An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
11. Islamic Values
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GRIEVANCES ARISING FROM
MISUNDERSTANDING
During the reign of Muawiyah, a man came before
Suhayl ibn Saad and told him that the Amir
(Governor) of Madinah, Marwan ibn Hakam, was
abusing Ali “What does he say?” asked Suhayl. “He
calls Ali ‘Abu Turab’ (father of the earth),” replied
the man. Suhayl laughed and said: “The Prophet
himself gave Ali that name; it was the Prophet’s
favourite name.
(AL-BUKHARI,
SAHIH)
SPEAK NO ILL OF THE DEAD
After the conquest of Makkah, Umm Hakim bint al
Harith ibn Hisham, wife of Ikremah ibn Abu Jahal,
became a Muslim. She told the Prophet that her
husband had fled to the Yemen in fear of his life,
and she begged the Prophet to grant him immunity.
He agreed to do so, although Ikremah was still at
war with him. Taking her Byzantine slave with her,
Umm Hakim went in search of her husband. He
had just reached the shores of Tahamah and was
about to cross the Red Sea when she caught up with
