Kids Corner

Did you know that Hazrat Ali was born inside the Kaaba? The Kaaba is the most sacred building in the whole world for Muslims! When his mother felt that the baby was coming, she went near the Kaaba to pray. The wall of the Kaaba miraculously opened, and she went inside. That's where little Ali was born!

No one else in history has ever been born inside the Kaaba. This shows how special Ali was, even from the very beginning of his life. 🌟

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) once said: "I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate." This means that if you wanted to learn about Islam, Ali was the best person to go to!

Ali loved learning so much. He was always asking questions and trying to understand everything. He never said "I don't need to learn anymore." Even when he was very old and wise, he kept learning new things. 📖

Ali was called "Asadullah" which means "The Lion of God." He was the bravest warrior in all of Arabia! At the Battle of Khaybar, there was a huge, heavy fortress gate that no one could break through.

Ali walked up to the gate and lifted it right off with his incredible strength! He used it as a shield. Later, people tried to lift the same gate — it took many strong men together, and they still couldn't do it! 💪

When Ali became the leader (Caliph) of the Muslim world, he was the fairest leader ever. One day, he lost his armor. He later found it being sold by someone in the market.

Even though Ali was the leader of the whole country, he didn't just take it back. Instead, he went to the judge — just like anyone else would — and asked the judge to decide! The judge actually ruled against Ali (because Ali didn't have a witness), and Ali accepted the decision calmly. The man was so amazed by Ali's fairness that he became Muslim! 🏛️

During a battle, Ali was fighting an enemy soldier. Ali was about to win when the soldier did something very rude — he spat on Ali's face! 😠

What do you think Ali did? Instead of getting angry and fighting back, he stopped fighting and walked away! When people asked him why, Ali said: "Before he spat at me, I was fighting for God. But after he spat, I got angry. And I didn't want to fight because of my own anger — I only wanted to fight for what is right."

One day, Ali was praying in the mosque. While he was bowing down in prayer, a poor man came in asking for help. Even though Ali was in the middle of his prayer, he quietly slipped off his ring and gave it to the poor man — all while still praying!

God was so pleased with this act of kindness that He revealed a verse in the Holy Quran about it (Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 55). Imagine — your kindness being mentioned in the Quran! 🌟