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==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…<ref>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.
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They have mentioned that he had four sons and three daughters. His sons were Talib, ʿAqil, Jaʿfar, and Ali (a).<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 121/122.  / vol. 8, p. 51; Abū al-Faraj al-Asfahānī , " Maqātil al-Ṭālibiyyīn" , p. 3.</ref>
and his daughter was Umm Hani.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1, p. 122. /vol. 8,p. 151.</ref>
Jumanah and Raytah,<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1, p. 122. /vol. 8, p. 48.</ref> They were their names. Some have said that he also had a son named Tulayq from another wife named ʿAllah.<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 122. /vol. 8, p. 48.</ref>
Provision of Water for Pilgrims
Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf, Abu Talib’s grandfather, was responsible for hosting and providing for the pilgrims (provision of water and hospitality) in the city of [[Mecca]].<ref>al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf " ,vol. 1, p. 64.</ref>
After Hāshim, his son ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib<ref>Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, P. 109; Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 13.</ref> and after him, his son Abu Talib held this responsibility for three years.<ref>al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 1, p. 64.</ref>
It is said that Abu Talib did not have the financial means to continue this work, so he entrusted it to his brother, Abbas.<ref>al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 1, p. 64.</ref>
Abu Talib, after the flood in Mecca and the damage to the [[Ka'ba]], took responsibility for its repair and ordered that pure funds be used in rebuilding the Ka'ba.
The Prophet(s) was 25 years old at that time, and the dispute over the placement of the Black Stone occurred during this incident.<ref>Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p.19.</ref>


They have mentioned that he had four sons and three daughters. His sons were Talib, ʿAqil, Jaʿfar, and Ali (a).(7) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 121/122.  / vol. 8, p. 51 ,,, Abū al-Faraj al-Asfahānī , " Maqātil al-Ṭālibiyyīn" , p. 3.
and his daughter was Umm Hani.(8) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1, p. 122. /vol. 8,p. 151.
Jumanah and Raytah,(9) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1, p. 122. /vol. 8, p. 48.
They were their names. Some have said that he also had a son named Tulayq from another wife named ʿAllah.(10) Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 122. /vol. 8, p. 48.
Provision of Water for Pilgrims
Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf, Abu Talib’s grandfather, was responsible for hosting and providing for the pilgrims (provision of water and hospitality) in the city of Mecca.(11) al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 1, p. 64.
After Hāshim, his son ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib(12) Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, P. 109. ,,, Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 13.
and after him, his son Abu Talib held this responsibility for three years.(13) al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 1, p. 64.
It is said that Abu Talib did not have the financial means to continue this work, so he entrusted it to his brother, Abbas.(14) al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf  " ,vol. 1, p. 64.
Abu Talib, after the flood in Mecca and the damage to the Kaaba, took responsibility for its repair and ordered that pure funds be used in rebuilding the Kaaba.
The Prophet (PBUH) was 25 years old at that time, and the dispute over the placement of the Black Stone occurred during this incident.(15) Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p.19.
==Social Status==  
==Social Status==  
According to a hadith from Imam Ali (AS), despite his poverty, Abu Talib was the chief of the Quraysh, and before him, no poor person had ever led the Quraysh.(16) Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 14.
According to a hadith from Imam Ali (AS), despite his poverty, Abu Talib was the chief of the Quraysh, and before him, no poor person had ever led the Quraysh.(16) Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 14.