A standard of life and death set by Imam Ali.
19th Ramadan is Imam Ali's death anniversary Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib was martyred in January 661 CE (Ramadan 40 AH) after being struck with a poison-coated sword by Ibn Muljam, a Kharijite, on 19 Ramadan. He died two days later, on 21 Ramadan 40 AH (approximately January 28, 661 CE), at age 62–63 in Kufa, Iraq. A Reflection on the Reality of the World What was the reality of this world in the eyes of Ali ibn Abi Talib? For Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him), the world was no more than a passing shadow, a brief station on the journey toward God. In his mystical view, it was a place of trials and tribulations, where the soul is tested before returning to its Creator. On the morning that would become the day of his martyrdom, he left his home with calm certainty. It is said he sensed that the moment of departure was near, as if the hours themselves were counting down to the meeting with his Lord. His daughter tried to stop him, and even the ducks in the courtyar...