Imam Ali Movie part 10 (English)
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Imam Ali Movie part 10 (English)
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب; Transliteration: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, 13th Rajab, 24 BH21st Ramaḍān, 40 AH; approximately March 17, 599 or 600[2]January 27, 661[4]) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who ruled over the Rashidun empire from 656 to 661. Sunni Muslims consider ʿAlī as the fourth and final Rashidun (Rightly Guided Caliph) while Shīa Muslims regard Ali as the first Imam and consider him and his descendants as the rightful successors to Muhammad, all of which are members of the Ahl al-Bayt, the household of Muhammad. This disagreement split the Muslim community into the Sunni and Shīa branches.[1][5] Some sources record that ʿAlī was the only person born in the Kaaba sanctuary in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. His father was Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and his mother was Fatima bint Asad[1] but he was raised in the household of Muhammad, who himself was raised by Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle. When Muhammad reported receiving a divine revelation, ʿAlī was among the first to accept his message, dedicating his life to the cause of Islam.[6][7][4][8] ʿAlī migrated to Medina shortly after Muhammad. There Muhammad told Ali that he had been ordered by God to give his daughter, Fatimah, to Ali in marriage.[1] For the ten years that Muhammad led the community in Medina, ʿAlī was extremely active in his service, leading parties of warriors on battles, and carrying messages and orders. Ali took part in almost all the battles fought in defense of the early Muslim community. ʿAlī was appointed caliph by Muhammad's companions in Medina after the assassination of the third caliph, Uthman Ibn Affan.[9] He encountered defiance and civil war (First Fitna) during his reign. In 661, Ali was attacked while praying in the mosque of Kufa, dying a few days later.[10] In Muslim culture, ʿAlī is respected for his knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty to Muhammad, equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies, and therefore is central to mystical traditions in Islam such as Sufism. ʿAlī retains his stature as an authority on Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence and religious thought.[11][5] Ali holds a high position in almost all Sufi orders which trace their lineage through him to Muhammad. ʿAlī's influence has thus continued throughout Islamic history.
YouTube | January 17, 2009
