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| Fatimah |
| 01/10/03 at 10:38:13 |
| salam alaikum, i need Jafar's speach to the Christian king.. I cant find it. does someone have it or know where I can find it? jazaki Allah khair. |
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| Fatimah |
| 01/10/03 at 11:27:34 |
| [slm] i also need the dialog when abu Sufyan (i think it was him) was asked about the Prophet (saw) and his two companions were to stand behind him and say if he were lying. he wasnt able to say anything bad about him.. anyone know where i can find that dialog? jazak Allah khair |
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| Abu_Atheek |
| 01/10/03 at 12:12:55 |
| [slm] HERACLUIS AND ABU SUFYAN Heraclius decided to satisfy himself about the contents of the Apostle's letter. He ordered to search for a man from Arabia who could tell him about the Prophet. Abu Sufyan happened to be there on a business trip and so he was summoned before him. The questions raised by Heraclius on this occasion showed that he had a deep insight into the scriptures and the teachings of the prophet of yore and he knew how and when God sends them and the way they are usually treated by their people. Abu Sufyan, too, acted like a true Arab for he considered it below his dignity to tell the Emperor anything but truth. The conversation between Heraclius and Abu Sufyan is significant enough to be quoted here in extenso or at full length. Heraclius: Tell me about his lineage. Abu Sufyan: He comes of the best lineage. Heraclius: Did anybody before him make the claim he does? Abu Sufyan: No. Heraclius: Had there been any king in his family? Abu Sufyan: No. Heraclius: Who have followed him? Are they the poor and the weak or the nobles? Abu Sufyan: They are all poor and weak. Heraclius: Are his followers increasing or deserting him? Abu Sufyan: Their numbers are growing. Heraclius: Do those who enter his religion despise and leave him? Abu Sufyan: No. Heraclius: Did you find him telling lies before he made the claim? Abu Sufyan: No. Heraclius: Did he ever break the word given by him? Abu Sufyan: Not as yet, but we will see what he does in the future. Heraclius: Did you ever fight against him? Abu Sufyan: Yes. Heraclius: What was the result? Abu Sufyan: The fortunes have varied, sometimes in our favor, sometimes in his. Heraclius: What is it that he teaches? Abu Sufyan: He asks to worship One God, and not associate ought with Him. To offer prayers, be virtuous to speak the truth, and be kind to the kinsmen. Heraclius then asked the interpreter to tell Abu Sufyan: "I asked you about his lineage and you replied that it was the noblest among you. Prophets always come from the best lineage, I asked you if any man in his family had made a similar claim and your reply was 'No.' If anybody had made a claim to apostleship in his family, I would have thought that he was imitating him. Then I asked if there had been a king in his family, and you said 'No.' Had it been so, I would have surmised that he was trying to recover his lost kingdom. And I inquired if you knew him to be untruthful before making the claim, and you said 'No.' I know that it is not possible for a man to be truthful to the people but to mince the truth in regard to God. Then I asked you if his followers were drawn from the people of rank and distinction or they were the poor and the weak, and you replied that they were humble and meek. Prophets are always followed by the humble and poor in the beginning. And I asked if his followers were increasing and you said that they were gaining in numbers. Faith is always like that for it goes on increasing until it is triumphant. Then I asked if anybody had turned away from him and rejected his faith and your reply was 'No'. The faith once settled in the heart never leaves it. And then I asked if he ever broke his word and you said 'No.' Prophets never break their promises. Then I asked about his teachings and you told me that he asked you to worship One God, not to associate ought with Him; bade you to turn away from the idols and to speak the truth; and to be virtuous and to glorify the Lord. Now, if you have told me the truth about him he will conquer the ground that is beneath my feet. I knew that a prophet was about to be born but I had never thought he would come from Arabia. If it had been possible I would have called upon him, and if I had been with him, I would have washed his feet." Heraclius summoned his chiefs and courtiers and got the doors of his chamber closed upon them. Then, turning he said, "Ye Chiefs of Rome! If you desire safety and guidance so that your kingdom shall be firmly established, then you follow the Arabian Prophet." Whereupon they all started off but found the doors closed. When Heraclius saw them getting sore, he was despaired of their conversion, so he ordered to bring them back. He said, "What I had said before was to test your constancy and faith and I am now satisfied of your firmness and devotion." The courtiers lowered their heads and were pleased to hear him speaking thus. Heraclius lost the golden opportunity as he preferred his kingdom over the eternal truth. As a consequence, he lost even his kingdom after a few years during the time of Caliph 'Umar. [i]From "Biography of the final messenger"[/i] [url]http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/Letters.asp[/url] Please read under "Letters to Monarchs" |
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| Abu_Atheek |
| 01/10/03 at 12:35:36 |
| [slm] QURAYSH PURSUE THE MUSLIMS The news that the Muslims were living in peace in Abyssinia reached Mecca making the Qurayshites all the more restless depressed and discouraged. So they decided to send ‘Abdallah Ibn Abu Rabia and ‘Amr Ibn Al ‘As Ibn Wail as their emissaries, laden with choicest presents of Mecca for Negus, his nobles and chiefs, to get the persons in exile back from Abyssinia. The agents of the Quraysh first bribed the courtiers of Negus with their presents to espouse their cause before the king, then they presented their gifts to him and said: “Some foolish young men of our tribe have taken refuge in Your Majesty’s country. They have abandoned their own religion but neither accepted yours, and have invented a new faith which neither of us know. Our nobles, (who are their elders and guardians) have sent us to Your Majesty so we could get them back from you, for they are closer to them and that they know their faults.” The bodyguards of Negus who heard this whispered to him in chorus, “They are correct, surrender the refugees to them”. But king Negus was enraged; he disliked to forsake those who had sought his shelter.” He said, “No, by God, I will not surrender them”. Thereafter, he summoned the Muslims to his court in the presence of his bishops, and asked the Muslims: “What is that religion for which you have forsaken your people and neither accepted my religion nor any other?” J’AFAR'S PORTRAYAL OF ISLAM AND IGNORANCE J’afar Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him), the cousin of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), then rose to explain what the King had asked. He said: “O King, we were an unenlightened people plunged in ignorance. We worshipped idols, we ate dead animals, and we committed abominations: we broke natural ties, we mistreat our neighbors and our strong exploit the weak. We thus lived that way, until God raised among us an Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), of whose noble birth and lineage, truthfulness, honesty and purity we were aware. He invited us to acknowledge the Unity of God and to worship Him, and to renounce the stones and idols our forefathers and we ourselves used to venerate. He enjoined us to speak the truth, to redeem our pledges, to be kind and considerate to our kin and neighbors; he forbade us to refrain from every vice, bloodshed, shamelessness, lies and deceit and asked us neither to encroach upon the substance of orphans nor to vilify chaste women. He commanded us to pay divine homage to Allah alone and never associate ought with Him; he ordered us to offer , to pay the poor-due, to observe fast (thus enumerating other injunctions of Islam). We acknowledged his truthfulness and believed in him; we followed him in whatever he brought from God and we worshipped only One God without associating ought wiph Him; we treated as unlawful what he prohibited and accepted what he made lawful for us. From then on, we were estranged from our own people such that they persecuted us, tried to seduce us from our faith and forced us to take back our idols for our God and they compelled us to return to the abominations we used to commit earlier. So when they tortured and held us under their tyranny and stood between us and our religion, we fled to your country, having chosen you above others for our refuge. We have come here, O King, to your land seeking your protection and we do hope that we shall not be dealt with unjustly.” Negus listened patiently to J’afar Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him). Then he asked J’afar if he had something brought by his Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) from God. J’afar (May Allah be pleased with him) replied in the affirmative. Negus asked him to recite the same. Thereupon J’afar (May Allah be pleased with him) recited the opening verses of Surah Maryam. (19th Chapter, “Mary”) Negus wept until his beard was wet, as the bishop sobbed until their scrolls were moistened with their tears, too. [i]From "Biography of the final messenger"[/i] [url]http://prophetmuhammed.org/BioMakkah/Abyssinia.asp[/url] |
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| Abu_Atheek |
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| Fatimah |
| 01/10/03 at 20:35:52 |
| Jazak Allah khair katheer!!!!!! :) |
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