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According to reports 'Abd al-Muttalib faced disagreement and obstruction by the Quraysh when he decided to excavate the well. He made a pledge that if God gives him ten sons he would sacrifice one of them next to the Kaaba. God Almighty blessed him with ten sons. He randomly selected one of his sons, and Abdullah's name came out, but instead he sacrificed a hundred camels. | According to reports 'Abd al-Muttalib faced disagreement and obstruction by the Quraysh when he decided to excavate the well. He made a pledge that if God gives him ten sons he would sacrifice one of them next to the Kaaba. God Almighty blessed him with ten sons. He randomly selected one of his sons, and Abdullah's name came out, but instead he sacrificed a hundred camels. | ||
'Ali Davani believes this story is not true and was composed by the Ammawids, arguing based on the weak chain of narrators that includes unknown or weak persons, and the fact that child sacrificing was a pagan tradition while 'Abd al-Muttalib was a monotheist. He believes that the Ammawids fabricated this story in order to decrease Imam 'Ali's (a) position through damaging his ancestral nobility. | 'Ali Davani believes this story is not true and was composed by the [[Ammawids]], arguing based on the weak chain of narrators that includes unknown or weak persons, and the fact that child sacrificing was a pagan tradition while 'Abd al-Muttalib was a monotheist. He believes that the Ammawids fabricated this story in order to decrease Imam 'Ali's (a) position through damaging his ancestral nobility. | ||
==Faith== | ==Faith== | ||
According to some reports 'Abd al-Muttalib adhered to the religion of Hanif and was not an idol worshiper. Mas’udi, 9th-10th century (third century AH) historian, talks of disputes about the religion 'Abd al-Muttalib professed and explains that one belief is that neither he nor any of the Prophet's (s) ancestors were idol worshipers. [[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] narrates from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] that the Noble Prophet (s) said to [[Imam Ali (a)]], "'Abd al-Muttalib never gambled and never worshiped idols and... and he always said, "I adhere to the religion of my father, Ibrahim."" | According to some reports 'Abd al-Muttalib adhered to the religion of Hanif and was not an idol worshiper. Mas’udi, 9th-10th century (third century AH) historian, talks of disputes about the religion 'Abd al-Muttalib professed and explains that one belief is that neither he nor any of the Prophet's (s) ancestors were idol worshipers. [[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] narrates from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] that the Noble Prophet (s) said to [[Imam Ali (a)]], "'Abd al-Muttalib never gambled and never worshiped idols and... and he always said, "I adhere to the religion of my father, Ibrahim."" | ||