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

THE LNES OF THE SAHABAH '@,@&%(Vol-I) 87
In the sky (in the "Lowhul Mahfoodh'p is (the record of) your
sustenance (its time, type and quantity) and (records ofl what you have
been promised (of Q~yaamah). (The time for Qiyaamah has been fixed
but has not been made known to man.) By the Rabb of the sky and the
earth, this (coming of Qiyaamah) is certainly the truth just as (it is true
that) you can speak. {Surah Dhaariyaat, verses 22,231
hereafter, Rasulullaah @@ stood up and left. I left after him, met him and
accepted Islaam."
Rasblullaah @@ Invites Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib
!&G$&$ to Islaam
Ibn Is'haaq narrates that Hadhrat Ali !BG%k% came
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to Rasulullaah @?@ while
Rasulullaah @?% and Hadhrat Khadeeja G%W.j were performing salaah. Hadhrat
Ali asked Rasulullaah m, "0 Muhammad! What is this?" "This is the
Deen of Allaah that He has chosen and for which He has sent His Ambiyaa. I call
you towards the One Allaah Who has no partner. I call you to worship Him Alone
and to renounce both Laat and Uzza." Hadhrat Ali responded by saying, "I
have never heard of anything like this before. I cannot decide anything until I
speak to Abu Taalib." Since Rasulullaah @@ disliked that his secret should be
exposed until he made an open declaration to the people, he said to Hadhrat Ali
iBWi%, "0 Ali! If you are not going to accept Islaam, keep this a secret."
Hadhrat Ali !BG%k% spent the night in this condition (without telling anyone) and
Allaah inspired him with the urge to accept Islaam. Early next morning, he set
out to meet Rasulullaah @@. When he met Rasulullaah @@, he said, "What was
it that you presented to me, 0 Muhammad?" Rasulullaah @?% replied, "That you
testify that there is none worthy of worship but the One Allaah Who has no
partner and that you renounce Laat and Uzza and absolve Him from all partners."
Hadhrat Ali 3WW.j complied and accepted Islaam and would visit Rasulullaah
@@ in privacy for fear of Abu Taalib. He concealed his acceptance of Islaam and
did not make it known to anyone. (2)
Habba Urani narrates that he once saw Hadhrat Ali ~~~ chuckle as he sat on
the Mimbar (pulpit). He had never before seen Hadhrat Ali BSBW laugh in this
manner that his teeth showed. Hadhrat Ali ?ZiW$&j said, "I just thought about
words of (my father) Abu Taalib. He arrived suddenly one day as Rasulullaah @@
and I were performing salaah in the Valley of Nakhla. He asked, "0 my nephew!
What are the two of you doing?" Rasulullaah @@ then invited him to accept
Islaam. Referring to the Sajdah posture, Abu Taalib then said, 'There is no harm
in what you are doing but I cannot allow my buttocks to ever rise above me".
Hadhrat Ali B,Wj was chuckling at these words of his father and then said, "0
Allaah! Besides your Nabi m, no servant of this Ummah has worshipped you
before me." He repeated this thrice and then said, "I performed salaah seven
(1) Madaa'ini as quoted in Insti'aab (Vo1.4 Pg.225).
(2) Al Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.3 Pg.24).