Biography of Abu Turab Ali ibn Abi Talib

Author's name: Musa bin Rashid Al-Azmi

The biography of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him) is a complex one due to the numerous conflicts that occurred during his caliphate, leading to extremism and hostility towards him and his life. The author meticulously traced his biography, drawing from original sources, organizing and verifying them to distinguish the authentic from the weak, and to identify extraneous elements, primarily those related to the conflicts that arose during his caliphate. He also included hadiths that speak of his virtues and high standing.

The book is one of the sections of the series that Sheikh Musa Al-Azmi is working on in writing Islamic history in a modern style in which he took into account presenting a correct vision of our Islamic history, far from the errors and distortions of historians and corrected from the fallacies of historians and orientalists.

The author discussed the biography of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali bin Abi Talib - may God be pleased with him - and what happened during his time in terms of sedition and wars between him and the Companions, such as the battles of the Camel and Siffin, with an extensive investigation into the circumstances of what happened during that period, and the position of the Companions and the scholars of the nation regarding what happened in those wars.

Sheikh Musa bin Rashid Al-Azmi distinguished himself in that biography with a concise yet comprehensive presentation suitable for the general public of readers in presenting the most important milestones of the biography of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali bin Abi Talib - may God be pleased with him - as he included in that study his biography with investigation and verification, with good expression and arrangement of the material, which makes him a reference in investigating that blessed biography.

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