If you do so, I may not be able to bear seeing my father’s killer alive!

If you do so, I may not be able to bear seeing my father’s killer alive! The feeling of vengeance may compel me to take vengeance on my father’s killer and, as a result, I may be condemned to the hell fire because of killing a Muslim.” The Noble Prophet (S) stated, “No. We do not intend to kill your father. We will always behave with friendliness and amicability towards your father.” As a result of this, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Ubayy was reproached and castigated by his own tribe.

‘Abd Allāh ibn Ubayy died in 9 AH.[^1] [^1]: Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 20, p. 288; Tafsīr-e Qummī, p. 680; Ibn Hishām, Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 2, p. 293; Tārīkh-e Payāmbar-e Islām, p. 437; Al-Tanbīh wa al-Ashrāf, p. 215; Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqāt, vol. 2, p. 63; Zarkulī, Al-A‘lām, vol. 4, p. 65; Tārīkh al-Khamīs, vol. 2, p. 140; Amtā‘ al-Asmā‘, vol. 1, p. 99; Al-Muhabbar, p. 233; Jamharah al-Ansāb al-‘Arab, p. 235. Previous…