QuizTime(69) Who was that Sahabi(Chief of the tribe), polytheists put cotton in his ear to prevent him listening from Prophet’s Quran recitation ?

 

QuizTime(69) Who was that Sahabi(Chief of the tribe), polytheists put cotton in his ear to prevent him listening  from Prophet’s Quran recitation  ?

 

 

Ans:  At-Tufayl ibn ‘Amr Ad-Dawsi(R.a)

 

The polytheists of the Quraysh gathered to consult each other on a strategy to prevent Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, from inviting people to Islam, especially as the Hajj (pilgrimage) season was nearing, and the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would surely call people to embrace Islam during it. They agreed on warning people against listening to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Among the pilgrims was At-Tufayl ibn ‘Amr Ad-Dawsi, the chief of the tribe of Daws. The polytheists warned him about listening to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and claimed that he was a sorcerer and a poet, so At-Tufayl put pieces of cotton in his ears so that he would not be able to listen to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.

Once, At-Tufayl went to the Ka‘bah and found the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, praying and reciting the Quran and Allah The Almighty willed that At-Tufayl listened to him. When he listened, he knew that what he had listened to was neither poetry nor magic, as At-Tufayl was a poet himself. Thus, when the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, finished his prayer, At-Tufayl followed him home and told him what the polytheists had said. Then he asked the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, to explain Islam to him. When he heard the Da‘wah (call) of Islam, he believed in Allah The Almighty, His Messenger and the Book he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was sent with. The reversion of Tufayl was one of the blessings of the Quran. After this, he went to his tribe and invited them to Islam.

The noble Quran is the Speech of Allah The Almighty and the eternal miracle of His Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Allah The Almighty sent it down to the people of rhetoric and challenged them to compose one Soorah (Chapter) or even one verse like it, but they were unable to do so. The Quran is the firm Rope of Allah The Almighty, and whoever adheres to it will be saved by it; whoever follows it will be guided to the right path. 

For more details:

Link:  http://www.alim.org/library/biography/companion/content/BIO/4/At-Tufayl%20ibn%20Amr%20ad-Dawsi

 

Allah knows the best .

 

By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



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