“Abu Talib (a.s.) was an international figure who had a special place among scholars,” said the representative of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Syria and Lebanon.

The session of the “History and Life” Committee, one of the specialized committees of the International Conference of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), the Supporter of the Great Prophet (p.b.u.h), was held on Tuesday evening, March 9, 2021, at the Imam Khomeini School in Qom. The chairman of the committee was Ayatollah Muhammad Hadi Yusofi Gharavi, the judge was Hojat al-Islam Muhammad Reza Motahhari, and its secretary was Hojat al-Islam Abbas Jafari Farahani. In the session Ms. Maryam Kiyani presented an article entitled: “A study on the character of Aqeel Ibn Abi Talib in historical sources”, and Hojat al-Islam Ali Anjum Shoaa, presented an article entitled: “Hazrat Abu Talib in prayer and Ziarat”.

The Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, and a group of the Assembly staff met the Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, a Shiite Source of Emulation. In this meeting, Ayatollah Ramazani presented a report on holding the International Conference Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.); the Supporter of the Great Prophet (p.b.u.h) by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.

“The prayer of Hazrat Abu Talib was answered by God. When there was a famine in Mecca, people asked Abu Talib to pray for rain. He prayed with the Prophet (PBUH) who was a teenager. As a result of this prayer, it rained a lot,” stated the religious expert.

“Imam Ali's brother spoke frankly. He was an Arab genealogist and a brave man. Imam Ali’s brother spoke frankly. He was an Arab genealogist and a brave man. The explicitness of Aqeel’s speech caused him to defend the legitimacy of the Imam Ali (a.s.) in Muawiyah Palace” the religious scholar stated.

“Some of the poems in praise of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) are sincere, and we can see this kind of sincere praise of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) in the poems of Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.),” said the researcher of the religious sciences.

“Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) has a special position in Arabic literature and one of the gaps in this field is the lack of study of his poetry in the eyes of writers,” said the researcher of religious sciences.

“God willing, the seminary will benefit from the blessings of the scientific works of this congress for many years. The seminary should pay more attention to introducing this great Islamic figure,” said Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani, considering the conference of Hazrat Abu Talib as an honor for the seminary.