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The Birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) 2025-01-13 951 Views The Shia Imams Introduction Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of . He was considered by the Sunni Muslims as the fourth caliph of the Islamic community but the first Imam and rightful vicegerent of the Prophet by the Shia Muslims.

Hazrat Ali is among the pure household of the Messenger of God (), those Allah has cleansed from every impurity and thoroughly purified (See: Qur’an 33: 33). He is among the near Prophet’s kinship whom their love and obedient are made obligatory on the entire Muslim community (See: Qur’an 42: 23).

Contents Introduction His Lineage His Teknonym and Nicknames His Noble Birth His Upbringing References He was among the participant at the event of malediction [Mubahala] in defense of Islam against the Najran Christians in which Ali is referred to as the “self” of the Prophet (See: Qur’an 3: 61). One of the honors bestowed upon Ali was that he was brought up in the arms of the Messenger of Allah (PBUHH) and was with him since childhood.

Ali was the first man to believe in the Messenger of Allah (PBUHH). On one occasion, Ali said; “No one accepted the call to the truth (i.e., Islam) before me, and no one is blessed with the act of keeping the family ties, forgiveness and generosity like me [1] .” His Lineage Ali (peace be upon him) is the son of Abu-Talib. His grandfather was Abd al-Muṭṭalib, the son of Hāshim, the son of Abdul-Manaf. The family of Hāshim was known for their magnanimity and generosity among the Quraysh.

In a statement, Ali himself described his lineage thus: “ I swear to Allah, my father and my grandfather Abdul Muṭṭalib, Hāshim and Abdul Manaf never worshipped an idol. He was asked: Hence, what did they worship? He said: They used to pray towards the house of Ka’aba and adhere to the religion of Ibrāhim (peace be upon him) [2] ” . His mother was Fatima, the daughter of Asad, the son of Hāshim, and the son of Abdul-Manaf.

She is also from Quraysh and the Bani Hāshim family and was in charge of the upbringing of the Messenger of Allah (PBUHH) for some time, and she was like a mother to him.