World Children's Day and Palestinian Children's Detention

 

World Children's Day and Palestinian Children's Detention

 

By: Khursheed Alam Dawood Qasmi*

 

Palestinian Children Detention:

               "World Children's Day" is celebrated on 20^th November worldwide. It is because the United Nations General Assembly, through a resolution, has approved 20^th November as "World Children's Day". The motive behind it is to promote international togetherness, awareness among the children worldwide and to improve children’s welfare. Furthermore, World Children’s Day offers each of us an inspirational entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a better world for children as it has been mentioned at www.un.org. Now, let us see how the rights of the Palestinian children are violated.

 

PPS Data:

               This year, just one day before World Children's Day, on Saturday, 19^th November, 2022, Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), presented the data regarding the Palestinian children’s detention that this year (November 2022), the usurping Israeli’s occupying army have arrested 750 Palestinian children so far. This data does not cover the full current year of 2022; as there is still a period of more than a month left to complete it. The PPS report also has highlighted that some of these children were injured; while some others were sick at the time of the detention. The report has also mentioned that “Most of the children were subjected to all sorts of physical and psychological torture during their detention in violation of international agreements and conventions on the rights of children.” Even in such situation, the tyrant prison authorities do not provide proper treatment facilities to the children. This report, on the occasion of World Children's Day, highlights a key aspect of the usurping Israeli government's tyranny, oppression and cruelty against the Palestinian children and the violation of their fundamental rights.

 

               According to another report, this year (2022), 40 Palestinian children have been martyred by the inhumaneness of the Israeli occupying army so far. This large number of children being injured and martyred by the army of the Zionist Israel state, on the Palestinian land, in front of their near and dear ones, is alarming for any civilized nation and human-loving people. This is the current year's report; while to complete this year, still one month and ten days are left. If we look at the previous year's report in this regard, we find that in the year 2021, 78 children were martyred by the armed forces of the Zionist state. Those martyrs belonged to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. According to the data of a local Palestinian organization, "Palestinian Child Organization", 17 of these martyred children were directly targeted and killed by the Israeli army.

 

Another Report:

               Following the report of almost 11 months on the innocent Palestinian children being arrested by the army of the Zionist state of Israel, the readers can understand the number of the Palestinians as a whole being arrested by the Zionist army. To know the number of the Palestinians who have been arrested just in the last one month, i.e. October, let’s see a report of “Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies” below. This report makes clear the number of the Palestinians who have been arrested by the Zionist soldiers in just one last month.

 

               In the beginning of November 2022, the Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies has mentioned in its report that 595 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli army in the last month, October 2022 alone. Amongst those arrested, 76 minors, 22 women and girls are included. Riyad Al-Ashqar, the director of the center, said that more than 290 arrests were made in Jerusalem, including 41 children, 18 women and girls, 110 arrests were made from Al-Aqsa Mosque, its surroundings and nearby streets. Then Palestinians were also arrested from the town of Shufat, Al-Aissawiya and Silwan.

 

Brutality of the Zionist Army:

               This is the shocking story of the Zionist state’s armed forces regarding the arrest and killing of the innocent Palestinian children, elders and women. The brutality of the Zionist army is not only limited to arresting and killing of the Palestinians; but they are also not behind in destroying the property of Palestinians. Whenever the Zionist army and the Zionist settlers find a chance, they do not hesitate to demolish the houses of the Palestinians, burn the crops in their fields and uproot their gardens. It was reported this month on 8^th November that occupying Israeli army and terrorist Jewish settlers demolished the properties of the Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem. In the presence of the Israeli occupying army, Ahmed Isa's bakery was demolished in the Shufat camp of the northeast of occupied Jerusalem. The bakery is located on an area of ​​one hundred and ten square meters. Ahmed Isa had built this bakery by spending one hundred thousand Shekels (about 24 lakh rupees). In another report, the Israeli army arrived in a big number with a bulldozer in the village "Qibya" located in the west of Ramallah city and demolished a two-story house belonging to a Palestinian citizen. The owner of the house fulfilled all the legal requirements and the documents; but these documents were ignored and the house was demolished.

 

Over Two Thousand Olive Trees Uprooted:

               It has been reported this month (November 2022) that the Israeli occupying army unearthed the valuable agricultural land of the Palestinians in "Salfit", the northern city of West Bank. In this place, there was an olive garden of the Palestinians, which was uprooted by the army. It is said that there were two thousand fruit bearing olive trees in the garden, which were destroyed by the army. Nowadays, due to global warming, the people avoid cutting the trees and the plantation is encouraged in the world. Those who plant trees are awarded by a government. In contrary to that the Israeli Zionist army uproots two thousand olive trees at a time. If a person tries to find out its reason, he doesn’t find any reason except that the owner of these trees is a Palestinian Muslim. It very crucial point which must be noted here that the settlers’ violence against the Palestinians – the real native of Palestine including today’s so-called Israel – and their properties is a routine. Despite that rarely they are prosecuted by the biased and unfair authorities of usurping Israel. We thank Allah that He created us as the followers of a religion in which planting tree is encouraged.

 

Cases of Child Abuse:

               Some organizations say that the action of the Israeli police in terms of arresting and detaining the Palestinian children is in violation of the international agreements and conventions on the rights of children and their protection. The Zionist Israeli police sometimes would pick up the children from their homes at night, sometimes a child goes out to buy some goods and he would not return home. Latter, it is learned that the child has been arrested by the Israeli police. After arresting these children, the police beat them up. Then the police take these arrested children to the investigation center. They are investigated about a certain incident which they never committed. Israeli police allegedly treat these children with violence during investigation and they use brutal and nasty method against these children. The police have also been accused of blindfolding and handcuffing the arrested children during the investigation. Then the police send these children to the jail after their so-called investigation – for crimes which they never committed – is done.

 

               The Israeli army always claims that the Palestinian children who are imprisoned and detained in the Israeli jails are a threat to their national security. The children's rights group says that Israel is allegedly committing the crimes against these children which are internationally prohibited. Following the arrest, these children are kept in the detention in an inappropriate and inhumane environment. They are deprived of their basic rights. The fact is that the Israeli army uses such deadly weapons and forces against the Palestinian civilians, children and women that is a clear violation of international human rights law. The Israeli jails in which the Palestinians are kept are itself a kind of punishment. The fact is that there is an attempt to instill terror and fear in the minds of the Palestinian prisoners and to control an entire community through oppression and brutality so that after their release, they would not raise their voices for Palestine.

 

Children’s Rights Violation:

               Definitely the Palestinians are undergoing a great loss of their lives and properties at the hands of the occupying army of the Zionist government since the illegal establishment of Israel. Any Palestinian who raises his voice for his sovereignty and the freedom of Al-Aqsa Mosque has to face the hardship of imprisonment. It is duty of the United Nations and other international organizations to investigate the arrest of Palestinian children and the atrocities against them. It is also their duty to include the Zionist Israeli government in the list of governments that violate the children's rights; rather on the top of the list. The member countries of the United Nations General Assembly would pass a resolution that would compel the usurping Israeli government to compensate for the losses of the lives and the properties. But currently, there is no such hope; because the oppressive Israeli government has
the backing of the United States of America and some Western countries. The second important point is that no country has any materialistic interest in Palestine. However, we hope that the terrorist Israeli government, its armed forces and the oppressive Zionist police will have to pay for the crimes they commit regularly against the Palestinians a day and the Palestinians will be successful, In Shaa Allah. ●●●●

 

*Moon Rays Trust School, Zambia, Africa

Email: qasmikhursheed@yahoo.co.in

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

خورشید عالم داؤد قاسمی

 

مون ریز ٹرسٹ اسکول، زامبیا، افریقہ

 

 

دنیا بھر میں، "عالمی یومِ اطفال" نومبر کی بیسویں تاریخ کو منایا جاتا ہے۔ اس کی وجہ یہ ہے کہ اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی نے ایک قرار دار کے ذریعے 20 نومبر کو، "عالمی یومِ اطفال" کے طور پر منظوری دیا ہے۔ اس کا مقصد یہ ہوتا ہے کہ بچوں کی پرورش، ترقی اور فلاح وبہبود کے حوالے سے مختلف پہلوؤں پر بات کی جائے اور سماج و معاشرے کے ہر فرد کو بچوں کے حقوق، ان کی ضروریاتِ زندگی وغیرہ سے واقف کرایا جائے۔ اس سال، عالمی یومِ اطفال سے ایک دن پہلے، یعنی بروز: سنیچر، 19/نومبر 2022 کو ،فلسطینی اسیران کے لیے قائم ادارہ: پی پی ایس  (Palestinian Prisoners Society)  نے، فلسطینی بچوں کے حوالے سے  یہ اعداد وشمار پیش کیا کہ سال رواں (نومبر 2022) میں، اب تک اسرائیلی دہشت گرد قابض فوج نے 750 فلسطینی بچوں کو گرفتار کیا ہے۔ یہ رپورٹ مکمل سَن 2022 کا احاطہ نہیں کرتی ہے؛ کیوں ابھی اس سال کے مکمل ہونے میں، ایک مہینے سے زیادہ کی مدت باقی ہے۔ پی پی ایس کی رپورٹ نے یہ بھی واضح کیا ہے کہ ان گرفتار شدہ بچوں میں سے کئی ایک زخمی حالت میں اور کئی ایک بچے بیمار تھے۔ اس رپورٹ میں یہ بھی ذکر کیا گیا ہے کہ غاصب اسرائیل کے جیلوں میں قید کیے گئے بچوں کی ایک بڑی تعداد ذہنی و جسمانی تشدد برداشت کرکرکے، نفسیاتی عوارض کا شکار ہوچکی ہے۔ اس صورت میں بھی جیل کے ظالم حکام ان بچوں کو علاج کے لیے مناسب سہولت فراہم نہیں کرتے۔ یہ رپورٹ عالمی یومِ اطفال کے موقعے سے، اسرائیلی قابض فوج کی فلسطینی بچوں پر مظالم کے حوالے سے ایک اہم پہلو کو اجاگر کرتی  ہے۔

 

ایک دوسری رپورٹ کے مطابق، سال رواں (2022) میں، اب تک اسرائیلی قابض افواج کی درندگی کا نشانہ بن کر، 40 فلسطینی بچے جام شہادت نوش کرچکے ہیں۔  فلسطینیوں کی دھرتی پر، ان کی آنکھوں کے سامنے، قابض صہیونی ریاست اسرائیل کی فوج کے ہاتھوں شہید اور زخمی ہونے والے بچوں کی یہ بڑی تعداد کسی بھی مہذب قوم، محب انسانیت اور عقل وشعور رکھنے والے انسان کے لیے تشویشناک ہے۔ یہ سال رواں کی رپورٹ ہے؛ جب کہ اس سال کے مکمل ہونے میں، ابھی بھی  ایک مہینہ ، دس دن باقی ہیں۔ اگر ہم اس حوالے سے  گذشتہ سال کی رپورٹ پر نظر ڈالتے ہیں؛ تو یہ معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ سن 2021 میں صہیونی ریاست کی مسلح فوج کے ہاتھوں 78 بچے شہید کیے گئے جن کا تعلق غزہ کی پٹی اور مغربی کنارے سے تھا۔  ایک فلسطینی تنظیم "فلسطینین چائلڈ آرگنائزیشن" کے اعدادو شمار کے مطابق، ان شہید ہونے والے میں سے 17 بچوں کو اسرائیلی افواج نے براہ راست اسلحے کا نشانہ بنایا۔

 

صہیونی ریاست اسرائیل کی فوج کے ہاتھوں گرفتار ہونے والے معصوم فلسطینی بچوں کے تقریبا گیارہ مہینے کے اعداد وشمار کے بعد، قارئین بخوبی سمجھ سکتے ہیں کہ ان ظالم صہیونی افواج مجموعی طور پر فلسطینیوں کو کتنی بڑی  تعداد میں گرفتار کرتی ہوگی؟ اس حوالے سے صرف گذشتہ ایک ماہ یعنی اکتوبر میں کتنے فلسطینیوں کو گرفتار کیا گیا ہے، فلسطین سینٹر فار پریزنرز اسٹڈیز (Palestine Center For Prisoners Studies)  کی ایک رپورٹ ذیل میں ملاحظہ فرمائیں ۔ اس رپورٹ سے آپ بخوبی سمجھ جائیں گے کہ صہیونی قابض افواج  صرف ایک مہینے میں، کتنی بڑی تعداد میں فلسطینیوں کو گرفتار کرتی ہے۔

 

ابھی اوائل نومبر 2022 میں، فلسطین سینٹر فار پریزنرز اسٹڈیز  نے گذشتہ ماہ یعنی صرف اکتوبر 2022 میں، اسرائیلی قابض افواج کے ہاتھوں 595 فلسطینیوں کی گرفتاری کا اپنی رپورٹ میں ذکر کیا ہے۔گرفتار ہونے والوں میں 76 کم سن بچے اور 22 خواتین اور لڑکیاں بھی شامل ہیں۔ مرکز کے ڈائریکٹر  ریاض الاشقر نے بتایا کہ بیت المقدس میں 290 سے زائد گرفتاریاں عمل میں لائی گئیں، جن میں 41 بچے، 18 خواتین اور لڑکیاں شامل ہیں، 110 گرفتاریاں مسجد اقصیٰ اور اس کے اطراف اور قریبی گلیوں سے کی گئیں۔ پھر شعفاط، العیسویہ اور سلوان کے قصبے سے بھی فلسطینیوں کو گرفتار کیا گیا۔

 

یہ فلسطینی معصوم بچے اور بڑے بوڑھوں اور خواتین کی گرفتاری اور قتل کے حوالے سے صہیونی ریاست اسرائیل کےفوج کی ظالمانہ داستان ہے۔ صہیونی فوج کی حیوانیت و درندگی ، صرف فلسطینیوں کی گرفتاری اور قتل تک ہی محدود نہیں ہے؛ بل کہ وہ فلسطینیوں کی املاک کو تباہ وبرباد کرنے میں پیچھے نہیں ہیں۔ جب بھی موقع ہاتھ لگتا ہے؛ تو صہیونی فوج اور صہیونی آباد کارفلسطینیوں کے گھروں کو مسمار کرنے، ان کے کھیتوں میں لگی فصلوں کو جلانے اور ان کے باغات کو اکھاڑ پھیکنے سے نہیں چوکتے۔   ماہ رواں، یعنی آٹھ نومبر کی رپورٹ ہے کہ قابض اسرائیلی افواج اور دہشت گرد یہودی آباد کاروں نے مغربی کنارے اور مقبوضہ بیت المقدس میں فلسطینی شہریوں اور ان کی املاک پر حملے کیے۔ اسرائیلی قابض افواج کی موجودگی میں، مقبوضہ بیت المقدس کے شمال مشرق میں، شعفاط کیمپ میں، احمد عیسی کی بیکری کو مسمار کردیا۔  یہ بیکری ایک سو دس مربع میٹر کے رقبہ پر واقع ہے۔ احمد عیسی نے یہ بیکری ایک لاکھ شیکل (تقریبا چوبیس لاکھ روپے) کی رقم خرچ کرکے تعمیر کی تھی۔ ایک دوسری رپورٹ میں ہے کہ رام اللہ شہر کے مغرب میں واقع "قبایا" گاؤں میں، اسرائیلی قابض فوج ایک بڑی تعداد بلڈوزر کے ساتھ پہنچی اور ایک فلسطینی شہری کا دو منزلہ مکان مسمار کردیا۔ مکان کے مالک نے تمام تر دستاویزات اور قانونی تقاضے پورے کیے، مگر ان دستاویزات  پر کوئی توجہ نہیں دی گئی اور گھر مسمار کردیا گيا۔

 

ماہ رواں (نومبر 2022) کی ہی ایک خبر ہے کہ اسرائیلی قابض فوج نے "سلفیت" جو غرب اردن کا شمالی شہر ہے، اس میں فلسطینیوں کی قیمتی زرعی اراضی میں کھدائی کی۔ اس جگہ پر فلسطینیوں کا ہرا بھرا زیتون کا ایک باغ تھا جسے فوج نے اکھاڑ پھینکا۔ کہا جاتا ہے کہ اس باغ میں زیتون کے دو ہزار پھلدار پودے تھے، جنھیں قابض فوج نے تلف کردیا گیا۔ آج کل گلوبل وارمنگ کی وجہ سے، دنیا میں شجر کاری کی حوصلہ افزائی کی جاتی ہے۔ درخت لگانے والوں کو حکومتی سطح پر انعامات سے نوازا جاتا ہے۔ اس کے برخلاف اسرائیلی قابض صہیونی فوج ایک وقت میں، دو ہزار زیتون کے درخت کو اکھاڑ پھینکتی ہے۔ اگر اس کی وجہ پر غور کریں؛ تو اس کے علاوہ کوئی وجہ سمجھ میں نہیں آتی کہ ان درختوں کا مالک ایک فلسطینی مسلمان ہے۔ ہم اللہ کا شکریہ ادا کرتے ہیں کہ اس پاک ذات نے ہمیں ایک ایسے دین کا پیروکار بنایا، جس میں شجرکاری کی حوصلہ افزائی کی گئی ہے۔

 

کچھ اداروں کا کہنا ہے کہ اسرائیلی پولیس فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری اور حراست کے حوالے سے جو کچھ کر رہی ہے، وہ مبینہ طور پر بچوں کو قانون میں حاصل حقوق اور تحفظ کی خلاف ورزی کر رہی ہے۔ صہیونی اسرائیلی پولیس کبھی بچوں کو رات کے وقت ان کے گھر سے اٹھا لیتی، کبھی کوئی بچہ کچھ سامان خریدنے کے لیے گھر سے باہر جاتا ہے اور وہ بچہ گھر واپس نہیں آتا۔ بعد میں معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ اس بچے کو اسرائیلی پولیس نے گرفتار کرلیا ہے۔   پولیس گرفتاری کے بعد، ان بچوں کو زدو کوب کرتی ہے۔ پھر وہ ان گرفتار شدہ بچے کو تفتیشی مرکز لے جاتی ہے۔ ان سے کسی بھی واقعہ کے متعلق پوچھ گچھ کیا جاتا ہے۔ دوران تفتیش ان بچوں کے ساتھ اسرائیلی پولیس مبینہ  طور پر تشدد سے پیش آتی ہے، ان بچوں کے خلاف وحشیانہ اور انتقامی طریقہ اپناتی ہے۔ اسرائیلی پولیس پر یہ الزام بھی لگتا رہا ہے کہ وہ تفتیش کے دوران بچوں کی آنکھوں پر پٹی باندھ دیتی ہے اور ان کے ہاتھوں میں ہتھکڑیاں لگا کر باندھ دیتی ہے۔پولیس ان بچوں سے اپنی نام نہاد تفتیش کے بعد، جیل بھیج دیتی ہے۔

 

جو فلسطینی بچے اور بچیاں اسرائیل کی جیل میں قید اور نظر بند ہیں، ان کے حوالے سے اسرائیلی فوج کا ہمیشہ یہ دعوی رہا ہے کہ وہ ان کی قومی سلامتی کے لیے خطرے کا موجب ہیں۔ بچوں کے حقوق پر کام کرنے والی تنظیم کا کہنا ہے کہ مبینہ طور پر، اسرائیل ان بچوں کے خلاف بین الاقوامی سطح پر ممنوعہ خلاف ورزیوں پر عمل پیرا ہے۔ ان بچوں کو گرفتاری کے بعد، ایک غیر مناسب انسانی ماحول میں، حراست میں رکھا جاتا ہے۔ ان کو ان کے بنیادی حقوق سے محروم رکھا جاتا ہے۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ جس طرح صہیونی افواج فلسطینی شہریوں، بچوں اور خواتین کے خلاف مہلک ہتھیاروں اور طاقت کا بھرپور استعمال کرتی ہے، وہ انسانی حقوق کے بین الاقوامی قانون کی کھلی خلاف ورزی ہے۔ وہ اسرائیلی جیل جن میں فلسطینیوں کو قید کرکے رکھا جاتا ہے، وہ ایک طرح کے عقوبت خانے ہیں۔ وہاں فلسطینی قیدیوں کے دلوں میں دہشت اور خوف پھیلانے اور ایک پورے سماج کو ظلم اور بربریت کے ذریعے قابو میں رکھنے کی کوشش کی جاتی ہے؛ تاکہ وہ رہائی کے بعد، فلسطین کے حق میں آواز نہ اٹھائے۔

 

اس میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے کہ صہیونی حکومت کی سرپرستی میں، قابض افواج کے ذریعے فلسطینیوں کابہت زیادہ جانی اور مالی نقصان ہو رہا ہے۔ اپنی خود مختاری اور مسجد اقصی کی آزادی کے لیے آواز اٹھانے والے ہر فلسطینی کو قید و بند کی صعوبتوں سے دوچار ہونا پڑتا ہے۔ ہونا تو یہ چاہیے تھا کہ اقوام متحدہ  اور دوسرے عالمی ادارے فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری اور ان کے خلاف ہو رہے ظلم کی تحقیقات کرواتیں۔ صہیونی اسرائیلی حکومت کو بچوں کے حقوق کو پامال کرنے والی حکومتوں کی فہرست میں شامل کرواتیں۔ اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی کے ارکان ممالک کوئی ایسی قرارداد پاس کرواتے  جس کی رو سے غاصب اسرائیلی حکومت کو ان نقصانات کی تلافی کےلیے  مجبور کیا جاتا۔مگر فی الحال ایسی کوئی امید نظر نہیں آتی؛ کیوں کہ غیر منصفانہ طور پر غاصب اسرائیلی حکومت کو امریکہ اور کچھ مغربی ممالک کی پشت پناہی حاصل ہے۔ دوسری اہم بات یہ ہے کہ فلسطین سے کسی ملک کا کوئی مادّی مفاد وابستہ نہیں ہے۔بہرحال، ہمیں یہ امید ہے کہ دہشت گرد اسرائیلی حکومت، اس کی اجڈ افواج اور ظالم صہیونی پولیس فلسطینیوں کے خلاف جن جرائم کا ارتکاب کر رہی ہے؛ اس کی قیمت ایک نہ ایک دن ان کو چکانی پڑے گی اور فلسطینی سرخرو ہوں گے، ان شاء اللہ۔ ●●●●

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

عالمی یومِ اطفال اور فلسطینی بچوں کی گرفتاری کے اعداد وشمار

 

Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)

 

 

Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)

 

By: Khursheed Alam Dawood Qasmi

Email: qasmikhursheed@yahoo.co.in

Moon Rays Trust School, Zambia, Africa,

 

It is well-known to the friends and the foes that Allah’s last and final Messenger Muhammad (Sallallahu Aleihi Wa Sallam) was on the highest degree of truthfulness and trustworthiness. He (SAWS) was like a spring from where the truthfulness and trustworthiness were flowing. The people of Makkah used to address him as Al-Sadiq (Truthful) and Al-Ameen (Trustworthy). They honoured him with the title of Truthful; because he was true to his word. There wasn’t even a shadow of lie in what he spoke. When he (SAWS) started dealing with the people, they realized his trustworthiness and honoured him with the title of Al-Amin (Trustworthy). In spite of being the nasty enemies, the disbelievers of Makkah regarded him as truthful, trustworthy and honest and used to refer to him (SAWS) with these titles. Then in such worst environment of Makkah, the trustworthiness, truthfulness, honesty and chastity of the Prophet (SAWS) was always the talk of the town.

 

At Mount Safa of Makkah:

Almost three years, Allah’s Messenger Muhammad (SAWS) invited the people to Islam secretly. During this period, by the grace of Allah, some fortunate people embraced Islam. Then Allah the Almighty instructed him (SAWS) to proclaim the invitation openly as the following verses were revealed: “Now, proclaim what you are commanded to, and turn away from those who ascribe partners to Allah.” (Al-Hijr: 94) “And warn the nearest people of your clan, and be kind with humbleness to the believers who followed you.” (Al-Shu’araa: 214-215)

 

Following the revelation of such verses, one day, Allah’s Messenger Muhammad (SAWS) ascended the famous Mount Safa of Makkah and called each tribe by the name. When the people of those tribes assembled around him, he (SAWS) asked them: “If I caution you about a marauding party on the other side of this mountain that is about to attack you, would you believe me?” On that occasion, the people from each tribe bore witness of the truthfulness and honesty of the Prophet (SAWS) in one voice. They replied: “Surely, why not! We have only known you to be honest and truthful.” Following that, inviting them to Islam, Allah’s Messenger (SAWS) said: “I am warning you about a severe punishment that may befall you (if you don’t accept my message from Allah the Exalted).” Then unfortunately Abu Lahab replying in negative said: “Woe unto you. May you perish! Did you assemble us here for this reason only?” Then all assembled people scattered.

 

Abu Dharr (RA)’s Brother Unais’ Witness:

Unais, brother of Abu Dharr (RA) visited Makkah and met Allah’s Messenger (SAWS). Abu Dharr (RA) is narrating the same story wherein one can find that Unais in spite of being a strange and a wise man, bears witness that the Prophet (SAWS) was a truthful person. Abu Dharr (RA) mentions: "I said (to Unais): 'What did you do?' He said: 'I met a man (Muhammad SAWS) in Makkah who follows your religion. He says that Allah has sent him.' I said: 'What do the people say?' He said: 'They say that he is a poet, or a soothsayer, or a magician.' And Unais was one of the poets. "Unais said: 'I have heard the words of the soothsayers and he is not a soothsayer. I compared his words to the words of poetry and no one after me can say that he is a poet. By Allah, he is telling the truth and they are lying.' (Sahih Muslim: 2473)

 

Confession of Abu Jahl:

            Abu Jahl was one of the nastiest enemies of Allah’s Messenger Muhammad (SAWS). He used to speak foul language against the Prophet (SAWS). He tried his level best to torture him (SAWS) mentally and physically. But he also confessed the truthfulness of the Prophet (SAWS) in his personal gathering. Once, Akhnas asked Abu Jahl: O Abul Hakm! Since here is none besides you and me from the Qureish who can hear us, so let me know about Muhammad (SAWS), is he a truthful or a liar? Answering to the secretive question of Akhnas, Abu Jahl replied: “Woe unto you, by Allah, Muhammad (SAWS) is a truthful person and he never spoke a lie.” (Tafseer Al-Tibri: 9/222)

 

Second Confession of Abu Jahl:

It is not once that Abu Jahl confessed the truth of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) among his friends; but on several occasions, he admitted it. Once upon a time, Abu Jahl was making Tawaf of the Holy Ka’bah in the night; while Waleed, son of Mughirah was with him. They started talking about the Prophet (SAWS). During the talk, Abu Jahl said: “By Allah, I’m very well aware of being Muhammad (SAWS) truthful. Waleed retorted him, keep quiet. What led you to that extend (that he (SAWS) is a truthful)? Abu Jahl replied: “O Abu Abd Shams (Patronymic of Waleed)! We used to address him as Al-Sadiq and Al-Amin in his childhood. When he became wise and mature, we named him a liar and dishonest! By Allah, I know him very well that he is a truthful person. Then Abu Abd Shams said: Then what is stopping to believe in him? Abu Jahl said: The Quriesh girls would say about me that I followed the path of Abu Talib’s orphan (who was brought up by Abu Talib), due to the fear of the defeat and downfall. I swear by Laat and Uzza! I will never follow this orphan. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi: 16/170) Such an opponent like Abu Jahl couldn’t stop himself from confessing the truthfulness of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS).

 

The Prophet (SAWS)’s Business with Saib (RA):

When two people do a business together in partnership, at that time, their honesty, reliability and truthfulness are known to each other. When the Prophet (SAWS) started his business, the people observed closely his truthfulness and trustworthiness. He (SAWS) was the partner of Saib (RA) in a business. On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, Saib (RA) came to him (SAWS). Then what happened, read his words. He says: "I came to the Prophet (SAWS) and they started praising me, and saying good things about me. Allah’s Messenger (SAWS) said: 'I know best (about him),' I said: 'You are right, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you. You were my partner and what a good partner, you didn’t argue or quarrel."

 

The Prophet (SAWS)’s Arbitration about the Placing the Black Stone:

Due to the truthfulness, honesty, wisdom and good understanding of any issue, the people of Makkah used to like the Prophet (SAWS) and make him an arbitrator when they had a controversial issue. They believed that he (SAWS) would do justice in mediating the issue. When he (SAWS) gave a judgment about an issue, the people never hesitated to endorse it due to his truthfulness, trustworthiness and honesty. When the Prophet (SAWS) was 35 years old, the Qureish decided to reconstruct the holy Ka’abah. The reconstruction was divided over the various clans; so that none remains deprives of this noble service. Each clan started to rebuild their allocated portion of the Ka’bah under the supervision of a Roman builder called “Baqum”. When the building reached completion and the crucial moment of placing the Black Stone (Hajare Aswad) surfaced, several clans started arguing that who should be given the opportunity to place the Black Stone at its place. So, the violent disputes broke out among them. The people started fearing that it might lead to a fight and killing each other at the sacred and holy place of Ka’bah.

 

When the people didn’t find the solution of this issue, Abu Umayyah bin Mughirah Makhzumi, the father of Umme Salamah (RA), a wise and eldest person of the Qureish, submitted his opinion that the decision to raise the stone should be conferred upon the first person who enters the door of the Haram the next morning. We will accept him as our arbitrator and whatever decision he gives, we will agree upon it. The people approved this proposal. To protect those people from the big fight, Allah the Almighty enabled the Prophet (SAWS) next morning to reach the Haram firstly. When the people reached the Haram, next day in the morning, they saw the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) as the first entrant of the Haram. With one voice, they spontaneously proclaimed: “This is Muhammad, the trustworthy. We are pleased with him (as arbiter). This is after all Muhammad.” (Noor al-Yaqin Fi Seerah Sayyid al-Mursalin, P.: 17)

 

On such critical occasion, the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) gave very beautiful, wise and convincing decision. He (SAWS) asked for a sheet to place the Black Stone onto it. Then he (SAWS) asked: “The chief of each tribe should grasp the ends of the sheet so that none of the tribes are deprived of this grand opportunity. They grasped a side of the sheet and hoisted it to the vicinity where the black stone was to be placed. He (SAWS) then went forward and with his blessed hands raised the stone and placed it in its proper place. This was such arbitration that the people remain protected from a big fight. Allah’s peace and blessing be upon such great arbitrator! (Al-Seerah Al-Nabawiyyah Ala’ Zaw Al-Qura’an Wa Al-Sunnah: 1/228)

 

The Prophet (SAWS)’s Truthfulness and Honesty in the Court of Negus:

When a big group of the Muslims (83 Males and 18 Females) reached Abyssinia making the second migration, the disbelievers of the Quriesh sent two very shrewd and clever men: Abdullah bin Abi Rabiah and Amr bin Al-Aas bin Waail as its ambassadors to Abyssinia to talk to the King Negus. Requesting the king they said: O King, our few unwise youths are in your kingdom. Please send them back! The king refused to send them back without investigating their worry and concern. The king sent his messenger to call those migrants. They came in the court of the Negus. Representing the migrants, answering the questions of Negus, Jafar (RA) gave his inspirational sermon. In his sermon, describing about the pre-Islamic era and introducing Islam, he mentioned the truthfulness and honesty of Allah’s messenger (SAWS) as well. He said:

 

“O Emperor! All of us were ignorant. We would worship idols and devour carrion. We were caught up in a host of vices. We would sever family relationships and ill-treat our neighbours. The powerful amongst us would gobble up the weak. Whilst we were wallowing within such an abyss of spiritual decadence, Allah the Exalted favoured us with one of His messengers whose noble lineage, truthfulness, honesty and chastity we are fully aware of. (Musnad Ahmad: 1740) After listening to the clarification from Jafar (RA), the King refused to send the migrants back to Makkah.

 

Jibreel (AS) and the Truthfulness of the Prophet (SAWS):

            The people of Makkah for whom the light of Iman was not destined, not only used to call the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) a magician, crazy etc.; but even they used to belie him (SAWS), whenever he used to present them the divine message and Wahi (Revelation) which was revealed upon him directly from Allah. So, once the Prophet (SAWS) was sitting sad and Jibril (AS) came to him. He asked Allah’s Messenger (SAWS) the reason behind saddening. He (SAWS) replied that the disbelievers of Makkah belied him. On that Jibril (AS) said: Truly they don’t belie you; they truly know that you are a truthful person; but the transgressors actually deny the signs of Allah. (Al-Ana’am: 33) (Tafseer Al-Tibri: 9/221)

 

Reason of Leaving Ali (RA) in Makkah in the Night of Hijrah:

When the people had some valuable items and they feared that it might be taken or stolen, at that time it was only the Prophet (SAWS) in whole Makkah that the people trusted him and they entrusted their items to his care; because they were well-aware of his truthfulness and trustworthiness. So, when the Prophet (SAWS) was instructed to migrate from Makkah to Madinah, at that time he (SAWS) had several entrusted items of the people with him. He (SAWS) handed over Ali (RA) those items and instructed him to return them to their rightful owners. He (SAWS) advised him to migrate only after he has retuned those items to the owners. This was the reason Ali was left behind in Makkah. (Seerah Ibn Hisham 1/485)

 

Conclusion:

Despite of being the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) a truthful and a trustworthy; when he (SAWS) was blessed with the Prophethood and was given the responsibility to spread the true messages of Islam, the disbelievers of Makkah rejected his messages and they refused to come from the darkness to the light due to their pride, arrogance and egotism. They started spreading about the Prophet (SAWS) that he was a magician, fortune teller, crazy, a liar etc. They tortured and troubled him (SAWS); but he (SAWS) continued preaching Islam and having patience following Allah’s commandment as he (SAWS) was instructed. The Qura’an speaks: “So, be steadfast patiently in (obeying) your Lord’s command, and do not obey any one of them who is sinner or ungrateful.” (Al-Dahr: 24) ****