ali-ibn-abi-talib-r-volume-1

634 Pages·2012·16.2 MB·English

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Volume One
'Ali ibn Abi E
VOLUME ONE
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Dr. Ali M. Sallabi
Translated by
Nasiruddin al-Khattab
Contents of Volume 1
Arabic honorific symbols used in this book ................... 14
Pronunciation and Transliteration Chart ........................... 15
About the Word Lord ......................................................... 19
F'ublisher's Note .................................................................. 20
Translator's Foreword ......................................................... 21
Introduction .......................................................................... 24
CHAPTER I
'Ali ibn Abi T%b in Makkah. .......................................... 51
1. Names. lineage. amibutes and family ............................. 51
1.1. Names and titles ..................................................... 51
1.1.1. Name and lineage .......................................... 51
1.1.2. Kunyah ........................................................... 52
1.1.3. Titles .............................................................. 52
1.2. The birth of 'Ali ................................................... 52
1.3. Lineage and family and their impact on the offspring 53
1.3.1. The tribe of Quraysb. .................................. 55
1.3.2. Banu Hishim 55
1.3.3. 'Abdd M u m 56
1.3.4. Abu Tilib 58
1.3.5. The mother of 'Ali ibn Abi Taib ................... 60
1.3.6. The siblings of 'Ali ibn Abi Tsib .................. 64
1.3.7. The wives and children of 'Ali ....................... 66
1.3.8. Physical characteristics of 'Ali ......................... 66
2 . His coming to Islam and his most important
exploits in Makkah before the Hijrah ............................. 67
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2.1. Accepting Islam ..... ... .... ... ... ... .... .. . . .... . . . . . . . . 67
2.2. How did 'Ali become Muslim? ..... ..... ...... .... .... .. .. .. 68
2.3. Between 'Ali and Abu T%b ................................... 69
2.4. Did 'Ali break the idols with the
Messenger of Allah in MaMcah? ..... ...... . .... ... .... .. ... . 70
2.5. Did 'Ali bury Abu T%b on the
Prophet's instructions? ... ... ... ... .... .... . ...... . . . . . 71
2.6. Ali's attention to security matters and his role in
bringing Abu Dharr to the Messenger of AUah .. . .. . 71
2.6.1. Not rushing to seek information ..... ........ ... ... ... 73
2.6.2. Caution when giving information ... . .... ... . . ... ... 73
2.6.3. Security cover for their movements ........ .. .... ... 73
2.6.4. The Companions' advanced approach to security
matters and the importance of security in their minds 74
2.7. 'Ali was with the Messenger of Allah when he went
around to the tribes and presented the call to Islam to them,
and he attended the negotiations with Banu Shaybin ... 74
2.8. His offering himself as a sacrifice for the Prophet .... 79
2.9. His Hijrah (migration from M&ah to Madinah) ... 82
3. How 'Ali lived with the Qur'an,
and the impact it had on him. ..... ... .... .... ...... .. . .... ...... . . 84
3.1. His concept of Allah, the universe, life, paradise,
hell and the divine will and decree .............. .......... ..... 84
3.2. The status of the Noble Qur'an in his view ............ 91
3.3. What was revealed concerning him
of the Noble Qur'an ..... ... .. . . .. ... ... . .. ....
3.4. 'Ali conveyed the Prophet's commentary (tafseer)
on some verses of the Noble Qur'an ... ......... .... .... ...... 96
3.5. The basic principles followed by 'Ali in deriving rulings
from the Noble Qur'an and understanding its meanings 98
3.5.1. Adhering to the apparent meanings of
the Noble Qur'an ...... ... ... ... ... .... .. .... ...... . . . . 99
'Ali ibn Abi Tdlib 7
3.5.2. Interpreting verses that are general in meaning
on the basis of those that are clear and specific... . I00
3.5.3.I nterpreting what is general in the light of
what is clear and specific in the Noble Qnr'an .. . . ,101
3.5.4. Knowledge of Qur'anic verses which
abrogate and verses which are abrogated. .............. 102
3.5.5. Interpreting the Qur'an in the
light of the Arabic language ..... ... ....... ... ... .... ...... . .I02
3.5.6. Understanding the text in the light
of another text ...................................................... 103
3.5.7. Asking the Prophet about what he
did not understan 105
3.5.8. Knowledge
verses were reveale 105
3.5.9. Specifying what is general in meaning ........... 106
3.5.10. Knowledge of the customs of the Arabs
and peoples who lived around them.. ... .... .. . ....... ... 108
3.5.1 1. Deep understanding.. ... . . .. . .... ... .. . .. . .. . .... ...... .. I08
3.6. 'Ali's interpretation of some verses of the Qur'an . . .lo9
4. 'Ali's slaying close to the Messenger of Allah .............. 113
4.1. 'Ali and how he respected the status of prophethood 114
4.1.1. Obligation of obeying the Prophet
and adhering to his Snnnah. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. .I15
4.1.2. The report of 'Ali about the signs of the
Prophethood of the Messenger .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . ., 118
4.1.3. Encouraging people to adhere
to the way of the Prophet .... .... ..... .... .. . ......... ..... . .. 119
4.1.4.E xplaining the virtues of the Prophet and some
of the rights that he has over his Ummah ............. 120
4.1.5. Deep and precise knowledge of the
characteristics of the Prophet's personality ... ....... .. 124
4.1.6. Examples of 'Ali's following the Sunnah ....... 126
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4.2. People who narrated kom 'Ah ibn Ahi Taib ........ I31
4.2.1. Caution against telling lies about the Prophet 132
4.2.2. Double-checking the authenticity of the narration 132
4.2.3. Not namting munkar (odd) hadith ................. 132
5. The most important exploits of 'Ali ibn Abi Titlib between
the migration to Madinah and the Battle of the Trench .... 140
5.1. Expeditions
5.2. The Battle o
5.3. The maniage of 'Ali to Fittimah ............................1 45
5.4. Her two sons al-Hasan and d-Husayn ................... 151
5.5. The hadith of the cloak and what is meant
by Ah1 d-Bayt 58
5.6. Rulings that apply specifically to the
family of the Messenger of Allab .............................. 160
5.7. 'Ali at the Battle of L?~nd. .................................... 163
5.8. 'Ali in the Campaign of Banu an-Nadeer. ...... ... ... .. 165
5.9. 'Ali at the Battle of Ham' d-Asad ...................... 166
5.10. 'Ali and his attitude towards the slander incident 168
6. The most important exploits of 'Ali between the Battle
of the Trench and the death of the Prophet ..... .. ... .... ... .. 170
6.1. 'Ali at the Battle of the Trench ............................. 170
6.2. 'Ali at the Battle of Banu Quray-dha h .................... 172
6.3. 'Ali at the Treaty of Hudaybiyah and
the pledge of Radwin 173
6.4. 'Umrat al-Qa&' (the fulfilled pilgrimage) in 7 AH and
'Ali, and the custody of the daughter of Hamzah . ..... 179
6.5. 'Ali and the campaign to Khaybar in 7 AH ........... 180
6.6. 'Ali at the conquest of Makkab and
the campaign of Hunayn, 8 AH ................................. 186
6.7. The Prophet appointed 'Ali in charge of Madinah
during the campaign of Tabook in 9 AH ...................1 92