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The Relatives Are Invited



During the first three years of
his mission, the
Prophet Muhammad (SA) did
not propagate Islam
openly. In every nook and corner,
in the hills surrounding
Makkah, he would speak to the people
about Islam.
Wherever he found a worthy, rational
person, he spoke
to him about his Prophethood, and
condemned the
practices of idolatry and oppression.
He would call to
mind the injustices of the tyrants,
and call for sympathy
towards the miserable conditions
of the weak. He said
to the people:


I am the last of Allah's prophets.
I am commanded
by Allah to guide you and to deliver
you to the freedom
and greatness of worshipping the
one True God.
Help me on the path to this wonderful
goal."
As a result of Muhammad's (SA) continuous efforts
a number of people accepted Islam
during these three
years, and secretly became Muslims.
Then the Prophet
received Allah's command: "Call
your near relatives
to Islam".


Therefore Muhammad (SA) invited
about forty of
his closest relatives to his home,
and when they arrived
he greeted them warmly. After the
food Muhammad
began to speak but one of the guests
stopped (SA)
him. This man was Abu Lahab the
Prophet's uncle.
who said: "Be careful not to let
Muhammad trick you",
and, as soon as he had said this,
he stood up from his
place, and the others did the same.
Arriving outside the house, the
guests said to one
another: "Did you see how he fed
us all? It was amazing.


There was only a little food there,
and yet we are
all full. And what a delicious
food it was!"
One of them asked: "How could it
be that with such
a small amount of food we are all
full'?"
One of them was angry with Abu
Lahab, and said:
"Why did you break up the gathering?
We should have
listened to what Muhammad (SA) had to say. Why
did you stand up and leave the
house so soon.
Following this Muhammad (SA) decided to invite
them all again. He said to Ali (AS): "That day I was
not able to tell them about Islam.


Prepare another
meal and invite them again, maybe
I will be able to
speak to them this time and lead
them to freedom and
prosperity."
The day of the invitation came
and the guests arrived.
Just as before Muhammad (SA) greeted them
warmly and treated them all with
respect. After the
meal, Muhammad (SA) insisted
that his guests remain
seated, and listen to what he had
to say. Some of them
sat quietly, but some like Abu
Lahab, began to create
a commotion.
The Prophet (SA) told them:


"Listen, listen to me.
By Allah, it is for your own good.
I am the last of
Allah's prophets and I have brought
a Divine message
for you and for all of mankind,
a message of freedom
and prosperity. O kinsmen. in the
Hereafter you will
receive a reward for good deeds
and a punishment for
your bad deeds. The righteous will
receive the beauties
of Paradise, and the wrongdoers
will receive the sufferings
of Hell. O kinsmen, I bring you
all the good of
this world and all the good of
the Hereafter. No one
has brought you anything better
than this.,


"Which of you is willing to help
me in this work,
and be my brother, my minister
and my successor?'
At this, the guests were silent.
No one replied to
this heavenly invitation. Only
Ali (AS).who was about
14 years of age, stood up and said:
"O Prophet of
Allah, I am ready to assist you.
I am ready to help you."
Muhammad (SA) looked lovingly
at Ali (AS), then
he repeated his words and made
his request again. Just
as before all were silent, until
the silence was broken
once more by Ali (AS), who
said in a firm voice!
O Prophet of Allah, I am ready
to assist you. I am ready
to help you.


The Prophet (SA) was silent
as he cast a meaningful
look at the selfless youth's radiant
face. Then he spoke
again: "O my kinsmen. I have brought
you the good
of both the worlds. I have been
ordered to call you to
the worship of Allah to Tawhid
(monotheism)
is ready to assist me in this:
to be my brother. my
minister. my executor and my successor?"
Again they were all silent and
only 'Ali stood up,
this time he spoke in an even firmer
voice: "O prophet
of Allah. I am ready to assist
you. I will help you in
everything you wish."
Then. to the amazement of all the
guest!. the
Prophet (SA) took Ali's (AS) hand and accepted his
promise of support. Then he turned
to the guests and
told them: "This youth is my brother.
minister.
executor and my successor. Listen
to him and obey
him."
This angered all but a few of the
guests. They stood
up laughing and said to Abu Talib.
the head of the
tribe; "From today 'Ali has become
your rulers
Muhammad has instructed you to
listen to the words
of your son and to obey him!"


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