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his age, whereupon, Abd Al Muttalib would proudly comment: "There is a great
future ahead for my son!" Abd Al Muttalib always referred to his grandson as
being his son.
Abd Al Muttalib was now eighty-two years of age and a few months after his
grandson's eighth birthday he was taken ill and passed away. Before he died he
entrusted the care of his grandson to his son Abu Talib, the blood brother of
Muhammad's father Abdullah, so Abu Talib willingly became Muhammad's
guardian and took him into his own household.
Like his father before him, Abu Talib became a loving guardian to his nephew
and his wife, Fatima, daughter of Asad, Hashim's son did all she could to
compensate for the mother he had lost. Indeed, such was the degree of her care
that in later years after her beloved trust had become a prophet, he told those
around him that rather than let him go hungry, Fatima would prefer to let her own
children go without.
When Abd Al Muttalib passed away there was very little left for his heirs to inherit
future ahead for my son!" Abd Al Muttalib always referred to his grandson as
being his son.
Abd Al Muttalib was now eighty-two years of age and a few months after his
grandson's eighth birthday he was taken ill and passed away. Before he died he
entrusted the care of his grandson to his son Abu Talib, the blood brother of
Muhammad's father Abdullah, so Abu Talib willingly became Muhammad's
guardian and took him into his own household.
Like his father before him, Abu Talib became a loving guardian to his nephew
and his wife, Fatima, daughter of Asad, Hashim's son did all she could to
compensate for the mother he had lost. Indeed, such was the degree of her care
that in later years after her beloved trust had become a prophet, he told those
around him that rather than let him go hungry, Fatima would prefer to let her own
children go without.
When Abd Al Muttalib passed away there was very little left for his heirs to inherit