![]() ![]() Some other details will be pointed out later, Allah willing. That is why the Qur'an clearly and scornfully reproaches them. They were the worst people of that time and the most habitual enemies of early Islam. The danger and enmity of Abu Lahab and his wife was not limited only to that action. "May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, may he (himself) perish". It was at that moment that this Surah was revealed, saying: "Perdition to thee! Was it for this that thou assembled us?" "I have come from Allah as a warner to preach the Unity of the Lord". "Certainly we will believe, for thou hast never told a lie”. "If I tell you that there is a huge enemy army camping at the foot of this mountain, on the other side, will you believe me?" He pointed out the different Arab tribes by name and addressing the assembly, asked: When the people heard the call of Muhammad (S), they went to him. (This phrase was use to inform all people to prepare to defend themselves when an enemy was about to attack.) Then, he climbed to the top of Mount Safa and called: /ya sabaha/. Was revealed, the holy Prophet was commanded by Allah to gather his close relatives and announce, openly, the invitation of Islam for the first time, and that he was the apostle of Allah. It is narrated from Ibn Abbas that when the verse: It is obvious that this virtue is of the person who, with reciting it, goes another way diverse from Abu Lahab's, not of the one who recites it with the tongue, but, acts like Abu Lahab. (i.e., he will be in Paradise while Abu Lahab will be in Hell). "He who recites it (Surah Lahab), I hope that Allah will not gather him and Abu Lahab in the same abode". It is cited in a tradition, that the holy Prophet (S) said: This is an explicit prediction of the Holy Qur'an. This prophecy actually happened and finally they died without having faith in Islam. The Qur'an clearly says that they both will enter Hell from which they cannot escape. The content of the Surah shows that he harbored a special enmity toward the Apostle and both he and his wife committed whatever vice they could against him. This Meccan Surah, which was revealed at the beginning of the open invitation to the holy Prophet (S), contains the name of one of the enemies of Islam and the holy Prophet (S), at that time, Abu Lahab, for whom a strong warning is given. ![]() In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful Number of Verses: 5 Contents of the Surah
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