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Because of his nobility, wisdom, and influence among the tribes, Abu Talib was appointed as an arbitrator during disputes. | Because of his nobility, wisdom, and influence among the tribes, Abu Talib was appointed as an arbitrator during disputes. | ||
He is regarded as the founder of the tradition of oath-taking when giving testimony to the heirs of the victim, a practice that continued in Islam. | He is regarded as the founder of the tradition of oath-taking when giving testimony to the heirs of the victim, a practice that continued in Islam. | ||
Abu Talib was one of the prominent poets of his time, and among his poems is a piece in support of the Prophet (s) known as Qasidat al- | Abu Talib was one of the prominent poets of his time, and among his poems is a piece in support of the Prophet (s) known as Qasidat al-Lamiyya, which he composed during the episode of Shiʿb Abi Talib. | ||
Abu Talib’s poems were collected by Abu Hiffān al-Mahzami (3rd century AH) under the title | Abu Talib’s poems were collected by Abu Hiffān al-Mahzami (3rd century AH) under the title Diwan Abi Talib. | ||
After the Prophet (s) publicly called people to Islam, Abu Talib consistently stood by him against the pressure of the Quraysh, who wanted him to oppose the Prophet or hand him over. | After the Prophet(s) publicly called people to Islam, Abu Talib consistently stood by him against the pressure of the Quraysh, who wanted him to oppose the Prophet or hand him over. | ||
During the three-year economic siege against the Muslims, he spent his own wealth to support them. | During the three-year economic siege against the Muslims, he spent his own wealth to support them. | ||
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 | ʿAbd Manaf ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim<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.<ref>Ibn ʿAnbah , "ʿUmdat al-Ṭālib" , p. 20; Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, "Al-Iṣābah" ,vol. 7, p. 126.</ref> | 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]].<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 125 | 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- | His father, ʿAbd al-Muttalib, was the elder of Mecca and the chief of Quraysh.<ref>Ibn Hisham , "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.<ref>Ibn Saʿd , "Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā",vol. 1,p. 92; al-Balādhurī, "Ansāb al-Ashrāf" ,vol. 2,p. 288.</ref> | 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> | ||