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BIRTH OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL, IMAM ALI (A.S.) INSIDE THE KA'ABA
Commander of Faithful, Imam Ali
(a.s.) was born in the year 600
A.D. in Makkah. His father was
the Protector of the Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.), Hazrat Abu Talib
(a.s.) and his mother was
Sayyida Fatima Bint Asad (s.a.).
Her grandfather was Hazrat
Hashim (a.s.). She was a
monotheist like all the
ancestors of all Prophets.
She went to Holy Ka’abah and
while she was circumambulating,
she felt the pains of delivery. She
prayed to Allah: “O Allah! I
believe in You, and in the
Messengers and Scripts You have
sent. I believe in what my
grandfather, Ibrahim who built
the Ancient House (Ka’abah). So,
for the sake of the Builder of
this House, and for the sake of
the child in my womb, who talks
to me and who is my helper and
friend, I implore You to make my
labor easy. The child I am
carrying is a sign of Your
Greatness and Power.” (Al-Arbili,
Kashf Al-Ghummah, volume 1
chapter on Imam Ali)
Hazrat Fatima bint Asad (s.a.)
leaned against the wall of
Ka’abah to rest. Miraculously,
the wall opened. Hazrat Fatima
bint Asad (s.a.) entered and the
wall closed behind her. Abbas
ibn Abdul Mutallib, the
Prophet’s uncle witnessed this
miracle. He and his companions
rushed to the gate of the Sacred
House, which was locked, and
tried in vain to open it.
Understanding that the Divine
was at work there, he and his
companions ceased to interfere.
The news of this miracle spread
throughout Makkah.
Imam Ali (a.s.) was born within
the Ka’abah with his eyes closed
and his body in humble
prostration before the Almighty Allah.
Hazrat Fatima bint Asad (s.a.)
stayed in Ka’abah for three days
and as the fourth day
approached, she stepped out
carrying her baby in her arms.
She found the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.s.) waiting to receive
the new-born child in his
anxious arms. So the first face
that little Ali (a.s.) saw in
this world was the smiling face
of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
Muslims use the phrase “Karramallahu
Wajha” meaning the one who never
prostrated to idols!
No one has ever born or will
ever be born inside the Sacred
House of Allah. This unique
distinction was reserved for
Imam Ali (a.s.). Hazrat Fatima
bint Asad (s.a.) had said about
this special privilege Allah had
granted to her and said: “Allah
preferred me to all women before
me. Assiyah (wife of the
Pharaoh) performed the acts of
worship in seclusion where Allah
did not like to be worshiped
except in case of necessity.
Mary (s.a.), the daughter of
Imran, shook the trunk of the
Pam- tree and ripe dates fell
upon her. I entered the House of
Allah and ate fruits of
Paradise, when I was about to
leave the place, I heard the
Divine call: O Fatima! Name your
son Ali because he is high and
his Lord Most High. I gave him a
name derived from My Own Name. I
cultured him the way I willed. I
made known to him the
intricacies of My Own
Omniscience. He is the one to
crush the idols in My House. He
is the one to call the people to
prayer from the roof of My
House. He worships Me. Blessed
are those who love him, and woe
to those who are his enemies.”
His birth in Ka’aba had been
reported both by Shi’i and Sunni
scholars. To name a few as
under:
Masoodi in Murroj-udh-Dhahab,
Muhammad ibn Talha al-Shafei in
Matalib-us-Saool, Hakim in
Mustadrak, Al-Umair in Sharh
Ainia, Halabi in Sira, Sibt ibn
al-Jauzi in Tadhkira Khawasil
Ummah, Ibne Sabbagh Maliki in
Fusoolul Mohimma, Muhammad bin
Yousuf Shafei in Kifayat al-Talib,
Shablangi in Nurul Absar, Ibne
Zahra in Ghiythul Ikhtisar.
Among the modern historians
Abbas Mahmood al-Akkad of Cairo
(1970), Egypt writes in his book
Al-Abqarriyet al-Imam Ali that
Ali ibne Abi Talib was born
inside the Ka’aba.
Another contemporary historian,
Mahmood Saeed al-Tantawi, of the
Supreme Council of Islamic
Affair, Arab Republic of Egypt
writes: “May God have mercy upon
Ali ibne Abi Talib. He was born
in Ka’aba. He witnessed the rise
of Islam; he witnessed the Dawa
of Muhammad, and he was a
witness of the Wahi (Revelation
of Quran al-Majid). He
immediately accepted Islam even
though he was still a child, and
he fought all his life so that
the word of Allah would be
supreme.”
Miraculous birth of Imam Ali has
many important points to ponder:
Sayyida Fatima bint Asad did not
enter the Holy Ka’aba through
the door but Allah opened an
unusual opening. When Prophet
Isa was born, Lady Mariam was
told to leave the place of
worship and go outside. What was
the sustenance of Sayyida Fatima
bint Asad for three days? When
she entered the Ka’aba, Hazrat
Abbas, Hazrat Abu Talib tried to
open the door but it will not
open, why? On the fourth day,
the wall of Ka’aba again opened
to give passage to her and the
Priceless baby. From the time of
construction of Ka’aba, no one
had ever been born inside the
Holy Ka’aba nor will ever be
born till the Day of Judgment.
Imam Ali (a.s.) did not open his
eyes for three days while he was
inside the Kaaba, and opened
only when the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) took him in his
arms and saw his sacred face
when opened his eyes. The Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) placed his
noble tongue in Imam Ali
(a.s.)’s mouth.
Sources used: ImamReza Network, The birth of Ali Ibn Abi Talib by Sayyid Ali Asgar Razwy |
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