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Ali may have been the only person born inside the Ka'ba, [4] [3] [2] the holiest site of Islam, which is located in Mecca. Ali's father was a leading member of the Banu Hashim, a clan within the Meccan tribe of Quraysh. [3] Abu Talib also raised his nephew Muhammad after his parents died.
Kitab Ali (Arabic: کتاب علي, romanized: Kitāb ʿAlī) or the Book of Ali is a compilation of Muhammad's sayings that Ali is said to have written as Muhammad dictated it to him. It is said that the jurist of Mecca was aware of this text around the beginning of the second century and was certain that Ali was the author.
Ali was born to Abu Talib and his wife Fatima bint Asad around 600 CE, [1] some thirty years after the Year of the Elephant. [2] Shia and some Sunni sources report that Ali was the only person born in the Ka'ba, the ancient shrine in the city of Mecca which later became the most sacred site in Islam.
The tekke was originally built in 1538 around the türbe of dervish Sersem Ali Baba . [1] In 1799, a waqf provided by Recep Paşa established the current grounds of the tekke. [ 2 ] The monks claim the tower was the last home of a high-ranking Albanian named Roxalana, who died of tuberculosis there.
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah [1] Battle of Khaybar: Ali was the standard-bearer and conqueror of the Khaybar's castle. [1] Birth of Zaynab bint Ali; 629 Participating in The first pilgrimage with the Prophet. Death of Ali's brother Ja'far ibn Abi Talib in the Battle of Mu'tah; 630 Conquest of Mecca:Ali was the standard-bearer. [1] Battle of Hunayn [1 ...
Ali bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, romanized: ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī; 1879 – 13 February 1935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Ibn Saud in December 1925.
Hussein bin Ali was buried in Jerusalem in 1931, as he wasn't able to be buried in Mecca, as he wanted and as was the norm for Sharifs of Mecca until then, for Ibn Saud didn't want to allow him being buried there. [11] Thus, local dignitaries and leaders wanted him to be buried in the al-Aqsa mosque compound. [37]
Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. [24] Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.