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again what you said to me.” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,
replied in his gentle, reassuring way, “It is that you bear witness that there is no god
except Allah, who has no partners and that you renounce Al Laat and Al Uzza and do
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not associate them to Him.” Ali needed no further convincing he renounced the idols of
Mecca and accepted Islam.
Ali kept his conversion secret and would visit the Messenger of Allah, and Lady
Khadijah, peace be upon them, to pray with them.
Habba Urani tells of a time years later on when he saw Ali who was sitting on the pulpit
begin to chuckle. Ali chuckled so much that his teeth became visible. Ali said, “I just
remembered a time when I was praying with the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him, in the Valley of Naklah. Abu Talib came across us as we were prostrating
and asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, “O my nephew, what are you
doing?” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, spoke to Abu Talib
replied in his gentle, reassuring way, “It is that you bear witness that there is no god
except Allah, who has no partners and that you renounce Al Laat and Al Uzza and do
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not associate them to Him.” Ali needed no further convincing he renounced the idols of
Mecca and accepted Islam.
Ali kept his conversion secret and would visit the Messenger of Allah, and Lady
Khadijah, peace be upon them, to pray with them.
Habba Urani tells of a time years later on when he saw Ali who was sitting on the pulpit
begin to chuckle. Ali chuckled so much that his teeth became visible. Ali said, “I just
remembered a time when I was praying with the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him, in the Valley of Naklah. Abu Talib came across us as we were prostrating
and asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, “O my nephew, what are you
doing?” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, spoke to Abu Talib