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Ali. Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia Imam, was assassinated during the morning prayer on 28 January 661 CE, equivalent to 19 Ramadan 40 AH. He died of his wounds about two days after the Kharijite dissident Ibn Muljim struck him over his head with a poison-coated sword at the Great Mosque of Kufa ...
The Assassination of Ali. From the second half of 658, Muawiya, the governor of Syria, had been steadily escalating violence against the dominions of Ali. Some of his inroads reached Ain-at-Tamar and Anbar, only 170 miles north of Kufa. The men of Kufa were so unwilling to fight against the Syrians that Ali found it impossible to take effective ...
Imam Al-Hasan (‘a) went in and told his father about Al-Asbagh. So, Imam Ali (‘a) permitted Al-Asbagh to visit him. Describing the Imam’s state, Al-Asbagh said, ‘Imam Ali’s bleeding head was wrapped with a yellow turban while his face was pale. I did not distinguish the color of the Imam’s face from the color of his turban.
- The Death of Uthman Bin Affan
- The Battle of Siffin
- Imam Ali’s Camp Is Enraged by The Outcome of The Arbitration
Wilferd Madelung is a scholar of Islamic history and is a non-Muslim, which means he has no reason to be biased. In his book The Succession to Muhammad, he states that Muslims were unhappy with Uthman as a leader because he would refuse to acknowledge their grievances. Imam Ali had advised Uthman to listen to the people and solve their problems. As...
The second civil war in the history of Islam is the Battle of Siffin fought by Imam Ali against a governor of his Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan. The main reason the battle took place was that Muawyiya refused to acknowledge Imam Ali as a legitimate caliph. The battle did not see a conclusion and ended in an arbitration between the warring parties. In shor...
The camp of Imam Ali was unhappy with the outcome and blamed Ali for it. Imam Ali was never a fan of the arbitration. Not because he thinks matters shouldn’t be resolved using Qur’an and the sunnah but because he knew the opposing camp was planning to use the arbitration as a means of tricking people and getting what they wanted. As a result, a gro...
Feb 11, 2023 · 1251 Views. In the 40th year of Hijri, in the small hours of the morning of the 19th Ramadan, Imam ‘Ali (as) was struck with a poisoned sword by the Kharijite Ibn Maljam while offering his prayers in the Masjid of Kufa. He died on the 21st day of Ramadan 40 A.H. and was buried in Najaf ul-Ashraf. Before his death, he made a last will to his ...
Mar 30, 2024 · Imam Ali killed nearly more than half of the disbelievers in the battle of Badr; he remained invigorated, unconquerable, and impregnable. Despite his bravery, he yearned for martyrdom in the way of Allah, and after the Uhud battle, he came to Prophet (PBUH) and said. By my father and mother, all praise is due to Allah, who has not seen me turn ...
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Feb 16, 2024 · Imam Ali al-Hadi (a.s) is a member of the purified Household of the Prophet; those whom Allah has cleansed from every impurity and thoroughly purified, and their love and obedience have been made compulsory for every Muslim. He is the tenth Imam from the household of the Prophet and the period of his leadership was between 220/835 and 254/868 for a period of thirty-four years.
