Abdul Muttalib (A) asked Abu Talib (A) to make…

Abdul Muttalib (A) asked Abu Talib (A) to make a pledge to look after and support Muhammad (S) as much as he, himself, cared for and helped him. Abu Talib (A) agreed and took the child to his own home and cared for him as the love of his life. For about 40 years, Abu Talib and his wife – who was the lioness of the Arabs, Fatimah binte Asad (A), the mother of Imam Ali (A) – supported and assisted this lofty human being like they were his own parents.