Islam Guidance

Who Is Imam Ali (as)?

Amir al-mu"minln Ali (peace be upon him) was the son of Abu Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu Hashim. Abu Talib was the uncle and guardian of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and the person who had brought the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to his house and raised him like his own son. After the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was chosen for his prophetic mission, Abu Talib continued to support him and repelled from him the evil that came from the infidels among the Arabs and especially the Quraysh.

 Ali was present in all the wars in which the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) participated, except the battle of Tabuk when he was ordered to stay in Medina in place of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He did not retreat in any battle nor did he turn his face away from any enemy. He never disobeyed the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), so that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said:
"Ali is never separated from the Truth nor the Truth from Ali."

The courage of Ali was proverbial. In all the wars in which he participated during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and also afterward, he never displayed fear or anxiety. Although in many battles such as those of Uhud, Hunayn, Khaybar and Khandaq the aides to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and the Muslim army trembled in fear or dispersed and fled, he never turned his back to the enemy.

Never did a warrior or soldier engage Ali in battle and come out of it alive. Yet, with full chivalry he would never slay a weak enemy nor pursue those who fled.

He would not engage in surprise attacks or in turning streams of water upon the enemy. It has been definitively established historically that in the Battle of Khaybar in the attack against the fort he reached the ring of the door and with sudden motion tore off the door and cast it away.

Also on the day when
Mecca was conquered; the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) ordered the idols to be broken. The idol "Hubal" was the largest idol in Mecca, a giant stone statue placed on the top of the Kaba. Following the command of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), Ali placed his feet on the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)’s shoulders, climbed to the top of the Kaba, pulled "Hubal" from its place and cast it down.

Taken from: tebyan.net

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