I think that Ahle Sunnat have not fabricated these things unknowingly only
due to not knowing the actual accounts of people and also it was not because they
had a need regarding fathers of emigrants (Muhajireen) whether they embraced
Islam or not, or they pursued an aim in proving Islam of the parents or father of Abu Bakr?
But all the time they agitate so much and play upon the fact of Sayyidul
Abaith,1 ancestor of Imams, Abu Talib, father of Maula Ameerul Momineen
(a.s.) was a disbeliever, and it was because they could not make any allegation
against his son, therefore they aimed allegations against his father or both
parents. As Hafiz Asimi has done this Zainul Fatah.
From the vile deeds he has committed in this path is that he has expanded
the meaning of this point to even include parents of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). So
much so that Asimi, when describing resemblance between Prophet and Ali
(a.s.), writes:
“As for resemblance of their parents in wisdom and naming: Indeed, the
Prophet, in spite of exceeding blessings, which God bestowed him with and
numerous favors, which He rendered him, He did not grant him the fortune of his
parents embracing Islam, and majority of Muslims believe this only,2 except for a
small group of persons, to whom attention is not paid.
Also, Murtada, in spite of good manners and morals, positive traits of
character and different blessings; and feats through which Almighty Allah
accorded honor to him, he did not have the good fortune that his parents should
have embraced Islam.”
Thus, they have all time created ruckus in this topic and clamor and
nonsense, so that in this ruckus they may deny the manners and morals of the
elder of Mecca [Shaykhul Abtah] and his guardianship of Prophet, his removing
every type of evil and enmity from His Eminence, his praise of the religion of His
Eminence; and his humility and sincerity to divine law of His Eminence in
speech and action; and poetry and prose, and his defense of His Eminence
through every means and every possible way.
“If Abu Talib and his son had not been there, the religion of Islam would not
have been established. Thus, that one gave refuge in Mecca and rendered support
and this one in Medina struggled with death.”3
There are only a few ways of gaining information about the inner nature of a
person. They are as follows:
1. Deducing his nature through his statements.
2. Deducing it from his behavior.
3. Deducing it from what his family members and people close to him
narrate from him, the family members are most aware of what goes on in the family
4. Deducing it from things, which are necessary and which are attributed to him.