Sayyiduna
‘Ali [r] was the son of
Abu Talib, the kind uncle of
Nabi
Muhammad [s].
As a child, ‘Ali [r] lived with
Nabi
Muhammad [s].
He was the first child to accept
Islam.
When ‘Ali [r] grew up he married
Fatimah [r], the youngest daughter
of the Prophet [s].
He fought in every battle alongside
Nabi
Muhammad [s] and was
renowned for his courage and skill
as a swordsman.
Nabi
Muhammad [s] gave him the
nickname ‘
Asad-Allah
’, ‘The Lion of
Allah’.
After the death of
Nabi
Muhammad
[s], ‘Ali [r] served the first three
Khalifs
of Islam faithfully.
They would always ask him for his
advice because of his tremendous
knowledge and wisdom.
After the death of
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my faith
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L E S S O N 2
‘Ali
T H E
F O U R T H
K H A L I F
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Read the following sentences.
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Vocabulary
battle
renowned
courage
skill
swordsman
faithfully
advice
tremendous
wisdom
confusion
hypocrites
lack
disunity
cowardly
efforts
