The First Imam

Hazrat Ali Al-Murtaza (AS)

Amir-ul-Mo'mineen

Name :	Imam Ali(a.s.)
Title :	Ameer al-Mumineen, Haider-e-Karrar, Sher-e-Khuda, Mushkil Kusha
Agnomen :	Abu Turab, al-Murtaza
Father :	Hazrat Abu Talib(a.s.)
Mother :	Bibi Fatima bint-e-Asad(a.s.)
Birth :	Inside Khana-e-Kaaba in Makkah on 13th Rajab (600 A.D.)
Martyred :	In Masjid-e-Kufa in Iraq on 21st Ramzan 40 A.H. (661 AD)
Cause of Death :	Hit by an attach during prayers

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• On opening his eyes after his birth, the first person who he saw was the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• The Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam gave him his name.
• As an infant he had the honour of sucking the tongue of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• He was the first cousin of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam. He became a ward of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam, and was brought up as a family member of the household of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• He received his training under the loving care and guidance of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• When the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam declared his mission, he was the first teenager to convert to Islam.
• Hadrat Khadijah Radi Allahu ta'ala anha and Hadrat Ali Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu were the first two persons to pray behind the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• When the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam invited the Hashimites to a dinner, and aked them to aid him in his mission, Hadrat Ali Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu was the only person to respond to the call of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• He risked his life for the sake of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam and slept on his bed when the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam left for Madina and the Quraysh youth besieged the house with a view to killing the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• When the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam left for Madina, he entrusted to Hadrat Ali Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu the task of returning the belongings of the people. They had placed their belongings in the custody of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam for safekeeping.)
• He participated in all the wars of early Islam which were fought under the command of the Beloved of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam.
• In all the battles, Hadrat Ali Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu was the flag-bearer for the forces of the Muslims.
• He was the greatest man among the Muslims. For his unusual bravery, he won such titles as "Asad Allah," (the Lion of God) or "Haidar-e-Karrar" (the warrior who nobody could match.)
• During his lifetime, it is said he killed over 1000 enemies of Islam. In the Battle of Badr alone, he killed two dozen people.
• He fought over a hundred duels and in all the duels, his adversaries, however strong, were defeated.
• He was the conqueror of the Khyber.