The pristine Islamic judiciary of Commander of the Faithful Alī ibn Abī Tālib
By: by Talib Hassan Mousa al-Mousawi ; translated from the Arabic by Yasin T. al-Jibouri
Publisher: Yasin Publications, in coordination with Createspace Independent Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Newington, Virginia, U.S.A
Language: eng; ara
Translated from: ara
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781546823674
Subjects: Islamic courts; Judges (Islamic law); Islamic law
Description: "This book discusses the judiciary of Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) (600-601 - 661 A.D.) who ruled the Islamic world for a short period of time prior to his martyrdom at the hands of a Kharijite. It cites a number of incidents which posed challenges to him in his capacity as the then supreme ruler. These incidents shed light on the Imam's deep wisdom, discretion and ability to delve deeply into the human nature and uncover its mysteries. This book is divided into two parts: The first part discusses how the Imam judged some challenging cases, deriving his decisions from the Holy Qurʼan and the Sunnah of the Prophet (P). The second part contains selected Sayings of the Imam (as) which serve as guides to the exemplary Muslim personality and goes beyond that to explore the human nature at large. These are adages, wise sayings, precious pieces of wisdom which portray how a true Muslim, actually any human being, ought to be." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English; includes some Arabic passages with English translations.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: First topic: Judge's decisions; title: First branch: A just judge; title: First subject-matter: Requirements of the just judge; title: Second research: Judge's salary; title: Second research: Monitoring judges' decisions; title: First theme: The monitoring method; title: Second research: Justifications of monitoring judges; title: Third research: Attestation rulings; title: First branch: Personal evidence. First pursuit: Codes of listening to personal evidence; title: Second pursuit: Analytically comparing witnesses' testimonies; title: Second branch: Admission; title: First pursuit: Admission or confession?; title: Second pursuit: Admission-related rulings; title: Third branch: Evidences; title: First pursuit: Evidence-related rulings; title: Second pursuit: Ignorance of the law is not an excuse; title: Research's outcomes; title: Recommendations; title: Supplement. Selected sayings and sermons of Imām Ali ibn Abū Tālib, including his replies to questions as well as maxims made for various purposes.