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Hamza, the uncle of the [[Prophet (s)]] was called Asad Allah and Layth Allah{{Enote|{{ia|Layth is literally equivalent to "Asad" in Arabic, meaning "lion".}}}} because of his courage in battles.
Hamza, the uncle of the [[Prophet (s)]] was called Asad Allah<ref>Ibn Ḥayyūn, ''Sharḥ al-akhbar'', vol. 3, p. 228.</ref> and Layth Allah<ref>Ibn Ḥajar, ''al-Iṣāba'', vol. 5, p. 512.</ref>{{Enote|{{ia|Layth is literally equivalent to "Asad" in Arabic, meaning "lion".}}}} because of his courage in battles.


According to a [[hadith]] mentioned in historical and hadith sources, it is written on the pillar of [['Arsh]] (throne) that Hamza is 'Asad Allah wa Asad Rasul Allah' (the Lion of God and the Lion of the Messenger of God (s)).
According to a [[hadith]] mentioned in historical and hadith sources, it is written on the pillar of [['Arsh]] (throne) that Hamza is 'Asad Allah wa Asad Rasul Allah' (the Lion of God and the Lion of the Messenger of God (s)).<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 224.</ref>


In a war cry in the [[battle of Badr]], Hamza called himself Asad Allah and Asad Rasul Allah. In a [[ziyarah text]] attributed to him, he is [[Salam|saluted]] using this title.
In a war cry in the [[battle of Badr]], Hamza called himself Asad Allah and Asad Rasul Allah.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 1, p. 74.</ref> In a [[ziyarah text]] attributed to him, he is [[Salam|saluted]] using this title.<ref>Ibn Qūlawayh, ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt'', p. 22.</ref>


== Imam Ali (a) ==
== Imam 'Ali (a) ==
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The Prophet (s) also titled Imam Ali (a) as Asad Allah and Asad al-Rasul. In some sources, Imam Ali (a) is mentioned as Asad Allah al-Ghalib (the Lion of God, the Victorious).
The Prophet (s) also titled Imam Ali (a) as Asad Allah and Asad al-Rasul. In some sources, Imam Ali (a) is mentioned as Asad Allah al-Ghalib (the Lion of God, the Victorious).<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 34, p. 268.</ref>


[[Shi'a]] consider Asad Allah al-Ghalib a title of Imam Ali (a). Some Shi'a orators and preachers mention Imam Ali (a) as Asad Allah al-Ghalib in a prelude to their speeches.
[[Shi'a]] consider Asad Allah al-Ghalib a title of Imam 'Ali (a). Some Shi'a orators and preachers mention Imam Ali (a) as Asad Allah al-Ghalib in a prelude to their speeches.


==Notes==
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==References==
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* The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:اسدالله|اسدالله]]}} in Farsi WikiShia.
* Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, Aḥmad b. ʿAlī. ''Al-Iṣāba fī tamyīz al-ṣaḥāba''. Edited by ʿĀdil Aḥmad ʿAbd al-Mawjūd & ʿAlī Muḥammad Muʿawwaḍ. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmīyya, 1415 AH.
*Ibn Ḥayyūn, Nuʿmān b. Muḥammad. ''Sharḥ al-akhbar fī faḍāʾil al-aʾimma al-aṭhār''. Edited by Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ḥusaynī Jalālī. Qom: Daftar-i Nashr-i Islāmī, 1409 AH.
*Ibn Qūlawayh, Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad. ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt''. Edited by ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn Amīnī, Najaf: Dār al-Murtaḍawīyya, 1356 Sh.
*Kulaynī, Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-. ''Al-Kāfī''. Edited by ʿAlī Akbar Ghaffārī & Muḥammad Ākhūndī. Tehran: Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmīyya, 1407 AH.
*Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir al-. ''Biḥār al-anwār''. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1403 AH.
*Mufīd, Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-. ''Al-Irshād''. Edited by Muʾassisat Āl al-Bayt. Qom: Kungira-yi Shaykh al-Mufīd, 1413 AH.
*Wāqidī, Muḥammad b. ʿUmar al-. ''Al-Maghāzī''. Edited by Marsden Jones. Beirut: Muʾassisat al-Aʿlamī, 1409 AH.
 
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