HAZRATALI
(
R.
A)
Ear
l
yLi
f
e:
Hazr
atAl
i
(
RA)bel
ongedt
ot
het
r
i
beQur
ai
shandt
hef
ami
l
yofBani
Hashi
mi
nMakah.He
wasbor
nI
nt
heHol
yKabahi
nMeccaonFr
i
day
,
13t
hRaj
ab23BH.He(
RA)wast
hesonofHazr
at
AbuTal
i
b(
RA)t
heuncl
eofHol
yPr
ophet(
SAW)
,
whohadnour
i
shedandbr
oughtupHaz
r
at
Muhammad(
SAW)
.Hi
smot
herFat
i
mabi
nt
eAsadwasal
soanobl
el
adybel
ongi
ngt
ot
het
r
i
beof
Bani
Hashi
m whom t
hePr
ophet(
SAW)r
espect
edashi
sownmot
her
.Whenhewasbor
nhi
sname
wassuggest
edbyHazr
atMuhammad(
SAW)t
hat
’
swhyhi
snamebecamemor
esi
gni
f
i
cant
.Hazr
at
Al
i
(
R.
A)hadagr
eathonorofbei
ngt
hef
i
r
stcousi
nofHazr
atMuhammad(
SAW)andwasal
so
br
oughtupunderHi
ski
ndandi
nspi
r
i
ngsuper
v
i
si
onf
ormostoft
het
i
meofhi
sl
i
f
e.
Fi
r
stYout
ht
oAcceptI
sl
am att
heear
l
yageof10
Hazr
atAl
i
(
RA)wast
hef
i
r
stamongy
out
hwhoaccept
edI
sl
am j
ustatt
heageof10.Hazr
atAl
i
(
R.
A)
wasonl
y10y
ear
sol
dwhent
heMessengerofAl
mi
ght
yAl
l
ahr
ecei
v
edt
hev
er
yf
i
r
stRev
el
at
i
onf
r
om
t
heAl
mi
ght
yLor
d.He(
SAW)wasdi
r
ect
edt
ost
ar
tpr
eachi
ngofI
sl
am f
r
om Hi
sownf
ami
l
y
.That
’
s
whyHe(
SAW)st
ar
t
edpr
eachi
ngofI
sl
am f
r
om Hi
sf
ami
l
yandcl
osestr
el
at
i
v
es.Fort
hi
spur
pose,
He
(
SAW)i
nv
i
t
edal
l
t
ot
hemeal
andaskedf
r
om al
l
oft
hem t
hat“
Whowi
l
lj
oi
nmei
nt
hecauseof
Al
mi
ght
yAl
l
ah?
”Theent
i
r
egat
her
i
ngr
emai
nedsi
l
ent
,
butt
hel
i
t
t
l
eAl
i
(
R.
A)st
oodupwi
t
hgr
eat
cour
ageandmadehi
sf
i
r
m bel
i
efi
nt
heWor
dofRi
ght
eousnessknowni
nf
r
ontofal
l
.He(
RA)sai
d,
“
Thoughmyey
esar
esor
e,
myl
egsar
et
hi
nandIam t
hey
oungestofal
l
t
hosepr
esenther
ey
etIwi
l
l
st
andbyy
ou,
OMessengerofAl
l
ah.
”Thushebecamet
hef
i
r
sty
out
ht
oent
ert
hel
oopofI
sl
am.
Thi
sshowst
hegr
eatv
al
orandi
nsi
ghtofHazr
atAl
i
(
R.
A)
,
whodi
dnotcar
eaboutt
het
r
av
est
yoft
he
nonbel
i
ev
er
sandhadanex
cel
l
entamountofunder
st
andi
ngofr
i
ghtandwr
ongatav
er
year
l
yage.
Ri
ski
nghi
sLi
f
ef
ort
heHol
yPr
ophet(
SAW)
WhenHol
yPr
ophet(
SAW)st
ar
t
edpr
eachi
ngI
sl
am ev
er
y
onewasagai
nstHi
m exceptsomeoft
he
peopl
ei
nwhi
chHazr
atAl
i
(
RA)i
ncl
uded.Hazr
atAl
i
(
RA)nev
erl
osthi
scour
agei
ncol
l
abor
at
i
ngwi
t
h
hi
scousi
nandi
nadmi
t
t
i
nghi
sl
ov
eandl
oy
al
t
yt
owar
dshi
m.Onev
er
yoccasi
on,
heact
edasashi
el
d
t
ot
hePr
ophet(
SAW)agai
nstal
l
odds.Acr
uci
al
t
i
mecamewhenenemi
esofPr
ophet(
SAW)f
i
r
ml
y
deci
dedt
oboy
cot
thi
m andt
hemember
sofhi
shousehol
d.Thesi
t
uat
i
ondepr
essedsomucht
hat
ev
ent
hei
rl
i
v
eswer
ei
next
r
emedanger
.He(
RA)al
way
spr
ot
ect
edPr
ophetMuhammad(
SAW)si
nce
hi
schi
l
dhood.Ourbel
ov
edPr
ophet(
SAW)al
sol
ov
edhi
mv
er
ymuch.Theni
ghtwhent
heHol
y
Pr
ophetwasmi
gr
at
i
ngt
oMedi
na,
hi
shousewassur
r
oundedbyt
hebl
oodt
hi
r
st
yt
r
i
besmen,
whohad
pl
ot
t
edt
oki
l
l
hi
m.Theywer
er
eadyt
oki
l
l
anyper
sonwhocameoutoft
hehouse.I
nsuchasi
t
uat
i
on,
t
heHol
yPr
ophet(
SAW)askedHazr
atAl
i
(
RA)t
osl
eeponhi
sbed.Hef
ol
l
owedt
hecommandgl
adl
y
andi
mmedi
at
el
yj
umpedont
hebed.
Ther
ef
or
e,
atni
ght
,
t
heApost
l
e(
SAW)askedHazr
atAl
i
(
R.
A)t
ohandov
ert
heent
r
ust
edpossessi
ons
t
ot
hei
rowner
s,
asHe(
SAW)hadpr
epar
edt
ol
eav
eMakahal
ongwi
t
hHazr
atAbuBakr(
RA)as
di
r
ect
edbyAl
l
ahSWT.Hazr
atAl
i
(
RA)r
i
skedhi
sl
i
f
ej
ustf
ort
hesakeoft
heAl
mi
ght
yandHi
s
Messenger(
SAW)asheknewt
hatt
hedi
sbel
i
ev
er
smi
ghtsl
ayhi
m whi
l
ehewasr
est
i
ngi
nt
hebedof
Pr
ophet(
SAW)t
hatni
ght
.Thi
sshowst
her
emar
kabl
eandunmat
chedf
ear
l
essnessofHazr
atAl
i
(
R.
A)
whowasnotconcer
nedabouthi
sownl
i
f
e,
r
at
hercommi
t
t
edhi
sexi
st
encet
oser
v
i
ngt
heHol
y
Pr
ophet(
SAW)ashesuccessf
ul
l
yr
et
ur
nedal
l
t
r
ust
st
ot
hoset
heybel
ongedt
hev
er
ynextday
,
and
t
henmi
gr
at
edt
oMedi
na.
Mar
r
y
i
ngt
oHazr
atFat
i
ma(
RA)
I
nt
he2ndy
earofmi
gr
at
i
ont
oMedi
na,
t
heHol
yPr
ophet(
SAW)gotmanymar
i
t
al
pr
oposal
sf
or
Hazr
atFat
i
ma(
RA)whowast
hemostbel
ov
eddaught
erofPr
ophetMuhammad(
SAW)
.ButHe
(
SAW)r
ej
ect
edal
l
oft
hem andf
i
nal
l
ydeci
dedt
omar
r
yhert
oHazr
atAl
i
(
RA)wi
t
hmut
ual
appr
ov
al
.
He(
RA)gott
hehonorofbecomi
ngt
heSoni
nLawofPr
ophetMuhammad(
SAW)andt
r
ansf
or
mi
ng
t
hei
rev
ercl
oserr
el
at
i
onshi
pwi
t
haf
ami
l
ybond.Bot
hHazr
atAl
i
(
RA)andHaz
r
atFat
i
ma(
RA)l
i
v
eda
wel
l
sat
i
sf
i
edl
i
f
eandhad5chi
l
dr
en,
namel
y
:
Hassan(
RA)
,
Hussai
n(
RA)
,
Zai
nab(
RA)
,
Umm Kal
t
hum
(
RA)
,
andMohsi
n(
RA)
,
whodi
edi
nhi
sear
l
ychi
l
dhood.Hi
sson,
Hazr
atI
mam Hussai
n(
R.
A)hadt
he
cr
edi
tofhav
i
ngt
hegr
eat
estser
v
i
cet
ot
heRel
i
gi
onofI
sl
am byst
andi
ngf
i
r
m agai
nstt
heunj
ustr
ul
er
,
Yazi
dandsacr
i
f
i
ci
nghi
sl
i
f
ei
nt
hi
scause.
SERVI
CESFORTHEI
SLAM
Thef
i
r
stoccasi
ononwhi
chSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)of
f
er
edhi
sser
v
i
cest
ot
hecauseofI
sl
am waswhen
Hol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)wasf
i
r
stor
der
edbyAl
l
ah(
SWT)t
opr
eachI
sl
am openl
yandt
hi
soccasi
oni
s
knownasDawatal
Asheer
a(
DawatZul
Ashi
r
a)-Hol
yPr
ophetMuhammad'
s(
saw)f
i
r
stpubl
i
ci
nv
i
t
at
i
on.
Ser
v
i
cet
oI
sl
am ont
heNi
ghtofMi
gr
at
i
on(
ShabeHi
j
r
at
)
Thesecondgr
eatoccasi
ononwhi
chSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)of
f
er
edhi
sser
v
i
cest
ot
hecauseofI
sl
am was
whenHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)wasf
or
cedt
ol
eav
ehi
sbi
r
t
hpl
ace,
Makkaht
oav
oi
dper
secut
i
on,
maki
ng
somebodyst
ayi
nhi
spl
acei
nsuchawayt
hathi
senemi
eswoul
dbel
i
ev
et
hathewasst
i
l
l
i
nhi
shouseandt
hushe
mi
ghtsaf
el
ygoawayi
nt
hedar
knessoft
heni
ght
.
Ther
ei
snodoubtt
oi
tt
hatev
er
ybodyl
ov
eshi
ssoul
andv
er
yr
ar
el
yget
sr
eadyt
osacr
i
f
i
cei
tf
oranot
herper
sonbut
becauseoft
hef
actt
hatSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)l
ov
edt
hesoul
ofHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)ev
en
mor
et
hanhi
sownone,
hence,
hegotpr
epar
edt
ol
ayhi
sl
i
f
ef
orhi
m ont
heni
ghtofmi
gr
at
i
on(
ShabeHi
j
r
at
)
.
Thi
sdepar
t
ur
et
oMadi
nah(
f
or
mer
l
yknownasYat
hr
i
b)i
scal
l
edmi
gr
at
i
on(
Hi
j
r
ah)
,
andt
heMusl
i
m er
ai
snamed
af
t
ert
hi
sev
ent
.I
tt
ookpl
acedur
i
ng622ADt
hi
r
t
een(
13)y
ear
saf
t
erHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)st
ar
t
ed
pr
eachi
ngI
sl
am.
Peopl
eofMadi
nahwer
ef
av
our
abl
yi
ncl
i
nedt
owar
dsI
sl
am andsomewhohadembr
acedt
hi
snewr
el
i
gi
onhad
pr
omi
sedev
er
yki
ndofsuppor
tt
oHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)
.ManyMusl
i
mswhohadl
ef
tf
orMadi
nahwer
e
war
ml
ywel
comedbyt
hepeopl
eofMadi
nah(
Ansar
/
Hel
per
s)
.Qur
ai
sh,
r
eal
i
zi
ngt
hatI
sl
am wasgai
ni
ngagood
suppor
twi
t
haf
i
r
m hol
di
nMadi
nahandt
hosewhohadf
l
edMakkahwer
ebei
nghappi
l
yset
t
l
edt
her
e,
deci
dedt
o
st
r
i
keatt
hev
er
yr
oot
.Thei
rhat
r
edofHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)wassoi
nt
enset
hatnot
hi
ngwoul
dsat
i
sf
y
t
hem buthi
sdeat
h.Theygat
her
edatNadwaanddeci
dedt
hataf
ewpeopl
ef
r
om eachcl
anofQur
ai
shwoul
dj
oi
nt
l
y
at
t
ackHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)andst
r
i
kehi
m wi
t
ht
hei
rswor
dsatoneandt
hesamet
i
me.Thusno
i
ndi
v
i
dual
ofanysi
ngl
ecl
anwoul
dber
esponsi
bl
ef
orhi
sdeat
handBani
Hashi
m woul
dnotbeabl
et
oki
l
l
any
per
sonorf
i
ghtagai
nstanysi
ngl
ecl
anandast
heywer
enotst
r
ongenought
of
i
ghtagai
nstal
l
t
hecl
ansofQur
ai
sh,
att
hesamet
i
met
heywoul
dbef
or
cedt
obesat
i
sf
i
edwi
t
hbl
oodmoney(
Di
y
at
)
.Theyf
ur
t
herdeci
dedt
obesi
ege
t
hehouseofHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)dur
i
ngt
heni
ghtsot
hathemaynotgoawayandt
hent
oki
l
l
hi
m next
mor
ni
ng.
Thusaboutf
or
t
y(
40)mengotr
eadyandenci
r
cl
edt
hehouseofHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)
.Al
l
ah(
SWT)
r
ev
eal
edt
oHi
sPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)oft
hei
nt
r
i
guepl
annedagai
nsthi
m andor
der
edhi
mt
ol
eav
eMakkah
t
hev
er
ysameni
ght
.I
twasaser
i
ousanddanger
ousoccasi
on.Hol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)wasor
der
edby
Al
l
ah(
SWT)t
ol
eav
eMakkahi
mmedi
at
el
yi
nsuchawayt
hatnoneofhi
senemi
esmi
ghtsuspecthi
sdepar
t
ur
eand
i
fpossi
bl
e,
noneofhi
sf
r
i
endsmi
ghtknowofi
t
.Thewal
l
sofhi
shousewer
ebar
el
ysev
enf
eethi
ghandany
one
pl
aci
ngast
oneandst
andi
nguponi
tcoul
deasi
l
ypeepi
nt
ot
hehouse.Hol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)knewt
he
housewassur
r
ounded.Whom coul
dheaskt
osl
eepi
nhi
sbedcov
er
i
nghi
msel
fwi
t
hhi
scov
er
l
et
,
suchaper
son
shoul
dnotexposehi
si
dent
i
t
yt
i
l
l
dawn(
t
i
l
l
Hol
yPr
ophetwasoutofdanger
)andshoul
dbeunar
med,
sot
hathe
mi
ghtnotr
ouset
hesuspi
ci
onofpeepi
ngenemi
es;
heshoul
dt
husbewi
l
l
i
ngt
obeart
hebr
untoft
heenemi
esanger
i
nt
hemor
ni
ngandber
eadyt
obeki
l
l
ed.Towhom butt
oSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)
,
t
hest
aunchandl
oy
al
suppor
t
erofI
sl
am,
coul
dHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)t
ur
natt
hi
smostper
i
l
ousmoment
.Hol
yPr
ophet
Muhammad(
saw)i
nf
or
medSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)oft
hewhol
epl
anandoft
heposi
t
i
v
edangeroft
aki
ng
hi
spl
ace,
say
i
ngt
hatt
hel
eastcoul
dbeexpect
edoft
hoseenemi
es,
woul
dbedeat
h.
Say
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)asked:
"
I
fIt
akey
ourpl
ace,
andl
eav
ey
oual
onet
ogot
hr
ought
heenemi
es,
wi
l
l
y
our
l
i
f
ebesaf
e?
"
Hol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)r
epl
i
ed:
"
Yes.Al
l
ah(
SWT)haspr
omi
sedmeasaf
epassaget
hr
ought
hem.
"
Say
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)boweddownhi
sheadbef
or
eAl
l
ah(
SWT)asasi
gnoft
hanksgi
v
i
ng.Hel
i
eddownon
t
hebedofHol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)andcov
er
edhi
msel
fwi
t
hHol
yPr
ophet
'
scov
er
l
et
.I
nf
act
,
Say
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)usedt
osayl
at
ert
hatt
hebestsl
eephehadev
erhadwasont
hi
sni
ght(
ShabeHi
j
r
at
)
.
Hol
yPr
ophetMuhammad(
saw)af
t
ermaki
ngar
r
angement
st
or
et
ur
nt
hepr
oper
t
i
esent
r
ust
edt
ohi
m bysev
er
al
nonbel
i
ev
er
s,
cameoutofhi
shouseandst
ar
t
edpr
oceedi
ngt
owar
dsamount
ai
ncav
eofThawr(
Nobl
eQur
'
an9:
40)
i
nt
hesout
hofMakkahwi
t
hHazr
atAbuBakri
nt
hedar
knessofni
ght
.
I
nt
hemor
ni
ngSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)wasf
oundoutbyt
heenemyonl
ywhenoneoft
hem pul
l
edt
he
cov
er
l
et
.Whent
heywant
edt
oat
t
ackhi
m knowi
ngt
hathewasSay
y
i
di
naAl
i
i
bnAbi
Tal
i
b(
as)andnotHol
yPr
ophet
Muhammad(
saw)
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l
ah;
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l
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Nobl
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an,
2:
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.ThenAl
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Tal
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ent
.Excel
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mi
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l
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(
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or
et
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er
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ont
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ed.