What Can I Say About My Master Ali a.s? by Laila Ali
(Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, he is indeed a wise Ali) ( ٌ) ﻭَﺇِﻧﱠﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺃُﻡﱢ ﺍﻟْﻜِﺘَﺎﺏِ ﻟَﺪَﻳْﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻌَﻠِﻲﱞ ﺣَﻜِﻴﻢ
(He said: This is a right course of Ali: (15:41) ( ٌ.) ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺻِﺮَﺍﻁُ ﻋَﻠَﻲٍ ﻣُﺴْﺘَﻘِﻴﻢ
And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them the truth speaker Ali). 19:50(.) ً)ﻭَﻭَﻫَﺒْﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺭَﺣْﻤَﺘِﻨَﺎ ﻭَﺟَﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥَ ﺻِﺪْﻕٍ ﻋَﻠِﻴّﺎ
Where do I begin, when I speak about Ali (as)?
Ali, who was born in the House of Allah, Ali, who's first glance saw the Best of Creation, Ali, who's generosity sees no limits, Ali
who's bravery is unmatched, Ali whose worship is an example, Ali, even looking at his face is worship! And I can go on... Ali, whose
merits are endless...
Ali is the Light that has guided so many of us onto this path. When I look at the character of Ali, I cannot help but wonder and Thank
Allah for His Mercy, for He Bestowed upon us Many Blessings, and One of them being the Creation of Ali (as). And if we go deeper
into that, we find that if it were not for the Creation of Ali, as well as Muhammad and Fatima, Allah (swt) would