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Your supporter died)." (1) Ibn Abul Hadeed considered the kinship of Abu Talib as honor and that it was one of Imam Ali's good qualities. He said that Imam Ali had a great honor by being the son of Abu Talib. Then he mentioned the virtues of Abu Talib such as adopting, protecting and defending the Prophet (s) against the harms of Quraysh until he suffered great distresses but he achieved his duties in spite of all the difficulties he faced.

He said that the Prophet (s) had been ordered by the Heaven to leave Mecca after the death of his uncle Abu Talib, who was his defensive fortress! He referred to this point, the revelation to the Prophet (s) to leave Mecca, another time when he said: "When Abu Talib died in Mecca, Quraysh became alone with Muhammad and harmed him so much whereas it couldn't do that when Abu Talib was alive.

He left Mecca fearing for himself and emigrated to his God." (2) He talked about this point again when he said: "Know that Ali (s) often pretended that he was the best of the all, ____________ 1 Sharh Nahjol Balagha, vol.1 p.9-10. 2 Ibid vol.3 p.322. the most preferable to the all and had the honor above the all by being proud of his cousin Muhammad (s), himself and his father Abu Talib (s) ... He, who read the history, would know that Islam wouldn't succeed without Abu Talib!

No one is to say: How is it said so about a religion that Allah has promised to spread and to make it succeed whether Abu Talib was available or not?

Because we say: If it is so then the Prophet (s) isn't to be praised nor is it to be said that he guided people from deviation, saved them from ignorance, did them great favors and without him Allah would never be worshipped on the earth ..." until he said: "If you say: These people are envied and praised because Allah had achieved these things by means of them and made them succeed in carrying them out.

In fact the actual doer is Allah and these people are just tools and means used for doing these things so praising them is to be considered for that. The same thing is to be said about Abu Talib ...!" (1) It would be better to refer here to the saying of ibn Abul Hadeed when he explained the speech of Imam Ali (s) after leaving Siffeen: "No one of the umma is to be compared with the family of (s). They are the basis of the religion and the pillar of certainty.

To them returns every expensive thing and after them come the others.