New Delhi – Ali Ibre Abi Talib or also known as ‘Hazrat Ali‘, he was born on 13 Rajab 24 Hijri East according to the Islamic calendar and on 17 March 600 AD according to the Gregorian calendar. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet of Islam, Mohammad Saheb, in the present day he is famous among the people as Hazrat Ali.
He ruled as the fourth caliph of the Islamic Empire from AD 656 to AD 661, and according to Shia Islam, he also served as the first imam from 632 to 661. In his memory, this festival of his birthday is celebrated with great pomp in different countries of the world including India.
Hazrat Ali Birthday 2022
The birthday of Muhammad Hazrat Ali (Imam Ali ibn Ali Talib) is being celebrated on 15 February this year in 2022.
Why is Hazrat Ali’s birthday celebrated?
Hazrat Ali’s birthday is a joyous and joyous occasion honoring his dedication to Islam. Mosques are decorated and lit on this occasion.
According to Islamic beliefs, he was the first man who accepted Islam. Hazrat Ali’s ab was a very generous and kind person. He was highly respected in the Muslim community because of his courage, faith and determination. Due to his knowledge and fine understanding of various subjects, he is also considered as the first Muslim scientist because he was able to explain anything to the people in a very simple way.
When he was elected the fourth caliph of the Islamic Empire, he did many things for the good of the general public. Because of which he was very much liked by the common people. For this reason, in view of his ideas and efforts made for the upliftment of the society, every year in his honor his birth anniversary is celebrated with such pomp in many countries around the world.
History of Hazrat Ali
All kinds of stories related to the life of Hazrat Ali are famous. It is believed that he was the first man who accepted Islam. Along with this, it is also believed that he is the only person who was born in the Kaaba, the holiest place in the city of Mecca. His father’s name was Hazrat Abutalib son Hazrat Abudal Muttalib and mother’s name was Fatima Asad.
According to the Islamic calendar, he was born on the 13th of the month of Rajab. Hazrat Ali was the first person who offered Namaz with Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad had also declared him as his successor before his death.
He fought many battles in his life and in his five-year reign as Caliph, despite facing many wars, rebellions, tried to remove the various evils spread in the society. During his reign, he gave more rights to the people, giving them freedom from all kinds of taxes.
Along with this, he also did many economic reforms when he was appointed Khalifa, such as the third caliph had given various public properties to some special person of the society, Hazrat Ali took them back from him and gave them to the general public. used for.
Along with this, he suspended the corrupt government officials and appointed honest persons in their place. Hazrat Ali took special care of the treasury because he believed that the treasury is a public property and it should be used only for the good of the public and not in the personal work of a person, due to these actions of Hazrat Ali many influential and powerful persons became his enemy.
According to the Islamic calendar, when he went to offer morning prayers on the 19th of the month of Ramadan, a person named Abdur Rahman attacked him with a sword and injured him while performing Sajdah and two days after this incident i.e. the 21st of Ramadan. He died on
It was his good-naturedness and love that he even forgave his murderer. The situation at the time of his martyrdom was very dire, there was enmity all around in the society and there was a fear that the enemy might dig the grave and take out the dead body.
For this reason, his body was buried secretly and after a long time people got information about his tomb. Due to these works done for the society and the poor, Hazrat Ali was very famous among the general public. This is the reason that every year on the 13th of the month of Rajab, his birth anniversary is celebrated with so much pomp in many countries of the world.
