"Uncle of Muhammad, father of Ali, the 4th caliph who is also the son-in-law of Muhammad.
"Abu Talib took care of Muhammad after his mother Aminah and grandfather Abdul Muttalib died. He brought Muhammad on business trips as far as Syria. As a result Muhammad had many opportunities to learn of the many different cultures and religions in his travels. From Sahih Bukhari 5.185, we see that Abu Talib was an influential man among the Quraysh .
"He protected Muhammad while he was alive and died a pagan. At his death, Muhammad prayed for him."172 |