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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Biography of Imam `alĪ Ibn AbĪ-tĀlib The Felicitous Birth The Ka`bah is a very ancient structure. Its foundation was laid by Adam (a.s) and the walls were raised by Ibrahim (a.s) and Isma`il (a.s). Although this building is devoid of any designs and embellishments, made out of lime and stones, every stone is the fountainhead of felicity.
The Holy Qur’an says about it: “Allah has rated Ka`bah as an honorable abode.” This eminence of the Ka`bah is permanent and eternal. From the day of the laying of its foundation, it has the same eminence, and shall be there forever. This is expressed through various acts of worship in Islam. Therefore, every Muslim, be the person an Arab, a non-Arab, a Westerner or an Oriental, will face towards the Ka`bah when standing up to pray!
When they circumambulate the building, they exercise care to see that their shoulders do not move away from it. This circumambulation is a very important pillar of the performance of the Hajj. `Ali (a.s) was born at this felicitous place on the thirteenth of Rajab, Friday, thirty years after `am al-fil. This privilege of taking birth in the holy place went to none before him and anyone after him!
The chroniclers of the traditions and the biographers of Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) have recorded this as a very important event in his life.
Therefore, al-Hakim al-Nayshabūri writes: “It is proved from continuous narrations that Amir al-Mu’minin was born at the center of Ka`bah from the womb of Fatimah bint Asad.”[1] Shah Waliyyullah too reports about this birth with some detail: Reports in continuity prove that Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali (a.s) was born on Friday, the thirtieth of Rajab, thirty years after [1] Mustadrak, Vol 3, Page 483 `am al-fil at the center of Ka`bah.
Besides him, none was ever born there, before or after him.[1] The modern time scholar `Abbas Mahmūd al-`Aqqad has termed this felicitous birth as the renaissance of the felicity of the Ka`bah and the forerunner of the worship of, one and only, Allah there: “`Ali ibn Abi-Talib (a.s) was born inside the Ka`bah and Allah kept his face away from bowing to the idols there.
His birth there was the beginning of the new era of worship of one and only Allah.”[2] Similarly, every historian and biographer has mentioned about this fact. However, some, accepting the birth of `Ali (a.s) in the Ka`bah have tried to lessen the importance of the event.