“Ali is from me and I am from him.”

In one of the narrations, it is mentioned that during the Battle of Uhud, the flag-bearer of the idolaters, Talha bin Abi Talha, called out Hazrat Ali (ra) and challenged him. Subsequently, Hazrat Ali (ra) stepped forward and struck him with such force that he fell to the ground and began to quiver.

Hazrat Ali (ra) continuously killed the flag-bearers of the disbelievers one after another. Spotting a group of the disbelievers, the Holy Prophet (sa) instructed Hazrat Ali (ra) to attack them. Hazrat Ali (ra) killed Amr bin Abdillah Jumahi and caused that group to disperse. Following this, the Holy Prophet (sa) instructed him to attack another contingent of the enemy.

Hazrat Ali (ra) killed Shai‘bah bin Malik, upon which the angel Gabriel said, “O Messenger (sa) of Allah! Certainly, he deserves your sympathy;” i.e. referring to Hazrat Ali (ra). The Holy Prophet (sa) replied, “Indeed, Ali is from me and I am from him.” The angel Gabriel replied, “I am from both of you.”

(Sharh Zurqani ala al-Mawahib al-Laduniyyah, Vol. 2, p. 409, Bab Ghazwat Uhud, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1996) (Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 3, Ghazwat Uhud [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Fikr, 2002], 68)