Consequently...

Consequently, the orders were issued to arrest and exile him to Sham, separating him from his beloved people and his struggle comrades, depriving him from the tenement-houses of revelation, the scent of Pro phethood and warmth of (peace be upon them). It was destined for Abu Dharr to tread, with his feet, the roads of Jabal Amil, that goodly region of the land of Lebanon, where lie simple hills, spacious valleys and limited-scope plains.

And thus was the fate of Jabal ‘Amil to initiate a new chapter in its deep-rooted history. There, people came to discover a firebrand from the spirit of Muhammad (God’s benediction be upon him and his pure Progeny), as from the heart of his great Companion, Islam’s concepts and message values began to effuse, and the rebellious words started to proceed into the heart of earth and history. Hence, sun of Islam began to rise from among the clouds, overwhelming that land with light, warmth and hope.

The palaces of the Umayyad ruler began to be shaken violently by the Ghifari earthquake, and strong feeling of trepidation and fright overwhelmed Mu’awiyah, who gave his orders to return the honourable companion to the centre of caliphate, with instructions to treat him very harshly. So the Companion of Allah’s Messenger returned to alMadinah, to see nothing but frowned faces and executioners’ lashes.

There, the expulsion cycle started anew, till his last exile be at Rabadhah “the severest region in the world in respect of climate and voidness of any traces of life. In this place, Abu Dharr passes away, joining the caravan of freemen and the righteous, with his words in Jabal ‘Amil turning to be seeds and buds, growing, blossoming and setting their roots firm into the depths of earth, history and civilization.

Thereafter, Jabal ‘Amil commenced to play its effective role on the scene of life, producing to the mankind “over long ages and eras “numerous reputed ‘ulama’ , litterateurs and thinkers. Among the ‘ulama’ produced by that generous land, we can refer to the renowned scholar Zayn al-Din al-Jub’ii al-’Amili, who was known later with the name of al-Shahid al-Thani[^1].

His Household Zayn al-Din ibn ‘Ali ibn Ahmad al-’Amili is verily counted among the great ‘ulama’ and fuqaha’ , endowed with a versatile personality, being prominent in the fields of literature and medicine too. He was brought up in an inveterate family of noble social and theological status.