The Madhab/Posture of `Abdillah ibn-Hamīd `Alī concerning the Age-Ole Claim that Bilāl ibn-Rabāh (May Allah be pleased with them) was “Habashī/Abyssinian” is 💯%-Laughable @ Best and 💯%-Pathetic @ Worst.
#HypocriticalIrony
Bilāl ibn-Rabāh was never called “Habashī/Ethiopian”, during their Lifetime.
The Easiest-Way to guage how Muta`assib/Xenophobic any Muslim actually is Mention the Fact that Bilāl ibn-Rabāh was Arab
`Abdullah ibn-Hamīd `Alī doesn’t even use the Real Surname/Last-Name of their own Biological-Father…
…Coon-Ass-Nigga
Bilāl ibn-Rabāh (May Allah be pleased with him) actually was Arab via his Father Rabāh, from Banī-Jumah, one of the Families of Quraysh, making Bilāl Tribally-Related to Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Ironically, Persons like `Abdillah ibn-Hamīd `Alī do exactly what the Pagan Arabs did to Bilāl, which was to deny him his Arabness & replace it with “Blackness”. I’ll speak more on this-The Reason why “Blackness” was imposed upon Bilāl: it’s because as a Slave (prior to his Liberation) he had 0-Rights, not even the Right to lay claim to his own Paternal Arab-Genealogy. This, of course, was due to the fact that the Arabs possessed immense disdain for Abyssinia/Ancient-Ethiopia & its People, resulting from the generational Military-Conflicts between them, based upon religio-political & socio-economic dominance in the region, which of course was imposed upon Bilāl, by virtue of him having an Abyssinian-Mother.
The Political-Discord between the Arabs & Abyssinians occured as a result of the Abyssinians of Yemen, then a Colony of Abyssinia, wanting to divert Commerce from al-Makkah to Yemen via making a Church named al-Qullays: a Mock-Ka`bah, to draw Pilgrims to make al-Hajj/Pilgrimage in Yemen as opposed to al-Makkah. Once the Quraysh learned of this, a Man went to Yemen and desecrated this Church, infuriating the People of Yemen, thereby inciting War…this became known as the War of the Elephant. After the War/Year of the Elephant, which an Abyssinian-Army with an Elephant-Cavalry failed to invade/conquer al-Makkah and were defeated (resulting from Allah casting upon them Flocks of Birds dropping Sijjīl/Firery-Stones [Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.105; at-Tabarī; as-Suyūtī]), in retaliation, the Arabs of al-Makkah: the Quraysh & their many Allies in turn invaded Yemen. When this happened, countless Abyssinians were captured by the Arabs, including the Mother of Bilāl, Hammāmah, of Abyssinian-Royalty, and Human-Trafficked to Makkah-These People became Slaves.
(ibn-Ishāq, at-Tabarī, as-Suyūtī)
The Bilāl Movie: Why it still reinforces the Slave-Narrative of Black-People.
And, this is actually why Bilāl ibn-Rabāh was claimed to be referred to in a disrespectful way, by Abī-Dharr al-Ghifārī (May Allah be pleased with him)…by the way: the Narration never textually states that he called Bilāl “Son of a Black-Woman”. And, those Narrations themselves ironically never even refer to Bilāl by Name. That was a Commentative Add-On, exclusively based upon Scholastic-Conjecture on part of al-Bukhārī, which this Add-On exists within his Hadīth-Collection of Sahīh-il-Bukhārī. And, this Commentary was clarified/corrected via ibn-Hajr al`Asqalānī.(Fath-ul-Bārī, ibn-Hajr) Ironically, even Abā-Dharr al-Ghifārī is described as being a “Black-Man”, relative to his Dark-Skin.
(ibn-Ishāq, at-Tabarī, as-Suyūtī, Muslim, ibn-Sa`d, adh-Dhahabī)
www.alajamwalarab.com/bilal-and-abu-dhar
Muslim-Arab Scholars/Historians Centuries ago, literally described Bilāl ibn-Rabāh as being Arab and Non-Abyssinian. And still this “Black-Bilāl” Mythos/Fallacy is portrayed, pontificated, promoted, etc. via Muslim Afro-Americans who’re supposed to know better.
The only Reason why Bilāl is still inaccurately portrayed as being “Black” is because he was once a Slave. Had he always been Free, no one would’ve ever attributed “Blackness” to Bilāl. Let’s actually take a look at what the Skin-Complexion of Bilāl actually was. According to Ahādīth/Narrations, recorded in various Collections: Bilāl really wasn’t any “Darker/Blacker” than any other Muslim/Non Muslim Arabs of his Lifetime, as per Skin-Complexion. In fact, it was common-place for Arabs to boast & laude their Dark-Complexions & ridicule the Complexions of Non-Arabs described as al-Humrah (Reddish-White), as well as al-Asfar (Yellowish-White).
(Lisān-ul`Arab: Lexicon of the Arabic-Language, ibn-Manzhūr)
#HypocriticalIrony
None of Bilāl’s Military/Statesmanhood Accomplishments are ever highlighted/detailed in Narrative, Film, etc.?!!!
#ForExample:
Did you know that Bilāl participated in all the known Major-Battles during the Lifetime of Muhammad (Peace be upon him)?!!!
Did you know that Bilāl was the 1st Minister of Bayt-il-Māl/Secretary of the Islāmic-Treasury: the Chief-Administrator responsible for the Collection of az-Zakāh/Taxation as well as Distribution of as-Sadaqah/Philanthropy?!!!
(at-Tabarī&as-Suyūtī)
Of course not…these’re Things never detailed, as per Discourse about Bilāl ibn-Rabāh. In fact, if you survey the Average-Muslim: the only Accurate-Thing they’ll know about their Life is that they’re an Ex-Slave…like literally that’s all they know or want to know about Bilāl ibn-Rabāh.
So, via the Case of `Abdillah ibn-Hamīd `Alī: one truly has to wonder how/why are they so interested in continuing the Mythos surrounding the Lie that Bilāl ibn-Rabāh was “Habashī/Abyssinian”. I mean, seriously, what exactly do Niggas get out of claiming this Pseudo-Narrative about Bilāl ibn-Rabāh?!!! Anyway, to conclude, I’ve 0-Trust for Persons like `Abdillah ibn-Hamīd `Alī.
Gareth Bryant
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