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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]
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.
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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]
Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq; Aliyah bint al-Mahdi, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah. Aliya (actress) (born 1992), Chinese actress; Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author; Aliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper
Muhammad Ali's recent passing has led many to pay their respects to the legendary athlete, and a number of people have headed to Hollywood's Walk of Fame to do so, reports the USA Today. However ...
Ali, who was named Cassius Clay after his father, first changed his name briefly to Cassius X and then finally to Muhammad Ali in 1964. In later years, Ali moved away from the Nation of Islam and its racially separatist ideas to embrace "true Islam." In 2005, he adopted Sufi Islam.