Ali Ibn Abi Talib


(May Allah be pleased with him)

Contents ! Ali Ibn Abi Talib: Ancestry and Attributes 5


His Acceptance of Islam 6


Migration to Madinah 7


During Prophet Muhammad's Era 9


His Bravery and Struggle to Support Islam 10


Ali Ibn Abi Talib During Caliphs' Era 12


Ali With Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq 13


Ali With Umar Ibn Al-Khattab 14


Ali With Uthman Ibn Affan 15


Ali Ibn Abi Talib: The Fourth Caliph 16


From His Deep Expression and Subtle Enlightenment 18


From His Sermons 19


His Martyrdom 23


PROJECT - Just One Message 25


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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 as permissible magic. Among them men who


depleted their life and spent their time in considering evidences,


and solving issues, till they became eminent jurists and


prominent scholars. Among them men who were genius rulers


and reformers, they constructed settled realms, and they


arbitrated the law of heaven upon earth. Hence, their ruling


brought goodness and blessing for nations. Among them men


who were victorious leaders and the heroes of wars. They never


fight for mere killing or damaging, but to sustain truth and


culture. Among them men who attained greatness for the reason


that they evaded greatness, they renounced worldly pleasures


and led an ascetic life. They desired to gain the pleasures of the


hereafter, so they devoted themselves to worshipping and


amiability to the Lord. Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke


their Lord in fear and hope, seeking His mercy and fearing His


torment. !This is a grandiose who congregated all those traits, as he was a


judicious poet, a jurist and scholar, an equitable ruler, a


courageous victorious leader, and an ascetic worshiper. Above


and beyond, he carried the pure blood of a noble family. It is the


biography of the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (prayers and


peace be upon him), who grew up in the household of the


Prophet and later on married his daughter. He is the fourth


Rightly Guided Caliph, the commander of the believers Ali Ibn


Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). !Within this issue we will present a concise glimpses from the


biography of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him),


comprising visions of his life, achievements, and bits of his


speeches.


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Ali Ibn Abi Talib: Ancestry and Attributes


He is Ali Ibn Abi Talib Ben Abd Al-Muttalib Bin Hashim. He


came from the most respectable family of Quraish, the family of


Banu Hashim, and he was the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad


(prayers and peace be upon him). His mother was Fatimah from


Banu Hashim. She embraced Islam early and migrated to


Madinah. His father Abu Talib was a chief of Banu Hashim and


an important branch of the powerful Quraish tribe, and he was


the custodian of the Kaaba. Besides, he was an uncle of the


Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace be upon him). Abu Talib


was a descendant of the Prophet Ishmael, the son of Abraham


(prayers and peace be upon them) . !The documents indicated that Ali was born in Makkah on Friday,


13th of Rajab, thirty years after the incident of the Elephant,


corresponding 17th of March, 599 AC. !Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the


ten given the tidings of Paradise, he married the Prophet's


daughter Fatimah, and he embraced Islam so early. He was a


prominent scholar, a courageous soldier, a notable ascetic, and a


remarkable orator. Further, he was occupied with the collection


of the Holy Qur'an and revising it over with the Prophet


Muhammad (prayers and peace be upon him).


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His Acceptance of Islam


When Ali was at the age of five, Quraish was struck with a


drought that affected the economical status in Makkah. Hence,


the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) appealed to his


uncle Al Abbas to help Abu Talib during the crisis. They offered


Abu Talib to care for his children, as Al Abbas chose to care for


Ja'far and the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) took Ali


and gave him every kindness and affection in his early


childhood, which influenced him for the rest of his life. He grew


up in the household of the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon


him), and when the Prophet received his mission Ali was the first


to become Muslim from early childhood. !Once Ali Ibn Abi Talib came back home while the Prophet and


his noble wife Khadijah were praying. Ali asked about the


prayer, then the Prophet told him that it is the right religion from


Allah, that demands worshiping no god but Allah. Ali said that


he has never heard about this before, and has to tell his father


Abu Talib about it, but the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon


him) asked him to keep the matter in secret. The next morning


Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet and


declared his Islam. At the beginning he kept his Islam a secret,


fearing from his father, but when Abu Talib recognized him, he


approved his deed and asked him to sustain to it. While Abu


Talib refused to depart the religion of his late fathers till he


passed away. !!


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Migration to Madinah


The Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace be upon him)


remained in Makkah waiting for God's permission to migrate to


Madinah, while his Companions migrated early. When Quraish


plotted to kill the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him), the


Angle Gabriel revealed to him the details of that evil conspiracy,


and asked him not to sleep in his bed that night. So, the Prophet


asked Ali Ibn Abi Talib to sleep in his bed to impersonate him,


while the Prophet left his house safely at night and migrated to


Madinah. !The Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace be upon him) was


well-known as the most trustworthy of men, although they did


not accept his mission, the people of Makkah continued to keep


their trusts of cash and gold in his safe-keeping. It was Ali whom


the Prophet trusted to return the possessions to their owners


when he left for Madinah, thereafter, Ali migrated to Madinah to


join the Prophet. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has


suffered immensely in his journey to Madinah, as he spent that


long journey walking on his feet. As he reached Madinah, the


Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) met him gladly,


sending faithful prayers to Allah seeking goodness and blessings


for Ali Ibn Abi Talib. !With the migration to Madinah, the Prophet (prayers and peace


be upon him) laid down the foundations of the Islamic country.


He started with creating bounds of brotherhood among his


Companions, built the mosque, endorsed a treaty with the Jews


in Madinah, started sending detachments, and overall


constituted a new society. Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be


pleased with him) was extremely active in serving the Prophet


(prayers and peace be upon him) , being so close to him,


following his orders and learning from his guidance. !!


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Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) married the Prophet's most


beloved daughter Fatimah, one of the best women all over, her


mother was Khadijah Bent Kuwailid. The blessed marriage took


place in Madinah after the Battle of Ohud, as Fatimah was


fifteen years old. Thus, Ali had the additional honor of being the


father of the Prophet's progeny through his sons, from Fatimah,


Al-Hasan, Al-Husayn, Zainab, and Umm Kulthoom. !!


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During Prophet Muhammad's Era


Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was so reliable and


trustworthy that the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him),


designated Ali as one of the scribes who would write down the


text of the Holy Qur'an, which had been revealed to the Prophet


during his lifetime. As Islam began to spread throughout Arabia,


Ali helped to establish the new Islamic order by carrying the


massages and declaring the Islamic guidelines. Further, Ali was


instructed to write down the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, the peace


treaty between the Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace be


upon him) and Quraish. Ali was sent to Yemen to spread the


teachings of Islam. He was also charged with settling several


disputes and putting down the uprisings of various tribes. !!


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His Bravery and Struggle to Support Islam


Before we present some of the scenes from his struggle, we


would elucidate that Islam has indeed prescribed the holy war


"Jihad" as a protection for the truth, rejection for any act of


injustice, and suppression of aggression and to defeat the tyrant.


As for the fabrications and accusation of the Orientalists, the


malice toward Islam from the other religions and the claim that


it was the Muslims who first used force when there was no


justification for it, those are all lies and part of the scheme to


efface Islam from the Earth and make the Muslims slaves of the


Crusaders and the Zionists. !A time comes when fighting becomes obligatory. When Islam


and its followers are threatened to extinction and the hostile


forces unite to wipe out Islam and the Muslims forever, fighting


becomes the only alternative for survival. Such situations and


circumstances had developed in the early days of Islam, before


and after the migration to Madinah. The same situation


developed again in recent times when the lands of Islam fell into


the possession of the rogues of the earth, and the most devilish


of policies have been drawn up to extinguish them little by little.


How can the call to arms, therefore, be considered strange, and


those who dedicate themselves to sacrifice in Allah's way be


looked upon with disdain? How can the vocation of death be


disapproved in a nation upon which slaughterer are bouncing


from all quarters?


Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was well known of his


bravery, he participated in almost all the battles against the


unbelievers during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (prayers


and peace be upon him), except for the Battle of Tabuk in the


year 9H, as the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) has


placed Ali in charge of the city. !!


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As well as being the standard-bearer in those battles, Ali led


parties of warriors on raids into enemy lands. At the Battle of


Badr he defeated the Umayyad champion Walid Ibn Utba as


well as twenty other polytheist soldiers. Ali was prominent at the


Battle of Uhud, when the bearer of the Islamic standard was


martyred, it was Ali who raised it up, but challenged by the


unbeliever Talha Ibn Uthman, promptly Ali Attacked him and he


fell to the ground. It was Ali too, who drew around the Prophet


with other Companions, in the battle of Uhud, when the archers


deserted their spots in quest of booty, and in the chaos which


ensued when almost all took flight, Ali whom God had


protected, stood steadfast beside the Messenger of God. !In the Battle of the Trench, Ali bravely defeated a prominent


leader of the unbelievers called Amr Ibn Wudd. In the Battle of


Khaybar Ali defeated the great Jewish commander Marhab.


When the Muslim army failed to conquer the Jewish fortress


twice, the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him), offered the


command and the standard to Ali (may Allah be pleased with


him). The fortress fill to the onslaught of the Muslims and victory


attained. Additionally, Ali was one the Companions who stood


unwavering beside the Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace


be upon him) in the Battle of Hunain. !!


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Ali Ibn Abi Talib During Caliphs' Era


The position of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and his


relation to the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all)


were a matter of historical and doctrinal conflict between


Islamic groups, specifically Sunnah and Shi'ah. As Shi'ah


assumed that Allah Has chosen Ali Ibn Abi Talib to be a


guardian, a leader, and a Caliph. Moreover, they suppose that


the Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace be upon him) has


appointed Ali as his successor in Al Ghadeer oration. Thus,


Shi'ah considered the selection of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (may Allah


be pleased with him) was against the Prophet's direction.


Furthermore, Shi'ah alleged that Ali has unstable relation with


some of the Companions. While Sunnah believed that the


Prophet did not appointed Ali as his successor, and the relation


between Ali and the Companions was all right. This doctrinal


conflict regarding Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with


him) was the main reason of disagreement among Sunnah and


Shi'ah for ages. !!


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Ali With Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq


After the death of the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him)


all the Companions pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr, except


Ali, who did so later due to the fact that he was engaged in


arranging the Prophet's funeral. Besides, he had taken an oath


upon the Prophet's death that he would not engage in anything


except prayer until he completed compiling the Qur'an. Ali gave


his pledge of loyalty to Abu Bakr and assisted him throughout


his Caliphate. !After terminating the expedition of Usamah, Abu Bakr sent Ali


Ibn Abi Talib with a group of the Companions to protect the


borders of the city in that critical time. In addition, Abu Bakr


consulted Ali before fighting apostasy and the Romans.


Narrations revealed that judgeship was delegated to Ali during


the time of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them). !!!


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Ali With Umar Ibn Al-Khattab


Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was


elected as the second Caliph after Abu Bakr's death. Ali pledged


his allegiance to Umar and helped him as a trusted advisor.


During the caliphate of Umar the Islamic army conquered the


Roman Emperor in Syria, Egypt, and north Africa. Additionally,


the Islamic army conquered the Persian Emperor in Iraq, Persia,


Khurasan, extending to the borders or Turkey and India. All the


way through, Umar used to consult the wise Companions of the


Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) such as Ali, and seek


their suggestions in political issues. !It was narrated that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the


one who advised Umar to set Hijra as the beginning of the


Islamic calendar. It was Ali who gave advice to Umar to go to


Jerusalem in order to receive the Holy Mosque from the


Romans, while Umar placed Ali in charge of Madinah. Ali was


one of the electoral council to choose the third caliph which


was appointed by Umar. Uthman and Ali were the two major


candidates. !!!


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Ali With Uthman Ibn Affan


Uthman Ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) was elected


as the third Caliph, Ali pledged his allegiance to Uthman and


remained in Madinah supporting him. Ali (may Allah be pleased


with him) represented a considerable role during the incitement


to rebellion against Uthman. Ali supported Uthman and


defended him by offering advice and facing the provincial


opposition coming from Egypt and Iraq. They aimed at


displacing Uthman with Ali, but the latter resolutely rejected


their demands. Thus, they pretended to be retreating, but after


three days they came back to Madinah to besiege Uthman and


his family. Ali and his sons defended Uthman ardently and they


were intended to fight the rebellious, but Uthman refused killing


people for his sake. It was an intricate tribulation in Islamic


history, marked by the murder of Uthman (may Allah be pleased


with him). !!


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Ali Ibn Abi Talib: The Fourth Caliph


After the killing of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him),


Prophet's Companions approached Ali (may Allah be pleased


with him) asking him to be Caliph, he has declined the


responsibility of this great office first, suggesting to be a


counselor instead of a chief. But finally, he decided to put the


matter before the Muslim public in the Prophet's Mosque, as a


result, the overwhelming majority of the Companions in


Madinah considered Ali to be the most suitable person to be


Caliph after Uthman. Thus, he agreed to take the responsibility.


On 25th of Dhul-Hijjah in the year 35 H. corresponding 24th of


June 656 AC. pledges of loyalty were sworn to Ali. !Several problems faced the new Caliph when he took power.


Firstly, he has to establish peace in the state and to ameliorate


the deteriorating political situation. Secondly, he needed to take


action against the assassins of Uthman. !The political state of Madinah was disturbed by the presence of


Abdullah Ibn Saba' and his illegal party, supported by slaves –


fled from their bosses- and village dwellers. Ali asked all the


followers of Ibn Saba' to leave Madinah and return to their


regions. The illegal party headed by Abdullah Ibn Saba' did not


obey the Caliph's order and pretended to be staying there as his


friends. Their purpose in staying was to create mischief and


troubles among Muslims. When the orders of the Caliph was


disobeyed, Ali offered entire freedom to the Companions,


including Talha and Al-Zubair, who requested to avenge the


death of Uthman. Soon they believed that it is impossible to


detect the killers in such critical circumstances. !!


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The reign of Ali was notably marked by the occurrence of


ordeals and troubles among Muslims. A careful reading in


Islamic history revealed that the main cause of those troubles


were the Sabites party, supported by fled slaves and village


dwellers. Their leader Abdullah Ibn Saba' was a jew but


pretended conversion to Islam during the reign of Uthman Ibn


Affan. The main goal of Ibn Saba' was to split the Muslims, and


spread anarchy in the Islamic society. He Provoked Muslims to


kill Uthman since he assumed that Uthman had occupied the


seat of Ali. He was the main source of mischief and revolution


during the reign of Ali. He was also responsible for all the false


ideas of the Shi'ah forward, as considerable Islamic writers


approved that Abdullah Ibn Saba' is the origin of Shi'ah. !Ali was an extremely straightforward man and he regarded the


office of Caliph as an enormous trust. His aim was to establish


peace in the State and to resolve the causes of discord. Notable


Islamic Jurists agreed that it is permissible for a Muslim ruler to


delay a case of murder in order to first establish peace in an


Islamic State. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was therefore


quite correct in his opinion to defer the question of the assassins


until he has restored normality to the State. However, the stream


of revolution was seriously unyielding, and the troubles have got


more complex views. Although Ali (may Allah be pleased with


him) did all his efforts to restore peace and regain stability to the


Islamic society. !The reign of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not


comprise new conquer, but characterized with civil and cultural


accomplishments such as; police organization, constructing the


court of arbitration, and building jails. Besides, Ali transferred


the capital of Caliphate from Madinah to Kufah in Iraq, due to its


strategic position in the mid of the Islamic country at that time.


Kufah thrived as the schools of jurisprudence and grammar were


established. In addition, Ali gave his orders to furnish the letters


of the Holy Qur'an with vowel signs for the first time. ! - 􀀁17 -

From His Deep Expression and Subtle Enlightenment


- Do realize that a genuine scholar is the one who does not


make people despair of the mercy of Allah. He does not make


them feel secured against His punishment. He does not grant


them the license to offend Allah and he does not abandon the


Qur'an for something other than it.


- Be fountainheads of knowledge, treasure troves of wisdom,


glitters of the night (due to your earnest prayers), those who wear


their shabby dresses, renewal of souls, and you will be


recognized among the inhabitants of the heavens, but concealed


on Earth, and you will be mentioned in the presence of your


Lord. !- Goodness is not contained in the multiplication of your wealth


and children, but goodness lies in increasing your knowledge


and your gentle nature. Vie with the people with the worship of


your Lord. If you are able to do any good, thank Allah for it, and


when you commit any sin seek the forgiveness of Allah. !There is no goodness in the world except for one of two types of


men: A man who commits sins and he keeps meeting it with


repentance, and the other is the one who is quick at doing good


and his actions are in grades. A deed is not small when it is


accompanied by piety. How could it be small when it is


accepted !?


- Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also said: Memorize from


me, five things: !A servant of God should not have hope in anything except Allah;


he should not fear anything except his sins; the ignorant should


not feel shy to ask about what he knows not; a scholar should


not be shy to say 'Allah knows best' when he is asked about


what he does not know. Patience in relation to faith is like the


head to the entire body, as he has no faith who does not have


patience.


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From His Sermons


The First Sermon


A man from the tribe of Shayban reported that Ali (may Allah be


pleased with him) delivered a sermon. He said: Praise be to


Allah, I praise and I seek his aid. I believe in Him and I rely


upon Him. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship


except Allah, He is Alone without any associate. I also bear


witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, he was sent


with the guidance and the religion of truth to remove your


maladies and beat back your heedlessness. Know that you are


going to die and will be resurrected after death. You are going to


stand by your actions and you shall be recompensed over them.


Do not be deceived by the life of this world for it is a home


surrounded by trials; it becoming extinct is well-known, and its


treachery is describable. Everything in it proceeds to extinction


and between its people, it alternates and it recedes. Its


conditions are not permanent. No one is safe from its evil and its


misfortunes. Sometime its people may be in ease and happiness,


and soon after they may suffer affliction and delusion. Situations


in it vary and sometimes they change. Living in it is


blameworthy and the ease therein is not permanent. The people


in it are targets and are susceptible to hit of its arrows. Its death


that shatters them. Everyone's death is something decreed while


his portion therein is perfectly intact. !Do realize, O servants of Allah, that you and what you have


attained in the world of its beauties are upon the path of those


who have gone by, among those who had the longest span of


life, who had the strongest of power, whose homes flourished


the longest and whose impact was felt the widest. Their wealth


eventually faded after it had carried them for so long. Their


bodies disintegrated, their homes became desolate, and their


traces have been obliterated. Thus their imposing places and


well-arranged cushions have turned into boulders and rocks in


the graves built upon the ruin of its courtyard constructed high


with soil. Its location is close by but its inhabitants are no longer


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there. Between the inhabitants of edifices that have become


desolate and busy quarter, they do not familiarize with the


building, they do not establish the relationship of neighborhood


nor of brotherhood in spite of the proximity of their


neighborhood and the closeness of their house. How can they


establish any connection when decadence has already grinded


them with its chest; stone and soil cast shadow on their person.


They died after they had lived. They became corpses after a


flourishing life. They were wrenched from lovers and they chose


the soil for home. They departed on a journey from which they


have no return. How impossible! How impossible!


Allah said in the Holy Qur'an:


((No! It is but a word that he speaks, and behind them is a


barrier until the Day when they will be resurrected)) [Al-


Mu'minŭn: 100]. !You have also proceeded to what they have gone to meet of


deterioration, loneliness in the place of abode and you are


mortgaged on that bed and you will eventually be gathered in


that place. How would it be if everything comes to an end this


way and the graves are opened and everything in the hearts are


extracted and you stand to give account in the presence of the


Magnificent King? The hearts inundated for the fright -of the


consequence- of sins of the past. All veils and secrets are


exposed. All your faults and secrets become evident. This is the


time when: ((Every person shall be recompensed for what he


earned. No injustice (shall be done to anybody). Truly, Allah is


Swift in reckoning)) [Ghafir: 17]. !Allah says:


((That He may requite those who do evil with that which they


have done (i.e. punish then in Hell), and reward those who do


good, with what is best (i.e. Paradise)) [Al-Najm: 31]. !!


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Allah also says:


((And the Book (one's Record) will be placed (in the right hand


for a believer in the Oneness of Allah, and in the left hand for a


disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah), and you will see the


(criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.) fearful of that which is


recorded therein. They will say: 'Woe to us! What sort of a Book


is this that leaves neither a small thing nor a big thing, but has


recorded it with numbers!' And they will find all that they did,


placed before them, and your Lord treats no one with injustice))


[Al-Kahf: 49]. !May Allah make us and you implementers of His Book,


followers of righteous individuals until, by His favor, the eternal


home (of Paradise) becomes permissible for us. Verily, Allah is


All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.


The Second Sermon


It is reported that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) once


followed a funeral procession. When the dead was placed in his


grave, his people wailed loudly weeping over him. Ali said to


them: What are they crying? By Allah, were they to see what


their dead are seeing, they will forget their concern for their


dead. Nevertheless, they should not forget that death will return


to their midst repeatedly until no one remains among them. !Then Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and


addressed the people: I advise you , O servants of Allah, to fear


Allah who sets forth for you parables, and has appointed for you


terms (for your death). He gave you hearing to understand what


concerns you, and a sight to decipher what is unclear. He gave


you a heart with which to understand subtleties. !Certainly, Allah did not create you in vain. He did not neglect


you. Rather, He has ennobled you with abundant provision. He


has earmarked rewards for you. So fear Allah, O servants of


Allah, and be diligent in your quest. Be earnest in righteous


actions before the arrival of the destroyer of pleasure (death).


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Remember that the nature of the world is that its comfort is not


enduring and no one is secured from its surprises. It is


deceptively unstable. Take the grave as a lesson, take heed of


warnings and benefit from sermons. The claws of death hang on


you and the house of dust (grave) is closing on you, and you will


be inundated by the most horrific of affair: the blowing of the


trumpet, the opening of the graves, the congestion of the


resurrection, the standing for accounting; all in complete grasp


of the Power of the Omnipotent (Allah). Every soul shall come


with its driver, driving it toward the place of gathering and a


witness, witnessing against it. !Allah says:


((And the Earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the Book


will be placed (open) and the Prophets and the witnesses will be


brought forward, and it will be judged between them with truth,


and they will not be wronged)) [Al-Zumar: 69]. !That day, the earth will convulse and a caller will call out, the


wild beast gathered, the secrets exposed, and the souls shaken,


and the Hellfire placed in full view, its blaze is kindled and its


hotness is excessive. !Servants of Allah, fear Allah as someone who is scared,


cautious, observant, heedful, earnest in his quest, who flees for


safety and arrives at his destination. Fear Him as one who


demonstrates asceticism. Know that Allah is sufficient as an


Avenger and Helper. The Book is sufficient as an argument and


proof. Paradise is sufficient for you as recompense and the Fire is


enough as an evil consequence and penalty. I ask Allah to


forgive me and you. !!


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His Martyrdom


On the night that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was


struck, Ibn Al-Tiyah came to him to call him for the prayer when


the dawn appeared. At this time, Ali was reclining heavily. So he


returned the second time while Ali was still in the same position


and again he returned the third time. After the third time Ali rose


and walked to the mosque. When he got to the small door, Ibn


Muljam sprang out and struck him. !Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) died in 17th of Ramadan,


40H. corresponding 25th of January, 661AC. His Caliphate


continued for five years. !An elder from the Quraishi reported that when Ali was struck by


Ibn Muljam, Ali said: I have succeeded by the Lord of the


Ka'bah. When Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was struck,


he advised his sons and then he never said any other words


except: 'No God but Allah', until his soul was taken. He was


washed by his sons Hasan and Husayn and Abdullah Ibn Ja'far.


Al-Hasan led the funeral prayer for him. !May Allah have mercy on Ali Ibn Abi Talib and be pleased with


him and assemble us among his company. ! !


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Ali Ibn Abi Talib in Brief:


He is Ali Ibn Abi Talib Ben Abd Al-Muttalib, the cousin of the


Prophet Muhammad (prayers and peace be upon him). Born in


Makkah in 599AC.


Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the


ten given the tidings of Paradise, he married the Prophet's


daughter Fatimah, and he embraced Islam so early. He was a


prominent scholar, a courageous soldier, a notable ascetic, and a


remarkable orator. !Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was so reliable and


trustworthy that the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him)


designated Ali as one of the scribes who would write down the


text of the Holy Qur'an. Besides, Ali was an active ambassador


and a faithful minister. He was elected as the fourth Caliph after


the murder of Uthman Ibn Affan. !He spent his lifetime in supporting Islam, and participated in


almost all the battles against the unbelievers. As well as being


the standard-bearer in those battles, Ali led parties of warriors on


raids into enemy lands. His biography is the enlightenment for


righteousness and endless loyalty.


Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) died in 17th of Ramadan,


40H. corresponding 25th of January, 661AC. His Caliphate


continued for five years.


May Allah have mercy on Ali Ibn Abi Talib and be pleased with


him.


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