03/01/2026
﷽ - الصــلوة والسلام عليك يارسول الله ﷺ
13th Rajab Marks the day of Birth of *Imam Sayyedina Ali ibn Abu Talib RadiAllahu Anhu.*
Born to Abu Talib and Fatimah bint Asad, Ali RadiAllahu Anhu was born inside the sacred sanctuary of the Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Ali was the first child who accepted Islam.
His mother says, “ When he was born, he did not drink milk for three days, and this, caused great sadness in my home. When This message reached Rasoolullah ﷺ; The Prophet ﷺ arrived and took Sayyiduna Ali RadiAllahuAnhu in his blessed arms and showed great love to him. He then placed his tongue in the mouth of Sayyiduna Ali RadiAllahuAnhu and Hazrat Ali suckled on the tongue of the Prophet ﷺ and thereafter started to drink milk.”
When Hazrat Ali RadiAllahuAnhu was five years old, the Prophet ﷺ kept him at his blessed home and took care of him. He was thus groomed in the home of the Prophet ﷺ until he was ten years old.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
‘For whomever I am the Mawla [guardian, master, close friend], ‘Ali is his Mawla.’
‘Ali is with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with ‘Ali. They will not separate from each other until they return to me at the [paradisal pool].’
‘Three things were revealed to me regarding ‘Ali: he is the leader of the Muslims, the guide of the pious and chief of the radiantly devout.
‘Gazing upon ‘Ali is an act of worship.’
‘May God have mercy on ‘Ali. O God, make the truth revolve around ‘Ali wherever he turns.
‘I am the city of knowledge and ‘Ali is its gate; so whoever desires knowledge, let him enter through the gate.’
‘Truly, I am leaving behind amongst you the two weighty things (Al-Thaqalayn): the Book of Allah ‘Quran’ and My Ahl al-Bayt.
(Reference Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)
Shaykh Hashim Al-Gaylani
