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| 'Alí |
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| Pronunciation: a-lee |
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| Redirected from: 'Alí-ibn-i-Abí-Tálib, 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭalib |
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| Cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muḥammad; to S̲h̲í’ih Muslims, the Prophet’s chosen successor and first of the Twelve Imáms. |
| [BD 14] |
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| The first Imám, the rightful successor of Muḥammad; also the fourth Caliph. Cousin of Muḥammad and husband of Fáṭimih, he is known by titles including the Commander of the Faithful, the Lion of God, and the Lord of Saintship. Saint and warrior, brilliant writer and administrator, He was killed at Kufa by Ibn-i-Muljam (A.D. 661). Amír-'Alí states: "Alí was [chivalry's] beau-idéal — an impersonation of gallantry, of bravery, of generosity; pure, gentle, and learned, 'without fear and without reproach,' he set the world the noblest example of chivalrous grandeur of character." (The Spirit of Islam, 254). |
| [BG 7] |
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| The first Imám; cousin and first disciple of Muḥammad and married to His daughter Fáṭimih. |
| [GWB 347] |
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