Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
أَبُو طَالِب بن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب
	Islamic miniature of Abu Talib (top-middle, blue robes), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (green robes next to him) and other Quraysh leaders questioning Muhammad about Isra' and Mi'raj
Chief of Banu Hashim clan of Quraysh
	In office; c. 578 – 619 CE
Preceded by	Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Succeeded by	Abu Lahab
Personal details
Born	'Imran (عِمْرَان) or ; 'Abd Manaf (عَبْد مَنَاف); c. 535 CE; Mecca, Hijaz; (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died	c. 619 (aged 83–84); Mecca, Hijaz
Resting place	Jannat al-Mu'alla Mecca
Spouse	Fatima bint Asad
Relations	Al-Harith (half-brother); Abdullah (full-brother); Al-Zubayr (full-brother); Al-Abbas (half-brother); Hamza (half-brother); Hajl (half-brother); Al-Muqawwim (half-brother); Abū Lahab (half-brother); Umm Hakim (full-sister); Umayma (full-sister); Arwa (full-sister); Atika (full-sister); Barra (full-sister); Safiyya (half-sister);
Children	Talib; Aqil; Ja'far; Ali; Fakhita; Jumana; Rayta;
Parents	Abd al-Muttalib (father); Fatima bint Amr (mother);

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: أَبُو طَالِب بن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب, romanized: ʾAbū Ṭālib bin ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c. 535 – 619) 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.

According to the majority of Sunni scholars, Abu Talib did not accept Islam before his death. However, Shia scholars maintain that Abu Talib was a devout believer who concealed his faith to protect Prophet Muhammad.