Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

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nothing on your behalf in the court of Allaah, nor can I do anything in your
favour in the Aakhirah unless you say, 'Laa llaaha Illalaah'. If you do so, I shall
testify to this in the court of your Rabb. At the same time, all the Arabs shall be in
your control and the non-Arabs shall be subservient to you."
Abu Lahab retorted by saying) "May you be destroyed! Have you called us for
this?!" It was in response to this that Allaah revealed the verses:
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May the hands of Abu Lahab be shattered ,and may he be destroyed.. .
{Surah ~ahab)(l)
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !&%&j narrates that Rasulullaah rn climbed the
hill of Safa when the following verse of the Qur'aan was revealed:
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(0. RasululJaah @%I First) Warn your closest relatives (about the
punishment due to those who reject Imaan). {Surah Shu'araa, verse 2 14)
He then called out, 'Yaa Sabaahaa!" (2) In response to this call, everyone gathered
around Rasulullaah @@, some came themselves, while others sent
representatives. Addressing them, Rasulullaah @% said, "0 the family of Abdul
Muttalib! 0 the family of Fahr! 0 the family of Ka'b! Tell me. Would you believe
me if I told you that the enemy cavalry was preparing to attack you from the
foot of this hill?" When they all responded in the affirmative, Rasulullaah @?@
said, "I am then warning you of a severe punishment."
Abu Lahab snapped. "May you be destroyed for all the day! Have you called us for
this?!" It was in response to this that Allaah revealed the verses:
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May the hands of Abu Lahab be shattered and may he be destroyed ...
{Surah ~ ahab)(~)
The Da'wah Rasulullaah gave to Various Arab
Tribes During the Hajj Season
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ka'b bin Maalik %UW narrates that Rasulullaah @?@
gave Da'wah secretly for the first three years. It was during the fourth year thathe
openly began calling people to Islaam. This continued for the next ten years
in Makkah. During this time, Rasulullaah @@ invited people to Islaam wherever
they stayed when they arrived for Hajj, even at the marketplaces of Ukaaz,
Majinna and Dhil Majaaz. He requested them to grant him asylum so that he
(1) Ibn Sa'd as quoted in ~ N U I Ommaal (vol. 1 Pg. 277).
(2) The phrase may be translated as "Beware of an early morning assault!" and was used to alert
people of an attack by the enemy because battles were waged early in the morning. In fact, in
those days when battles continued until the evening, the armies would return to their camps and
start again early the following morning. When such an alert was sounded, the people usually
gathered around the person making the call
(?) Ahmad. Bukhari and Muslim have also reported the Hadith as mentioned in A1 Bidaaya wan
Nihaaya (Vol. 3 Pg. 38).