Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca (c.535-c.619)

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Lived 540–619, aged 79

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540–619
Aged 79

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People connected to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib

FatherAbd al-Muttalib

ChildAli

SiblingAbbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib

SiblingAbdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

SiblingHamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib

SiblingAbū Lahab

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Led the Banu Hashim clan in Mecca and became uncle to Muhammad and father of Ali. Inherited the tribal chieftain role and commanded respect across the Arabian Peninsula's power networks.

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Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula. As he was the brother of Abdullah, the father of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, he was the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's uncle and father of Ali. After the death of his father Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, he inherited this position as tribal chieftain, and the offices of Siqaya and Rifada. He was well-respected in Mecca.

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