Hazrat Ali - A.S greatest leader

H. (661 AD)
Cause of Death/Buried :
Hit by an attach during prayers and buried in Najaf-e-Ashraf (Iraq)The Holy Imam Ali(a.s.) the first supporter to the honoured Prophet(pbuh&hf) :

After the revelation of Allah(swt), the selection of the Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf) for prophethood and the three years of secret preaching, finally, the messenger of revelation arrived and the order for public preaching was given. At this juncture, the Holy Imam Ali(a.s.) was the only testifier of the Prophet(pbuh&hf); And was the only companion and sympathetic to his holiness in the invitation arranged to acquainte his relatives to Islam and to call them to the religion of Allah(swt). In this invitation the Prophet(pbuh&hf) asked the people present: "who is among you to help me in this way so to be my brother, successor and representative among you". answered : "O Prophet of Allah, I will support you in this way". The Prophet(pbuh&hf) after three times repeating the question and hearing the same answer said : O my relatives; Know that Ali(a.s.) is my brother , successor and Caliph after me among you. Of the other glories of the Holy Imam Ali(a.s.) is his perfect courage in sleeping in the Prophet's (pbuh&hf) bed , therefore, nullifing the plot of the idol- worshipers to kill the Prophet(pbuh&hf); And , furthermore, prepared the ground for the Prophet's (pbuh&hf) migration. After the migration of his the Prophet(pbuh&hf) and Imam Ali(a.s.) to Madina, we explain two examples of the virtues of Imam Ali (a.s.):
1- Sacrifice and endangering in the field of struggle His presence in 26 battles of the 27 battles of the prophet (p) and participation in different expeditions are of the glories and virtues of his holiness.
2- Registering (keeping) and writing the revelation [the Holy Quran]: Writing the revelation, organizing (arranging) many of the historical and political documents and writing propagational and invitation letters, both in Makkah and Madina, And for this reason he is considered one of the writers of the revelation and memorizers of the Quran. It was in this period that the Prophet(pbuh&hf) issued the decree of Muslim brotherhood, concluded the contract of brotherhood with the Holy Imam Ali(a.s.) and said to him: "You are my brother in this world and in the here after, swearing by Allah who has appointed me with the truth. I choose you as my brother, a brotherhood that is to the extent of both worlds". The Holy Imam Ali(a.s.) the son-in-law of the Prophet(pbuh&hf):

Activities of the Holy Imam Ali(a.s.) in this period were briefly as follows :

1- Interpretation of the Quran, solving religious problems and decreeing the rule of incidents that didn't have a resemblance along the 23 Years of the Prophet's (pbuh&hf) life.
2- Answering to questions of scholars from other religions and other towns.
3- Expressing the rule for many of the new events which didn't occur previously in Islam.
4- Solving the problems when the caliphate system faced dead ends in political matters and some other problems.
5- Educating and raising a group who had pure conscience and prepared soul for spiritual journey.
6- Work and strife to secure the life of many of the poor and disabled to the extent that he would establish gardends and extract aqueducts and then would give them as endowments in the way of Allah(swt). mission

1).He was the only man to be born in the holy Ka'aba, Mecca (Saudia Arabia)
2).He was the first to offer homage to the Holy Prophet (s)
3).He was the first to offer prayers after the Holy Prophet (s)
4).He was the first to offer his services for Jihad.
5).He was the first to receive religious instructions from the Holy Prophet (s)
6).He was the first to compile and codify the Holy Quran
7).He was the first to be styled as "brother" by the Holy Prophet (s) and on every occasion.
8).He was the first to give burial to the Prophet (S.A.W)
9).He was the first to offer to sleep in the Prophet's (S.A.W) bed on the night of his emigration to Medina, which saved prophet's life.
10).He was the first to be appointed commander in all those battles in which the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) did not participate personally.
11).The honour of the propagation of the Quranic Sura, "al Bara'at" fell to Imam Ali's ('a) lot.
12).He was the only man to be titled as the "Second Aaron" by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W)
13).The honour of owning a house which opened into the courtyard of the Prophet's (S.A.W) mosque was reserved for Imam Ali ('a) alone
14).He was the first to have the honour of being nominated by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) as his successor, testator and vice regent. awards

The only one to have birth in the Holy Kabbah
Father of Hasan (Arabic: Abu al-Hasan)
Father of Dust/Soil (Arabic: Abu Turab)
Murtadha ("One Who Is Chosen and Contented")
Lion of God (Arabic: Asad-ullah)