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...

explaining the virtues, merits and manāqib (praiseworthy actions) of imam ali (a.s) is not a task exclusive to his followers and adherents (namely the shi’a), but rather the scholars of the four sunni schools of law have extensively recounted the imam’s virtues, merits and manāqib, because of the high status of this matchless personality of the muslim world and due to their love and devotion to...

theoratical and practical return to islamic heritage is a developing instrument of the new thoughts and approaches in muslem intellectuals. of cours. the basis of this incredble heritage can be found in behavour of the inevrables particularly imam ali which has been demonstrated in nahjolballagheh: a proper conceptualization of alavi government. imam ali`s governmental experiences is a perfect ...

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...

one of the thinkers¨ demands for governments is to take due care of the social rights of citizens thus far. no doubt, imam `ali (a.s.), as a muslim ruler, concentrated on maintaining man¨s rights both in theory and in practice. this article refers to the relationship between the right and the duty from imam ali¨s viewpoint, studies the foundations of man¨s rights and duties and discusses imam a...

analysing two concepts of people's role and the duties of feligious democratic governmant from imam ali's perspective is the aim of this article . in the introductory part, the author focuses on people's role in a state from imam ali's point of view while he is discussing political legitimacy.in this context, he has dealt with issues such as; 1)people`s role in establishing ...

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...

stylistics as a new method of text analysis explores the overall structure of texts. an author’s use of repetition as well as other linguistic and literary elements is among the most prominent stylistic features intended to create an effective expression. since the nahj al-balaghah is one of the most important religious books, and has a great literary value, it has always attracted the attentio...

no doubt nahj al-balaghah is one of the greatest religious books after holy quran and its content including sermons, letters, and philosophies serve as a bright light that guides humans and they find path to growth and guidance with its light beam. this place is because nahj al-balaghah was inspired by contents of quran and the prophet’s tradition. imam ali reflects rhetoric and eloquence in hi...