On Thursday, 15th of February 2024 A.D. (the 5th of Sha’bān 1445 A.H.)
The Birthday of Imam Ali bin al-Ḥusayn
Imam Ali bin al-Ḥusayn (the Shia fourth Imam) was born on the 5th of Sha’bān 38 A.H. (658 A.D.) in Medina.
The narrators unanimously agreed that the Prophet, ten years prior to Imam Ali bin al-Husayn’s birthday, gave him the surname of Zayn al-ˈĀbidīn. (the adornment of the worshippers). It shows that the Imam has an important position with Allah.
Among his holy nick names for which he is famous is al-Sajjād (the one who constantly prostrated himself in prayer). Imam Muhammad al-Bāqir talked about the constant prostration of his father, saying: “When Ali bin al-Ḥusayn mentioned Allah’s favors toward him, he prostrated himself in prayer. (When he) read a verse with prostration of the Book of Allah, the Great and Almighty, he prostrated himself in prayer. When Allah drove away from him a misfortune which he was afraid of, he prostrated himself in prayer. (When he) finished his obligatory prayers, he prostrated himself in prayer. The marks of prostration were prominent on the parts on which he prostrated, so he was called al-Sajjād.”[1]
