The second period of Ali (RAA)'s life begins in 610 when he affirmed Islam at age 10, and ends with the Hijra of Muhammad (SAW) to Medina in 622.When Muhammad (SAW) tale that he had took a divine revelation. About ten years, Ali (RAA) believed him and professed to Islam. According to Ibn Ishaq and other scholars, Ali (RAA) was the first male to Islam. Some scholars didn’t believe that Ali (RAA) is the first Muslim male because he was a child at the time.
Shi’a say that Ali (RAA) accepted Islam before he took part in any pre-Islamic Meccan conventional faith ceremony, observe by Muslims. Therefore the Shi'a say of Ali (RAA) that his face is honored. As well the Sunni use the honorific “Karam Allah Wajhuhu”, which means "God's Favor upon his Face."