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==Support of the Prophet== | ==Support of the Prophet== | ||
After the Prophet’s (PBUH) public call to Islam, the pressure of the Quraysh on Abu Talib increased. | After the Prophet’s (PBUH) public call to Islam, the pressure of the Quraysh on Abu Talib increased.<ref>al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf " ,vol. 1, p. 131.</ref> | ||
At the | At the Yawm al-’Indhar (Day of Warning), when most of the attendees were from Banu Hashim, some Hashimite members like Abu Lahab scolded him. When, in that same gathering, the Prophet (s) declared Imam Ali (a) as his brother, successor, and deputy, a group mockingly said to Abu Talib: “He has commanded you to obey your own son.”<ref>al-Ṭabarī , " Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk (Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī", vol. 2, p. 63.</ref> | ||
According to historical reports, the leaders of the Quraysh came to Abu Talib three times and asked him either to prevent the Prophet’s call to Islam or to hand him over to the Quraysh. | According to historical reports, the leaders of the Quraysh came to Abu Talib three times and asked him either to prevent the Prophet’s call to Islam or to hand him over to the Quraysh.<ref>al-Ṭabarī , " Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk (Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī", vol. 2, p. 65-67; al-Balādhur" Ansāb al-Ashrāf " ,vol. 2, p. 290-291; Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, p.171_172</ref> | ||
He tried to persuade the Quraysh and also to make the Prophet ( | He tried to persuade the Quraysh and also to make the Prophet (s) aware of the dangers of his mission.<ref>Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, p. 171/172; al-Ṭabarī , " Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk (Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī", vol. 2, p. 65-67.</ref> | ||
The Quraysh pagans even suggested to Abu Talib to exchange Muhammad (PBUH) for ‘Amarah ibn Walid al-Makhzumi, who was a handsome and intelligent young man. | The Quraysh pagans even suggested to Abu Talib to exchange Muhammad (PBUH) for ‘Amarah ibn Walid al-Makhzumi, who was a handsome and intelligent young man.<ref>al-Balādhurī ," Ansāb al-Ashrāf " ,vol. 2, p. 290-291; al-Ṭabarī , " Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk (Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī", vol. 2, p. 67.</ref> | ||
He was deeply angered by this proposal and rebuked them by composing a poem.<ref>Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, p. 172/173.</ref> | |||
And according to one report, he even threatened them with death.<ref>Ibn Hishām , "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, p. 172/173; al-Ṭabarī , " Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk (Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī", vol. 2, p. 67.</ref> | |||
Poems by Abu Talib in support of the Prophet (s) have been narrated<ref>Ibn Hishām, "Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah" ,vol. 1, p. 173/174.</ref> | |||
In the seventh year, when he learned of the Quraysh’s plan to kill the Prophet, he composed a poem with the following meaning: “By God! The Quraysh cannot reach you unless I am lying in the grave.”<ref>Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb," Tārīkh al-Yāʿqūbī" ,vol. 2, p. 31.</ref> | |||
==Support of the Muslims in the Valley of Abu Talib== | ==Support of the Muslims in the Valley of Abu Talib== | ||