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Ali Ibn Abi Talib Biography
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the apparent heir of Prophet Mohammed. He was the son of Abu Talib the uncle of Prophet Mohammed. He was born in (c.570) and lived in mecca in the sacred house, which is known as the Kaba. He was later adopted and raised by Prophet Mohammed (Cherri 32). Prophet Mohammed was a teacher and he taught, cared and educated Ali.
Ali bin Talib is known as the leader of the faithful by many Muslims. He is regarded as the most believable of believers, the ruler of the rulers, and the truthful one and the trusted one. Ali’s life is related to Prophet Mohammed s life, teachings and as a successful successor. It is believed that no one in the house of Prophet Mohammed or after Prophet Mohammed has reigned and born in the House of God except Ali bin Talib.
Ali bin Talib had distinguishing characters that declared his devotion to the grounds of Mohammad teachings. He married Mohammed’s daughter Bi Fatima Zahra and had four children. At a younger age, Bi Fatima died and Ali grieved bitterly over his wife’s death. Brave and faith to his religion and as a soldier were the major concepts that characterized his nature. He was brave and faithful and he won most of the battles that he faced. After the death of Prophet Mohammed, Ali Ibn Talib was declared the successor of the prophet, despite the fact that there were other caliphs like Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthnam. There were disagreements between Ali and Abu Bakr. Many people believed that Abu Bakr was the successor of Prophet Mohammed and others believed that Ali was his successor. This brought about the division of Muslim religion. In 656, Uthman died and Ali was declared a caliph. There are conspirators who opposed Ali as the successor and they argued his concept as the successor, and they never left Ali bin Talib in peace. The death of Uthman had a very great effect on Ali’s life, despite the fact that he sent his sons Hussein and Hassan to defend Uthman. Since they were unable to protect him, Ali became angry.
There were two distinguished companions of Prophet Mohammed, Talha and Zobair that proved Ali’s action of defeat in rebellion. Talha and Zobair were presented by one of the Prophet Mohammed’s wife known as Aisha and Ali’s opposing chief. Aisha was termed as an enemy of Prophet Mohammed who caused difficult moments during the prophet’s life and the chief prevented the progressions of the prophet to the caliphate. In the battle of Basra, the rebel army was defeated and the two generals were killed and Aisha was led with all veneration to Al- Madina and was assigned a pension.
Kufa was made the capital city by Ali (Strauch 79). He planned in getting rid of his opponent Muawiyah the ruler of Syria. Muawiyah recognized himself as the head of a defector army. In July 657, the battle began in Suffern near the Euphrates, which included the army led by Ali. According to the Quran, it states a firm statement of forbidding Muslims to shed their people’s religion. Ali’s soldier refused to face the battle and they referred it as arbitration. Some umpires were chosen like Abu Musa who played Ali’s role and Amr- ibn-al as the veteran representative played the part of Muawiyah. Amr persuaded Abu Musa that it was a great idea to Muslim that both Ali and Muawiya would not rule, but Abu Musa declared that he had overthrown both Ali and Muawiya. The decision was not of satisfactory to Amr and he acknowledged that he also overthrew Ali and he devoted Muawiyah with the caliphate. The decision made some impacts on Ali because it was later destabilized by the loss of Egypt.
There were groups of the Kharijites who had planned to assassinate Ali, Muawiyah and Amr as the authors of the catastrophic disputes among the faithful. The only person whom they battered firmly was Ali who died in Kufa 661 after being inflicted and wounded by poisoned weapon (Strauch 80). After his death, a Mosque known as Meshed Ali was established near the city at Najaf (Husain 56). This is the place where he was buried near his wife. After his wife Fatima died, he married eight wives and had thirty three children (Rauf, Muhammad and Seyyed 67). While he was with Fatima, he had four children. One of the sons was known as Hassan, who is thought by the Muslim to have stopped bloodshed in them. Hassan and Hussein are believed to have inherited their father’s bravery. They fought and won many wars like their fathers. It was believed that the house of Prophet Mohammed trained worriers to win in the battles. They were up to fighting a war that remarked the bloodshed against the people who opposed the laws and teachings made by Prophet Mohammed. After the death of Ali, Muawiyah the founder of Umayyad became caliph. The progenies of Ali by Fatima are recognized as the Fatimads. Fatima in the Muslim religion is known as a noble woman, a mother of all and the chosen example by prophets who respected her husband’s decisions and was ready to assist her husband. Prophet Mohammed loved Fatima as one of his moral daughters who had compassion, faith and a willingness of declaring his father’s position and teachings. Fatima’s life has reflected the upbringing of young girls and women in the Muslim religion. They anticipate and try to put into focus her character as a mother, daughter and a wife. Ali loved his wife and had no any other wife apart from Fatima until she died, where he married several wives.
The Muslim religion is up to today separated into two prodigious groups, Sunni and the Shia. This occurred as a way of Ali proving his right to thrive to the caliphate. The Sunni believe that Prophet Mohammed chose Abu Bakr to be his successor, while the Shia believe that Ali was chosen to be his successor. The Shia designates Ali as the second to the prophet and his successor, and they define him as the worrier of the faithful and the leader chosen by the prophet and God. The Shia Muslims celebrate a remarkable ceremony of Ali’s death through a Shia version known as Adhan, which includes clear positions of Ali.
Ali is described as a courageous, principled and substantial gentleman and the last knowledgeable Muslim who battled for the moralities of God and above all, Prophets Mohammed’s successor. He followed the teachings of Prophet Mohammed and shadowed the effortlessness illustrations of a leader. Shia Muslims perceive Ali bin Talib as a remarkable leader whose roots are copied by today’s leadership.
Works Cited
Cherri, Mohammad. The Brother of the Prophet Mohammad. Islamic Center of America, Detroit,
Michigan. Alibris. 1982. Print. ISBN 978-0-942778-00-7.
Husain, Mufti Ja`far. Biography of Imam Ali ibn Abi-Talib. Ansariyan Publications, Iran. 1990. Print. ISBN 978-964-438-798-2.
Rauf, Abdul., Muhammad and Seyyed Hussein Nasr. Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib: The First Intellectual Muslim Thinker. Al Saadawi Publications. 1996. Print. ISBN 978-1-881963-49-3.
Strauch, Sameh. Biography of the prophet. Darussalam, 2006. Print. ISBN9960980324, 789960980324
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