LAYLATUL QADR

The Life of the Commander of the Faithful: Ali ibn Abu Talib
Name       : Ali
Title      : Al-Murtaza, Al-Amir-ul-Mo'mineen, Abu-Turab, Asadullah
Designation: 1st Imam
Kunyat     :  Abul Hasan
Born       : Friday 13th of Rajab, in the Holy Ka'ba
Father     : Abu Talib-ibne-Abdul Muttalib
Mother     : Fatima bint-e-Asad
Died       : at the age of 63 years, at Kufa, on Monday, the 21st Ramadan 40 AH, murdered by an assassin who mortally wounded him with a poisoned sword in the Mosque at Kufa during morning prayers on the 19th of Ramadan.
Buried     : Najaf, near Kufa in Iraq

Imam Ali (as) First in many Fields
1. He was the only man to be born in the Kabah (The house of God)
2. He was the first to offer homage to the Holy Prophet (PBUH and HF)
3. He was the first to offer prayers after the Holy Prophet (PBUH and HF)
4. He was the first to offer his services for Jihad.
5. He was the first to receive religious instructions from the Holy Prophet (PBUH and HF)
6. He was the first to compile and codify the Quran
7. He was the first to be styled as "brother" by the Prophet (PBUH and HF) and on every occasion
8. He was the first to give burial to the Prophet (PBUH and HF)
9. He was the first to offer to sleep in the Prophet's (PBUH and HF) bed on the night of his emigration to Medina
10. He was the first to be appointed commander in all those battles in which the Holy Prophet (PBUH and HF) didnot participate personally
11. The honor of the propagation of the Quranic Sura, "al Bara'at" fell to Imam Ali's (as) lot
12. He was the only man to be titled as the "Second Aaron" by the Prophet (PBUH and HF)
13. The honor of owning a house which opened into the courtyard of the Prophet's (PBUH and HF) mosque was reserved for Imam Ali (as) alone
14. He was the first to have the honor of being nominated by the Holy Prophet (PBUH and HF) as his succesor, testator and vice regent.
... and many many more