Imam Ali Ibin Abe Taleb(as)
The Infallible First Holy Imam

The First Infallible Holy Imam Ali(as)
He is the son of the Clan Chief Abu Taleb(as) of the family of Bani Hashim and his wife Fatimah Bint Al-Assad(as).

He's the nephew and the son in-law of The Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf).

He was the designated as the Calipha or the First Legitimate Successor of The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) and the Leader of all mankind and he is the holy Father of all the Eleven Infallible holy Imams(as) after him.

The Imam Ali Ibin Abe Taleb(as) was the only person to have the honour bestowed upon him of being born in The Sacred Holy Kaba in Mecca on friday, 13th day of the month of Rajab, 600AD. Thirty years after the year of the Elephant in 570 AD.

Nobody before him or after him has ever had the honour bestowed upon him by Allah(swt), to be born in The House of God, The Most High, thus his position in Islam is being dignified in its all greatness.

He was fatally wounded by the blow from a poisionous sword upon his head, by an assasin Abdurrahman Ibin Al-Muljim on Friday, 19th. of the Month Ramadan in the great Mosque of Kufa, while the Imam(as) was leading the early morning prayers.

Three days latter at the age of sixty three he died in his home of his fatal head wound.

His body was prepared for burial by his two holy sons Imam Hassan(as) and Imam Hussain(as) and was secrectly buried, as explicitly willed by him, in an umarked grave, at Najaf, in southern Iraq, where his Sacred Shrine stands now.

His excellent attributes are of a great number

  1. He was brought up and taught by The Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf) himself.
  2. He was the first to become a Muslim.
  3. He never worshipped any kind of pagan idols or other gods.
  4. He was the most closest, faithfull and the most loyal to The Prophet(pbuh&hf), of all his Companions.
  5. Under his flag of Leadership, victory was always assured.
  6. He never turned his back on the enemy.
  7. His courage was magnificient and second to none.
  8. As a Judge he received this compliment from The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf),

    9. "Ali is the best judge, amongst all of you."

  9. About his vast knowledge The Prophet(pbuh&hf) had said,

    10. " I am the city of knowledge and Ali is it's gate!"

  10. In Imam Ali's(as) relation to the Truth The Prophet(pbuh&hf) had said,

    11. "Ali is with the Truth, and Truth is with Ali."

  11. He was just in his dealings with all the people.
  12. He treated all the people equally.
  13. He never indulged himself in the worldly materials and it's luxuries.
  14. He would enter the Bayt Al-Mal (Public Treasury) and would look at the gold and silver with indifference and address it by saying,

    15. "White and yellow, attracts the people, but not me!"

    White meaning silver and yellow meaning gold

  15. He would then distribute them among the needy.
  16. He would treat the destitute with mercy and would at every opporturnity sit with the poor and homeless and would rush to help any person in need.
  17. He would speak out for the truth and issue his decrees on the basis of justice.
  18. He would never appease anyone and comprimise or undertermin justic, honesty and the truth.
  19. He would never supported any person's selfish interest over the interest of Islam and human justice.

In short he was very much like The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) in virtuous attributes and for this reason Allah(swt), The Most High, has considered him in the Holy Koran as the Soul of The Holy Prophet Mohammad Al-Mustafa(pbuh&hf).