Download PDF: Did You Know – The Fourth Caliph of Islam
Q: Who was the fourth Caliph of Islam?
A: Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi Taalib – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: How many brothers did he have?
A: 3 Brothers:
- ‘Aqeel
- Ja’far
- Taalib
Q: What name did his parents give him?
A: His father kept his name Abdullah and his mother kept his name Zaid.
Q: Who kept his name Ali?
A: The Holy Prophet – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: What was his nickname?
A: Abu Turaab and Abul Hasan.
Q: What was his greatest miracle?
A: He would commence the Quran recitation when he would mount one foot on the saddle and complete the whole recitation upon mounting the other foot.
Q: What was his grandfather’s name?
A: Abdul Muttalib.
Q: In which battle he could not participate?
A: Ghazwa Tabook.
Q: What was the means of his survival?
A: Apart from doing farming, he also used to cut grass from jungle and sell it in Madinah Shareef’s market.
Q: Who is the only human on earth that was born inside the Holy Ka’bah?
A: Hazrat Ali – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: Which daughter of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – was married to him?
A: Hazrat Fatimah – may Allah be pleased with her.
Q: Whom did the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon – give the title of “Baab Al-‘Ilm”?
A: Hazrat Ali – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: Who was Hazrat Imam Hasan and Husain’s – may Allah be pleased with them – father?
A: Hazrat Ali – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: When was he martyred?
A: On 21 Ramadan, 36 A.H.
Q: What was the name of his murderer?
A: Abdur Rahman Ibn Muljim.
Q: Where was he from?
A: He was Egyptian.
Q: Who captured his murderer?
A: The cousin of the murderer.
Q: Who gave Ghusl to the blessed body of Hazrat Ali?
A: Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Ja’far while Hazrat Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyyah was pouring water – may Allah be pleased with them.
Q: Who performed his Funeral Salah?
A: Hazrat Imam Hasan – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: Where is his grave?
A: In Najaf Shareef, Iraq.
Q; When was his capital transferred to Kufa, Iraq from Madinah Shareef?
A: In the year 26 A.H.
Q: Which three battles were fought in his time?
A: 1. Siffeen
- Jumal
- Nahrwaan
Q: How long did he live?
A: 63 Years.
Q: What was the duration of his Caliphate?
A: 4 Years and 9 months.
Q: For whom had the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – asked the Du’a for protection from heat and cold?
A: For Hazrat Ali – may Allah be pleased with him.
(Islami Ma’loomaat Ka Encyclopaedia p. 274-280)
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