What was Hazrat Ali (RA) doing when he was assassinated?

Correct answer: Fajr (Dawn). Hazrat Ali (RA) was attacked while leading the Fajr prayer in the mosque of Kufa.

Background: He was attacked by Abdur Rahman ibn Muljam on 19 Ramadan 40 AH and died two days later.

• Trade: He was not engaged in trade at the time.
• Reciting: Reciting is too general; the attack happened during the Fajr prayer.
• War: He was not in a war at the time.

Did you know? He was the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph.

Memory trick: Ali: Fajr prayer in Kufa.