, mukafil and Ibnî
Habban said that Âzar was the nickname for Hadrat Ibrâhim’s
father, Târûh. As noted by Baghawî, Atâ communicates from
Ibni Abbâs that when Rasûlullah wondered about his parents,
the hundred and nineteenth âyat of Sûrat-ul-Baqara
descended, declaring: “Do not ask about the states of the
inhabitants of Hell!” Yet Ibni Jarîr has stated that this
information was not dependable. If we should say that this
information is true, then Ibni Abbâs communicated his own
supposition. And even if his supposition were true, it is not
explained clearly that his (Rasûlullah’s) parents are in Hell.
Even if they were in Hell, still they could not be said to be
disbelievers, for there will be those Muslims who will go to Hell.
It is declared in a hadîth: “As I am the best of you, so my
father is better than your fathers.” The translation from the
book Tafsîr-i Mazharî is completed here.
It is written in the Al-hazar section of the book Uyûn-ul-
Basâir, “Qadî Abû Bakr Ibnul-Arabî ‘rahmatullâhi aleyh’, one of
the savants of the Mâlikî madhhab, said that he who said that
Rasûlullah’s parents were in Hell would become accursed.
Every Muslim has to abstain from saying something that will
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