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He had the position of [[Siqayat al-Haj]]. After [['Abd al-Muttalib (a)]], his father passed away, he took the guardianship of Muhammad (s), his nephew, and greatly supported Muhammad (s) during his mission. It is quoted from the Prophet (s), "[[Quraysh]] feared me until Abu Talib (a) was alive." [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] narrated that when Abu Talib (a) passed away, angel [[Gabriel]] came to the Prophet (s) and told him, "Leave Mecca since you have no support in this city."

Abu Talib (a) was born 35 years before the [[Prophet (s)]] (around 536). His father [['Abd al-Muttalib (a)]] was the grandfather of the Prophet (s), he was regarded by all Arab tribes as a nobleman and the preacher of [[Prophet Abraham (a)|Prophet Abraham's (a)]] monotheism. Abu Talib's (a) mother was daughter of [['Amr b. 'A'idh al-Makhzumi]]. Abu Talib (a) was better known by his [[kunya]] although his actual name was 'Abd Manaf.

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Abu Talib (a) had four sons. His sons in the order of age were [[Talib b. Abi Talib|Talib]], [['Aqil b. Abi Talib|'Aqil]], [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib|Ja'far]] and [[Imam 'Ali (a)|'Ali (a)]] . It is mentioned that he also had two daughters: [[Fakhita bt. Abi Talib|Umm Hani]] (Fakhita), [[Jamana bt. Abi Talib|Jamana]]. Some sources mention an additional daughter named [[Rabta bt. Abi Talib|Rabta]]. The mother of all of the children was [[Fatima bt. Asad]]. It is also reported that he had another child called Taliq whose mother was named 'Illa.

Abu Talib (a) had two jobs which included serving [[Haji|hajj pilgrims]] and [[Siqayat al-Haj|giving water]] to them in [[Mecca]]. His occupation was business related where he traded perfume and wheat.

There are different reports on the day and month Abu Talib (a) passed away, but according to [[Shi'a]] sources, he passed away on the [[Rajab 26]], 10 years after the Prophet's (s) initialization of his mission ([[March 22]], 619) and three days later [[Lady Khadija (a)]] passed away at the age of 85. Some have mentioned his demise happened on the 1st of [[Dhu al-Qa'da]] (June 23) or [[Shawwal]] (25th of May). The [[Prophet (s)]] called that year "[['Am al-Huzn]]" (Year of Sadness). On the day Abu Talib (a) passed away, the Prophet (s) asked [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] to do the [[ritual ablution]] for Abu Talib (a) and shroud him while he (s) was very sorrowful and cried and prayed to [[God]] for Abu Talib's (a) forgiveness. When they arrived at the burial place of Abu Talib (a), the Prophet (s) said, "I ask God for your forgiveness in the manner that all [[Jinn|Jinns]] and people wonder."<ref>Ibn Abi l-Hadid, Vol.7, P.176</ref> He was buried in [[Mecca]] beside the grave of his father 'Abd al-Muttalib (a) in [[al-Hajun cemetery]].

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