Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

186 'Ali ibn Abi Trilib in Makkah
guide ..." So the Prophet &) .> swore, although he was not
asked to swear. The point here is that he was encouraging
'Ali(4)
so that Allah would guide people through him,
and confirming this idea. Allah commanded His Messenger
to swear in three places in the Qur'an, where He said:
(B)
(And they ask you [O Muhammad] to inform them
[saying]: 'Isit true [i.e. the torment and the estahlishment of
the Hour - the Day of Resurrection]?' Say: 'Yes! By my
Lord! It is the very truth! ...' b (Qur'an 10: 53); (The
disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected [for
the Account]. Say [0 Muhammad]: 'Yes! By my Lord, you
will certainly be resurrected.# (Qur'an 64: 7) and B'I'hose
who disbelieve say: 'The Hour will not come to us.' Say:
'Yes, by my Lord, the Al-Knower of the Unseen, it will
come to you# (Qur'an 34: 3). If there is any interest to he
served by swearing an oath, or any question to be answered,
then it is permissible and may even he required.466
6.6. 'Ali at the conquest of Makkah
and the campaign of Hunayn, 8 AH
Quraysh broke their treaty with the Messenger of Allah (g)
when they supplied Banu Bakr with horses, weapons and men, thus
supporting them against Khuzi'ah, who were allies of the Muslims.
The Messenger of Allah (g) said: "You will be supported, O 'Amr
ibn Ssim, and may AUah never help me if I do not help Banu Ka'b."
Then as a cloud appeared in the sky, he said: 'This cloud will provide
help for Banu ~a'h."~~~ 'Amr ihn S h came to Madinah and
recited an ode before the Messenger of Allah (gJ, in which he said:
0 Lord, I come to remind Muhammad
of the old alliance between our fathers.
You are sons for whom we provided the mother,