HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE: Hazrat Ali/Alee [Radiyal Laahu Anhu].attained great knowledge from the holy court of Rasoolul laah [Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Sallam]. Hazrat Abu Amaar [Radiyal Laahu Anhu] reports that Hazrat Alee…

said, “Ask me whatever you wish from the Quraan.

There is no Ayaat that I am not aware of. I even know whether it was revealed during the day or night, or it was revealed on soft our mountainous land.”

Hazrat Ali/Alee [Radiyal Laahu Anhu]….narrated hundreds of Ahadees. His knowledge, wisdom and decisions were so great that Hazrat Umar a-Farooq [Radiyal Laahu Anhu] says,

“The best judge amongst all the Sahaabah is Hazrat Alee [Karramal Laahu Wajhahul Kareem]

Hazrat Saeed ibn Habeeb [Radiyal Laahu Anhu] says, “There was no person in Madeenah except Hazrat Ali/Alee [Radiyal Laahu Anhu].who could say, ‘Ask me whatever you want to know’”

Hazrat Abdul laah ibn Mas’ood [Radiyal Laahu Anhu]was also the possessor of great knowledge, but he too used to openly announce the following,

“None has more knowledge of the Faraa’iz than Alee [Radiyal Laahu Anhu] and none has more understanding than him.”

Hazrat Ali/Alee [Radiyal Laahu Anhu].says, “If I wished to compile the commentary of Soorah Faatihah, then I would be able to load 40 camels with books (from this Tafseer).”