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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
The Pillar of Tawba is | '''The Pillar of Tawba''' is situated within the '''[[Rawdat al-Nabi]]''' section of [[the Prophet's Mosque]].<ref>Yamānī,''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama'', vol. 2, p. 423.</ref> It's positioned two pillars away from the Prophet's grave.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 102.</ref> When considering the mosque's layout, the pillar is the fourth one from the Prophet's pulpit and the third from the Qibla wall.<ref>Ansārī, ''ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī'', p. 70.</ref> Adjacent to it is the [[al-Qur'a Pillar]], and notably, the door to [[the Prophet's house]], often referred to as the "Door of Repentance" (Bab al-Tawbah), aligns with the level of the al-Tawba Pillar.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 203-206.</ref> | ||
==Abu lubaba's repentance== | ==Abu lubaba's repentance== | ||
{{main|Abu Lubaba al-Ansari}} | {{main|Abu Lubaba al-Ansari}} | ||
Following the [[Battle of the Trench]], where the [[Banu Qurayza]] broke their alliance with the Muslims and sided with the enemy, their fortress was besieged. In a desperate attempt to influence the outcome, the Banu Qurayza requested that Abu Lubabah, a trusted companion of the Prophet Muhammad, be allowed to consult with them. | |||
When Abu lubaba reached the Jews, in response to their submission to the Prophet, he pointed to his throat with his hand and told them that they would be killed if they surrendered. According to what Abu lubaba himself said, he had not yet taken a step when the feeling of betraying God and the Prophet took hold of him and to get rid of the torment of his conscience, he went to [[Masjid al-Nabi]] and tied himself to a pillar with a rope and swore that he would not allow anyone but the Prophet to remove him from that pillar.<ref>Wāqidī, ''Al-Maghāzī'', vol. 2, p. 509; Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 4, p. 196-197; Ibn Saʿd, ''Al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 4, p. 376; Ansārī, ''ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī'', p. 70.</ref> | |||
Upon reaching the Banu Qurayza, Abu Lubabah in response to their intent of submission to the Prophet, he pointed to his throat with his hand and showed them that they would be killed if they surrender. According to Abu Lubaba before taking a step he was overwhelmed by guilt and remorse, he immediately sought forgiveness by binding himself to a pillar within the Prophet's Mosque. This act of public repentance became a powerful symbol of contrition and has since been commemorated as the Pillar of Tawba. | |||
After six,<ref> Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 2, p. 237.</ref> seven<ref>Wāqidī, ''Al-Maghāzī'', vol. 2, p. 509.</ref> or 20 nights<ref>Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 4, p. 137.</ref> a verse of Quran {{enote| یَا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَخُونُوا اللهَ و الرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوا أَمَانَاتِکُم وَأَنتُم تَعلَمُونَ / O believers, betray not God and the Messenger, and betray not your trusts and that wittingly(Quran: 8:27)}} was revealed and his repentance was accepted<ref>Wāḥidī, ''Asbāb al-nuzūl'', p. 157; Zamakhsharī, ''Tafsīr al-kashshāf'', vol. 2, p. 213; Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 4, p. 823.</ref> | After six,<ref> Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 2, p. 237.</ref> seven<ref>Wāqidī, ''Al-Maghāzī'', vol. 2, p. 509.</ref> or 20 nights<ref>Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 4, p. 137.</ref> a verse of Quran {{enote| یَا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَخُونُوا اللهَ و الرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوا أَمَانَاتِکُم وَأَنتُم تَعلَمُونَ / O believers, betray not God and the Messenger, and betray not your trusts and that wittingly(Quran: 8:27)}} was revealed and his repentance was accepted<ref>Wāḥidī, ''Asbāb al-nuzūl'', p. 157; Zamakhsharī, ''Tafsīr al-kashshāf'', vol. 2, p. 213; Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 4, p. 823.</ref> | ||
==Virtues== | ==Virtues== | ||
According to a tradition, the Prophet prayed most of his Nafila prayers next to Al-Tawba pillar.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 180.</ref> It is mentioned that the Prophet sat next to this pillar after the morning prayer, and the poor and weak people sat around him, and he talked with them until sunrise and he recited for them the verses which had been revealed to him that night.<ref>Ḥalabī, ''Al-Sīra al-ḥalabiyya'', vol 2, p. 664.</ref> It is also mentioned in the sources that the Prophet would sometimes do [[I'tikaf]] next to this pillar<ref>Ḥillī, ''Kitāb al-sarāʾir'', vol.1, p. 652.</ref> and would place his bed behind the pillar of repentance.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 102.</ref> | According to a tradition, the Prophet prayed most of his Nafila prayers next to Al-Tawba pillar.<ref>Samhūdī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 2, p. 180.</ref> It is mentioned that the Prophet sat next to this pillar after the morning prayer, and the poor and weak people sat around him, and he talked with them until sunrise and he recited for them the verses which had been revealed to him that night.<ref>Ḥalabī, ''Al-Sīra al-ḥalabiyya'', vol 2, p. 664.</ref> It is also mentioned in the sources that the Prophet would sometimes do [[I'tikaf]] next to this pillar<ref>Ḥillī, ''Kitāb al-sarāʾir'', vol.1, p. 652.</ref> and would place his bed behind the pillar of repentance.<ref>Ibn Zabāla, ''Akhbār al-madīna'', p. 102.</ref> | ||