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The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 5:34pm On Aug 07, 2012
Imam Ali (as),cousin,son-in-law,successor of Prophet Muhammad (sa) and first holy Imam of the Ahlul-Bayt (as) was cowardly struck with a poisoned sword by the accursed Abdul-Rahman Ibn Muljam (la) on the 19th day of ramadan the year 40 AH,while in the position of prostration praying the fajr prayer in the Masjid al-Kufa,in Kufa,Iraq.Imam Ali (as) eventually passed away on the 21st of the holy month of ramadan.

"And certainly We gave the Book to Musa" (Quran 32:23)

"...and appoint for me (Musa) a helper from my family, Aaron, my brother; increase my strength with him and let him share my task (of conveying Allâh's Message and Prophethood)..." (Quran 20:29-32)

"... And Moses said unto his brother Aaron: Take my place among my
people." (Quran 7:142)

Prophet Mohammed: "Verily, you (Ali) are to me as Harun was to Musa except there would be no prophet after me" - Tradition narrated in books of Sahih
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 7:28pm On Aug 07, 2012
[size=18pt]The Last Will of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) [/size]

Imam Ali's (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) after the attempt on his life by a stab from Ibn Muljam:

-My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world. Oppose the oppressor and support the oppressed.

-I advise you, and all my children, my relatives, and whosoever receives this message, to be conscious of Allah, to remove your differences, and to strengthen your ties. I heard your grandfather, peace be upon him, say: "Reconciliation of your differences is more worthy than all prayers and all fasting."

-Fear Allah in matters concerning orphans. Attend to their nutrition and do not forget their interests in the middle of yours.

-Fear Allah in your relations with your neighbors. Your Prophet often recommended them to you, so much so that we thought he would give them a share in inheritance.

-Remain attached to the Quran. Nobody should surpass you in being intent on it, or more sincere in implementing it.

-Fear Allah in relation to your prayers. It is the pillar of your religion.

-Fear Allah in relation to His House; do not abandon it as long as you live. It you should do that you would abandon your dignity.

-Persist in jihad in the cause of Allah, with your money, your souls, and your tongue.

-Maintain communication and exchange of opinion among yourselves. Beware of disunity and enmity. Do not desist from promoting good deeds and cautioning against bad ones. Should you do that,the worst among you would be your leaders, and you will call upon Allah without response.

-O Children of Abdul Mattaleb! Do not shed the blood of Muslims under the banner: The Imam has been assassinated! Only the assassin should be condemned to death.

-If I die of this stab of his, kill him with one similar stroke. Do not mutilate him! I have heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, say: "Mutilate not even a rabid dog."



Source: Najul Balagha

In the 40th year of Hijri, in the small hours of the morning of 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 buried in Najaf-ul-Ashraf. He was born in the House of Allah, the Kaaba, and martryed in the House of Allah, Masjid-e-Kufa. The Lion of Allah, the most brave and gentle Muslim after the Prophet (PBUH&HF) himself, began his glorious life with devotion to Allah and His Messenger, and ended it in the service of Islam.

"And do not speak of those who are slain in the the Way of Allah as dead; nay, they are alive, but you perceive not." Quran 2:154

http://www.al-islam.org/masoom/writings/imamalilastwill.html
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 10:39pm On Aug 07, 2012
A depiction of the martyrdom (picture attached below).

Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Nobody: 11:22pm On Aug 07, 2012
Even if I don't support forming sects I have to say that the act of the assailant was rather wrong and cowardly.
LagosShia, sorry for your loss.
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 11:35pm On Aug 07, 2012
fellis: Even if I don't support forming sects I have to say that the act of the assailant was rather wrong and cowardly.
LagosShia, sorry for your loss.

thank you.but i think it should be "our loss".or is Imam Ali (as) not recognized by you? in that case the legacy of Muawiya comes to mind.

PS:please stop spamming my threads with your statement that you dont support sects.if you truly dont,then no need to mention it here to create division and you should feel among in a thread for Imam Ali (as) because he is the will and legacy of Muhammad (sa).you should not follow Muawiya's sect by feeling different:
https://www.nairaland.com/1001212/why-it-bidah-forbidden-sinful
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Nobody: 11:39pm On Aug 07, 2012
LagosShia:
in that case the legacy of Muawiya comes to mind.
How?
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 11:40pm On Aug 07, 2012
fellis:
How?

see what i added in my post.


PS:please stop spamming my threads with your statement that you dont support sects.if you truly dont,then no need to mention it here to create division and you should feel among in a thread for Imam Ali (as) because he is the will and legacy of Muhammad (sa).you should not follow Muawiya's sect by feeling different:
https://www.nairaland.com/1001212/why-it-bidah-forbidden-sinful
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Nobody: 11:51pm On Aug 07, 2012
Ok, I have skimmed through the thread.
I think I can safely say I am not Muawiya/Wahabi sect because I didn't insult Imam Ali like he did. smiley
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 12:02am On Aug 08, 2012
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 12:03am On Aug 08, 2012
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 11:53pm On Aug 09, 2012
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 9:22pm On Jul 27, 2013
As-salamu Alaika Ya Aba al-Hassan,Ya Amirul-Mu'mineen Imamuna Ali Ibn Abi Talib!

Peace be upon you O Father of al-Hassan,the Commander of the Believers, Our Imam,Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as)!
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Rafidi: 9:40pm On Jul 27, 2013
"The one who hold unto you (Ahlul-Bayt) will not perish,and saved is the one who take shelter with you".
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by LagosShia: 11:27am On Jul 28, 2013
The Assassination of Ali (as)

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 punitive action. Muawiya himself led a raid right across the Jazira from Raqqa to Mosul, and met no resistance anywhere. At last, Ali declared in the mosque of Kufa that he would leave the city with the few of his faithful followers in an attempt to halt the Syrian aggression against Iraq, even if it cost him his life. This threat awakened the citizens of Kufa to the specter of being left leaderless if Ali was killed fighting against the Syrians. They were stung into action and they began to mobilize for defense.
The battle of Siffin had been the first trial of strength between Ali and Muawiya. Militarily, the battle had been a near-victory for Ali, but politically, it had become a stalemate. After some time, it began to appear that Ali would take up the challenge of Muawiya. But just then Ali was assassinated in the mosque of Kufa, and the second trial of strength never took place.

According to the historical accounts some of which are quite plausible, three Kharijis met in Kufa (some say in Makkah) to hatch a conspiracy. Each of them volunteered to kill each of the three leading political figures of the Dar-ul-Islam – Ali, Muawiya and Amr bin Aas. By killing them, it is alleged, they hoped to put an end to civil wars in Islam, and to restore peace to the Muslim umma.

One of the three conspirators was a certain Abdur Rahman bin Muljam. He stayed in Kufa to kill Ali, and the other two went to Syria and Egypt to kill Muawiya and Amr bin Aas. The plans of the would-be assassins of Muawiya and Amr bin Aas, according to the stories in circulation, went awry, and they were captured and were executed.

The Kharijis had been defeated at Nehrwan, and most of them had perished in the battle but a few had escaped. Abdur Rahman bin Muljam was one of those who had escaped. He was consumed with the desire to kill Ali, and was in quest of an opportunity to do so. By a coincidence, he met a Khariji woman, one Qattama, whose father and brothers had also been killed in Nehrwan, and she too had nursed an undying hatred of Ali.

Abdur Rahman fell in love with Qattama, and proposed marriage to her. She told him that the price of her hand was the head of Ali ibn Abi Talib. This only strengthened Abdur Rahman in his resolution. He promised his inamorata the moon if she asked for it, but she said that nothing was of interest to her if she could not get the head of Ali ibn Abi Talib!

Abdur Rahman bin Muljam carefully worked out his plans to kill Ali. A few other trusted Kharijis also volunteered their services to him, and together they rehearsed the assassination. Abdur Rahman bin Muljam took one extra precaution – he put his sword in deadly poison, and let it soak in it for three days.

On the morning of the 19th of Ramadan of the year 40 A.H., Ali came into the Great Mosque of Kufa, and called Adhan (the call to prayer). He took his place in the alcove, and moments later, the worshippers began to arrive. They stood behind him in serried ranks, and the prayer began. Standing in the front row, with other worshippers, were Abdur Rahman bin Muljam and his confederates. They were watching Ali's movements. In the folds of their cloaks, they were carrying swords burnished to a high sheen, and soaked in poison.

Just when Ali touched the ground with his forehead for sajda, Abdur Rahman bin Muljam stepped out of his row, and crept into the alcove. And just when Ali lifted his head from the ground, ibn Muljam struck the fatal blow at his forehead with such deadly force that it split open.

Blood squirted from Ali's forehead in several jets, and he exclaimed:

"By the Lord of the Kaaba, I am successful!"
("Fiztu wa bi rabbil Ka'ba"!)

The members of the congregation realized what had happened, and as soon as they concluded the prayer, they surrounded him. His sons, Hasan and Husain, carried him to his house. A physician came, and tried to dress the ghastly wound but could not stop the bleeding. The blow of the sword was fatal anyway, but the poison from its blade was also spreading rapidly in his body. The Arab historians say that it was the second time that Ali was wounded in the forehead, the first time being when, in the battle of the Trench fought in 627, the sword of Amr bin Abd Wudd cut through his shield and helmet, and struck it. His forehead still bore the scar left by the sword of Amr.

This is the account left by the Arab historians of the assassination of Ali, and it has been accepted as authentic by the vast majority of the Muslims.

Though this account has the authority of "consensus" of the historians behind it, its authenticity, nevertheless, is suspect on the grounds of "circumstantial evidence." There are too many "coincidences" in it.

No one questions the fact that it was Ibn Muljam who killed Ali. But was it his own idea to kill him? It is quite probable that the idea was planted in his mind by someone else who used subliminal techniques for doing so. Ibn Muljam didn't know that he was only a cat's paw, and he went ahead and killed Ali.

At this time no one in Dar-ul-Islam was more interested in the assassination of Ali than Muawiya. The plot to kill Ali, the skill displayed in its execution, and its success, show the touch of consummate subtlety and a high degree of professionalism which were characteristic of Muawiya alone, whereas Ibn Muljam was nothing more than a bumpkin. Muawiya employed the same "skill" in removing from the scene, real or fancied threats to his own security and power, on numerous other occasions in later times, with the same results.

Muawiya's spies had informed him that Ali was making preparations for the invasion of Syria. In the battle of Siffin, Muawiya had not responded to chivalrous treatment by Ali. This time, therefore, Ali had decided, not to fight a lingering action but a swift one that would quell Muawiya's rebellion, and would restore peace to the embattled empire of the Muslims. Muawiya also knew that Ali had, this time, both the ability and the resolution, to bring the conflict to a speedy and successful conclusion. His only hope, therefore, for his safety in future, as in the past, lay in the succor that he could get from his old and trusted "allies" – treachery and intrigue. He, therefore, mobilized them, and they didn't disappoint him.

Muawiya made the act of the assassination of Ali look absolutely spontaneous and convincing by making himself and his crony, Amr bin Aas, the potential and intended "victims" of the conspiracy and fanaticism of the Khariji anarchists. But both of them "escaped" assassination by a rare "stroke of good luck." One of them "fell ill" on the day he was to be "assassinated," and did not go into the mosque; the other did not fall ill, but went into the mosque wearing his armor under his cloak. He was "attacked" by his "assassin" but was "saved" by his armor. "Falling ill" would have been an indiscreet act, and would have exposed both "victims." In this manner, "illness" and the armor "saved" both Muawiya and Amr bin Aas from the daggers of their Khariji "assassins."

But Ali was not so "lucky." He did not fall ill, and he did not put on his armor when entering the mosque. In the mosque, Ibn Muljam was awaiting him with a sword soaked in poison. When Ali rose from sajda, he struck at his forehead, and cleft it. The blow proved to be fatal.

Most of the Arab historians wrote histories which were "inspired" by Muawiya and his successors. He was of course free to inject any account into those histories. He, therefore, managed to save himself and Amr bin Aas from the indictment of history, and it was Ibn Muljam alone who went down in history books as the real and the only villain of the crime.

By a coincidence, the assassination of Ali took place on the eve of his invasion of Syria.

Though the Khariji anarchists had aimed their daggers at all three of the leading political figures of the Muslim world, viz., Ali, Muawiya and Amr bin Aas, by a coincidence, the latter two escaped the attempts on their lives, and Ali alone was killed.

By still another coincidence, the two men who escaped, i.e., Muawiya and Amr bin Aas, were intimate friends of each other, and both of them were – coincidence again – the mortal enemies of the third, i.e., Ali, who was the only one to be killed.

There are too many mysterious coincidences that saved the lives of Muawiya and Amr bin Aas but took the life of Ali.

Ali spent the time still left to him in prayer and devotions; in dictating his will; in giving instructions to his sons, ministers and generals regarding the conduct of the government; and in urging them all never to forget the old, the sick, the poor, the widows and the orphans at any time.

Ali declared that his elder son, Hasan, would succeed him as the head of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth, and as the sovereign of all Muslims.

Though Ali was steadily weakening from the loss of blood and from the action of poison, all his faculties were sharp and clear right to the last moment. To all those people who came to see him, he said that they ought to be aware, at all times, of the presence of their Creator in their lives, to love Him, to serve Him, and to serve His Creation.

The poison had done its work, and on the morning of the 21st of Ramadan of 40 A.H., Ali ibn Abi Talib left this world to go into the presence of his Creator whom he had loved and served all his life. He was "God-intoxicated." His greatest ambition in life was to wait upon his Creator, every moment of his existence, and he realized it, and this is the meaning of his exclamation in the alcove of the mosque when he felt the edge of the sword at his forehead: "By the Lord of the Kaaba, I am successful."

Hasan and Husain washed the body of their father, draped it in a shroud, offered the funeral prayers for it, and then buried it silently at midnight at Najaf Ashraf, at some distance from Kufa. No markings were placed on the grave, and the grave-site was kept a secret, as desired by Ali himself.

Ali, Islam's greatest saint, hero, statesman, philosopher and martyr, had left this world, and the world was not to find a man sublime like him to all eternity.

Many among the Muslims were the mourners of Ali's death but none mourned him more dolorously than the Dhimmis (the Jews, the Christians, and the Magians). They were utterly heart-broken. And when the sick, the disabled, the cripples, the orphans and the widows in the empire heard that he had died, they felt that their world had collapsed. He had been a father to them all. He had taken them all by the hand. He had taken them all into his prayers. Many among them did not know until after his death that it was he who had fed them and had taken care of them. He had taken all mankind into his grasp.

Whereas Ali was accessible at all times to the poor and the weak, his own greatest anxiety and fear were lest any of them be inaccessible to him. It was only in his dominion that the Dhimmis (non-Muslims), the powerless and the defenseless enjoyed complete security. No one could terrorize them or exploit them. With his death, their security was gone forever! 

It is a truism that exercise of power cannot be combined with saintly purity, since once a man assumes responsibility for public affairs, the moral simplicities within which it is just possible, with luck, to be able to lead a private life, are soon hideously complicated to an extent that precludes all clear distinctions between right and wrong. This truism, however, has its own exception – in Ali. He upheld principle, in public life as in private, regardless of cost. He invariably put the right thing ahead of the smart thing, regardless of cost. The source of the principles which guided his private and public life, was Al-Qur’an al-Majid as it was also the source of his political philosophy. 

Ali has many critics and enemies but they cannot point out a single instance when he deviated from a principle. They cannot point out any conflict between his thought and speech on the one hand, or between his speech and deed on the other. He was consistently consistent in thought, speech and action.

Ali represented the ultimate triumph of character and ideology. He was a rare combination of love of God, devotion to duty, strength tempered with tenderness, symmetry of disposition, and inflexible integrity. His greatest legacy to the world of Islam will remain forever his sublime character.

http://www.al-islam.org/restatement/66.htm
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Rafidi: 7:13pm On Jul 29, 2013
Sacrificing for Islam: the Life of Imam Ali

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 01:41

Ali Jamaleddine


Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq

The term sacrifice is defined as the "act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy." The sacrifices made by those who embraced Islam are crucial in the rise of our faith and its continuation to this very day. The degrees of sacrifices may vary from one person to another depending on their status, level of faith, and their own abilities. It is no surprise that the people who sacrificed the most for Islam are the Holy Prophet and his Pure Household (peace be upon them all). As their followers, it is mandatory to study the different sacrifices they made if we are to follow in their paths.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him) is one of these role models whose sacrifices are innumerable. It is important to not just restrict our discussion only to "what" sacrifices Imam Ali made, but to also focus on the motive behind the sacrifice and also the tools that ensured the sacrifice was "impactful".

Motivations

By examining different sacrifices of Imam Ali, we realize some of the common themes that motivated his actions. These include: pleasing God, protecting the religion, protecting God's representative, and improving the Islamic community welfare.

To begin with, the most common form of sacrifice is giving up one's own life. At the early stages of Islam, the disbelievers wanted to destroy the religion. They tortured, killed, and even banished those who followed Islam. Eventually Allah gave the permission for Jihad, and it is at the point that all Muslims had the chance to make their greatest sacrifice. Battle after battle, war after war, the Muslims marched, and Imam Ali was the first in line for battle. He never ran away. He never backed down. Even when the warrior equated to a thousand men, Amr ibn Abduwad during the battle of the Trench, Imam Ali was the only person to respond to his challenge. While many of the companions of the Prophet sat there, Imam Ali risked his life to protect the image of Islam. While the Imam was not martyred in those battles, the fact that he cared less about his own life and was willing to give it up is alone a major sacrifice. How many of us today are willing to stand in the front line of war with the enemy for the sake of Islam?

Protecting Islam goes further than just raising the flag of the religion. Allah sent us His representatives to help keep spread the teaching of the religion. Many of the believers had to migrate from Mecca to Medina at the very beginning of Islam. This alone was a major sacrifice – leaving everything behind. When the Prophet wanted to migrate, Imam Ali made one of the glorious sacrifices in the history of Islam. He slept in the bed of the Prophet knowing that the disbelievers of Quraysh were determined to kill the Prophet. When the Prophet asked the Imam if he was ready to take on that role, the Imam's reply was, "And will you [O' Prophet] be safe?"

The Imam's sacrifices continued and went beyond sacrificing his life, despite it being the highest form of sacrifice. He sacrificed his wealth for the poor. He sacrificed his rest for his people. He gave everything he was able to give in the way of Allah. He did all that to help the Islamic community. Are we following in his footsteps? Are we sacrificing our wealth for a bigger cause? Are we sacrificing our time for a bigger cause?

The Imam did all of that, and he has set the example in how to do it. Allah has engraved this status of Imam Ali in the Qur'an when He revealed on the night of Hijra, "And of the people is he who sells himself seeking means to the approval of Allah." (2:207)

Tools

By closely examining the aforementioned sacrifices, there are some common attributes that help make each sacrifice solid and they include: faith, devotion, obedience, strength, patience, and wisdom.

It is through the combination of these attributes that each sacrifice will fulfill its desired impact. Obviously, a true Muslim and follower of Ahlul Bayt will combine these attributes. It is only a matter of reaching the maximum depicted by Ahlul Bayt.

A Final Picture

Having examined some of the sacrifices made by Imam Ali, there remains one major sacrifice that may be considered the hardest of them all. This sacrifice might very well destroy any human being, and it takes someone like Imam Ali to be able to handle it in order for this sacrifice to be complete. This sacrifice is his position after the death of the Prophet.

In his own words: "I found that endurance thereon was wiser. So I adopted patience although there was pricking in the eye and suffocation (of mortification) in the throat. I watched the plundering of my inheritance..." (Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 3)

Furthermore, history narrates the subsequent attack on the house of Imam Ali, and the oppression that came about upon him and his family, especially his WIFE.

Which human being can handle his rights usurped right before him, his wife beaten, and his house attacked and burnt? Which human being can be left as an outcast in the city he helped build? Only Allah knows what Imam Ali went through. And he did it for the sake of Allah. He did it in obedience the will of the Prophet. He did it to protect the Qur'an. He did it to protect the Adhan. He did it so Islam reaches us today.

So, if we claim we follow him, we have to first and foremost learn from him. Then we should strive to make sacrifices to please Allah and to protect His representatives. Not long ago, the Prophet's legacy was attacked. What sacrifice have we made? Just recently, the Qur'an was threatened. What sacrifice have we made? Our Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) is coming. What sacrifices are we ready to make for his awaited return?

The sacrifices of Imam Ali have inspired many. He has inspired the likes of Ammar ibn Yasir and Hijr ibn Ady. He has inspired Abul Fadhl al-Abbas, Zainab, Habib ibn Madhahir (peace be upon them), and many others. He has inspired great scholars throughout history. He has inspired the Islamic Revolution. He has inspired those who repelled the Zionists in 2006 (i.e. The 2006 Lebanon war). He has inspired the millions marching towards the shrine of Imam al-Hussain today. All of these and many more are students of the School of Imam Ali. They have the necessary attributes. They have the necessary motivations. The question that remains: what about us?

http://www.islamicinsights.com/religion/religion/sacrificing-for-islam-the-life-of-imam-ali.html
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Zhulfiqar1: 11:38am On Jul 31, 2013
Iranians commemorate martyrdom anniversary of first Imam of Shia Muslims

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A view of the holy shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), in Najaf, Iraq

Tue Jul 30, 2013 4

Iranians are commemorating the anniversary of the martyrdom of the first Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him).


Imam Ali (PBUH), whom Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) declared as “Amir al-Mo’menin” (The Leader of the Faithful) was martyred on the twenty-first day of Ramadan over thirteen centuries ago.

The first Imam of Shia Muslims was saying his prayers two days prior to his martyrdom when assassin ibn Muljim hit him in the head with a poisoned sword in the Mosque of Kufa.

Imam Ali (PBUH) was Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s highly revered son-in-law and cousin as well as the first Imam of Shia Islam. He was the leader of the Islamic Caliphate at the time of his assassination.

The night before his passing is considered the second of the three holy nights - each being known as Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Destiny). Muslims throughout the world spend the nights worshipping God.

The martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali is commemorated in Iran as well as other Muslim nations around the world.

MYA/HSN/HJL

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/30/316276/iran-mourns-martyrdom-of-first-shia-imam/
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Zhulfiqar1: 11:43am On Jul 31, 2013
Martyrdom of Imam Ali(AS) Marked in Zaria /PICS

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the Leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky marked the matrydom of Imam Ali bn Abi Talib(AS) at Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah,Zaria, on 19th of Ramadan 1434 (27/7/13).

The programme was attended by large number of people dressed in black. Sheikh Zakzaky spoke on the lofty status of the Commander of the Faithfuls citing verses of the holy Qur'an and the Sayings of Prophet(SAWA) regarding him(AS).

On the sad event of his matrydom in the hand the worse of creatures- Ibn Muljam, who struck the Imam with a sword which led to his martyrdom, Shiekh Zakzaky narrated the incidence which occured on the 19th of Ramadan.

At the end of the lecture, the sheikh recited Ziyara of the Imam and closing prayer.







http://www.islamicmovement.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=766:martyrdom-of-imam-alias-marked-in-zaria-pics&catid=41:frontpage
Re: The Martyrdom Of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) In The Holy Month Of Ramadan by Rafidi: 11:49am On Jul 31, 2013
A'zamallahu ujurakum bi musabi Amiril Mumeen (as).

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