Ali

(noun.) the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects.

(noun.) United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).

录入:温思罗普

• But Ayesha, the favourite wife of the Prophet, had always been jealous of Fatima and hostile to Ali. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I inquired the name of the garrison of the fortress of Malabat, and they said it was Mehemet Ali Ben Sancom. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• But the descendants of Ali were not destined to share in this triumph for long. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• So the grievances of Ali were avenged at last, and the Omayyad line passed out of history. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Here, for the judgment of the reader, is an example of these majestic utterances, from the recent orthodox translation by the Maulvi Muhammad Ali. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• To this day one main division of the Moslems, the Shiites, maintain the hereditary right of Ali to be Caliph _as an article of faith_! 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• For a time, after the death of Ali, the Omayyad family was in the ascendant, and for nearly a century they gave rulers to Islam. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• So far as we can gather at this length of time, Ali was an entirely commonplace individual. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• These Abbasids took up the tradition of the Shiite martyrs, Ali and his sons Hasan and Husein, and identified themselves with it. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Ali again risked his life for the Prophet in his darkest days. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

手打:默文