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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Abu Talib (a.s) A Look At the Verse (it Is Not (fit) For the Prophet) After showing the defects of the tradition and the false ____________ 1 Al-Issaba, vol.4 p.203, Siyer A'lam an-Nubala' vol.2 p.64, 423, 425, 436. series of narrators, it would be better to discuss the facts that would refute the tradition. 1.

The tradition mentioned by al-Bukhari showed that these two Quranic verses were revealed when Abu Talib was dying but when we referred to the two verses, we found that the first one of them had been revealed in Medina. (1) The all knew well that the sure of Bara'a (at-Tawba) was revealed in Medina after Islam had become so strong and prevailing. The story of informing of the sura of Bara'a was famous for the all. It was the last thing that was revealed of the Quran.

(2) There was a long period between the revelation of these two verses. It was about ten years. 2. It was clear that the first verse, which was a part of sura of Bara'a, was revealed in Medina after the conquest of Mecca. So there was nearly eight years between the death of Abu Talib and the revelation of this verse.

The meaning of the tradition showed the continuity of the praying of the Prophet (s) that Allah might forgive his uncle and that the Prophet (s) didn't stop praying Allah to forgive his uncle along this period according to the Prophet's saying (as they pretended in the tradition). "I will pray Allah to forgive you as long as I am not ____________ 1 Abu Talib died in Mecca three years before the hijra (migration) to Medina.

2 Al-Bukhari's Sahih, vol.3 p.77, al-Kashshaf, vol.1 p.570 (vol.2 p.246), Ta'leeq Sharih al-Kashshaf, vol.2 p.188, al-Baydhawi's Tafseer, vol.2 p.274, Majma'ul Bayan, vol.10 p.5, ibn Katheer's Tafseer, vol.2 p.331, al-Itqan, vol.1 p.27. It was mentioned in vol.1 p.26 that nothing was revealed of the Quran after this except its end. He (the author of al-Itqan) was surprised at the saying of ibnul Farass: "The sura was revealed in Medina except two verses ..." He said: "How wonder!