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- Distinguished Benefactors
- Acknowledgments
- About The Author
- Introduction
- Part 1: The Imam During The Era Of The Prophethood
- 1. The House of the Prophet Muhammad
- 2. Members of the House of Muhammad
- 3. The Indispensable People
- 4. The First Muslims
- 5. Brother and Minister
- 6. The Redeemer
- 7. ’Ali's Role in Building the Islamic State
- 8. At Badr
- 9. At Uhud
- 10. The Moat
- 11. At Kheibar
- 12. Announced Brotherhood
- 13.’Ali's Place from the Prophet in the Qur'an
- 14. The Mawla of the Muslims
- 15. Unfulfilled Will of the Prophet
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- The Prophet Was Prevented From Writing A Will
- This Unusual Event Raises Many Questions
- What did the Prophet Want to Write?
- The Prophet Wanted to Name a Successor
- How could he defy the Prophet?
- Why did the Prophet not insist on Writing his Directive?
- How could the directive of the messenger be a security to the nation against straying?
- Security Against Sectarianism
- Security Against School Division
- Part 2: The Imam During The Era Of The Three Caliphs
- 16. Abu Bakr Succeeds
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- ‘Umar Denied the Prophet's Death
- Abu Bakr's Speech
- Preoccupied With Holy Funeral
- Political Conference
- ‘Umar Spoke of the Conference
- Legal And Historical Questions
- Ayeshah Reported the Opposite
- Obvious Prejudice
- The Story of Maghafeer
- ‘Umar Considered the Election as "Faltah"
- ‘Umar's Last Statement
- Did the messenger of god desire to appoint abu bakr as his successor?
- Was the Election Of Abu Bakr Legal?
- The Prophet's Appointee
- Quraish And The Caliphate
- Was the Prophet Predicting?
- Is the Qureshite Rule Hereditary?
- Are the Qureshites Superior?
- Were the Men Chosen Only for their Righteousness?
- Qureshites and Election Are Irreconcilable
- 17.’Ali Views the Succession
- 18. Abu Bakr Names a Successor
- 19. ‘Umar Succeeds
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- ‘Umar and ‘Ali's Knowledge
- Dialogues About The Caliphate
- The Dimensions Of ‘Umar's Policy
- Pre-Arranged The Future Of The Muslims
- Undesirable Consequences
- Subversive Elements In The Caliph's Regime
- Ibn Al-Aws
- The Umayyads In
- The Hashimites Out
- The Umayyad's Reign Was Not Inevitable
- What the Prophetic Word Meant
- 20. The Electoral Convention
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- Six Nominees
- Procedural Instructions
- Abdul-Rahman Selected Uthman
- Observations
- Is the Hadith Accurate?
- Could a Non-Qureshite be a Caliph?
- The Medinite Companions Out
- Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar
- Does Islam Forbid Opposition?
- Unheeded Warning
- The Unwarranted Stipulation
- A Justification by Hadith
- ‘Ali's Unique Dedication
- True Prophecies
- Motives And Consequences
- A New Class
- The Lost Opportunity
- 21. Uthman’s Reign
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- Non-Combatant
- A Bridging Personality
- Early Opposition
- Implementation Of The Umayyad's Plan
- Muawiya and Syria
- Ibn Abu Sarh In Egypt
- The Third Caliph And His Two Predecessors
- ‘Umar and Abu Hurairah
- The Growth Of Opposition
- Amr Ibn Al-Aws
- Opposition From Non-Qureshite Companions
- Opposition Outside Medina
- Now People Remembered ‘Ali
- The Caliph Is Besieged
- And So the Medinites
- Part 3: Imam ‘Ali In His Own Era
- 22. The Election of the Imam ‘Ali
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- A Drafted Caliph
- A Gloomy Expectation
- Unachievable Goals
- Quraish's Hostility
- The Privileged Companions
- The Promoted Companions
- The Umayyads
- Tribalism
- The Absence of the Military Draft System
- Blood and Tears
- An Early Opposition
- Sudden Reversal
- Campaigning for War at the Sacred Mosque
- A Preparation for War Under Way
- The Two Companions Joined
- The Umayyads Were Still to Be Reckoned with
- Rassrah the Chosen Target
- United Only Against the Imam
- Were Talhah and al-Zubayr forced to elect the imam?
- The Imam Did Not Force Any Companion to Elect Him
- The Imam Could Not Force His First Elector
- The Imam Refuted the Allegation
- The Guilty Accused the Innocent
- 23. The Battle of Basra
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- A Sweeping Condemnation
- A Warning Prophecy Not Heeded
- Dividing Killing and Truce
- The Contents of the Truce Agreement
- Forcing Two Persons Does Not Nullify the Election
- Illegal Agreement
- The Imam's Journey
- Unprecedented Test
- Abu Musa Al-Ashari
- The Imam's Effort for Peace
- Al-Zubayr Lost Determination
- The Imam in Dialogue with His Opponents
- Reminiscence of a Prophecy
- The Imam Offered the Arbitration of the Qur'an
- The Beginning of The Battle
- The Imam Knew His Killer's Description
- Talhah's Death
- Al-Zubayr Left the Battlefield
- Under the Leadership of Ayeshah
- The Unique Courage
- Ta-if's Honey
- The Imam's Thrust Changed the Battle
- Ammar the Ninety- Year-Old
- Hamstringing the Camel
- The Imam Spoke
- The Responsibility of The Three Leaders
- Dialogue of Om Selemah and Ayeshah
- The Lady of Al-Hau-ab
- The Patcher of the Sole
- Conclusion
- Should We Accept Their Hadiths?
- Criticism is Much Smaller Sin Than Fighting
- The Three Leaders Open the Door of Wars Among Muslims
- 24. The Alleged Conspiracy
- 25. The Battle of Siffin
- 26. Al-Khawarij (The Seceders)
- 27. Martyrdom
- 28. The Imam's Policy Concerning Public Funds
- 29. Was the War of Siffin Inevitable?
- 30. Did the Imam Exercise His Rule as a Preacher?
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- A Winner of Three Wars Is Not Unfirm
- Why Did He Not Force Some Companions to Elect Him?
- Why Did the Imam Not Prevent Talhah and Al-Zubayr from Leaving Medina?
- Why Did He Not Continue the War in Siffin?
- Why Did He Not Punish Ashaath?
- Why did the imam bind himself with a document which was forced upon him?
- Why Did the Imam Prolong the Period of Arbitration?
- 31. Why did the reign of the Imam not last long?
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- Ali did not have the two elements
- The Jealousy of Quraish
- Quraish Retains its Influence and Grudges
- Unwritten Will
- The Alternation of the Caliphate
- The Attitude of the Two Caliphs Towards ‘Ali
- The Growth Of The Qureshite Influence And The Obscurity Of The Imam
- The Obscurity of the Imam
- The Umayyads Infiltrated the Regime
- The Continuity of Muawiya and His Governorship
- The Electoral Convention Put The Caliphate In The Hands Of The Umayyads
- The Iron Curtain
- Tribalism
- New Competitors
- The Last Opportunity
- The Caliphate Was Imposed Upon Him
- Qureshite Hostile or Deserter?
- The Qureshite Aggressors
- The Righteous Ambitious Qureshites
- Conclusions
- Remarkable Achievements
- Muawiya's Inefficiency
- Responsibility of the Non-Iraqi Muslims
- Why Did the Caliphate Not Live Long?
- Observation
- Part 4: The Caliphate in The Islamic Law
- 32. Should the First Caliphate Have Been Established by Inheritance Popular Election or by the Prophet's Selection?
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- Islam Has No Room for Hereditary Rule
- Government by the Prophet's Appointment
- Elective Government
- Elective Government Is to Abide by the Qur'an
- The nature of the islamic principles Is consonant with selection More than with election
- Popular Principles
- Reformatory Principles
- Islamic Principles Are Reformatory
- Two Days Out of a whole Year
- The Dangers Which Were About To Face The Nation
- The Prophet Predicted Companions'Failure in Test
- The Need for an Authority in Interpretation of the Qur'an and Communication of the Prophet's Instructions
- Interpretation of the Qur'an
- Categories of Hadiths
- Hadith by Numerous Reporters
- Hadith Reported by Few
- 33. Had What Ought to Be Done Been Done?
- 34. The Home Conference
- 35. The Hadith of the Analogy "You Are to Me Like Aaron to Moses"
- 36. The Hadith of Performance and Delivery
- 37. Hadith Al-Thaqalain (The Two Valuables)
- 38. The Hadith of the Wilayah
- The Conclusion
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- Unity Does Not Require Conformity
- Let Us Find Our Way
- Abu Bakr and the rest of the companions were neither Hanafi nor Maliki nor Shafi-i or Hanbali
- Agreeable Points
- The Shi’ite Companions Of The Prophet
- Legitimacy and Negative Aspects Of Elective Caliphate
- The House of The Prophet Is To Be Followed
- Unjustifiable Bias
- My Humble Effort
- Glossary
- Bibliography
The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad Imam ‘Ali
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Author(s): Mohamad Jawad Chirri
Publisher(s): The Islamic Center of America
Category: Early Islamic History Imam Ali Miscellaneous information: The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad: Imam ‘Ali
Author: Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri
Publisher: Islamic Center of America (September 1, 1982)
ISBN-10: 0942778006
ISBN-13: 978-0942778007
Featured Category: Introducing the Ahlul Bayt Resources for Further Research
Person Tags: Imam Ali
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The text analyzes in details the political-religious place of Imam Ali in Islam, his spiritual relationship to the Prophet Muhammad and his contribution in establishing the Islamic State and the spread of the Faith of Islam; it discusses him as a Caliph and as a statesman, and also what was said about his policy and statesmanship and the causes which led to the accumulations of the difficulties which prevented him from reaching a peaceful and more lasting rule during the days of his caliphate. Finally the book discusses the caliphate as a religious-political system and the kind of caliphate which is consonant with the nature of the Islamic message.
Distinguished Benefactors
Thanks are due to the following contributors who were mainly responsible for defraying the initial expense of publishing this book and the author's newly published Arabic book Ameer Al-Mumineen (The Leader of the Believers)
Mr. Muhammad James Agemy (Michigan City Indiana) Mr. Haidar Alawan (Cleveland Ohio) Mr. Abdullah Aossey (Cedar Rapids Iowa) Mr Muhammad M. Cheikh (Toledo Ohio) Dr A. S. Hashim (Bethesda Maryland) Mr. Ibrahim Sharif Joseph (Toledo Ohio) Dr. ‘Ali Khezri (Okemos Michigan) Mr. Kamil Mansour (Carl Eastman) (Toms River N.J.) Dr. S. Mehellatti (Silver
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