Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Ja’far رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم one night. He رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would not eat more than three morsels and would say, ‘I find it pleasing that my stomach be empty when I meet Allah Almighty.’ On the night of his martyrdom, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would continuously exit his home and look towards the sky whilst saying, ‘By Allah! I was not given false news; this is that night which was promised (as though he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ already had previous knowledge of his martyrdom).’ (Sawanih-e-Karbala, p. 77, summarised) On the 17^th or 19^th of Ramadan, on the night of Friday, Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ awoke in the morning and the Muazzin came to call him, so, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ left his home to pray Salah.

He رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was on the way to the Masjid whilst calling out to the people and waking them for Salah, when all of a sudden, the wicked Khaariji Ibn-e-Muljam attacked him so severely with a sword that his blessed forehead was cut to the temple and the sword stopped at his brain. In the meantime, people ran from all directions and apprehended that evil Khaariji. Two days after this painful event, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ embraced martyrdom. Sayyiduna Imam Hasan, Sayyiduna Imam Husayn and Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Ja’far رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم performed his Ghusl, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ led his funeral prayer and he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was buried in Kufa, during the night. The people cut up the evil and wicked Ibn-e-Muljam into pieces, placed him into a basket and set it alight. (Tareekh Khulafa, Ali Bin Abi Taalib, p. 139, summarised)

To learn more about the blessed life of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, reading the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ entitled, ‘Miraculous Wonders of Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ’ will prove to be very beneficial. This booklet can also be downloaded and printed from the website of Dawat-e-Islami: www.dawateislami.net.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد