Sunni view of Ali
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Sunni Muslims hold Ali in high respect as one of the Ahl al-Bayt, as a foremost authority on the Qur'an and Islamic law, and as the last of the four Sunni Rightly Guided Caliphs.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Battles
Sunnis view Ali as one of the greatest warrior champions of Islam. Examples include taking on the Quraish champion at the Battle of the Trench when nobody else dared.[1] After multiple failed attempts of breaking the fort in the Battle of Khaybar, Ali was summoned, miraculously healed and conquered the fort.[2]
[edit] Family life
[edit] Marrying Fatimah
He is also seen as honored for marrying Fatimah, an honor they believe is shared with Uthman, whom Sunni Muslims believe married two of Muhammad's biological daughters.
However, while Sunnis do call Uthman as "the holder of two lights", they do not call Ali "the holder of the light", although Fatimah is considered by Sunni Muslims as the "Mistress of Paradise."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3671.
It was narrated that ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “No one is brought to me who regards me as superior to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar but I will punish him with a beating like a fabricator.” Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: It was narrated that he used to speak from the minbar of Kufa and say that the best of this ummah after our Prophet was Abu Bakr, then ‘Umar. This was narrated from him via more than eighty isnaads, and it was narrated by al-Bukhaari and others. Hence the earlier Shi’ah all used to agree that Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were superior, as has been mentioned by more than one. Manhaaj al-Sunnah, 1/308
[edit] Views
[edit] Shi'a view of the Sunni view
The Banu Umayyad fabricated a large amount of hadith aimed at taking honour of Ali. Shi'a believe that although later Sunni scholars tried to sift them out, they still included some of those hadith. They believe it was partly done to downgrade the rank of Ali to the rank of the other caliphs, ie even out their rank.
[edit] Non-Muslim view of the Sunni view
Some non-Muslims have pointed out to some hadith that include the three first Caliphs, but excludes Ali:
- Anas reported that the Prophet ascended Uhud with Abu Bakr, Omar and Uthman. It trembled with them and so he struck it with his foot and said: "Be firm, O Uhud, and verily on you there are a prophet, a truthful man and two martyrs."[3]
Then they argue:
- The above traditions have been picked out at random from many others as examples to show the characteristic partiality of hadith. The obvious omission of Ali in the first hadith points to its fabrication by his detractors: there was no other reason why Ali was not in that company.[4]
However, they have a similar view on the Shi'a view of Ali.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.swordofallah.com/html/bookchapter4page9.htm
- ^ Ali bin abi Talib
- ^ (Bukhari)
- ^ Free-Minds, a place to discover Islam based on GOD Alone
[edit] External links
- Sunni view of Ali and the rest of the Ahl al-Bayt.
