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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Abi'ar 'Ali, was it named after the Rightly Guided Caliph 'Ali ibn Abi Talib?

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Question:
Abi'ar 'Ali, was it named after the Rightly Guided Caliph?

Answer:
No, no, never. This is its name; it has no basis, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah says in his *Minhaj* (guide). He says it has no basis for being named "Abi'ar 'Ali"; it has no basis except that they claim 'Ali fought the jinn there. 'Ali fought the jinn? This is a lie and has no basis. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1250 -3022] أبيار علي، هل سميت بذلك نسبةً إلى الخليفة الراشد علي بن أبي طالب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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