In this part of our study of the life of Amir Al-Mu'minin Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.) we shall concentrate on looking at a more delicate period of his role after the death of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.).This is the period of his Caliphate, undertaking the nation's direct leadership in diverse aspects of Islamic life.
This time is distinguished by events of utmost importance, especially in the fields of thought, society and politics, as we shall see.
Islamic history, within the five years of Imam Ali's (a.s.) rule over the Muslims, witnessed two kinds of events:
The first concerns those high values which he registered in the records of history of humanity. The values which distinguished the virtuous policy adopted by him in administering Allah's great laws and regulations, in their complete forms, with no falsifications, no intemperance, and no false-resolutions, in all aspects of life.
The second concerns the political reactions of some people which have also been recorded by Islamic history.
In this section, you will read a chapter about Amir Al-Mu'minin (a.s.) striving to bring back the organs of the state to their real responsibilities of protecting the Message of Allah, the Exalted, of establishing its limitations in life, and of offering whatever advice and directives which lead to a man's happiness by building his personality and fortifying it.
You will also learn of Imam Ali's (a.s.) role in confronting the Nakithun (those who broke their allegiances to him), the Qasitun (those who deviated), and the Mariqun (those who missed the truth of the religion).
During this part of his life, Imam Amir AI-Mu'minin Ali (a.s.), erected monuments of social justice, which he personified in actual social reality by his humane practices in strict adherence to the laws of Allah, the Most High.
We invoke Allah, the Exalted, to help our Islamic nation in their practical life through complete adherence to the Book of Allah and the traditions of His generous Messenger (s.a.w.) as had been incarnated in Imam Ali Abi Talib (a.s.).
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