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The names of Muhammad and Ali with Islamic calligraphy, Ali at left and Muhammad at right.

In Alevism, Muhammad-Ali refers to the individuals Muhammad and Ali who exist as a single entity, or light of Aql.

The origin of this belief can be the well-known following Shi'a hadith

Muhammad said: The first creature of God was my light, and me and Ali are from same light.

References

  1. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (2016). "The Pre-Existence of the Imam". Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism: The Sources of Esotericism in Islam. Translated by David Streight. SUNY Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780791494790 – via books.google.com.


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