Life of Ali (a.s)
A short, short life of ALI (AS) LINEAGE The Holy Prophet has said;"The first thing God created was my Noor" and "I, Ali, Fatemah, Hassan & Hussain are from one Noor." The oldest & noblest tribe in the whole of Arabia was Bani Hashim. They were the descendants of Hazrat Ibrahim through his son Hazrat Ismail. The Arabs respected & loved them for their generosity, goodness & bravery. Abdul Muttalib was the chieftain of Bani Hashim & he was also the guardian of the Kaaba. Among his ten sons, Abdullah was the father of the Holy Prophet & Abu Talib was the father of ALI. BIRTH Ali was born in the House of God, the Kaaba, on 13th Rajab, 23 yrs. before Hijri. On the death of Abdul Muttalib, Abu Talib was appointed the guardian of Muhammad & was charged with the responsibility of bringing him up. Muhammad & Ali grew up in the same house. The Prophet was considerably older & he looked after & trained Ali with great Love & Ca