The plot to murder the holy prophet of Islam

Dawn had hardly broken when the infidel Quraysh were informed of the allegiance of the Yathribi Muslims. They hurriedly attempted to frustrate it and hinder the advance of Islam. For this purpose, they held a council in a place called Dar-al-Nadwah (the place where the Quraysh gathered to pass judgment and to consult each other). After a great deal of talk and consultation, it was resolved that they select one man from each tribe to rush into the house of the Prophet at night and murder him so that the basis of the propagation of Islam would be destroyed. (1)

But Almighty God made the Holy Prophet aware of the intrigue of his enemies and commanded him to leave Makkah by night. (2) The Prophet, upon receiving this revelation, decided to leave his homeland and migrate to Yathrib.
ALI'S SELF-SACRIFICE
When the Holy Prophet of Islam was divinely commanded to migrate to Yathrib, he called Ali, disclosed his secret to him, gave him the people's trusts to be returned to their owners and then said, I have to migrate, but you must lie in my bed'. Ali sincerely obeyed the Holy Prophet and lay in his bed, thus devotedly exposing himself to the dangers that threatened the Holy Prophet of Islam.' (3)
Ali's self-sacrifice was so sincere and significant that God praised it in the Holy Qur'an. (4)
THE HOLY PROPHET OF ISLAM GOES TO THE THAWR CAVE
At midnight the enemies of Islam surrounded the house of the Holy Prophet to carry out their satanic plot. But since God was the supporter and protector of the Prophet, He saved him from harm at the hands of the murderous infidels.

While reading verses from Sura Yasin, the Holy Prophet of Islam came out of his house and through a by-way, went to the Thawr cave, which was situated outside Makkah. Abu Bakr was informed of the matter and accompanied the Holy Prophet. (5) The infidels rushed towards the Prophet's bed with drawn swords in their hands, but to their surprise, they found Ali in his place. Upset and angered, they asked, "Where has Muhammad gone?" Ali answered, "Had you assigned me to watch him> Well you intended to expel him and he has left the city". (6)
Realizing that all their plots were frustrated, the idol worshipping Quraysh took serious measures but all in vain.
Notes : 1- Tarikh Tabari Vol. 3, p. 1229; A'lam al-Wara, p. 61-62.2- Tarikh Tabari Vol. 3, p. 1231; Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 19, p. 60.3- Sireh Ibn Hisham, Vol. 1 p. 481; Tarikh Tabari Vol. 3, p. 1232.4- Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 19, p. 78.5- Tarikh Tabari Vol. 3, p. 1234.6- A'lam al-Wara, p. 63.
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Ali Reza

Ali's birth place

Another indication of Ali's special merit was his birthplace. No one else, from Adam down through all the prophets, possessed such a distinction. Of all human beings, he alone was born in the sacred precinct of the Ka'ba. At the time of the birth of the Prophet Jesus his illustrious mother was forced to leave the Holy House. A voice said to her: "O Mary! Leave the Baitu'l-Muqaddas, since it is the place of worship and not of childbirth."
But when the time of Ali's birth approached, his mother, Fatima Bint Asad, was asked to enter the Ka'ba. And this was not an accidental affair as if a woman was in the mosque and suddenly she was delivered of a child. She was expressly called to enter the Ka'ba, the door of which was locked. Some uninformed people think that Fatima Bint Asad was in the Holy Mosque when she felt labor pains, could not go out, and gave birth to the child. The fact was otherwise. It was the month of Fatima Bint Asad's confinement. She went to the Masjidu'l-Haram, where she felt labor pains. She prayed to Allah in the precinct of the Ka'ba, saying: "O Allah! I pray to you in the name of your honor and awe, to put me at my ease in this labor." Suddenly, the wall of the Ka'ba, which was locked, opened.

Another report says that a voice was heard saying: "O Fatima! Enter the House." Fatima went into the House of Allah in front of a crowd of people who were sitting round that place and the wall returned to its original condition. The people were greatly astonished. Abbas was also there. When he saw what had happened, he immediately told Abu Talib because he had the key to the door. He instantly came there and tried his best to unlock the door, but the door did not open. For three days Fatima Bint Asad remained inside the Ka'ba, apparently without sustenance of any kind. This unusual event was the talk of the town. At last, on the third day, the passage through which she had entered again opened, and Fatima came out. The people saw that she had in her hands a lovely child. Both sects (Shias and Sunnis) agree that no one else had ever been given such distinction.
Hakim in his Mustadrak and Nuru'd-din Bin Sabbagh Maliki in his Fusulu'l- Muhimma, Fasl I, p.14, say: "No one before Ali was born in the Ka'ba. This was a distinction given to Ali in order to enhance his honor, rank, and dignity."

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