ALI         THE MAGNIFICENT,

ALI         THE MOST LEARNED,

ALI         THE BRAVE,

ALI         THE GATEWAY OF THE CITY OF KNOWLEDGE,

ALI         THE LION OF GOD,

ALI         THE GUIDE OF THE PIOUS,

ALI         THE CHOSEN ONE OF GOD.

ALI         THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL,

ALI         THE MANIFESTER OF WONDERS,

ALI         THE CHARITABLE,

ALI         THE FATHER OF ORPHANS AND THE HELPLESS,

ALI         THE PORTER,

ALI         THE SPEAKER OF HUMAN RIGHTS,

ALI         THE KIND,

ALI         THE GENEROUS,

ALI         THE BEST ADMINISTRATOR,

ALI         THE MOST EQUITABLE JUDGE,

ALI         THE EMBODIMENT OF FAITH,

ALI         THE MANIFESTATION OF THE PERFECT MAN.

Wisdom, knowledge, self sacrifice, altruism, humility, modesty, courtesy, kindness, mercy, justness, liberality, generosity, bravery, magnanimity, benevolence, beneficence, love of freedom, respect for humanity, mercy towards his enemies and in the words of the famous Persian poet Roomi "In bravery you are the Lion of God. In generosity who indeed knows what you are". His portrait hanged on the walls of the non Muslim rulers of Rome. His name the brave soldiers inscribed on their swords. The songs of whose valour and gallantry are sung even by his enemies. Whose memory the wrestlers invoke when they enter the arena. Ali (A.S.) about whose perfection there has been an unanimity of opinion, irrespective of the position, or profession of the opinionist, be he a judge, a ruler or a historian.