The Biography Of Ali ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1

'Ali ibn Abi Tglib (&) in Makkah

1. Names, Lineage, Attributes and Family

1.1. Names and titles

1.1.1. Name and lineage

The full name and lineage of 'Ali was 'Ali ibn Abi T%b ('Abd Man%) ' ibn 'Abdul-Mudib, who was called Shaybah al-qamd2 ibn Hhhim ibn 'Abd Manif ibn Qnvayy ibn Kilib ibn Lu'ayy ibn Gb2lib ibn Fihr ibn Milk ibn an-Nab ibn Kinkah ibn Khuzaymah ibn Madrakah ibn nyis ibn Mudar ibn Nizir ibn Ma'd ibn 'Adn211.~ He was the paternal cousin of the Messenger of Allah (B) and shad a grandfather with him in 'Abdul-Muytalib ibn Hkhim. His father was Abu T%b, the full brother of Abdullah, the father of the Prophet (g)'A.li 's name at birth was Asad, he was given this name by his mother, who named him after her father Asad ibn Hakhim. This is referred to in the lines of verse that 'Ali composed on the day of Khaybar, when be said: "I am the one whose mother named him ~a~daralihke~ a, lion of the jungle, frightful to behold."