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Created page with "'''AbuTalib''', ʿAbd Manāf ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, is the father of Imam Ali (a), and the uncle and supporter of the Prophet of Islam (s). After his father ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, Abu Talib assumed the position of providing water to the pilgrims of Mecca. He took care of the Prophet from the age of eight and supported him until the end of his life. Because of his nobility, wisdom, and influence among the tribes, Abu Talib was appointed as an arbitrator during dispute..."
 
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Shi‘a scholars and some Sunni scholars, based on narrations from the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and certain evidences, regard him as a believer, and have written books titled "The Faith of Abu Talib" to prove this.
Shi‘a scholars and some Sunni scholars, based on narrations from the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and certain evidences, regard him as a believer, and have written books titled "The Faith of Abu Talib" to prove this.
==Biography==
==Biography==
ʿAbd Manāf ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim(1) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 121.,,, ibn Khayyāṭ, " Al-Ṭabaqāt Khalīfah" , p. 30.,,, Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 11.
ʿAbd Manāf ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 121; ibn Khayyāṭ, " Al-Ṭabaqāt Khalīfah" , p. 30; Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 11.</ref>
who is famous by his kunyah, Abu Talib.(2) Ibn ʿAnbah , "ʿUmdat al-Ṭālib" , p. 20. ,,, Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, "Al-Iṣābah" ,vol. 7, p. 126.
who is famous by his kunyah, Abu Talib.<ref>Ibn ʿAnbah , "ʿUmdat al-Ṭālib" , p. 20; Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, "Al-Iṣābah" ,vol. 7, p. 126.</ref>
Some historians have considered his birth to be more than 80 years before the Hijra.(3) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 125. ,,, al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 2,p. 289.
Some historians have considered his birth to be more than 80 years before the [[Hijra]].<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 125. ,,, al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 2,p. 289.</ref>
His father, ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, was the elder of Mecca and the chief of Quraysh.(4) Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, P. 142
His father, ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, was the elder of Mecca and the chief of Quraysh.<ref>Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, P. 142. </ref>
and his mother, Fatimah bint ʿAmr ibn ʿĀʾidh ibn ʿImrān, was from the Banu Makhzum tribe.(5) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 92. ,,, al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf " ,vol. 2,p. 288.
and his mother, Fatimah bint ʿAmr ibn ʿĀʾidh ibn ʿImrān, was from the Banu Makhzum tribe.<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 92; al-Balādhurī, "Ansāb al-Ashrāf" ,vol. 2,p. 288.</ref>
 
==Wife and Children==
==Wife and Children==
Historians mention, regarding Abu Talib and his wife Fatimah bint Asad, that…(6) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p.121-122 .  / vol. 8, p. 48  ,,, Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 14.
Historians mention, regarding Abu Talib and his wife Fatimah bint Asad, that…(6) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p.121-122 .  / vol. 8, p. 48  ,,, Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 14.