Mufti Menk – Interesting Facts About Ali Ibn Abi Talib RA
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He was the 4th caliph in Islam,
and he took over from Uthman Abni Affan
He was born in Makkatul Mukarramah,
and he was approximately
30 years younger than Muhammad
Something interesting is,
the man who looked after Muhammad
after the death of his grandfather
was the father of Ali,
who was known as Abu Talib. This Abu
Talib was the uncle of Muhammad
who defended Islam and the Muslims, but he
did not accept Islam himself.
And he had a son known as Ali,
ibn Abi Talib. That was Ali, the cousin
of Muhammad
They had a very very good relation from
a very young age. And the reason is,
Abu Talib went through some difficult time in
his life.
And there was a time when he could
not afford to look after his children. So
he decided to take
2 of the 3 children he had
to his relatives.
So he took 1 to al Abbas ibn
Abdul Muttalib who was his brother.
And he told him, Would you look after
1 of my children? So al Abbas says,
I will look after Jafar, Jafar ibn Abi
Talib. And he then approached Muhammad
and told him, Would you look after 1
of my children? And Muhammad
said, I will look after Ali ibn Abi
Talib. And Ali
his age was approximately 5 to 6 years
old when Muhammad
began to take care of him. So he
grew up
with Muhammad
and Khadija bint Khawayl
This was amazing. They were so close. He
used to follow Muhammad
wherever he went. Most places
that Muhammad
used to go, they found Ali. Ibn Abi
Talib
walking with him as a young boy.
So much so that even the cave of
hiraah that Muhammad
used to meditate in, sometimes
Ali ibn Abi Talib would join him