Demise of Abu Talib
Martyrdom / demise Strength of evidence: Medium
Abu Talib, father of Imam Ali and the Prophet’s uncle and protector, died in Mecca in the tenth year of the mission, three years before the Hijra. The Prophet called it the “Year of Sorrow” for his and Khadija’s deaths.
- Other views
- Shaykh al-Tusi gives 26 Rajab; al-Ya‘qubi places it in Ramadan, three days after Khadija.
- Sources
- الصحیح من سیرة النبی الاعظم، جعفر مرتضی عاملی
- مستدرک سفینة البحار
- ویکیشیعه: ابوطالب