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Dear Brother Burhan Zulfikar is said to be a sword of allah which was sent for Imam Ali(a.s.) what happened to it after Imam Ali Does it still exist 

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Sword of Hadrat Ali

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your comment: Zulfikar is said to be a sword of allah which was sent for Imam Ali(a.s.)

It is indeed recorded in history that Hadrat Ali’s sword was called ‘Al-Zulfiqaar’; but it is absolutely incorrect that the sword was sent by Allah Subhanah for Hadrat Ali!!! Allah Subhanah sends His Guidance and His Prophets as a Mercy to mankind, not swords! Allah Subhanah never ever sent a sword from the heavens for any of His Prophets; thus to believe that He sent a sword for Hadrat Imam Ali (r.a.) is a wrong and incorrect belief, and has absolutely nothing to do with reality.

Your question: what happened to it after Imam Ali

It is most likely that after Hadrat Imam Ali (r.a.), his children might have inherited his sword. Allah Subhanah Alone knows what happened to it.

Your comment: Does it still exist 

There is no record that this particular sword of Hadrat Ali (r.a.) still exists. Hadrat Ali (r.a.) had many swords, and I have personally seen one of Hadrat Ali’s (r.a.) swords displayed at the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul, Turkey. But that sword is not the ‘Al-Zulfiqaar’, as records state that the ‘Zulfiqaar’ was a double-edged sword, and the one displayed at Topkapi Museum in Istanbul is a normal single-edged sword.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan