did hatim tai exist or is it a fantasy story, secondly which country he hail

[venkatraman s]

from, thirdly what were riddles? or story i would say anyway ifiam wrong please do correct me. but give me a full story about this character please

[Nazar]

heyya dear...

Name : Hatim Tai
Period : c570 -
Biographical detail : A famous Arabian chief, known for his generosity, wisdom and courage.

Hatim Tai was the King of the Tai tribe who lived in Najd province in the central part of the Arabian Peninsula. His legendary hospitality acquired fame as a great hero of Arabia and a veritable symbol of selflessness, charity and generosity.

Hatim Tai was a contemporary of the Hazrat Muhammad, peace be upon him, but he never got a chance to meet him. Hatim though was a Christian by faith but he had all the attributes of a Muslim. It is said that if Islam had been offered to him (as it was offered to his son) he would have accepted it.

Hatim?s son Adi, who succeeded the Kingdom after his father?s death, was first scared of Islam. Adi fled his Kingdom for fear of the Muslims. His sister was taken as a prisoner but was released by the Prophet, peace be upon him. On her return to her brother and who made him travel to Madi?nah to see for himself the exemplary behaviour of the Muslims and how the Hazrat Muhammad, peace be upon him, lived, Adi soon embraced Islam.

Hatim Tai had a great reputation among the Arabs of old for the lavishness of his gifts and alms.

“Have you ever met anyone more excellent than yourself?” his friends once asked him.

“Yes,” replied Hatim Tai.

“Who was he?”

“One day I had forty camels sacrificed and I offered a feast to whoever would like to come and share in it. Then I set out with several chiefs to invite guests from far and wide. On the way we came across a woodcutter who had just cut a bundle of thorns. This was the way he earned his livelihood. Seeing that he was poor, I asked him why he did not go to the many feasts given by Hatim Tai. `Those who earn their living,' he answered me, `have no need of the bounty of Hatim Tai.' “

Why then did Hatim Tai declare that the woodcutter was a better man than himself?

It was because he thought it nobler to work and to provide for oneself than to give others gifts which cost no effort or sacrifice and which, moreover, discourage them from being self-reliant.

Of course it is quite natural that friends should give presents to their friends; it is good that strong arms should come to the help of the poor and the needy; but an able-bodied man should work with his hands, not hold them out for alms. Of course this implies no reflection on those who consecrate themselves entirely to the contemplative life and the search for wisdom.

[gandamack2]

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