Imam ali ibn abi talib wiki

Place where Ali ibn Abi Talib was born

Ali ibn Abi Talib ( CE) is recognized as the fourth Sunni caliph and the first Shia imam. Shia and some Sunni sources introduce Ali as the only person born inside the Ka'ba, the ancient shrine in the city of Mecca which later became the most sacred site in Islam.

Historical accounts

Ali was born to Abu Talib and his wife Fatima bint Asad around CE, some thirty years after the Year of the and some Sunni sources report that Ali was the only person born in the Ka'ba, the ancient shrine in the city of Mecca which later became the most sacred site in Islam. Some sources also offer miraculous descriptions of this incident.

In particular, it is said that the wall of Ka'ba, or its door, slivered open as Fatima prayed there and shut close after she entered. She later emerged from the Ka'ba with a baby boy, as people awaited her outside, unable to enter.

Historiography

Kitab al-Irshad, a Shia collective biography, and Imam Ali Shrine - Wikipedia TACAC