Black Thursday

288 Pages·2009·2.58 MB·English

by  Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
THE ALL-BENEFICIENT, THE ALL-MERCIFUL

BLACK THURSDAY

(English Translation of Raziyyat Yawm al-Khamees)

By
Dr. Muhammad Tejani Samawi
Author of: Then I was Guided

Translated by: Sayyid Maqsood Athar
Edited by: Sayyid Athar Maqsood S.H.Rizvi

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Translator’s Foreword ..................................................................... 9
Preface ............................................................................................. 11
Tradition of Pen and Paper (Qirtaas) ............................................ 13
Why didn’t the Prophet force the writing of the will? .................. 19
Interpretations of Ahl al-Sunnah scholars ..................................... 20
Part One: The Matter of Will ........................................................ 33
Proofs of ‘Ali’s Caliphate ............................................................. 35
Majority’s Point of View Regarding Caliphate ............................ 37
Mutazalite Viewpoint Regarding Caliphate .................................. 38
Tradition of Pen and Paper (Qirtaas) ............................................ 40
What did the Prophet Want to Write? ........................................... 44
Fabrication of Traditions During Muawiyah’s Reign ................... 45
Abu Talib’s Services to Islam ....................................................... 47
Canyon of Abu Talib .................................................................... 48
Ali’s Services to Islam .................................................................. 50
1. Eve of Migration (Hijrah) ......................................................... 50
2. Brotherhood .............................................................................. 51
3. ‘Ali and the Battle of Uhad ....................................................... 52
4. Ali and the Preaching of Surah Baraat ...................................... 52
5. ‘Ali Goes to Yemen to Propagate Islam ................................... 53
6. Haroon of Muhammad .............................................................. 53
7. Conqueror of Khaiber ............................................................... 53
Part Two:A Probe into Saqifah ..................................................... 59
1.Abu Bakr .................................................................................... 59
Analysis of the Incidents at Saqifah .............................................. 67
Another reason for denial of Caliphate to Ali (a) ......................... 70
Incident of Fadak .......................................................................... 72
Fadak in Various Hands ................................................................ 74
Mamoon Returns Fadak ................................................................ 75
Judgment Regarding Fadak ........................................................... 76
The Tradition of Non-Inheritance and Holy Qur’an ..................... 77
Tradition of Non-Inheritance is against Holy Qur’an ................... 77
Demands of Express text and Reason ........................................... 81
Fadak as a Gift .............................................................................. 83
The branch testifies to the root ...................................................... 84
Testimony of Mubahila ................................................................. 85
Inconsistency in actions of the Muslim Caliph ............................. 87
Another Face of the Saqifah Regime ............................................ 91
Will of the first Caliph regarding Umar ........................................ 93
Shura (Consultation) ..................................................................... 94
Shura Procedure ............................................................................ 97
A few questions ............................................................................ 98
2. Umar’s Opinion about Shura Members .................................... 99
‘Ali’s protest in Shura Meeting ................................................... 101
Analysis of Shura Gathering ....................................................... 107
Some Personal Exertions of Umar .............................................. 111
Inconsistency between the practice of the Prophet and Umar .... 114
Mutual differences between Abu Bakr and Umar ...................... 114
Incident of Malik ibn Nuwairah .................................................. 118
Yet Another (third) Face of Saqifah ........................................... 120
3. Uthman ibn Affan ................................................................... 120
Bani Umayyah’s enmity with Islam ........................................... 122
Battle of Badr .............................................................................. 122
Faith of the Umayyads ................................................................ 125
Favors granted to Bani Umayyah ............................................... 128
Monetary Policy of Imam ‘Ali .................................................... 132
Wealth of Some Famous Persons ............................................... 134
Governmental Policies of Uthman .............................................. 135
Practice of Uthman’s Governors ................................................. 138
Walid ibn Uqbah ......................................................................... 138
Walid Drinks Wine in Kufa ........................................................ 139
Why Walid was Appointed as a Governor of Kufa?................... 141
Uthman’s Behavior with Companions ........................................ 142
Story of Abdullah ibn Masood’s Victimization .......................... 146
Allegations of Uthman’s Rivals .................................................. 148
Disloyalty of Relatives ................................................................ 150
Repentance of a Person who Repented soon .............................. 151
Amr ibn al-Aas and Uthman ....................................................... 152
Uthman and Mother of Believers, Ayesha .................................. 153
Bani Umayyah Conference ......................................................... 154
An Important Question that must be Answered .......................... 156
Uthman’s Murder ........................................................................ 158
Conspiracies of Bani Umayyah after Uthman’s Murder ............ 160
Part Three:Caliphate of Amirul Momineen (a) ......................... 165
Part Four:The Allegiance Breakers (Nakitheen) ...................... 169
Ayesha’s Age-Old Hatred to ‘Ali (a) .......................................... 171
Reason of Talha and Zubair’s opposition ................................... 177
Instigators of the Battle of Jamal in Basra .................................. 180
Crimes of Jamal Instigators ........................................................ 187
Part Five:The Unjust Group (Qasiteen) ..................................... 191
Battle of Siffeen .......................................................................... 195
Part Six:Arbitration - Apostates - Imam’s Martyrdom ............ 205
Character of Amr Ibn al-Aas ....................................................... 209
Amr ibn al-Aas with Muawiyah ................................................. 211
Arbitration and the stand of ‘Ali (a)............................................ 212
Difficulties of ‘Ali (a) ................................................................. 215
Part Seven:Glimpses of the Imam’s life ..................................... 219
Constitution of his government ................................................... 219
Ali and the Public Treasury ........................................................ 234
Humility and Justice of Ali (a) .................................................... 236
Analysis of ‘Ali’s General Policies ............................................. 238
Some of his Golden Sayings ....................................................... 239
His will to Imam Hasan (a) ......................................................... 242
Ali (a) in the verses of Holy Qur’an ........................................... 262
Part Eight:Glimpses of Muawiyah’s Character ........................ 265
Plight of Hujr ibn Adi ................................................................. 266
Other Examples of Muawiyah’s Deceit ...................................... 271
Taking Ziyad ibn Abih as his Brother ......................................... 272
Sayings of Muawiyah ................................................................. 275
Ali’s discourse regarding Bani Hashim and Bani Umayyah ...... 276
Bibliography ................................................................................. 283
Tradition Books .......................................................................... 283
Biography Books ........................................................................ 283
History Books ............................................................................. 283
Miscellaneous ............................................................................. 284