Al-Khiá¹£Äl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: Three Characteristics of Imam Ali ب٠إسØا٠اÙطاÙÙاÙ٠رض٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا اÙØس٠ب٠عÙ٠اÙعدÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ø¨Ø§Ø¯ ب٠صÙÙب [ب٠عباد صÙÙب] ع٠أبÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¬Ø¯Ù Ø¹Ù Ø¬Ø¹Ùر ب٠٠ÙÙا٠ÙÙ: أسأÙ٠ع٠ثÙاث ÙÙ ÙÙÙ: أسأÙ٠ع٠Ùصر Ø®ÙÙÙØ Ùع٠Ùبر بطÙÙØ Ùع٠صÙع رأس٠ÙÙا٠أÙ: إ٠اÙÙ٠تبار٠ÙتعاÙÙ ÙÙ ÙØ®ÙÙÙÙ Ø·ÙÙÙØ§Ø ÙÙÙ ÙØ®ÙÙÙÙ ÙصÙØ±Ø§Ø ÙÙÙÙ Ø®ÙÙÙ٠٠عتدÙØ§Ø Ø£Ø¶Ø±Ø¨ اÙÙصÙر ÙØ£ÙدÙØ Ùأضرب اÙØ·ÙÙÙ ÙØ£ÙØ·Ù Ùأ٠ا Ùبر بطÙÙ Ùا٠رسÙ٠اÙÙ٠صÙ٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙÙ ÙØ¢Ù٠عÙÙ ÙÙØªØ ÙÙ Ø°Ù٠اÙباب Ø£Ù٠باب ÙازدØÙ Ù٠بطÙÙ ÙÙÙجت عÙ٠عضÙÙ ÙØ£Ù 3-261 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Adoâwe quoted Ebad ibn Saheeb (ibn Ebad ibn Saheeb), on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefather, on the authority of Jaâfar ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), âA man asked the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) about his medium height, big belly and lack of hair on his forehead.
The Commander of the Faithful (MGB) replied, âThe Blessed the Sublime God has created me neither tall nor short, but of medium height so that I can cut a short enemy into two pieces from head to toe, and cut a tall enemy into two pieces from his waist. My belly is big since the Prophet (MGB) opened up to me a gate of knowledge from which a thousand doors to knowledge shall open up. Therefore, knowledge gathered up in my belly.
And the reason why there is no hair on my forehead is that I have always worn a head armor and gone to fight with the enemy.â