Imam 'Ali Ibni Abi Talib, jumps out of his bed. Now, at the forefront of those 15 evil men was Khalid Ibn Walid. He was leading them, and he is carrying his sword in his hand. Imam 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, alayhi as-salam, jumps out of his bed. He takes the hands of Khalid Ibn al-Walid, he twists his hand and he takes the sword from him.
Shia and some Sunni sources identify him as Muhammad's cousin, Ali ibn Abi Talib, aged between nine and eleven at the time. For instance, this is reported by the Sunni historian Ibn Hisham ( d. 833 ) in his recension of al-Sira al-nabawiya , the biographical work of the Shia-leaning historian Ibn Ishaq ( d.
Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, played a pivotal role in the formative early years of Islam. Later, after the death of Muhammad in 632 CE, through his numerous sayings and writings, Ali helped establish a range of Islamic sciences, including Quranic exegesis, theology, jurisprudence, rhetoric (balagha), and Arabic grammar.
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