BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SAYYIDINA ALI (R.A.)

Sayyidina Ali ibn Abu Talib (peace be upon him)

Name: 'Ali ibn Abu Talib

Titles: Al-Ameerul-Mo'mineen, Al-Murtaza, Abu Turab, Asadullah, An-Nabail Adheem

Kuniya: Abul Hasan

Birthdate: Friday, 13th Rajab, 23 B.H. in at Mecca

Father: Abu Talib ibne Abdul-Muttalib (peace be upon them) - of Banu Hashim

Mother: Fatima binte Asad

Died: (Martyred) Date: Monday, 21st of Ramadhan, 40 A.H. Place: Kufa, Iraq in the Mosque (During morning prayers)

Age: 63 years

Cause: Stroke of poisoned sword by a Kharijite named Abdurrahman Ibne Muljim on 19th Ramadhan, 40 A.H

Buried: Najaf, Iraq