The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Baqarah 2:255.
Ali in Islam
ʿAli ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet’s cousin ﷺ and Fatima’s husband, was the first boy to embrace Islam, and later the fourth caliph. The Prophet ﷺ told him: “Are you not pleased to be to me what Harun was to Musa?” (al-Bukhari 3706). In the Quran, ʿaliyy mostly describes Allah, “the Most High, the Most Great” (2:255).
ʿAli comes from the root ʿ-l-w of height: it means “high, exalted, noble”. Al-ʿAliyy, “the Most High”, is a name of Allah; borne by a man, the word keeps its human sense, as scholars allow for shared names. It is one of the most widely given names in the Muslim world, from Africa to Asia.
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allāh has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allāh would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them [lightly]. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Exalted and Grand.
