Amazing English Books on the Seerah and Stories of 4th Khalifa Ali bin Abu Talib
the life of Amir al-Mu’mineen ‘Ah n Madinah at the time of the Prophet (saw). It discusses his marriage to as-Sayyidah Fatimah’s ra and the lessons we can learn from this marriage about the bridal gift, trousseau, wedding celebration, life and asceticism, as well as Fatimah’s sincerity and leadership in this world and the hereafter. I have also included brief biographies of ‘Ali’s sons al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah he pleased with them), mentioning their virtues and the hadiths that were narrated from the Messenger of Allah – concerning them. I discuss the concept of Ahle al-Bayt (the people of the Prophet’s family) among Sunni Muslims, and the rulings that apply specifically to them, such as the prohibition on their accepting zakat, the fact that they were not allowed to inherit from the Messenger of Allah saw), their entitlement to one-fifth of the war booty, sending blessings upon them as well as upon the Prophet (B),and the obligation to love and respect them. I examine the exploits of Amir al-Mu’mineen ‘Ali in his campaigns and battles alongside the Messenger of Allah ,such as Badr, Uhud, al-Khandaq (the Trench), Banu Quraydhah,- Hudaybiyah, Khaybar, the conquest of Makkah and Hunayn; how the Prophet (saw)., put ‘Ali (ra) in charge of Madinah during the campaign to Tabook in 8 AH; his media role when Abu Bakr (ra) led the people on hajj; the delegation of the Christians of Najran and the verse in which the Christians are challenged to come together with the Prophet a,),bringing their families, to pray to Allah and invoke His curse on those who are lying; the Prophet’s sending ‘Ali (ra) to Yemen as a preacher of Islam and a judge, and the rulings that he gave in Yemen; the actions of ‘Ali (ra) during the farewell pilgrimage; the letter that the Prophet (saw) thought of writing during his final illness; ‘Ali’s relationship with the other Rightly Guided Caliphs and his position during their caliphates. Greatness is a phenomenon where under specially gifted persons endowed with extraordinary qualities appear on the world stage from time to time. History is the science which studies the phenomenon of greatness. Usually every person who scales the heights of greatness and acquires a place in history is a success from the worldly point of view. There is some peculiarity in the greatness of Ali. He is great, indeed very great, but he was not a success from the worldly point of view in the conventional sense in which the word “success” is understood. We have thus to undertake a study to probe into the causes that militated against the success of Ali from the worldly point of view in spite of his greatness. We will also have to consider how he is great when he did not succeed from the worldly point of view.
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