In the Name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciuil
STORY OF AL-WALEED IBN AL-MUGHIRAH Apostate Father of "Khalid ibn al-Waleed" By Yasin T. al-Jibouri Excerpted from Volume Two of my book titled Allah: The Concept of God in Islam
STORY OF AL-WALEED IBN AL-MUGHĪRAH To what calamity was the Prophet referring and to what chastisement? Al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah, father of the famous military commander Khālid ibn al-Waleed, was a man of experience and cunning, a senior among Arab seniors of his time, a man of great wealth according to the testimony of the Holy Qur’ān as we read in Sūrat alMuddaththir (Chapter 74 of the Holy Qur’ān). All the clans of Quraish used to collectively share the expense of the covering sheet of the Ka`ba one year, and in the next year, al-Waleed would pay the entire expense all by himself. In Mecca alone, he had ten sons and ten slaves, and each one of his slaves used to trade in a merchandise valued at one thousand dinars, each dinar weiging one qintar, talent, of gold (equivalent to four thousand dinars). He used to
always ridicule Prophet Mu¦ammed . The Prophet used quite often to recite the Holy Qur’ān (and sometimes he would ask others to recite it in his presence). The Quraishis assembled at the house of al-Waleed ibn al-Mughīrah and said to him, AO Abd al-Shams! What is this that Mu¦ammed is saying? Is it poetry, sorcery, or oratory?!" ALet me hear it myself," said he, going close to where Mu¦ammed was as he recited the Qur’ān. AO Mu¦ammed! Said al-Waleed, ARecite to me some of your poetry." The Prophet said, AIt is not poetry; it is the speech of Allāh with which He blessed His angels and prophets." ARecite some of it for me," said al-Waleed. The Messenger of Allāh recited these verses of Sūrat µaMeem (Chapter 32 of the Holy Qur’ān):
بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم ق ِمن َّربِّكَ لِتُن ِذ َر قَ ْو ًماا ُّ أَ ْم يَقُولُونَ ا ْفت ََراهُ؟! بَ ْل ه َُو ا ْل َح َب ا ْل َعالَ ِمين ِّ ب فِي ِه ِمن َّر َ ب ال َر ْي ِ تَن ِزي ُل ا ْل ِكتَا الم َّ ََّما أَتَاهُم ِّمن نَّ ِذي ٍر ِّمن قَ ْبلِكَ لَ َعلَّ ُه ْم يَ ْهتَ ُدون اام ُا َّم َ َهللاُ الَّ ِذي َخل َّ ق ال َ ت َواألَ ْر ِ ض َو َما بَ ْينَ ُه َماا فِاس ِ اوا ٍ َّتاتَّ ِأ أَي َ س َم سا َمال ىِلَاى ْ ا َّ يُا َدبِّ ُر األَ ْم َار ِمانَ ال اس َوال يَا ِي ٍ؛ أَفَا تَتَا َذ َّر ُرونَ ؟ ِ تت ََوى َعلَى ا ْل َع ْر ش؛ َما لَ ُكم ِّمان ُُونِا ِه ِمان َولِ ال َ َ ُ ب َوالََّّا َها َُ ِ ا ْل َع ِزيا ُز الا َّر ِحي ُم َ َض َّم يَ ْع ُر ُج ىِلَ ْي ِه فِس يَ ْو ٍم َرانَ ِم ْقدَا ُرهُ أ ْلف ِ ذلِكَ عَالِ ُم ا ْل َغ ْيا َتنَ ٍأ ِّم َّما تَ ُعدُّون ِ األَ ْر ُ َّم ين َ َس ٍل َخلَقَهُ َوبَدَأَ َخ ْل ْ َ ُ َّم َج َع َل ن ين ُ سلَهُ ِمن َ اإلن َ الَّ ِذي أَ ْح ْ سنَ ُر َّل ي ٍ ت لَ ٍأ ِّمن َّمال َّم ِه ٍ ان ِمن ِط ِ س ِ ق ضالَ ْلنَا فِاس ْ َ قَلِي َّما ت،َ ار َواألَ ْفئِ َد َّ وح ِه َو َج َع َل لَ ُك ُم ال َ أَئِ َذا: َوقَالُوا ََّ ُك ُرون َ ص َ س ْم َ َواألَ ْب َ ِ ت َّواهُ َونَ َ َخ فِي ِه ِمن ُّر َ َ َّ ُ ا َّم ىِلَاى،ت الَّ ِذي ُو ِّر َل بِ ُكا ْم ِ يَت ََوفا ُرم َّملَ ُك ا ْل َم ْو: قُ ْل َق َج ِدي ٍد؟! بَ ْل هُم بِلِقَال َربِّ ِه ْم َرافِ ُرون ِ األ ْر ٍ أئِنَّا لَ ِس َخ ْل،ض ار ِج ْعنَاا نَ ْع َما ْل ْ َتا ِم ْعنَا ف ُ َولَ ْو ت ََرى ىِ ِذ ا ْل ُم ْج ِر ُمونَ نَا ِر ََربِّ ُك ْم ت ُْر َج ُعون َ ص ْارنَا َو َ َربَّنَاا أَ ْب:ُوتا ِه ْم ِعنا َد َربِّ ِها ْم ِ سو ُرؤ َألَ ْما َاََنَّ َج َهانَّ َم ِماانَ ا ْل ِجنَّا ِأ:ق ا ْلقَا ْاو ُِّ ِمنِّااس َّ َولَ ِكاانْ َحا،ا ُهادَاهَا َ ِ َولَا ْاو َصااالِ ًحا ىِنَّااا ُموقِنُاون ٍ يا ْئنَا َيتَ ْينَااا ُرا َّل نَ ْا َ َس أ ْج َم ِعين ِ َوالنَّا In the Name of Allāh, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Aleef Lām Meem. (This is) the Revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds. Or do they say, "He has forged it”?! Nay, it is the truth from the Lord of the Worlds so that you may admonish (thereby) people to whom no warner has come before you in order that they may receive guidance. It is Allāh Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six days, and He is firmly established on the throne (of authority): You have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will you then not receive admonishment? He regulates (all) affairs from the heavens to the earth: In the end (all affairs) will go up to Him, on a Day the span whereof will be (as) a thousand years of your reckoning. Such is He, the One Who knows all things, the hidden and the open, the One Exalted (in power), the Merciful One; He Who has made everything which He has created excellently. He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay, and made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a despised fluid: He then fashioned him in due proportion and breathed into him
of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding): Small thanks do you grant! And they say, "What?! When we lie, hidden and lost, (buried) in the ground, shall we indeed be in a renewed creation?!” Nay, they deny the meeting with their Lord! Say, "The angel of death, (the one who is) in charge of you, will (duly) take your souls (away at the time of death); then you shall be brought back to your Lord.” If only you could see when the guilty ones bend their heads down before their Lord (saying,) "Our Lord! We have seen and we have heard: Now, then, do send us back (to the world): We will do righteous deeds, for we do indeed believe (now).” If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: But the word from Me will come true: "I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together.” (Qur’ān, 32:1-13) When the Prophet finished reciting the last verse quoted above, al-Waleed shuddered and his hair stood up. He went home without giving Quraish an answer. Quraish, therefore, went to Abū Jahl and said, AO Abū al-µakam! Abd al-Shams is inclined towards Mu¦ammed's creed; have you seen how he did not come to us with a follow-up? Abū Jahl went to him and said, AO uncle! You have caused our heads to stoop down in humiliation and have exposed us and made our enemies happy on our account by you inclining towards Mu¦ammed's creed. al-Waleed said, AI have not inclined to his creed, but I heard something he said which is quite weighty, a speech because of which the skins shudder. AIs it an address that he delivered? asked Abū Jahl. al-Waleed said, ANo, it is not, for an address is a continuous speech, and this is prose some parts of which are not similar to others. AIs it poetry? asked Abū Jahl. ANo, al-Waleed answered, Afor I have heard all types of the Arabs' poetry; it is not poetry. AThen what is it? asked Abū Jahl. ALet me think about it, answered al-Waleed. On the next day, he was asked again, AO Abd al-Shams! What do you say about our query? He said, ATell people that it is sorcery, for this will affect people's hearts better. It is then that the Almighty revealed the following verses to express His Wrath at what al-Waleed had attributed to Him and to His Prophet: ُ َ َوبَنِين َو َج َع ْلتُ لَهُ َماال َّم ْمدُوًُا َذ ْرنِس َو َمنْ َخلَ ْقتُ َو ِحيدًا ُ ُا َّم يَ ْْ َما َو َم َّهدتُّ لَهُ تَ ْم ِهيادًا ي ُهوًُا ُا َّم قُتِا َل فَقُتِا َل َر ْيافَ قَاد ََّر ىِنَّهُ فَ َّك َار َوقَاد ََّر ص ُعوًُا َ ُتأ ُ ْر ِهقُه َ َر َّ! ىِنَّهُ َرانَ ِييَاتِنَا َعنِيدًا أَنْ أَ ِزي َد َّ ىِنْ هَا َذا ىِال ت ْح ٌر يُ ْاْ َ ُر ْ ُ َّم أَ ُْبَ َر َوا س َر َ َا َوب َ َ ُ َّم َعب ُ َّم نَظَ َر َريْفَ قَد ََّر ِ َّ ىِنْ َه َذا ىِال:َِّ فَقَا تتَ ْكبَ َر َسا َعأ َ َقَ ْو ُِّ ا ْلب ْ ِ َعلَ ْي َهاا ت احاأٌ لِّ ْلبَََّا ِر ْ ُ تأ َ لَ َّو ال تُ ْبقِاس َوال تَا َذ ُرتاقَ ُر َ َو َماا أَُ َْراََ َماا تقَ َر َ صلِي ِه َ َّ ِر َعَّ ََر Leave Me and him whom I created alone and gave vast riches, and sons dwelling
in his presence, and I adjusted affairs for him adjustably, yet he desires that I should add more! By no means! Surely he opposes Our Signs. I will make a distressing punishment overtake him. Surely he reflected and guessed, but may he be cursed how he guessed! Again, may he be cursed how he guessed! Then he looked, then he frowned and scowled, then he turned back and was big with pride, then he said: This is naught but sorcery narrated (from others); this is naught but the word of a mortal. I will cast him into hell. and what will make you realize what hell is? It leaves naught, nor does it spare aught. It scorches the mortal. Over it are nineteen (keepers) (Qurâ€™Ä n, 74:11-30).
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Editorial Reviews About the Author Yasin T. alJibouri, author of this book, has been writing, editing and translating quality Islamic literature since 1974 when he started in Atlanta, Georgia, a bimonthly newsletter which, throughout the years, developed into a handsome bulletin. So far, he has written, edited and translated 58 titles, and the list keeps growing. Seldom can you find a writer who is so prolific, resourceful, investigative and thorough
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