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Names: Haidar, Safdar, Eyn Allah, Yad Allah, Saif Allah, Asad Allah
Titles: Amir-al-Mo'meneen, Murtatha, Yaesoob-al-deen, Qasim
Kunyat: Abul Hassan, Abul Hossein, Abul Hassanein, Abou Torab
Father: Abu Talib Omran
Mother: Fatemeh Bent-e Asad
Place of Birth: Ka'bah
Date of Martyrdom: 21st Ramadhan, in 40 A.H
Age: 63 years
Imamate Period: 30 years
Place of Martyrdom: Kufa Mosque
Murderer: Ab dul Rahman Ibin-e Moljem-e Moradi
Tomb: Najaf, Southern Iraq
His Sons: Imam Hassan, Imam Hossein, Mohammad Hanafiyeh, Othman, Ja'far
His Daughters: Zeynab, Ummeh Kolsoom, Roqaiyeh, Ummol Hassan, Nafiseh
His Companions: Salman, Aboozar, Meqdad
Battles: Jamal, Seffain, Nahravan

 

 

Imam Ali is the first child of Hashemi’s family.
Hashemi family was famous in morality and humanity in Qoraiysh
Tribe, and also this tribe was famous among Arabs' tribes. Generosity, and
humanity, intelligence and intellect, bravery and heroism were Bani Hashem’s characters,
and all of them were gathered in  Ali Ibn Abitallib’s character.

Imam Ali (Pbuh) was trained under the attention of his dear cousin, Hazrat-e Mohammad Mostafa (SW).
Mutual affection and love between these two cousins made Imam Ali (Pbuh) sleep
at the prophet's bed in the immigration night and devote his life for prophet. 

*The Child who was born in Ka'beh

*The Youth who believed in God's Messenger

*Hashemi, from BaniHashemi’s ancestors

*The Imam, whose Kunyat is Ab-ul-Hassan

* God Prophet (SW)'s Minister & Successor

*The man who collected the Holy Quran

*The man who broke all of the idols in the Ka'beh

*The man who fought for Islam

*The Martyr of Worship's  Altar

 

Management in Crisis

One of the problems should be considered in Imams' life is management.
The period of Imam Ali (Pbuh)'s government was a special one because  the various crisis in Imam Ali's brief Imamate period happened as, Jamal(Camel) and Saffein, the Kharijites and Nahravan,  Umavids' aggression to different cities and etc.

 

The name, title and kunyat of a person can indicate his character like a mirror.
In the Hadith and Tradition Books, Imam Ali (Pbuh)'s titles are about 250. Some of them were granted to him by the Prophet (SW), such as: Commander of the Believers, Vassi (Legatee), Vali (Guardian), Abu Torab.


A German author (Rodluf Jaiger) has a book named "Master of Knowledge and   Sword" which includes a list of all various services by Imam Ali (Pbuh) in different feilds such as  Scientific, Economic and Social.

In the Social Part

*Foundation of a Water-Mill.

*Foundation of a Post-Office between Medina and the center of Arabs and Iranians' Battle.

*Foundation of a Judical Organization.

*Foundation of the most careful and regular Finance Ministry.

In the Economic  Part

*Construction of a port for Saudi Arabia (Jeddah Port and its jetty).

*Foundation of a Shipyard.

* Foundation of Navy.

In the Scientific Part

*Construction of the first Islamic School in Saffeh.

*Collection of the Holy Quran.

*Foundation of the Syntax Science

*Teaching the reciting of the Quran.

*Astronomy.

*Training the Management.

Those who write the biographies of Imam,   have devided Imam Ali (Pbuh)'s life into 5 parts:

*From Birth up to Mission (Be'sat) of The Holy   Prophet (SW).

*From the Mission (Be'sat) up to Hejra (Immigration).

*From the Hejra up to Prophet (SW)'s death.

*From Prophet (SW)'s death up to Imamate.

*From Imamate up to Martyrdom.

Imam Ali (Pbuh) has a  holy spirit, a high status, a shining existence. He is a man that God's book is in his heart. Allah has put His secret in Ali's heart.He is the origion of right, knowledge and wisdom.By reading of " Monajat-e Sha'baniyeh" and " Sahifeyeh Alaviyeh", you can understand his gnosis.

This Book is a collection of speeches, sermons and letters of Imam Ali (Pbuh).
Nahj-ul-Balaqih as a valuable book  shines in the sky of knowledge and art forever.

If we think in Nah-jul-Balaqih's contents we will find more facts about Imam Ali (Pbuh)'s ideology in different parts such as theology, government, justice, prayer,epic, bravery and behavior.


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