Researcher in religious studies said, “Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) had a great contribution in supporting Islam and the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h). He was the friend and companion of the Prophet in many parts of his life. It is our duty to defend Hazrat Abu Talib.”
41st pre-conference of the International Conference “Hazrat Abu Talib, Supporter of the Great Prophet (p.b.u.h)” was held on Saturday morning March 6, 2021, virtually and in-person in Qom. The session was organized by Zorria al-Nabawia Research Institute and “Research Institute on Proximity” of “The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought” and was held in the form of Webinar “The role of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) and the Talebian from the point of view of Allameh Sayed Mohammad Mahdi Kharsan”.
Referring to Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), Hojat al-Islam “Mohammad A’rafi” a researcher in religious studies as the fifth speaker at the meeting stated, “We are indebted to Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), for all the values and achievements we have. But unfortunately, with the instincts and propaganda of the enemies, the most terrible slander, which is Sherk (polytheism) and lack of faith, has been leveled at Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.). This slander was initially by the enemies, but then some Muslims, influenced by the propaganda of the enemies, accompanied in this regard.”
“It is difficult to talk about the holy position of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.). Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) had a great contribution in supporting Islam and the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h). He was the friend and companion of the Prophet in many parts of his life. It is our duty to defend Hazrat Abu Talib. A number of scholars started working in this direction and wrote works. For example, “Zaini Dahlan”, one of the Sunni scholars, wrote a book in defense of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), the great of Bani Hashim, entitled “Asna al-Matalib fi Najat Abi Talib”,” he continued.
“I wrote an article in defense of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) with the help of Professor Sayed Monzar Hakim at the Al-Zoria Al-Nabawiya Research Institute. This article includes two translations into modern Persian prose of the book “Asni al-Matalib fi Najat Abi Talib” by Zaini Dahlan and the introduction of the late Saqaf, one of Shafi’i scholars, on this book. The feature of this article is a bold study of the poems of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), especially Lamia ode, which is in defense of Islam and the Prophet (p.b.u.h), and also deals with the reasons for the faith of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) in terms of two denominations, Shiite and Sunni,” A’rafi added.
“Allame Kharsan worked hard and the result of these efforts can be seen in the valuable book “Muntaqala al-Talibiya”,” he noted.
It should be mentioned that by the initiation of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, and support and cooperation of the similar institutions, including, “Imam Hossein (a.s.) Holy Shrine”, “Hazrat Aboutaleb Research and Publishing Institute”, “The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought”, “Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy of Islamic Propagation Office”, “Al-Mustafa International University”, “Hawza Language teaching center”, “International University of AhlulBayt (a.s.)”, “Mirath-e Nabowat Cultural Institute”, “Jamiat al-Zahra Seminary University”, “Zorria al-Nabawia Research Center”, “Qasem ibn al-Hassan (a.s.) Religious-Cultural Institute”, and “Abna al-Rasoul Cultural and Artistic Institute”; international conference “Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), Supporter of the Great Prophet (p.b.u.h)” will be held on Rajab 25, 26 and 27, 1442 (Mrch 9, 10 and 11, 2021) on the anniversary of the death of Abu Talib (a.s.).
The deadline for submitting academic works and articles to this conference has been extended until February 18, 2021.
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The other program which will be held on the sideline of the conference is the “General Festival of Poetry about Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.)”.
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