Muhammad-Ali

For other uses, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation).

The names of Muhammad and Ali with Islamic calligraphy, Ali at left and Muhammad at right.

In Alevism, Muhammad-Ali refers to the individuals Muhammad and Ali who exist as a single entity, or light of Aql.^{[ citation needed ]}

The origin of this belief can be the well-known following Shi'a hadith:

Muhammad said: The first creature of God was my light, and me and Ali are from same light. ^[1]

References

1. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (2016). "The Pre-Existence of the Imam". Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism: The Sources of Esotericism in Islam. Translated by David Streight. SUNY Press. p. 30. ISBN   9780791494790 – via books.google.com.