2. Ali's response to the command of the Prophet (B) was an

example of a dedicated soldier who is sincere to the call of Islam, as he offered himself as a sacrifice for his leader. If the leader is safe, then the call is safe, but if he dies, then the call will he weakened and will slow down. What 'Ali (&) did on the night of the hijrahlo2, spending that night in the bed of the Messenger (g), is to he regarded as a great sacrifice because it was highly possible that the swords of the young men of Quraysh might have fallen upon the head of 'Ali (&>). But 'Ali did not pay any attention to that. It was more important for him that the Messenger of Allah (g), the Prophet of the Ummah and the leader of Islam, should be safe.lo3