Ali ibn Abi Talib 1

Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,
ruling over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661.A son of Abu Talib, Ali was also the first young male who accepted Islam.
Shias regard Ali as the first Imam after Muhammad, and consider
him and his descendants the rightful successors to Muhammad, all ofwhom are members of the Ahl al-Bayt, the household of Muhammad.
Ali was born in the sacred sanctuary of the Kaaba in Mecca,
the holiest place in Islam. His father was Abu Talib and his mother was
Fatima bint Asad, but he was raised in the household of Muhammad,
who himself was raised by Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle and Ali's father.
When Muhammad reported receiving a divine revelation, Ali was the first male
to accept his message and first to convert to Islam at the age of 12,
dedicating his life to the cause of Islam.
Ali migrated to Medina shortly after Muhammad did. Once there Muhammad told Ali that God had ordered Muhammad to give his daughter, Fatimah, to Ali in marriage. For the ten years that Muhammad
led the community in Medina, Ali was extremely active in his service, leading
parties of warriors in battles, and carrying messages and orders. Ali took part
in the early caravan raids from Mecca and later in almost all the battles fought
by the nascent Muslim community.  Ali was attacked one morning while praying in the Great Masjid of
Al-Kufah, and died two days later.
In Muslim culture, Ali is respected for his courage, knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty to Muhammad, equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies,Ali retains his stature as an authority on Quranic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence and religious thought.Ali's influence has been important throughout Islamic history.