Then the verses were revealed.Īfter that the Messenger used to be kind to him and if he sees him he would say "welcome to the one whom my God reproached me in him". The Prophet said to himself these great people will say that his followers are but the blind and the slaves, so he turned away from him and faced the people he was talking to. He kept calling the Prophet and repeating his plea, not knowing that the Prophet was busy facing someone else, until the hatred appeared on the face of the Messenger of Allah for being interrupted. The blind man said: "O Messenger of Allah read me and teach me from what Allah has taught you.” He came to the Messenger of Allah while he was trying to convert these people to Islam: Utbah Ibn Rabi’ah, Abu Jahl Ibn Husham, al-Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Ubay and Umayyah sons of Khalaf. It is said that these verses came down concerning Abdullah Ibn Maktoom, he is Abdullah Ibn Shareeh Ibn Malik Ibn Rabi’a al-Fihri from (the tribe of) Bani ‘Amir Ibn Louay. Here is the opinion of some Sunni commentators: Such flat-out lie was to preserve the dignity of Uthman with the price of humiliating the master of all the prophets. It is well-known that Umayad were the most ardent enemies of the family of the Prophet (S) and Islam as such, it was not befitting of them that their leader, Uthman, be reprimanded in the Qur’an thus, the scholars who worked for the Umayad were forced to write that this verse was revealed to reprimand the Prophet (S), not Uthman. Such twist of the event was done by the Umayad during their reign through pay-roll narrators. Yet some people, in order to clear the face of Uthman from such misconduct, do not have any hesitation to accuse the Prophet of such action, and to put down the Prophet in favor of Uthman. This is while the one who insulted the poor man was a wealthy member of Umayad who was either still non-Muslim, or had recently joint the companions (namely Uthman). There are some Sunni commentators who align the Holy Prophet (S) along with below-average ordinary morals, and accuse him of insulting Abdullah, and by that, they try to say that he was not free from the weakness of character and conduct. And in the later verses, Allah “reminds” his Prophet (S) that preaching an unbeliever is not necessary if the unbeliever does not intend to purify himself and offenses a believer just because of his lack of wealth and health. In the first 4 verses, Allah denounced the detesting attitude of the chieftain of the Quraish. This Chapter commended Abdullah’s position though poor and blind. This act of the chieftains of Quraish displeased Allah and thus He revealed the Chapter 80 (Abas) through Gabriel at the same time. Finally one of the wealthy Umayad (namely Uthman Ibn Affan) frowned at Abdullah and turned his back to him. They also did not like the presence of the blind among themselves and his interrupting their conversation with the Prophet (S). Since Abdullah was poor and blind, the chieftains of the Quraish looked down upon him and they did not like the honor and the respect bestowed upon him by the Prophet (S). However, the Prophet did not answer the question of the blind immediately Since he was at the middle of his speech with the Qurashites. The Holy Prophet received him with honor and pleasure and gave him the closest place to himself. While the Messenger of Allah was preaching them, Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktoom who was blind and was one of the companions of the Holy Prophet (S) came to see him. Once the Holy Prophet (S) was with some the rich individuals of Quraish from the tribe of Umayad, among them was Uthman Ibn Affan, who took the office of caliphate later. The occasion for the revelation of this Chapter was a historic event which took place. Nay! surely this is (this chapter) a reminder. To him (his question) you did not pay attention? (Qur’an 80:10) (Qur’an 80:7)Īnd as to him who comes to you striving hard, (Qur’an 80:8) To him do you address yourself? (Qur’an 80:6)Īnd it is not necessary for you (to preach that arrogant chieftain) if he does not purify himself. Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him? (the blind man) (Qur’an 80:4)Īs for him (the Umayad chieftain) who considers himself free from need (rich), (Qur’an 80:5) (Qur’an 80:2)Īnd what would make you know, but that, per chance, he (the blind man) might grow in purity, (Qur’an 80:3) (Qur’an 80:1)īecause there came to him the blind man (Ibn Um-Maktoom). He (a certain Umayad chieftain) frowned and turned away (while he was with the Prophet). In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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