The Sacred Foundations of Justice in Islam

The Teachings of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

Ali M. Lakhani

• Publisher: World Wisdom
• eBook ISBN:
  9781933316918
• Year: 2006

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.

Table of contents

• PREFATORY NOTE
• INTRODUCTION
• THE METAPHYSICS OF HUMAN GOVERNANCE: IMAM ‘ALI, TRUTH AND JUSTICE1
• A SACRED CONCEPTION OF JUSTICE: IMAM ‘ALI’S LETTER TO MALIk AL-ASHTAR1
• ‘ALI IBN ABI TALIB’S ETHICS OF MERCY IN THE MIRROR OF THE PERSIAN SUFI TRADITION
• Appendix: Note on ‘Alī ibn Abī T’ālib (c.600-661 CE)
• NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
• INDEX OF ARABIC TERMS
• INDEX OF QUR’ANIC REFERENCES
• INDEX OF PROPER NAMES
• GENERAL INDEX
• SOURCES REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT