Fatima binte Asad (the mother of Imam Ali) went to the Ka'ba...

Fatima binte Asad (the mother of Imam Ali) went to the Ka'ba and prayed to Allah that the baby she was going to have would be born safely. She was standing near the wall opposite the door of the Ka'ba, praying to Allah when suddenly there was a crack in the wall near her. The crack became bigger and bigger until it was big enough for Fatima binte Asad to go through it and enter the Ka'ba. When Fatima binte Asad had entered the Ka'ba, the crack began to get smaller and smaller.

This crack is still there to this day on the wall of the Ka'ba. Some people who had been near the Ka'ba saw what had happened and started telling other people. Now these people wanted to see what was happening inside the Ka'ba, so they went and got the keys of the door of the Ka'ba. But the door would not open. (S) had been away when all this happened.

When he came back from his trip and went to the Ka'ba, the lock on the door of the Ka'ba fell open all on its own and Fatima binte Asad came out holding her new little baby - Imam Ali (A). When (S) held Imam Ali (A), he opened his eyes for the first time. So the first thing Imam Ali (A) ever saw was the face of (S). Imam Ali (A) is the only person ever to be born in the Ka'ba. One day our 1st Imam, Imam Ali (A) went to the market with his servant, Qambar.

There he bought 2 shirts, one which was really nice and expensive and the other which was not as nice. When Imam Ali (A) returned home he gave the better shirt to Qambar and kept the other one for himself. Qambar told Imam Ali (A) that it would look better if he wore the nicer shirt as he was the leader of the Muslims while Qambar himself was only a servant.

Imam Ali (A) answered that Qambar should wear the nicer shirt because he was younger and so it would suit him better; but more importantly Imam (A) told him that he was a guide for the Muslims and so had to set a good example for them by leading a simple life. Moral: You should always give away the nicer thing. You should be happy with a few simple things and not want so many things. Previous…