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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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A Summary

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of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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Describing the Prophet, peace be upon him, as a sorcerer.

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The Quraysh agreed to describe the Prophet, peace be upon him, as a sorcerer,

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just as al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah had described him to them.

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May Allah disgrace him.

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They began sitting along the paths of the people when the pilgrimage season arrived.

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No one would pass by them without them warning them about him,

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and informing them of his affair.

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Among the most zealous of the Quraysh in this regard were

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Abu Lahab, the uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and Abu Jahl, 'Amr Ibn Hisham.

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May Allah disgrace them.

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Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad,

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and al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak, with a hasan (sound) chain of narration,

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and the wording is that of Ahmad:

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On the authority of Rabi'ah Ibn 'Abbad al-Dili, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with my own eyes at the market of Dhu al-Majaz saying,

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'O people,

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say there is no god but Allah, and you will succeed.'

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He would move through the crowds,

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while the people were pressing around him.

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I did not see anyone saying anything, yet he would not remain silent;

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he would say,

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'O people,

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say there is no god but Allah, and you will succeed.'

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Behind him was a man with squinting eyes,

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fair-complexioned, with two braided locks of hair,

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saying, 'He is a liar and a renegade (sabi').'

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I asked, 'Who is this?'

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They replied, 'Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullah,

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and he is claiming prophethood.'

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I asked, 'Who is this man who is calling him a liar?'

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They replied, 'His uncle, Abu Lahab.'"

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In another narration,

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it is stated that the one who was following the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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was Abu Jahl.

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Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a sahih (authentic) chain of narration

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on the authority of Ash'ath Ibn Abi al-Sha'tha', who said:

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"A man from the tribe of Banu Malik Ibn Kinanah told me, saying:

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'I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, at the market of Dhu al-Majaz,

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moving through it and saying,

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"O people,

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say there is no god but Allah, and you will succeed."'

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He said: 'And Abu Jahl was throwing dust at him and saying,

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"O people,

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do not let this man deceive you regarding your religion,

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for he only wants you to abandon your gods

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and abandon al-Lat and al-'Uzza."'

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He said: 'And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would not pay him any attention.'"

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Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said:

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"This is how it appears in this context,

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[mentioning] Abu Jahl,

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though it may be a mistake [in the narration].

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It is possible that sometimes it was one,

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and sometimes it was the other,

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and that they would take turns in harming him, peace be upon him."

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Ibn Ishaq said:

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"This led to the Arabs departing from that season having heard of the affair of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and his mention spread throughout all the lands of the Arabs.

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Abu Talib feared that the masses of the Arabs might turn against him along with his own people,

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so he composed his poem in which he sought refuge in the sanctuary of Makkah and his position within it,

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and expressed affection for the nobles of his people,

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while at the same time informing them that he would not hand over the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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nor would he ever abandon him for anything,

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until he perished defending him."

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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah),

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authored by Sheikh Musa Balrashid al-'Azmi,

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and presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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The longing of the worlds for one another has intensified,

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for the longing towards you has no fathomable limit.

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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,

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and as long as lips move in remembrance.