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Ja'far ibn Abu Talib



Jafar ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: جعفر ابن أبي طالب) (AKA Jafar Tayyar) was the son of Abu Talib ibn 'Abdul Muttalib (the uncle of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed) and his uncle Abbas ibn 'Abdul Muttalib was the one who raised him, for his father was a poor man and had to support a big family. He was also the brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shia Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph.



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