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clear to them that the (disbeliev-
ers) shall be the dwellers of the
fire (of Hell).
”
Abbas [r], the younger brother of
Abu Talib who was also an uncle of
the Prophet [s] and who later
accepted Islam, said to him, “
You
have not been able to help your
uncle even though he was always
there to protect you.
”
The Holy Prophet Muhammad [s]
replied, “
O Abbas, know that Abu
Talib is in a shallow fire that rises up
only to his heels, and had it not
been for me, Allah would have cast
him into the very bottom of Hell
.”
This is so because Allah forgives all
sins except disbelief.
And so, despite being such a kind
and loving man, Abu Talib, the dear
uncle of the Prophet [s], could not
be saved from the fire of
Jahannum
.
