The Sacred Foundations of Justice in Islam: The Teachings of ʻAlī Ibn Abī ṬālibWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 176 pages This is the definitive introduction to the writings of 'Ali, who was the son-in-law to the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph to Sunni Muslims, and the central figure in Shi'a Islam. Two essays in this anthology won awards at the International Congress on Iman 'Ali, Tehran, 2001. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, pronounced them, among the best writings on this extraordinary figure in Western languages and are obligatory reading for anyone interested in 'Ali. |
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... Letter to Malik al - Ashtar Reza Shah - Kazemi 61 ' Ali ibn Abi Talib's Ethics of Mercy in the Mirror of the Persian Sufi Tradition Leonard Lewisohn 109 Appendix : Note on ' Alī ibn Abī T'ālib ( c.600-661 CE ) 147 Notes on Contributors ...
... Letter to Malik al - Ashtar Reza Shah - Kazemi 61 ' Ali ibn Abi Talib's Ethics of Mercy in the Mirror of the Persian Sufi Tradition Leonard Lewisohn 109 Appendix : Note on ' Alī ibn Abī T'ālib ( c.600-661 CE ) 147 Notes on Contributors ...
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... letters collected by Sayyid Sharif al-Radi in the 4th/10th century in a single volume entitled Nahj al-Balaghah (“The ... letter to Malik al-Ashtar, who was appointed by 'Ali as governor of Egypt, has been held up as model for a just ...
... letters collected by Sayyid Sharif al-Radi in the 4th/10th century in a single volume entitled Nahj al-Balaghah (“The ... letter to Malik al-Ashtar, who was appointed by 'Ali as governor of Egypt, has been held up as model for a just ...
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... letter to Malik al-Ashtar to illustrate the profound observations that he makes about 'Ali's views. It is astonishing that the Nahj al-balaghah, which is one of the most important works in Islamic civilization, has never been trans ...
... letter to Malik al-Ashtar to illustrate the profound observations that he makes about 'Ali's views. It is astonishing that the Nahj al-balaghah, which is one of the most important works in Islamic civilization, has never been trans ...
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... Letters and Sayings of Imam ' Ali , trans- lated by Syed Mohammed Askari Jafery , Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an , New York , Second American Edition , 1981 ( henceforth referred to as Nahjul - Balagha , Jafery ) . There are variant ...
... Letters and Sayings of Imam ' Ali , trans- lated by Syed Mohammed Askari Jafery , Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an , New York , Second American Edition , 1981 ( henceforth referred to as Nahjul - Balagha , Jafery ) . There are variant ...
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