abstract one of the best ways of understanding religion is to determine the role and status of reason in religiousknowledgeregarding faith, morality, theology, and law. this issue has been posed in religiousstudies for attraction and persuasion of younger generation. in our survey of imam ali’s speeches and sayings, as the true commentatorof the religion, we encounter propositions in which reas...

Covenant is a political Oath of Loyalty and agreement whose roots are found in tribal Pagan Arabs, and by the appearance of Islam especially in political tradition of the prophet(s) and Imam Ali (A) it was accepted as a legal- political institution. Rereading of this tradition shows that the formation of the prophet’s governance in Medina and the access of Imam Ali (A) to the political governan...

irony in literature containing a combination of cash and spelling, sarcasm and humor used by the writer to express issues which call for criticism in the communities in a language full of laughter and wry humor. this art of literature is a magic mirror reflects the realities of women in society are fresh attract the hearts of the target audience, and will make him to laugh first and urging them...

nahj al-blaghe is the most valuable and influent book for muslims after the holy quran. this book is effective and meaningful for anyone as a muslim. this moral treasure has also had great effects on literary men. the present article investigatesbustan by saadi and studies and presents the images which saadi has extracted from nahj al-blaghe, ghorar al-hekamand doarar al-hekam. comprehending th...

imam ali’s newly established government faced anuproarcaused by a group named nakesin during its early ages when its foundations were still being strengthened. this group pledged allegiance to imam ali freely, but then they left medina with the excuse of going for omrehpilgrimage, yet indeed they had the intention to conspire against imam by forming a new front and challenging his government. i...

the history of islam has abounded with different kinds of fetna (literary, sedition) and experienced the diverse seditious movements for many centuries. in nahjulbalagha, imam ali (pbuh) tried to shed light on the dark sides of fetna and its kinds. in the present paper, imam ali’s clear-cut description and the close illustration of fetna, its formation and consequences, and imam ali’s solutions...

the present paper deals with justice in general, but with social justice according to the words and deeds of ‘ali ibn abi talib. the search for justice and truth is considered as the mother of all social values. after the prophet mohamed, imam ali was the best example to great morals and ethics, including justice. he lived for justice and was very firm in his belief that everyone should have a ...