Some of the marvellous facts about Haider-e-Karrar, Sher-e-Khuda, Mushkil Kusha, Ameer al Mumineen, Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (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) |
Facts of Hazrat Ali (SA)
- He was the only man to be born in the Kaaba (The house of God)
- He was the first male to accept Islam at the age of 12
- He was the first to offer homage to the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)
- He was the first to offer prayers after the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)
- He was the first to offer his services for Jihad.
- He was the cousin of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)
- He was the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)
- He was the first to receive religious instructions from the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)
- He was the first to compile and codify the Quran
- He was the first to be styled as “brother” by the Prophet (PBUH&HF) and on every occasion
- He was the first to give burial to the Prophet (PBUH&HF)
- He was the first to offer to sleep in the Prophet’s (PBUH&HF) bed on the night of his emigration to Medina.
- He was the first to be appointed commander in all those battles in which the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF) didnot participate personally.