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he would never have confided in them at a time when Allah E had granted
glory to his Dīn and his Rasūl. 1
In reality, returning everything that had happened to the Banū Hāshim to this
clash is not only impugning the Banū Umayyah but entails impugning Islam as
well. Because it entails that Islam had no effect in transforming the lives of those
who embraced it, especially the Muslims of the Conquest of Makkah who are
portrayed as if they did not accept Islam but due to the fear of the sword; and who
are depicted as though they attacked Islam when they found the time opportune.
Thirdly, the Banū Umayyah had already earned acclaim when one of their
members, ʿUthmān I assumed the Khilāfah. So why would they feel inferior
or why would they deem the Banū Hāshim to be better if they surpassed them in
obtaining the Khilāfah.
Fourthly, if the only reason for fighting ʿAlī I and opposing him was the fear
of the Banū Umayyah that the Banū Hāshim will surpass them in status due to
collectively enjoying both Nubuwwah and Khilāfah, then why was Abū Sufyān
ibn Ḥarb so keen on pledging his allegiance to ʿAlī I rather than Abū Bakr
I? 2 Did he not know that doing so would very quickly grant the Banū Hāshim
both the honours?
Furthermore, if the competition was the only cause of the clash between the Banū
Hāshim and the Banū Umayyah, then why did Ṭalḥah, Zubayr, and ʿĀʾishah M,
who were not Umayyads and had no relationship with any of the two tribes, fight
him.
Fifthly, it is a complete misreading of history because history bears that the
Banū Hāshim and the Banū Umayyah both held common positions regarding the
acceptance and the rejection of the prophethood of Nabī H.
1 Minhāj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah 4/460.
2 Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī 2/237; al-Māwardī: al-Ḥāwī al-Kabīr 14/99; al-Kāmil fī al-Tārīkh 2/189.
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