Umar’s Descendant Glorifies Imam Ali (a.s.)

Abd al-Baaqi Umari Afandi, a very famous poet and a descendant of Umar al-Khattaab, has said a poem in the glorification of Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) whose first verse was as follows:

“*O Ali! You are a lofty existence from the above world *
Whose birth Allah the High has decreed in the Holy Kabah”

Interestingly, Aaloosi – a celebrated Salafi scholar from Iraq – who belonged to a family of famous Salafi scholars – has written a commentary on this poem. On page 15 of this commentary, he writes:

“The birth of Ali in the House of Allah is an affair that is extremely famous (and thus irrefutable).”

Note

This highlights the significance of Ali's birth in the Holy Kabah.

Reference

1. Al-Ghadeer, vol. 6, p. 37,