The Prophet's Heir
The Prophet's Heir

Author: Hassan Abbas

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0300252056

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The life and legacy of one of Mohammad’s closest confidants and Islam’s patron saint: Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings and leadership as fourth caliph, Ali nourished Islam. But Muslims are divided on whether he was supposed to be Mohammad’s political successor—and he continues to be a polarizing figure in Islamic history. Hassan Abbas provides a nuanced, compelling portrait of this towering yet divisive figure and the origins of sectarian division within Islam. Abbas reveals how, after Mohammad, Ali assumed the spiritual mantle of Islam to spearhead the movement that the prophet had led. While Ali’s teachings about wisdom, justice, and selflessness continue to be cherished by both Shia and Sunni Muslims, his pluralist ideas have been buried under sectarian agendas and power politics. Today, Abbas argues, Ali’s legacy and message stands against that of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Taliban.

Biography of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Biography of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Author: Mufti Jaffer Hussain

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-05-11

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 9781546571124

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This book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Mustafa Organization throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Mustafa Organization is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shi`a School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought!

Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Author: Resit Haylamaz

Publisher: Tughra Books

Published: 2011-09-16

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1597846899

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Ali ibn Abi Taleb is the fourth Caliph of Islam, but he is the first to remember from among all the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad as far as bravery is concerned. He is a symbol of courage and gallantry as much as a leading spiritual figure in Islam. This book brings to life the biography of this unique hero of Islam, analyzing where and how he was raised, the dynamics that formed his personality and the struggles that he went through in his lifetime.

Mirror of History
Mirror of History

Author: Syed Akhtar Raza Zaidi

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 9781099498701

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This biography of Ali-ibn-Abu-Talib, unlike any other, is based on the primary sources of eighth and ninth century Islamic history. It owes its freshness and directness of approach to the words of the men and women who heard Ali speak and witnessed the events of his life. Nothing remotely compareable exists in Urdu, or any other Indo-European language for that matter. With an unusual gift of story telling, Professor Zaidi has adopted a style that reflects both simplicity and the grandeur of the story he tells.The Author completed a BA Hon's in English from the University of Lucknow and two Masters degrees from the University of Sindh -- General History and Islamic History. Professor Zaidi taught history at various institutions for more than twenty five years.

Voice of Human Justice
Voice of Human Justice

Author: George Jordac

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-01-11

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781542399210

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The present book is an English translation of Sautu'l Adalati'l Insaniyah, the biography of the Imam Ali, written in Arabic by George Jordac, a renowned Christian author of Lebanon. It has gained much popularity in the Arab and the Muslim world. Many Muslim and non-Muslim scholars have paid it glowing tributes.

Imam 'Ali From Concise History to Timeless Mystery
Imam 'Ali From Concise History to Timeless Mystery

Author: Reza Shah-Kazemi

Publisher:

Published: 2019-06-03

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781908092182

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The life of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth caliph of early Islam and fountainhead of Shi'ite and Sufi lineages, 'is both inspirational and controversial: intrinsically inspirational and extrinsically controversial.' These words set the tone for what is an detailed and penetrating view of the figure of Imam 'Ali on various planes, the spiritual and ethical, the individual, the political and social. The author draws a unique portrait in which the powerful spiritual undercurrents of early Islamic history can be discerned at play, and where the sanctified heart of the Imam is revealed as a fulcrum of the harmony between the most diverse and even divergent tendencies. These spiritual reflections on the life and thought of Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, bring to life what is essential and inspirational in his biography. 'Ali is viewed as the paragon of statesmanship, chivalry and mysticism, a man of action and contemplation, the greatest hero of his age as well as its wisest sage. The interplay between his dramatic outward story and his profound inner story heralds the triumph of the human spirit over the difficulties, tragedies and absurdities which are inevitable in 'the life of this world.' This exceptional book may be too Shia for some Sunnis, and too Sunni for some Shia, and it may be too political for some, and too spiritual for others, and so its main value lies precisely in a higher perspective where it reveals harmony, in a keen vision of the forces of tawhid, the drive to union, alive at the centre of historical events as in human hearts. It will have a cathartic effect upon the many, Sunnis and Shia alike, who wish to see 'Ali as a fountainhead of unity in Islam, not as a source of division. It makes accessible to both Muslims and non-Muslims the treasures of loving mercy flowing from 'Ali, a global paragon of initiatic wisdom.

A Brief Biography of IMAM ALI (AS)
A Brief Biography of IMAM ALI (AS)

Author: Mohammed Raza MOHAMMED RAZA DUNGERSi

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9781977901309

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This short biography of our 1st Imam, Hazrat Ali Ibne Abu Talib (a.s.) was written essentially as part of a course-work for those who have registered themselves as students of the correspondence course offered by the Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania.The overall concern for writing this unit has been to provide brief notes on the main aspects of the life-history of our 1st Imam for the young readers who, for the first time, have been introduced to the formal study of this great personality in history. In no way therefore should this work be regarded as comprehensive or complete.As a matter of fact, because this unit was prepared in a short time, it is possible that several corrections may become needful - in future.