A Man loved by Allah and his Messenger

We praise Allah, leading the eager to what he adores, and giver of the needy with his needs. I thank him for his guidance and hereby testify with his oneness, a testimony by whom acknowledged evidence and source of it. And Allah’s Prayers and peace be upon our Prophet his slave and Messenger ,and upon Abu Bakr his close companion in his travel and settling, and upon Omar the shield of Islam that is not feared to be broken, and upon ‘Uthman the one with patience when ordeal descends, and upon ‘Ali who is feared by his enemy for his courage before his boldness, and May his prayers and blessing be upon all his Family and companions who grasped the lead in the Religion’s foundation and branches, the number of breeze blown south to north, east to west.

We place between your hands dear reader this splendid biography of the fourth Caliph and one of the dwellers of paradise. An eloquent and great preacher, among the most knowledgeable with Judiciary rules and Fatwa he is the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law May Allah be pleased with him.

Name: ‘Ali Ibn Aby T’Alib Ibn Abdul Mut’Alib Ibn Hashim Ibn Abd Mannaf. He is the Prophet’s cousin and his lineage meets with him in their Grandfather Abdul Mut’Alib Ibn Hashim. At first ‘‘Ali was named Asad (lion), It appeared in the battle of Khaibar, were he initiated saying while in combat with Marhaba the Jewish warrior

I am the one my mother named me Haydara (brutal Lion)
Sighted as a ferocious jungle lion
Fulfilling their scales with no loss (meaning killing in number)

Abu T’Alib was away when his wife named him Asad, on his return he named him ‘‘Ali.

Kunya (nickname): Abu Al-Hassan, after his eldest son. Another one was Abu Turab (The one with dust).

Birth: it’s not established specifically when was his birth date, but Ibn Hajjar held the opinion of Ibn-Ishaaq that he was born ten years prior to the revelation to the Prophet .

Family: His tribe is Bani Hashim, His father is Abu T’Alib and his mother is the great companion Fatima Bint Asad Ibn Hashim Ibn Abd Manaf Ibn Qussay.

Abu T’Alib had six children, four boys, and two girls. T’Alib (where he got his Kunya from), Aqeel, Ja’far, ‘Ali, Umm Hani’ and Jumanah. They are all brothers and sisters from the same mother, between every sibling a period of ten years.

Wives and children: After the battle of Badr, the Messenger of Allah made him marry his daughter Fatima with a battle sheild as dowry. The daughter of the beloved Prophet bore him four children; Al-Hassn, Al-Hussein, Zainab the eldest and Umm Kalthum Whom Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Married. Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein are the Prophet’s grandsons and blossoms in this world they are the leaders of youth in paradise.

He married Khawla Bint Ha’far Ibn Qays Ibn Maslama. She bore him a child, Mohamad Al Akbar (the Eldest), Mohamad Ibn Al-Hanafia.

He married Laila Bint Mas’ud Ibn Kh’Alid Ibn Tamim, she bore him ‘Ubayd Allah and Abu Bakr.

He married Umm Al-Banyn Fatima Bint Hizam Ibn Kh’Alid Ibn Ja’far Ibn Raby’a and she bore him Al-Abbas Al Akbar, ‘Uthman, Ja’far Al Akabar and Abdullah.

He married Asmaa’ Bint ‘Umais Al-Khath’amia and she bore him Yahya and ‘Awn.

He married others that bore him many other children. Mohamad Al Asghar, Omar, Umm Hani’, Maymuna, Zaynab Alsughra, Ramlah Al Sughra, Umm Kalthum Al Sughra, Fatima, Umama, Khadija, Umm Al-Kiram, Umm Salama, Umm Ja’far and Nafiesa.

He married Al-Muhayah Bint Imru’ Al-qays and bore him a daughter who died at an early age.

All ‘Ali’s children were 14 males and 19 females and in other narration 17 females.

Embracing Islam

One of the greatest blessings of Allah upon ‘Ali Ibn Aby Talib –May Allah be pleased with him – that his father was poor and had a lot of children, so the Messenger of Allah adopted him to lighten the burden of expenses on Aby Talib and Al-Abbas adopted Ja’far Ibn Aby Talib. ‘Ali grew up in the house of Prophecy, taking care of him turning out in the best discipline and manner, why not as he was disciplined by the best of mankind , thus being the first child to submit to Islam, Moreover one of the pioneer Muslims.

‘Ali Ibn Aby Talib one of the persistent Muslims accompanying the Prophet, him and Abu Bakr joined the Messenger of Allah when he presented Islam to Arab Tribes calling them to submit to it.

In the day of the Prophet’s Hijjrah (emigration) he fled from Makkah to Madina like an outcast, ‘Ali Ibn Aby Talib-May Allah be pleased with him- took his place in bed to deceive the infidels, where Quraysh wanted to kill him. In the morning, he left the bed to return people’s properties entrusted to the Messenger of Allah until he returned them all absolving the Prophet’s financial disclosure from any trust. After three nights in Makkah, he made his Hijjarh to Madina on his bare foot with no one to accompany him, that’s why ‘Ali Ibn Aby T’Alibs Hijjrah was full of sacrifice, severity, boldness and courage.

Honorable Moments

Before the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah sent Him and Al-Zubair Ibn Al-Aswad in a mission, He said: flee until you reach Khakh gardens, catch-up with a woman, she has letter retrieve it back from her. So we did, on our horses cutting the desert till we reached the Gardens and caught the woman, then we initiated, “Give us the letter” She answered back “I don’t have any letter on me” ‘Ali and Al-Zubair said in one voice “Get it out or we peal your clothes off for it.” At the same moment she pulled the letter stuffed in her head band, we returned with the letter to the Messenger of Allah. The Following message was written in the letter, “From Hattib Ibn Aby Balta’ah to Quraish in Makkah….” Telling them some of the details of the conquest of Makkah that the Messenger of Allah is preparing for. [Reported by Al-Bukhari]