Abu Talib: Difference between revisions

According to a narration from [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and the reports of historians, although Abu Talib was a needy person, he was a nobleman of [[Quraysh]] and dear to them.<ref>al-Ya'qubi, Vol.2, P.14; Qummi, Vol.1, PP.108-9</ref> He had a sheer grandeur and wisdom. About his generosity, it is said that, on the day he gave food to the needy, no one else in Quraysh gave food.<ref>Al-Baladhuri, Vol.2, P.288</ref> He was the first person who made the rule of swearing the guardians of the murdered in pre-Islam [[Age of Jahiliyya|Jahiliyya era]] and later Islam confirmed it. [[Halabi]] said, "Following [['Abd al-Muttalib|his father]]'s conduct, he also had forbidden wine to himself."<ref>Al-Halabi, Vol.1, P. 184</ref>

Historical reports explain Abu Talib's unreserved supports of the [[Prophet (s)]] against pressures and threats of Quraysh. Although, Abu Talib was 75 years old at the starting point of the Prophet's (s) mission, he expressed his supports for the Prophet (s) from the beginning. During his meetings and talks with chiefs of [[Quraysh]], he formally announced his support for the Prophet (s). He even criticized and threatened Quraysh to kill them for their offer for the exchange of the Prophet (s) with Ammara b. Walid al-Makhzumi who was a handsome, powerful young man. His support for the Prophet (s) was to the extent that he and [[Fatima bt. Asad|his wife]] became like real parents of the Prophet (s). It is quoted from the Prophet (s), "[[Quraysh]] feared me until Abu Talib was alive."<ref>Ibn Kathir, Vol.3, P.164</ref> [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] narrated that when Abu Talib passed away, angel [[Gabriel]] came to the Prophet (s) and told him, "Go out of Mecca since you have no support in this city."<ref>Al-Mufid, P.24/ref>