1 Cousin of Holy Prophet peace be upon him (Mohammad SAW)
2 Hunsband of Fatima R . A
3 ?Al? was appointed caliph by Muhammad’s companions in Medina after the assassination of the third caliph, Uthman Ibn Affan.[10] 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.[11]

Muslims greatly respect ?Al? 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. ?Al? retains his stature as an authority on Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence and religious thought.[12][6] Ali holds a high position in almost all Sufi orders which trace their lineage through him to Muhammad.[1] ?Al?’s influence has thus continued throughout Islamic history.

4 King of heavens Most sources record that ?Al? was the only person born in the Kaaba sanctuary in Mecca. 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. When Muhammad reported receiving a divine revelation, ?Al? was among the first to accept his message, dedicating his life to the

5 Ali was prominent at the Battle of Uhud, as well as many other battles where he wielded a bifurcated sword known as Zulfiqar.[32] He had the special role of protecting Muhammad when most of the Muslim army escaped at the battle of Uhud[1] and it was said “There is no brave youth except Ali and there is no sword which renders service except Zulfiqar.”[33] He was commander of the Muslim army in the Battle of Khaybar.[34] He also defended Muhammad in Battle of Hunayn in 630.[1]
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6 As Muhammad was returning from his last pilgrimage in 632, he made statements about Ali that are interpreted very differently by Sunnis and Shias.[1] He halted the caravan at Ghadir Khumm, gathered the returning pilgrims for communal prayer and began to address them[40]:

“O people, I am a human being. I am about to receive a message from my Lord and I, in response to Allah’s call, (would bid good-bye to you), but I am leaving among you two weighty things: the one being the Book of Allah in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to the Book of Allah and then said: The second are the members of my household I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family.[41].”

Ali did not give his oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr until some time after the death of his wife, Fatimah.[5] Ali participated in the funeral of Abu Bakr but did not participate in the Ridda Wars.[63]

He pledged allegiance to the second caliph Umar ibn Khattab and helped him as a trusted advisor. Caliph Umar particularly relied upon Ali as the Chief Judge of Medina. He also advised Umar to set Hijra as the beginning of the Islamic calendar?. Umar used Ali’s suggestions in political issues as well as religious ones. [64]

Ali was one of the electoral council to choose the third caliph and one of the two major candidates. According to Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Comments on the Peak of Eloquence Ali insisted on his prominence there, but most of the electors supported Uthman and Ali was reluctantly urged to accept him.[65]