نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 استادیار، گروه تاریخ اسلام، دانشکده مطالعات اسلامی، دانشگاه بینالمللی اهلبیت(ع)، تهران، ایران
2 استاد، مؤسسه فرهنگی- هنری تحقیق و نشر حضرت ابوطالب(ع)، قم، ایران.
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نویسندگان [English]
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Mutallib (A.S), the uncle and guardian of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) from childhood, is considered one of the most prominent figures in early Islamic history. In addition to his guardianship and emotional support for the Prophet (PBUH), he was his most crucial social, political, and security supporter in Mecca. Historical and biographical sources extensively record his decisive role in continuously supporting the Prophet (PBUH), both before and after his prophethood. However, from the early Islamic centuries, views emerged in some sources that denied Abu Talib's (A.S) faith and placed him among the polytheists. This approach, reflected in Hadith, Tafsir, historical, and literary narrations, gradually became a stable current in the intellectual heritage of a segment of the Islamic world. The central issue of this research is to analyze the arenas, types, and causes of the formation and persistence of this approach and to answer the fundamental question: Was the notion of Abu Talib's (A.S) lack of faith merely a narrative and doctrinal difference, or did it have deeper, especially political and social, roots? The significance of this discussion lies in the fact that Abu Talib's (A.S) faith or disbelief is not merely an individual or historical matter; rather, it is directly linked to the position of Imam Ali (A.S), the status of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS), and the legitimacy of political currents after the Prophet's (PBUH) demise. Historical investigation reveals that the accusation of disbelief against Abu Talib (A.S) emerged within the context of power struggles, tribal rivalries, and ideological conflicts after the prophetic era. In opposition to this current,
the Imami Shiah and a group of fair Sunni scholars, relying on historical evidence,
poems attributed to Abu Talib (A.S), narrations from the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S), and the incompatibility of the 'disbelief' narrations with the teachings of the Holy Quran, have emphasized his faith, monotheism, and sincerity. Therefore, a critical re-examination of this issue can aid in understanding the roots of many theological and sectarian conflicts in Islamic history. This research has been conducted using the "Burhan al-Inni" (inferential proof) method; meaning, first, the manifestations and examples of enmity towards Abu Talib (A.S) in various sources are identified, and then their causal factors are analyzed. Data have been collected from Shiah and Sunni Hadith, Tafsir, historical, literary, and theological sources and examined through documental criticism, content analysis, and historical comparison. This approach allows for moving beyond uncritical judgments and reaching the true roots of this phenomenon. The findings indicate that enmity towards Abu Taleb (A.S) can be examined in two external and internal arenas. In the external arena, the polytheists of Quraysh and the Jewish current, due to Abu Taleb's (A.S) central role in protecting the Prophet's (PBUH) life and supporting the spread of Islam, harbored hostility towards him. This enmity manifested in the form of economic pressures, security threats, propaganda attacks, and attempts to assassinate the Prophet (PBUH), but Abu Taleb's (A.S) intelligent management and practical support prevented the realization of their goals. Within the Islamic world, enmity towards Abu Taleb (A.S) was mainly pursued by the Navasib, Kharijites, Umayyads, and later the Abbasids, and in later periods, by Salafi-Takfiri currents. This approach, rather than being rooted in pure doctrinal differences, was a reflection of political conflict with Imam Ali (A.S) and his family. The fabrication and propagation of disparaging narrations, the distortion of the occasions for revelation of verses, and the concealment of poems indicating Abu Taleb's (A.S) faith, all demonstrate the political and biased nature of this current. To sum up, enmity towards Abu Taleb (A.S) is a multi-layered phenomenon with preparatory, central, and motivational causes, deeply rooted in the political and sectarian developments of Islamic history, and ultimately represents a radius of animosity towards Imam Ali (A.S) and the Ahl al-Bayt.
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