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ʿAbd Manāf b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib b. Ḥāshim (b. circa 535 CE - d. 4 BH/619) known as Abū Ṭālib , the father of Ali b. Abi Talib (a) and the uncle of Muhammad b. Abd Allah (s), was among the nobles of Mecca and the Tribe of Banu Hashim. After Abd al-Muttalib, his father, passed away, he took the guardianship of Muhammad (s), his nephew, and greatly supported him during his mission.
The faith of Abu Talib has been a subject of controversy between Shi'a and some Sunni scholars. There is historical and hadith evidence supporting that Abu Talib was a Muslim. In the poems of Abu Talib, there are many verses which show his belief in Islam and the prophethood of the Prophet (s).
He passed away on Rajab 26, 4 BH/March 19, 619 and was buried in Mecca beside the grave of his father, Abd al-Muttalib, in al-Hajun Cemetery.
He was better known by his teknonym, Abu Talib although his actual name was 'Abd Manaf. Ibn 'Inaba considers the reports that name him 'Imran unreliable.
Abu Talib was born 35 years before the Prophet (s) (around 535 CE). His father Abd al-Muttalib was the grandfather of the Prophet (s), all Arab tribes regarded him as a nobleman and the preacher of Prophet Ibrahim's (a) monotheism. His mother was Fatima, daughter of Amr b. A'idh al-Makhzumi who was also the mother of Abd Allah, the father of the Prophet (s).
Abu Talib had four sons. His sons in the order of age were Talib, Aqil, Ja'far and Ali (a). He also had two daughters, Umm Hani (Fakhita) and Jumana. Some sources mention an additional daughter named Rayta. The mother of all of his children was Fatima bt. Asad. It is also reported that he had another child called Tulayq, whose mother was named Alla......
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