The dean of the history of Islamic Tradition and Civilization at Imam Khomeyni Higher Education Complex named Lady Khadijah, Abu Talib and Hamzah as among the personalities who have been neglected. RNA – Speaking at a press conference International Conference on Hadhrat Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib at Qom’s Imam Khomeyni Higher Education Complex (a campus of al-Mustafa International University), Hujjat al-Islam Dr. Naser Rafiei-Mohammadi offered his congratulations on the beginning of the blessed month of Dhu al-Hijjah and the marriage anniversary of Imam Ali and Lady Fatimah al-Zahra and stated, “In the history of Islam, a few personalities have received little attention and in certain cases, they haven’t been favoured.”
The chairman of the International Conference on Hadhrat Hamzah continued, “Lady Khadijah bint Khuwaylid is a personality who isn’t as appreciated as she should be while she was the first wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and she lived with the Holy Prophet for twenty-five years.”
He stated that in the history of Islam, little attention has been paid to Abu Talib and said, “Abu Talib is the defender and the uncle of the Holy Prophet and the Holy Prophet lived in his embrace for many years and is the monotheist of the Quraysh.”
Hujjat al-Islam Rafiei-Mohammadi emphasized the glorification of the personality of Hadhrat Hamzah and added, “In introducing the personalities of the beginning of Islam, the four methods of verses of the Holy Quran, the words of the Holy Prophet, the words of the Ahl al-Bayt and the behaviour of those personalities are used.”
The dean of the history of Islamic Tradition and Civilization at Imam Khomeyni Higher Education Complex continued, “Although the verses of the Holy Quran don’t directly mention Hadhrat Hamzah, there are verses that can be easily transferred to the personality of Hadhrat Hamzah, such as the verse, ‘And the Foremost Ones are the foremost ones, they are the ones brought near [to God]’ [56:10-11] because Hadhrat Hamzah is one of your pioneers. Of course, I don’t want to say that this verse is dedicated to Hadhrat Hamzah but he is one of the examples of the verse.”
He added, “When we arrived at the service of Lady Khadijah to serve the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei], he stated that the Holy Quran says that people who gave alms before the conquest of Makkah aren’t the same as people who gave alms after the conquest of Makkah. Thus, Lady Khadijah, who gave alms before emigrating, is much higher. Hadhrat Hamzah is also one of its examples.”
Hujjat al-Islam Rafiei-Mohammadi referred to a narration from the Holy Prophet about Hadhrat Hamzah and said, “The Prophet said that Hadhrat Hamzah is my most beloved uncle. In most of the protests of the Imams, the king of that house is Hadhrat Hamzah. Just as Imam Ali stated in letter 28 of Nahj al-Balaghah [The Peak of Eloquence], ‘he is the best of our martyrs, the best martyr, meaning Hadhrat Hamzah is someone who is mentioned as a special person.”
The faculty member at al-Mustafa International University added, “Hadhrat Hamzah’s behaviour, such as his courage, charity, generosity and defence of Islam and religion, all show his personality, but unfortunately in Sahih al-Bukhari the virtues of the relatives of the Prophet, the personalities of Abbas, Zubayr and the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet are well discussed, but Hadhrat Hamzah is passed over.”
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