Dr. Reza Shah Kazemi
By analyzing original sources, the author explores the wisdom of Imam ‘Ali which has been described as an intellectual treasure locked in the Arabic language.
By analyzing original sources, the author explores the wisdom of Imam ‘Ali which has been described as an intellectual treasure locked in the Arabic language.
“One of the things I tried to do in this book”, said Dr Shah-Kazemi, “is to make some of the jewels of this treasury of spiritual wisdom accessible to those who cannot read Arabic. And to make that timeless spiritual wisdom speaks across the ages in a dialect which is intelligible to contemporary readers.”
In Part One, the author describes the spiritual and ethical dimensions of Imam ‘Ali’s teachings. The second chapter sheds light on the ‘Sacred Conception of Justice’ in his teachings while the third segment focuses on ‘Realisation through Remembrance’. The book also includes two appendices, ‘The First Sermon of Nahj al-balagha’ which contains the Imam’s letters, sermons and sayings, and ‘The Letter of Imam ‘Ali to Malik al-Ashtar’, with a selected bibliography for those who wish to broaden their reading on the subject.
The author expressed the hope “that this book will illustrate the importance of Imam ‘Ali as he is regarded and remembered by all Muslims, and not just Shi‘as, as the most important spiritual figure in Muslim history after the Prophet Muhammad himself.”
Formerly a Consultant to the Institute for Policy Research in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , Reza Shah-Kazemi is now a Research Fellow at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London Sussex and Exeter Universities before obtaining his Ph.D. in Comparative Religion from the University of Kent
He has authored and translated several works, including Paths of Transcendence: Shankara. He has edited a number of collective volumes, including Algeria
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