designating imam ali (pbuh) as the successor of the messenger of allah (pbuh) is a source of shia-sunni split. to prove it, however, shia provides arguments found in the holy qur’an, hadith (tradition), wisdom, and history. it is worth to consider works of literature on the issue as well, yet little research has been done in this respect. this issue has been dealt with in the present article. a...

ebn al-hanbal in his books including al-mosnad and fazael al-sahabeh and his traditional contents in history and chronology has paid a dignifying, supporting and respectful look at the household of the prophet. although he has been amongst prime movers of traditionalism and salafism, he played a significant role in shattering anti-ali atmosphere of ottoman and that of marvan.  his role and effo...

this article aims at investigating the role of ideological literature–poetry and prose- from the point of view of scholars and the events that occurred in jamal, and saffin wars. the war occurred between the ideological party led by imam ali (pbv) and the successor of allahs messengar, muhammad (pbv) from one side and on the other side were the promise breakers of ghasstin, maregheen and nakese...

people's allegiance to imam ali (as) is one of the interesting scenes of history which has had a critical role in political life of islam. people's enthusiasm for allegiance to imam ali (as) and also, supporting of imam's companions had prepared everything for a public allegiance. but contrary to expectation, imam ali (as) in a speech refused to accept the caliphate. this speech ...

the unique character of imam ali bin abi talib (a.s.) has occupied a high ranking position in shi'ite's literature since centuries. apart from the interest of arab shi'ite poets, we also find non-arabs who paid attention to imam ali's attributes and virtues, including mihiar al-dailami the persian who lived in buwaihid era.this study uses content analysis method aimed at stu...

Casimir limit Christophe Blanc, Ali Rajabpour, Sebastian Volz, Thierry Fournier, and Olivier Bourgeois Institut N EEL, CNRS-UJF, 25 avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34149-16818, Iran Laboratoire d’Energ etique Mol eculaire et Macroscopique, Ecole Centrale Paris, Grande Voie des Vignes, Chatena...