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The life of ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib, may Allaah be pleased with him

Question

I would like to have some information about the life of ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib, may Allaah be pleased with him. Can I locate it on this web site?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

The life and biography of 'Ali Ibn AbuTaalib  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him is detailed in various history books and books that talk about the biography of the Companions of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Here are some of the most authentic of such books; you could read for instance:

- Al-Isaabah fi Taraajim As-sahaabah by Ibn Hajar  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him.

- Asad Al-Ghaabah by Ibn Al-Atheer  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him.

- Al-Istee’aab by Ibn Abdul-Bar  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him.

- Taareekh At-Tabari.

- Taareekh Ibn Katheer.

- Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa by Ath-Thahabi  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him.

- Taareekh Al-Khulafa' by As-Suyooti  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him and many other books.

As for the biography of 'Ali  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him on the web, you can certainly find a lot on it on our site.

Allaah Knows best.

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