Ali : the foremost in faith

Dedicated to 13th of Rajab : Birthday of Imam Ali a.s.


[Shakir 56:10] And the foremost are the foremost,
[Shakir 56:11] These are they who are drawn nigh (to Allah),
Shakir 56:12] In the gardens of bliss.
[Shakir 56:13] A numerous company from among the first,
[Shakir 56:14] And a few from among the latter.


The greatest virtue of Amir al mumenin Ali (a.s) is his Faithfulness and Faith. The Islamic Ummah testifies that there has been no single moment of worshipping idol in his life, and no one can find an iota of shirk in his beliefs.
When the holy prophet Muhammad (PBUH) made known his mission, Ali ibn Abi taleb and Khadija Kubrah were the foremost in accepting the truth. They were the first who prayed behind the Holy prophet(PBUH). Referring to the event of the "feast of the relatives" Ali was the first who stretched his hand towards the Holy prophet PBUH to help him in his mission. Ali was not the only defender of the holy prophet but also he was the exclusive Hero of the all battles(Badr, Uhud, Khandaq, Khaybar......).
Ali was the quickest and readiest to accept Allah's message and devote his whole life without any question and doubt to the Prophet , He gave his life, property and position in the service of Allah.
The foremost in faith he was siddiq al akbar(the greatest testifier of the holy prophet) and farooq al awwal(the separator of right from false).

Ahmad bin Hanbal in his Musnad says that the foremost in faith were three men:1) mumin of alee Firawn(Pharaoh) .:Joshua who believed in Moses PBUH.....2) mumin of alee Yasin :Habib Najjar who believed in Issa(Jesus) PBUH ....3)Ali ibn abi talib.

Let's celebrate the Birthday of such great man with reflecting his character and correct our deeds right now at this moment than later.
Ya Haq!
11th of Rajab-ul-murajjab