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Chapter 33: The Mushrikeen’s dispute with the Prophet ,ﷺ and the<br />
establishing of irrefutable proofs against them, and how their inner<br />
selves had acknowledged the truth, even though they displayed<br />
opposition out of stubbornness, envy, injustice, and haughtiness 218<br />
Is-ḥaaq Ibn Raḥawaih reported from his chain to Ibn `Abbaas رضي ُاهلل ُعنهما that he said:<br />
“One-day al-Waleed Ibn al-Mugheerah came to the Prophet ,ﷺ and he ﷺ recited<br />
to him the Qur’aan, and it was as if he (al-Waleed) became affected and softened by it.<br />
When this news reached Abu Jahl, 219 he came to him (al-Waleed) and said: ‘O my uncle!<br />
Your people wish to gather wealth for you.’ He replied: ‘But why?’ Abu Jahl said: ‘To<br />
give it to you, as they see that you went to Muḥammad (ﷺ) and want to oppose his<br />
influence (on you).’ He said: ‘But Quraish knows well that I am the wealthiest of them.’<br />
Abu Jahl said: ‘So say a word against him (Muḥammad), so that your people may know<br />
that you disavow him.’ He said: ‘What should I say? By <strong>Al</strong>laah! There is not a person<br />
among you who has better knowledge than me of poetry, and its various metrical forms<br />
218 [TN: <strong>Al</strong>laah تعاىل mentioned about Fir`aoun and his people that they knew that the Message and Signs which<br />
Moosaa عليهُالسالم had brought was the Truth, but they opposed and rejected him out of arrogance, and injustice<br />
toward themselves, as <strong>Al</strong>laah :saidتعاىلُ<br />
﴿وَجَحَد واُِبَِاُوَاس تَي قَنَت هَاُأَنف سه م ُظ ل م اُوَع ل وًّاُُۖفَانظ ر ُكَي فَ ُكَانَُعَاقِبَة ُال م ف سِ دِينَ﴾<br />
{And they (Fir`aoun and his people) rejected them (those Aayaat), wrongfully and arrogantly, while their<br />
(inner) selves were convinced thereof. So, see how the end of the corrupters was.} [Surah al-Naml (27): 14]<br />
And in a similar fashion, Abu Jahl and the other Mushriks of Makkah also rejected the Truth which the Prophet<br />
chapter.] had brought, which will be mentioned in this ﷺ<br />
219 [TN: In regards to Abu Jahl, it is widespread that the Prophet ﷺ is supposed to have said: ❝He was the<br />
Fir`aoun (pharaoh) of this Ummah (nation).❞ [Musnad Aḥmad (3824, 4246, 4247)]<br />
And in another narration: ❝He (Abu Jahl) was the Fir`aoun of my Ummah.❞ [Musnad Aḥmad (3825)]<br />
This is reported from the route of Abee Is-ḥaaq from Abee `Ubaidah from his father (`Abdullaah Ibn Mas`ood).<br />
<strong>Al</strong>-Haithamee said in “al-Majma`” (6/79): “Imaam Aḥmad reported these Aḥaadeeth, and al-Bazzaar reported a<br />
shorter narration; and it is from the narration of Abu `Ubaidah from his father. But he (Abu `Ubaidah) did not hear<br />
from him.”<br />
“This narration is “Ḍha`eef” because of the break (interruption) in the chain of narration; Abu `Ubaidah – and he<br />
is the son of Ibn Mas`ood – did not hear from his father.”]<br />
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