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Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib, but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g. Banu Hanifa, and some rulers of Saba and Himyar). It is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel.
Ali regularly represented Muhammad in missions that were preceded or followed by Quranic injunctions. [1] [2] Nevertheless, the mainstream view in Islam is that he is not mentioned by name in the Quran, [3] [4] although some have interpreted certain occurrences of the words aliyyan, aliyyun, alayya in the Quran in reference to Ali. [1]
The ism (اسم) is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "Ahmad" or "Fatima".Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary adjectives and nouns, and are often aspirational of character.
Ali takes center stage in Shia Islam: [4] The Arabic word shi'a itself is short for ' shi'a of Ali' (lit. ' followers of Ali '), [473] his name is incorporated into the daily call to prayer , [4] and he is regarded as the foremost companion of Muhammad.
Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, played a pivotal role in the formative early years of Islam. [1] Later, after the death of Muhammad in 632 CE, through his numerous sayings and writings, [2] Ali helped establish a range of Islamic sciences, including Quranic exegesis, theology, jurisprudence, rhetoric (balagha), and Arabic grammar. [3]
Alternatively, the Islamic author Reza Shah-Kazemi proposes that 'those who believe' in the verse of walaya are symbolized by Ali, referring to the description of Ali as "faith, in its entirety," attributed to Muhammad. That is, Shah-Kazemi suggests that the authority in this verse is limited to God, Muhammad, Ali, and all those believers who ...
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Sunni Islam celebrates Ali for his dedication to the cause of Islam, for his piety, [17] wisdom, eloquence, courage on battlefield, and magnanimity in victory. [ 10 ] [ 3 ] Ali is moreover the common source of mystical and spiritual currents within both Sunni and Shia sects of Islam.