The meaning of Abu Talib’s acceptance of Islam by the calculation of the camel and his counting of thirty-six with his hand

Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Abu Talib, may Allah be pleased with, accepted Islam by the calculation of the camel, and he counted thirty six with his hand. Then he, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, the example of Abu Talib is like the example of the people of the cave; they concealed faith and expressed polytheism, hence, Allah gave them their reward two times.

I was at the place of Abu’l-Qasem, Hussain bin Ruh, may Allah sanctify his soul, and a man asked him about the meaning of Abbas to the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Indeed, your paternal uncle, Abu Talib, has accepted Islam by the calculation of the camel» and he counted thirty-six with his hand. So he said: By that he meant: «One God» , and the interpretation of that is that the Alif is one, the Laam is thirty, the Haa’ is five, the Alif is one, the Hhaa’ is eight, the Daal is four, the Jeem is three, the Waw is six, the Alif is one and the Daal is four. Hence, that is thirty-six.