The Day of the Martyrdom of Imam Ali

Ali ibn Abi Talib attained martyrdom at dawn on the 21st day of the month of Ramadan. Two days earlier—on the 19th of Ramadan—while performing the dawn prayer in the mosque, he was struck with a sword. As a result of the severe wounds he sustained, he passed away two days later, becoming a martyr.
Imam Ali was the cousin of Muhammad, the husband of his daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad, and is regarded as his successor in the leadership of the Muslim community.
Imam Ali stands as one of the most eminent and radiant figures in the history of Islam. His virtues, profound knowledge, justice, and spiritual rank are attested to both by verses of the Qur’an and by numerous traditions transmitted from the Prophet, all of which testify to his exalted status and his exceptional place within the Islamic tradition.