’Imām ʿAli (a.s.),
the 2nd infallible,
the 1st Apostolic
’imām
Kunya
:
’Abul-Ḥasan, ’Abul-Ḥasanayn, ’Abu Turāb.
Name
:
ʿAli
(a.s.).
Titlesof honour
:
1.
’Amir ul-mu’minīn
,
meaning Commander of the believers.
2. Al-Waṣiy, meaning the
Trustee.
3. Al-Murtaḍā, meaning the
Approved, one who has satisfied (Allāh (J.J.)).
4.
Mawlā, meaning the loving Waliy, one who rules with
compassion, loyalty, and mercy.
5. Ḥaydar, meaning Lion.
6.
’Asadullah
, meaning the lion of Allāh
(J.J.).
7. Ṣafdar,
meaning one who breaks up and destroys military columns of the enemies of Allāh
(J.J.).
Father
’s name:
’Abū Ṭālib
(a.s.) ibn
ʿAbd il-Muṭṭalib
.
Mother
’s name
: Fāṭimah daughter of
’Asad
(a.s.).
Date of birth:
Friday 13thRajab,
23 years B.H. (600 AD), 10 years before appointment of the last prophet of Allāh
(J.J.).
Blessed Place of birth:
Within the sacred Ka
ʿbah in the holy
city of Makkah.
Lifetime
: 63 H. years.
Duration of
imamate
: 30 H.
years
Date of
martyrdom:
21st
. of Ramaḍān 40 A.H. (661 A.D.)
Murderer:
’Ibn Muljam al-Murādi
, instigated by Qaṭām (Quṭṭāmeh)
daughter of
’Akhḍar
.
The blessed
city of burial:
The holy
city of Najaf, Irāq.
Number of
children:
12 sons,
16 daughters.