The sacred foundations of justice in Islam
Subtitle: the teachings of ʻAli ibn Abi Tālib
By: by M. Ali Lakhani, Reza Shah-Kazemi and Leonard Lewisohn ; edited by M. Ali Lakhani ; introduction by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Contributors: Shah-Kazemi, Reza; Lewisohn, Leonard
Series: The perennial philosophy series
Publisher: World Wisdom; Sacred Web Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind; Vancouver, B.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, -- Caliph, -- 600 (ca.)-661 -- Views on justice; ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, -- Caliph, -- 600 (ca.)-661 -- Teachings; Islam and justice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-176) and indexes
Table of contents: title: The metaphysics of human governance : Imam ʻAli, truth and justice / M. Ali Lakhani; title: A sacred conception of justice :  Imam ʻAli's letter to Malik Al-Ashtar / Reza Shah-Kazemi; title: ʻAli ibn Abi Talib's ethics of mercy in the mirror of the Persian Sufi tradition / Leonard Lewisohn