The Brother of the Prophet Muhammad: Imam ‘Ali

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
• 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
• Part 2: The Imam During The Era Of The Three Caliphs
• 16. Abu Bakr Succeeds
• 17.’Ali Views the Succession
• 18. Abu Bakr Names a Successor
• 19. ‘Umar Succeeds
• 20. The Electoral Convention
• 21. Uthman’s Reign
• Part 3: Imam ‘Ali In His Own Era
• 22. The Election of the Imam ‘Ali
• 23. The Battle of Basra
• 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?
• 31. Why did the reign of the Imam not last long?
• 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?
• 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
• Glossary
• Bibliography