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A Brief Biography of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)
Word: Imam
Meaning: Divinely appointed leader to guide humankind
Word: Ghadeer
Meaning: Where Imam Ali (as) was declared the successor of the Prophet
Word: Fatimah al-Zahrah
Meaning: Wife of Imam Ali (as) and daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (s)
Word: Qutb
Meaning: Literally “pole,” it refers to a perfect human being who is the cosmic and universal leader of all of God’s saints and the mediator between the divine and human realms.
Word: Abū Tālib
Meaning: Imam Ali’s father