Ali Ibn Abi Talib - It Is Time to know Muhammad
... Among the grandiose were men who have excelled in nothing but language arts, to which they spent their entire determination and gained high proficiency. They penetrated deeply into rhetoric, and became masters of speech. Thus, they left wonderful messages which were as pure as honey, and fascinating ...
... Among the grandiose were men who have excelled in nothing but language arts, to which they spent their entire determination and gained high proficiency. They penetrated deeply into rhetoric, and became masters of speech. Thus, they left wonderful messages which were as pure as honey, and fascinating ...
1st Imam - Ali ibn abi Talib(A.S.)
... among the companions of the Prophet, he was pushed aside from the caliphate on the claim that he was too young and that he had many enemies among the people because of the blood of the polytheists he had spilled in the wars fought alongside the Prophet. Therefore, 'Ali was almost completely cut off ...
... among the companions of the Prophet, he was pushed aside from the caliphate on the claim that he was too young and that he had many enemies among the people because of the blood of the polytheists he had spilled in the wars fought alongside the Prophet. Therefore, 'Ali was almost completely cut off ...
Ali: His Khilaafah - Islamicbooks.info
... gradually subverted the generals and commanders of Al-Hasan's army with large sums of money and deceiving promises until a large part of Al-Hasan’s army defected. Finally, with the odds so high against him, Al-Hasan agreed to make peace and yield the Khilaafah to Mu'awiya. In this way Mu'awiya captu ...
... gradually subverted the generals and commanders of Al-Hasan's army with large sums of money and deceiving promises until a large part of Al-Hasan’s army defected. Finally, with the odds so high against him, Al-Hasan agreed to make peace and yield the Khilaafah to Mu'awiya. In this way Mu'awiya captu ...
Ali Vol. One, in brief
... defeat their enemies in Mecca. Mecca at that time was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Arabia The Meccans fielded an army three times larger than that of the Muslims. The Muslim victory also signaled to other tribes that a new power had arisen in Arabia and strengthened Muhammad’s ...
... defeat their enemies in Mecca. Mecca at that time was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Arabia The Meccans fielded an army three times larger than that of the Muslims. The Muslim victory also signaled to other tribes that a new power had arisen in Arabia and strengthened Muhammad’s ...
Ali: Legacy and Point of View
... Foremost in Faith is to acknowledge Allah, and to acknowledge Him is to attest to Him. The height of attesting is to believe in His Oneness. The height of believing in His Oneness is sincerity to Him. The height of sincerity to Him is to disavow descriptions of Him (since every description is unlike ...
... Foremost in Faith is to acknowledge Allah, and to acknowledge Him is to attest to Him. The height of attesting is to believe in His Oneness. The height of believing in His Oneness is sincerity to Him. The height of sincerity to Him is to disavow descriptions of Him (since every description is unlike ...
Ali and Mu`awiya
... were innocent of the blood of Uthman you would be like Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, may God be pleased with them all. But you incited the Muhajirun against Uthman and induced the Ansar to desert him, so the ignorant obeyed you and the feeble became strong through you. The people of Syria [ahl al-Sham] ...
... were innocent of the blood of Uthman you would be like Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, may God be pleased with them all. But you incited the Muhajirun against Uthman and induced the Ansar to desert him, so the ignorant obeyed you and the feeble became strong through you. The people of Syria [ahl al-Sham] ...
The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islam
... Ali is the central figure at the origin of the Shia / Sunni split which occurred in the decades immediately following the death of the Prophet in 632. Sunnis regard Ali as the fourth and last of the "rightly guided caliphs" (successors to Mohammed (pbuh) as leader of the Muslims) following on from A ...
... Ali is the central figure at the origin of the Shia / Sunni split which occurred in the decades immediately following the death of the Prophet in 632. Sunnis regard Ali as the fourth and last of the "rightly guided caliphs" (successors to Mohammed (pbuh) as leader of the Muslims) following on from A ...
Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (/ˈɑːli, ɑːˈliː/; Arabic: علي بن أبي طالب, translit.: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæliː ibn ʔæbiː t̪ˤæːlib]; 13th Rajab, 22 or 16 BH – 21st Ramaḍān, 40 AH; September 20, 601 or July 17, 607 or 600 – January 27, 661) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ruling over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661. A son of Abu Talib, Ali was also the first young male who accepted Islam. Sunnis consider Ali the fourth and final of the Rashidun (rightly guided Caliphs), while Shias regard Ali as the first Imam after Muhammad, and consider him and his descendants the rightful successors to Muhammad, all of whom are members of the Ahl al-Bayt, the household of Muhammad. This disagreement split the Ummah (Muslim community) into the Sunni and Shi`i branches.Many sources, especially Shia ones, record that Ali was the only person born in the sacred sanctuary of the Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. His father was Abu Talib and his mother was Fatima bint Asad, but he was raised in the household of Muhammad, who himself was raised by Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle and Ali's father. When Muhammad reported receiving a divine revelation, Ali was the first young male to accept his message and first to convert to Islam at the age of 12, dedicating his life to the cause of Islam.Ali migrated to Medina shortly after Muhammad did. Once there Muhammad told Ali that God had ordered Muhammad to give his daughter, Fatimah, to Ali in marriage. For the ten years that Muhammad led the community in Medina, Ali was extremely active in his service, leading parties of warriors in battles, and carrying messages and orders. Ali took part in the early caravan raids from Mecca and later in almost all the battles fought by the nascent Muslim community. Ali was appointed Caliph by the Companions of Muhammad (the Sahaba) in Medina after the assassination of the third caliph, `Uthman ibn Affan. While Shia's regard Muhammad's statements in Ghadir Khumm as constituting the designation of Ali as the successor of Muhammad. He encountered defiance and civil war during his reign. In 661, Ali was attacked one morning while praying in the Great Masjid of Al-Kufah, and died two days later.In Muslim culture, Ali is respected for his courage, knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty to Muhammad, equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies, and therefore is central to mystical traditions in Islam such as Sufism. Ali retains his stature as an authority on Quranic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence and religious thought. Ali holds a high position in almost all Sufi orders which trace their lineage through him to Muhammad. Ali's influence has been important throughout Islamic history.