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

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......Page 0 PREFATORY NOTE......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 12 I. Introduction......Page 20 II. Truth: The Discernment of Reality......Page 22 III. Linking Truth and Justice......Page 37 IV. Justice: Re-establishing a Proper Order......Page 44 V. Implications for Modernity......Page 69 Introduction......Page 78 Human Virtue and Divine Reality......Page 86 )......Page 90 Moral Conscience and Spiritual Consciousness......Page 96 The Compassion of Justice......Page 99 Having a ‘Good Opinion of God’......Page 103 State and Society......Page 105 The Poor: those ‘most in need of justice’......Page 109 Realization of Intention......Page 112 The Virtue of Worship......Page 115 Gazing on the Good......Page 119 *******......Page 122 Prologue......Page 126 I. ‘Ali, the Founding Father of Su. sm......Page 129 II. ‘Ali’s Ethics of Mercy in Persian Spiritual Chivalry......Page 134 III. ‘Ali, Champion of the Art of Spiritual Combat......Page 151 IV. ‘Ali as Su. Gnostic and Sage......Page 154 V. Conclusion......Page 161 T......Page 164 -K......Page 168 L......Page 169 INDEX OF ARABIC TERMS......Page 170 INDEX OF QUR’ANIC REFERENCES......Page 172 INDEX OF PROPER NAMES......Page 174 GENERAL INDEX......Page 176 SOURCES REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT......Page 182 SACRED WEB: A JOURNAL OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY......Page 196 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 The metaphysics of human governance : Imam ʻAli, truth and justice / M. Ali Lakhani A sacred conception of justice : Imam ʻAli's letter to Malik Al-Ashtar / Reza Shah-Kazemi ʻAli ibn Abi Talib's ethics of mercy in the mirror of the Persian Sufi tradition / Leonard Lewisohn Offers an 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. This book is suitable for those interested in 'Ali.