Peace CousCous,
We don't particular know about the political motivations regarding Ali and his description according to Sunni scholars. All we know is that, according to their hadiths, he was sternly rejected by almost everyone, including Muhammad's wife Aisha, and nobody wanted to see him lead the people. They even tried assassinating him, which eventually occurred by a separate group of "Muslims" who regarded Ali as a disbeliever. But again, these are only rumors and hadiths, not actual facts, and we don't know the truth of any of these people and circumstances because we weren't there...
You are correct. Pale Arabs are not necessarily as "white" as Europeans, and this could've possibly been manipulated by modern scholars. Maybe they were implying that he had a lighter skin complexion... However, this doesn't change the inconsistencies within these hadiths. There were previously texts in the hadith and sunna writings that described Muhammad as being black, and they've been replaced with hadiths about Muhammad being a pale Arab.
According to certain hadiths (i.e. Hadith, Vol. 9162, 163), Muhammad claimed that his dreams of black/Nubian women meant that disease and pestilence was approaching. According to these hadiths, he also called black people "raisin heads" (Hadith Vol. 1662; Vol. 9256). Plus
Muslims are told through the hadiths that
(1) Africans/Nubians "annoy the Prophet" (Ishaq 243)
(2) Blacks/Nubians should be left to die if injured, and should be denied intercession and entrance to heaven (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 137)
Still not shocked? Look at some of these hadiths
Abu Darda' reported God's messenger as saying, "God created Adam when He created him and struck his right shoulder and brought forth his offspring white like small ants. And He struck his left shoulder and brought forth his offspring BLACK as though they were charcoal. Then He said to the party on his right said, 'To paradise, and I do not care', and He said to the party in his left shoulder 'To hell, and I do not care'." Ahmad transmitted it. (Mishkat Al Masabih, English translation with explanatory notes by Dr. James Robson , Volume I, Chapter IV, Book I.- Faith, pp. 31-32)
Narrated AbudDarda'
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said Allah created Adam when He had to create him and He struck his right shoulder and there emitted from it white offspring as if they were white ants. He struck his left shoulder and there emitted from it THE BLACK OFFSPRINGS as if they were charcoal. He then said (to those who had been emitted) from the right (shoulder) For Paradise and I do not mind. Then He said to those (who had been emitted) from his left shoulder They are for Hell and I do not mind.
Transmitted by Ahmad. (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith, Number 38- ALIM CD ROM Version)
According to these hadiths, black people were created by Allah specifically with the purpose of going to hell! This doesn't sound racist to you? Or what about this
Ahmad ibn Abi Sulayman, the companion of Sahnun, said, "Anyone who says that the Prophet was black SHOULD BE KILLED." (Muhammad Messenger of Allah (Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad), Qadi 'Iyad Musa al-Yahsubi, translated by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley , p. 375)
Ahmad ibn Abi Sulayman, Sahnun's companion, said that whoever says that the Prophet was black IS KILLED. The Prophet was not black. (Ibid., p. 387)
These state that Muhammad was definately WHITE, as in EUROPEAN WHITE, and anyone who claimed him to be black/darker skinned should be killed! According to their hadiths, they even imply that Satan himself is black
... The apostle said, "Whoever wants to see Satan let him take a look at Nabtal b. al-Harith!" He was a sturdy black man with long flowing hair, inflamed eyes, and dark ruddy cheeks. He used to come and talk to the apostle and listen to him and then carry what he had said to the hypocrites. It was he who said "Muhammad is all ears if anyone tells him anything he believes it." God sent down concerning him "And of them are those who annoy the prophet and say he is all ears, Say Good ears for you. He believes in God and trusts the believers and is a mercy for those of you who believe; and those who annoy the apostle of God for them there is a painful punishment." (Sura 961) (Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasulallah, translated as, The Life of Muhammad by A. Guillaume, page 243)
Now, I don't know how you interpret these, but to me, it looks like the writers had fierce objections and prejudices against black Arabs and Africans/Nubians, even to the extent of saying they are all destined for hell and Satan looks like a black man. This is ridiculous! So, even though the hadiths may have not been literally speaking of Muhammad being as white as Europeans, it is still implying that he, being called "the white man", had lighter skin than the other people around him, and they illustrate that he had extreme views against blacks.
Plenty of hadiths speak of Muhammad owning and selling black slaves, and even raping black women! Do you think this is a good example of Muhammad, a prophet of God? Regardless of whether you view Muhammad as European white, pale, light-brown skinned, or pitch black, it doesn't change the view of blacks that is exhibited throughout the racist Saudi Arabian Muslim society, promoted by pale Arabs and white people. And it's still wrong...
Peace,
Ahmad
Salaam Ahmad Bilal
Thanks brother for presenting those hadiyth which demonstrates the racism in Islaam and how deep this racism actually is. As Islaam dominates the globe this form of racism definately has to be exposed to the masses so that we will not have another repeat of Christianity.
"Now, I don't know how you interpret these, but to me, it looks like the writers had fierce objections and prejudices against black Arabs and Africans/Nubians, even to the extent of saying they are all destined for hell and Satan looks like a black man."
And this is one of the reason why Al Jahiz wrote his book because of the racism the original Nubian Arabs were going through with the imposter White Arabs.
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Ahmad, I know that you also observed how many people on here are calling us a racist because we are taking a stand to speak out and condemn racism in Islaam and this only testifies to their racism and indoctrination.