Demise of Ali ibn Abi Taalib (Karramalllahu Wajhah)

Events of Ramadhaan

On Sunday 20 Ramadhaan in the 40th year after Hijrah to Madinah Munawwarah Sayyiduna Ali Radiyallahu 'Anhu was martyred at the age of 63.

He was the cousin of Rasullullah Sallahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam, the first among the youth to accept Islam, the fourth Khaleefah of Islam and among the ten companions who were promised paradise. He married Faatimah Radiyallahu 'Anhaa and had five children from her, Hasan, Husayn, Muhsin, Zaynab and Umm Kulthoom.

He was known for his bravery and even went to the extent of lying in the bed of Nabi Sallahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam when his life was under threat before migration to Madina Munawwarah.

He was so just during his reign of Khilaafah that his companions report having seen him wearing course cloth not worth more than three Dirhams. When his servant once brought forth a utensil filled with some valuables in it, Ali Radiyallahu 'Anhu immediately rebuked him saying, 'Do you desire that a fire burn the home of Ali (in the hereafter)?'. He immediately distributed the valuables that were shown to him. This was his level of abstinence and caution regarding the property of the state.

His reign of Khilaafah lasted five years and was sadly ended when a Kharijite attacked him during the early morning. He later succumbed to the wounds and passed in Kufa, Iraq.