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

26-2-2004 | IslamWeb

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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