Some of the facts about Haider-e-Karrar, Sher-e-Khuda, Mushkil Kusha, Maula Ameer al Mumineen (A.S) and his life:
| Name : |
Ali(a.s.) |
| Title : |
Ameer al-Mumineen, Haider-e-Karrar, Sher-e-Khuda, Mushkil Kusha |
| Agnomen : |
Abu Turab, al-Murtaza |
| Father : |
Hazrat Abu Talib(a.s.) |
| Mother : |
Bibi Fatima bint-e-Asad(a.s.) |
| Birth : |
Inside Khana-e-Kaaba in Makkah on 13th Rajab (600 A.D.) |
| Martyred : |
In Masjid-e-Kufa in Iraq on 21st Ramzan 40 A.H. (661 AD) |
| Cause of Death : |
Hit by an attach during prayers |
| Buried : |
buried in Najaf-e-Ashraf (Iraq) |
| 1 |
He was the only man to be born in the Kabah (The house of God) |
| 2 |
He was the first to offer homage to the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF) |
| 3 |
He was the first to offer prayers after the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF) |
| 4 |
He was the first to offer his services for Jihad. |
| 5 |
He was the first to receive religious instructions from the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF) |
| 6 |
He was the first to compile and codify the Quran |
| 7 |
He was the first to be styled as "brother" by the Prophet (PBUH&HF) and on every occasion |
| 8 |
He was the first to give burial to the Prophet (PBUH&HF) |
| 9 |
He was the first to offer to sleep in the Prophet's (PBUH&HF) bed on the night of his emigration to Medina. |
| 10 |
He was the first to be appointed commander in all those battles in which the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF) didnot participate personally. |
