Re: The 4th Calif - Ali Karam Allah Wajho - Sunni Only
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- Hz. Ali (ra) was of medium height.
- He had a superb head with a face as noble as the man himself.
- His nose was straight, and his mouth was beautifully formed.
- His eyes were most commanding, being full of light and luster.
- There was a note of music in his voice. There was an aura of spirituality, and a strong personal magnetism about him.
- In his youth, he was handsome, and full of fiery vigor.
- In his latter age, he became corpulent and bulky.
- His gray hair of the head gave way to baldness.
- His beard, however, remained thick and luxuriant, and he often dyed it red.
- He was stout, genial, charitable, meditative, reserved-a man who towered high above the people around him because of his intellectual and spiritual attainments.
- Hz. Ali (ra), the man was endowed with all qualities that make a man great.
- He is not only great, he is regarded as a superman, an ideal man.
- He was a paragon of virtue.
- He enjoyed fame for his piety, and religious devotions.
- He was en embodiment of Islamic values.
- In his love of God and His Messenger, he was second to none.
- While praying to God, his absorption was so intense that he often lost consciousness.
- His mind was so pure that he could hold communion with God.
- He had learnt the Holy Quran by heart, and he could quote appropriate verses to suit every occasion.
- He was most truthful and honest.
- He most humble he was simple in his habits.
- He avoided display and luxury.
- He lived the life of an ascetic.
- Even, when Khaleef, he lived in an ordinary house.
- The doors of his house remained open for all at all times.
- He was most generous.
- He was most liberal in giving charity.
- He always came to the help of those who were distressed and involved in any difficulty.
- He looked after widows and orphans as if they were the members of his own household.
- He was a warrior, a General, and a man conspicuous for his bravery and valor.
- Indeed he was braver than any other man in history.
- He fought hundreds of duels in his lifetime, and in all such encounters his rivals were worsted. In the various battles he killed a record number of enemy. He was a skilful swordsman.
- His sword would never miss its mark.
- In the various battles that he fought he never turned his back.
- He was an embodiment of patience.
- In the Battle of Uhud he received so many wounds that the nurses were unable to dress such wounds.
- He bore the pain with great patience.
- The people around him misunderstood him, but he did not lose patience.
- He was most chivalrous, and forgiving.
- He would forgive even his worst enemies.
- He was a great scholar. His book Nahj-ul-Balagha is a living proof of his scholarship and erudition.
- There was a sense of humor about him, and sometimes he said things in a lighter vein to bring home the point he had in view.
- He was a master of similes and metaphors, and when bringing home a point he always illustrated it with appropriate metaphors and similes.
- He was a great philosopher, and there is great depth in his thoughts expressed in his writings. He was known for his wisdom.
- He was indeed wiser than Solomon.
- Most of his wise sayings have attained the dimensions of proverbs.
- He was a great orator.
- His sermons were most impressive.
- He was the master of rhetoric.
- He is regarded as the father of Islamic learning.
- He has left a deep mark on Islamic theology. He was the founder of Arabic grammar.
- He was a great poet.
- He was the Father of Islamic jurisprudence.
- He was an impartial judge His famous judgments are the most valuable assets of Islamic jurisprudence.
- He was a skillful administrator.
- He introduced numerous reforms.
- He was an eminent political thinker, and his political thought has an air of modernity about it. The greatness of Hz. Ali (ra) as a man is multi-dimensional in character, and after the Holy Prophet he is the greatest Muslim whose memory is honored by the Muslims, all over the world.