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The sacred foundations of justice in Islam : the teachings of ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib

This introduction prsents 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
Print Book, English, 2006
World Wisdom ; Sacred Web Pub., Bloomington, Ind., North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 2006
xvi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
9781933316260, 1933316268
70174922
The metaphysics of human governance : Imam ʻAlī, truth and justice / M. Ali Lakhani
A sacred conception of justice : Imam ʻAlī's letter to Malik Al-Ashtar / Reza Shah-Kazemi
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib's ethics of mercy in the mirror of the Persian Sufi tradition / Leonard Lewisohn