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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Abu Talib (a.s) A Stop With Ibn Abul Hadeed (1) We don't want to examine every word said about the subject for it will take us too far. It is enough for us to be satisfied with the truthful witnesses of those, whom on true Muslim can suspect; the Prophet (s) and his pure progeny and the witnesses of the persons, who have seen the light and have known the truth.

But we have to quote some sayings of ibn Abul Hadeed in his book Sharh Nahjol Balagha and to argue with him about a certain saying we found in his book. He said when talking about the umma, to which Muhammad had been sent as prophet, and dividing it into some groups: "the mo'attilah (2) and non-mo'attilah; among the mo'attilah were those, who denied the Creator and the day of Resurrection, those who believed in transmigration (of souls) and those, who worshipped the idols ... etc." ...

until he said: "As for those, who were not mo'attilah among the Arabs, they were few. They were God-fearing.

They were pious and they refrained from committing vices, like Abdullah, Abdul Muttalib and Abu Talib." (3) You see that ibn Abul Hadeed said here that Abu Talib was one of those, who were God-fearing, who believed in monotheism and who believed in the Creator of the existence after he talked about those, who denied the Creator and the Day of Resurrection and after he talked about the idolaters and others.

He said that Abu Talib was one of those, who were pious and who refrained from committing vices. ____________ 1 The author of Sharh Nahjol Balagha. 2 It was a group of people denying the existence of Allah the Creator and denying the resurrection after death. 3 Sharh Nahjol Balagha, vol.1 p.39. There was no vice for Abu Talib worse than to see the guidance of the Prophet (s) without following it!

He also said when talking about the virtues and the qualities of Imam Ali (s): "What do I say about a man, whose father was Abu Talib; the master of Arabia, the sheikh of Quraysh and the chief of Mecca?" until he said: "... and Abu Talib adopted the Prophet (s) when he was a child and protected him when he became a man. He defended him against the polytheists of Quraysh. He met for the sake of him great distresses, faced hard sufferings and tolerated much in supporting and assisting him ...

It was said: When Abu Talib died, it was revealed to the Prophet (s): (Get out of it (Mecca).