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HAZRAT ABU TALIB Hazrat-e Abu Talib was born 35 years before
holy prophet (SW)'s birth in Mecca. He was born in a conspicuous and pious family. His father was Abdul Motalib, holy prophet (SW)'s grand father. He was married
to Fatima binte Asad and was
an uncle of the Islamic Prophet, Hazrat-e Muhammad
(SW). He had four sons and two daughters. His real name was Imran but he is better known as Abu Talib because he had a son named Talib.
Talib was his the
oldest son. His second son was Aqil and third
of them was Ja'far who was called as Ja'far Tayyar. And his the youngest son was Hazrat-e
Ali (AS). His older daughter was Fakhteh and his
younger daughter was Asma. All of his children were
from Fatima binte Asad. He
was a son of Shaiba ibn Hashim and Fatimah binte Amr, thus a full brother of Muhammad's father 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdul Muttalib, who had
died before Hazrat-e Muhammad (SW)'s birth. Abu
Talib took care of Muhammad after the death of Shaiba ibn Hashim,
Hazrat-e Muhammad (SW)'s grandfather and Abu Talib's father, when Muhammad was 8 years old. Abu Talib also protected Hazrat-e
Muhammad (SW) against other sub-clans of Banu Quraish, who were the enemies of the Islamic Prophet
Mohammad (SW). When Muhammad was a child, Abu Talib
was head of the Banu Hashim
clan of the Quraish tribe. Once Muhammad got older,
he took responsibility for Abu Talib's son Ali ibn Abu Talib. Abu Talib had a trading caravan business with Syria. In one of
his trip, he took Hazrat-e Mohammad (SW) along with
himself. During this trip, a monk by the name of Boheyra,
brought good news about Hazrat-e Mohammad (SW)'s prophecy.After Hazrat-e Muhammad
(SW) began preaching the message of Islam, increasingly more members of the Quraish tribe came to feel threatened by Hazrat-e Muhammad (SW). In attempts to quiet him, they
would lean on Abu Talib to silence his nephew or
control him. Despite these pressures, Abu Talib did
nothing but support Hazrat-e Muhammad (SW) and
defended him from the other heads of the Quraish. Abu
Talib died in 10th year of Be'sat, at around the same time as Muhammad's beloved
wife Khadijah, leading to an immensely sad time for
him. When he passed away, number of Moslems was less than 50 and by his death,
they had lost their best supporter. This year was known as the saddest
year of the life of the prophet, the Year of Sorrow. His body was buried
in Hajoon tomb in Mecca. This place is
known as Abu Talib Cemetry. Hazrat Abdul Muttalib a.s FATHER OF HAZRAT ABU TALIB a.s Abdul Muttalib, who dug Zam Zam well, had ten sons. Abdullah, the Prophet's father, was
one of them. Abu Talib, Prophet's uncle, was one of
them, too. Our Master Muhammad [s], was an orphan.
His father, Abdullah, died a short while before he was born. When his mother
died, he was six years of age. So, his grandfather Abdul Muttalib
took care of him. He liked him very much. He thought that Muhammad [s] would be
a Prophet. Abdul Muttalib was righteous. He
followed Ibrahim's and Ismael's religion. He advised
his sons to follow good manners. On his death bed, Abdul Muttalib said
to his sons: "A grandson of mine will be a Prophet. So, he who will be
present at his time must believe in him." Then he turned to his son, Abu Talib,
and whispered in his ear: "Abu Talib, Muhammad will be of
great importance. So support him with your hand and tongue. The
Guardian Our
Master Muhammad [s] was 8 years of age when his grandfather Abdul Muttalib died. So, his uncle, Abu Talib
took care of him. Abu Talib's name was Abdul Munaf. His mother's name was Fatima bint
Amru. She belonged to the Bani
Makhzum tribe. Abu Talib
was named Shaikh al-Bat-ha. Our Master Muhammad [s] lived with his uncle. His uncle treated
him kindly. Fatima bint Asad,
his uncle's wife, treated him kindly, too. She preferred him to all of her
sons. So, our Master Muhammad [s] grew with a good family. Abu Talib's love for his nephew
increased day by day because of his good manners and great politeness. For example, when the food was ready, the orphan boy reached it
politely. He said: In the Name of Allah! When he finished, he said: Thank Allah! One day, Abu Talib missed his nephew
Muhammad. So, he raised his hand from the food and said: "Till my son
comes!" When Muhammad came, Abu Talib gave him
a cup of yogurt. Muhammad drank out of the cup. Abu Talib's
sons drank out of it one by one, too. They were all full. The uncle admired
that. So, he said to his nephew: "Muhammad you're blessed!" The
Good News Abu Talib had heard good news from the people of the Book (the
Jews and the Christians). The good news was that a Prophet would appear very
soon. So, he took care of his nephew very much. He thought that he would be a
Prophet. So, he didn't leave him alone. When Abu Talib wanted to go on a trade
journey to Sham (Syria), he took our Master Muhammad [s] with him. Muhammad was
nine years of age then. In Busra, a city situated on the road
of the trade caravans, there was an abbey. A monk lived in the abbey. The
monk's name was Buhaira. He was always looking forward
to the appearance of a new Prophet whose time approached. When the monk looked at Muhammad, he realized that he would be
the promised Prophet because he had the personality and expression of a
Prophet. The monk began looking at the Makkan
boy's face very carefully. Meanwhile, the good news from Jesus Christ sounded
in his mind. The monk asked Abu Talib about the boy's
name. So, Abu-Talib said: "His name's Muhammad." The monk became very humble at his holy name. So, he said to Abu
Talib: "Go back to Makkah. Protect your
nephew from the Jews because he'll be of great importance!" Abu Talib came back to Makkah. He adored Muhammad. He was very careful of his
safety. The
Blessed Boy The
years passed. Makkah and its villages dried up
because there was no rain. The people came to Shaikh al-Bat-ha.
They asked him to pray to Allah for rain. They said: "Abu-Talib, the valley's become rainless. Our families are
without food. So come on and pray to Allah for rain." Abu Talib went out. He had great
confidence in Allah. He took his nephew, Muhammad with him. Abu Talib and Muhammad stood beside
the Ka'aba. The boy's heart took a pity on the
people. Abu Talib asked Ibrahim's and Ismael's Lord to send down heavy rain. Muhammad looked at the sky. Only a little time passed. The sky was full of clouds.
Lightening flashed. Thunder sounded. The rain came down heavily. The rain water flowed in the villages. The people came back
pleased thanking Allah for the blessing of the rain. Abu Talib
also came back. His love for his nephew increased very much. The years passed. Muhammad became a young man. He was extremely
polite. So, people called him the Truthful, the Trustworthy One. The
Supporter of the Persecuted Abu Talib disliked persecution very much. In the meantime, he
liked the persecuted a lot. So, our Master Muhammad [s] liked Abu Talib very much. One day, a battle took place between the tribe of Kinana and the tribe of Qais. The
tribe of Qais was the aggressor. A man from the tribe of Kinana came to
Abu Talib and said: "Son of the bird feeder and pilgrim water-giver; don't be
absent from us. We get victory in your presence." Abu Talib answered: "I will not be absent from you when you avoid persecution,
enmity, rudeness and falsehood." So, they promised him to do that. Our Master Muhammad [s] stood by his uncle, against Kinana. ABU TALIB a.s…..The
Supporter Although
Abu Talib was an old man, he strongly stood by
Muhammad's Mission. He was always protecting him from the Quraishi
polytheists. A big number of the Makkans believed
in Allah's religion paying no attention to the worship of the idols and to the
threats of the Quraishi tyrants. One day, the Quraishi leaders came to
Abu Talib though he was confined to bed. They said
angrily: Abu Talib! Keep your nephew from us
because he's weakened our thoughts and insulted our gods. Abu Talib became sad because his
people did not want to listen to the sound of truth. So, he said to them: Give me time to speak to him. Abu Talib told our Master Muhammad [s]
the words of the Quraishi leaders. The Prophet [s] said respectfully: Uncle! I can't disobey my Lord's Order. Abu Jahal, the most spiteful man,
said: We'll give him whatever he wants of our money. Rather, we'll
make him king over us if he wants. The Prophet [s] said: I want nothing but one word. Abu Jahal said: What's the word? We'll give you as ten times as it! Our Master Muhammad [s] said: '); } |
