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===First Hadith=== | ===First Hadith=== | ||
'Abaya b. Rib'i asked [['Abd Allah b. 'Abbas]]: why the Prophet (s) gave the title "Abu Turab" to 'Ali (a)? | 'Abaya b. Rib'i asked [['Abd Allah b. 'Abbas]]: why the Prophet (s) gave the title "Abu Turab" to 'Ali (a)? | ||
He replied: because he [Ali (a)] is the owner of the earth and God's representative among people. The permanency and calmness of the earth is tied to his presence. I heard the Prophet (s) saying: "In the [[Hereafter]], the non-believer sees the position and the reward of the followers of Ali's and says: "I wish I were of the dusty!" (so I was related to the father of dust ['Ali (a)] and was one of his [[Shi'a]]) and this is what [[Qur'an]] reads "and the faithless one will say "I wish I were dust" (78/40). | He replied: because he [Ali (a)] is the owner of the earth and God's representative among people. The permanency and calmness of the earth is tied to his presence. I heard the Prophet (s) saying: "In the [[Hereafter]], the non-believer sees the position and the reward of the followers of Ali's and says: "I wish I were of the dusty!" (so I was related to the father of dust ['Ali (a)] and was one of his [[Shi'a]]) and this is what [[Qur'an]] reads "and the faithless one will say "I wish I were dust" (78/40).<ref>''Bihar al-anwar'', vol. 35, p. 51;'' 'Ilal al-sharayi' '', vol. 1, p. 151</ref> | ||
===Second Hadith=== | ===Second Hadith=== | ||
Katwari says: "The first person titled as "Abu Turab" was [['Ali b. Abi Talib]] (a). When [[the Prophet (s)]] saw him laying on the ground and saw the dust on his cloths and body, he gently and kindly said to him: "Get up, O Abu Turab!" and 'Ali (a) liked this title the most. After this incident and because of the Prophet (s), it became a special feature for him, because the dust (earth) told him the news of the past and the future to the [[Day of Resurrection]]. | Katwari<ref>''Muhadara al-awa'il wa musamara al-awakhir'', p.113</ref> says: "The first person titled as "Abu Turab" was [['Ali b. Abi Talib]] (a). When [[the Prophet (s)]] saw him laying on the ground and saw the dust on his cloths and body, he gently and kindly said to him: "Get up, O Abu Turab!" and 'Ali (a) liked this title the most. After this incident and because of the Prophet (s), it became a special feature for him, because the dust (earth) told him the news of the past and the future to the [[Day of Resurrection]].<ref>Al-Qadir, vol. 6, pp. 327-328</ref> | ||
===Third Hadith=== | ===Third Hadith=== | ||
In the middle of the month of [[Jumada al-Ula]] in the 2nd year after [[hijra]] (November 623), the Prophet (s) and a group of his companions left [[Medina]] seeking the caravan of [[Quraysh]] led by [[Abu Sufyan]]. They reached a place named 'Ashira but they did not find the caravan. During their stay in 'Ashira; one day the Prophet (s) encountered 'Ali (a) and [['Ammar]] while they were asleep on soil and there was dust over Ali's face and head. The Prophet (s) gently and kindly woke them up and said to Ali (a): "O Abu Turab! get up. Do not you want me to tell you who are the most vicious people on earth? One of them is Ihmir (Qadar b. Salif) who killed the she-camel of the prophet [[Salih]] and the other is the one who hits you on the head by sword and dyes your beard with your blood." from the time 'Ali (a) became famous as Abu Turab between | In the middle of the month of [[Jumada al-Ula]] in the 2nd year after [[hijra]] (November 623), the Prophet (s) and a group of his companions left [[Medina]] seeking the caravan of [[Quraysh]] led by [[Abu Sufyan]]. They reached a place named 'Ashira but they did not find the caravan. During their stay in 'Ashira; one day the Prophet (s) encountered 'Ali (a) and [['Ammar]] while they were asleep on soil and there was dust over Ali's face and head. The Prophet (s) gently and kindly woke them up and said to Ali (a): "O Abu Turab! get up. Do not you want me to tell you who are the most vicious people on earth? One of them is Ihmir (Qadar b. Salif) who killed the she-camel of the prophet [[Salih]] and the other is the one who hits you on the head by sword and dyes your beard with your blood."<ref>''Al-Kamil fi al-tarikh'', vol. 1, p. 522; ''Manaqib, vol. 3, p. 133</ref> from the time 'Ali (a) became famous as Abu Turab between Muslims and he loved this title; because the Prophet (a) had given it to him. | ||
According to the two last hadiths, the literal meaning of Abu Turab -i.e. the father of dust- may not be an exact meaning of Abu Turab as a title, rather "dusty person" would convey the meaning explained in these hadiths better. | According to the two last hadiths, the literal meaning of Abu Turab -i.e. the father of dust- may not be an exact meaning of Abu Turab as a title, rather "dusty person" would convey the meaning explained in these hadiths better. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/ابوتراب ابوتراب] in Farsi Wikishia. | * The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/ابوتراب ابوتراب] in Farsi Wikishia. | ||
== Notes == | |||
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== References == | |||
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* Majlisi, Muhammad Baqir. ''Bihar al-anwar'' | |||
* Al-Katwari, 'Ala' al-Din 'Ali. ''Muhadara al-awa'il wa musamara al-awakhir'' | |||
* Amini, 'Abd al-Husayn. ''Al-Qadir'' | |||
* Ibn Athir. ''Al-Kamil fi al-tarikh'' | |||
* Ibn Shahrashub. ''Manaqib'' | |||
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[[fa:ابوتراب]] | [[fa:ابوتراب]] | ||