The present article deals with the position and features of Imam Ali´s instructions to Malik al- Ashtar in Islamic sources. It studies the sources of Imam Ali´s instructions to Malik including Sunni and Shiite ones, their position in jurisprudential and exegetical sources, and their popularity in different parts of the Muslim world. Furthermore, taking the chain of transmission of these instructions into careful account, different views are stated in this regard. The article finally discusses the contents and main points of the instructions. The sound chain of transmission and the sublime teachings of these instructions have given rise to the high prominence of this letter among other letters of Nahj al- Balagha, and to its specific position in Islamic sources.
Karimi, M., & Zarei, S. (2011). Position of Imam Ali´s Instructions (Ahd) toMalik al-Ashtar in Islamic Sources. Quranic Sciences and Tradition, 43(2), 115-132.
MLA
Mahmud Karimi; Saleh Zarei. "Position of Imam Ali´s Instructions (Ahd) toMalik al-Ashtar in Islamic Sources". Quranic Sciences and Tradition, 43, 2, 2011, 115-132.
HARVARD
Karimi, M., Zarei, S. (2011). 'Position of Imam Ali´s Instructions (Ahd) toMalik al-Ashtar in Islamic Sources', Quranic Sciences and Tradition, 43(2), pp. 115-132.
VANCOUVER
Karimi, M., Zarei, S. Position of Imam Ali´s Instructions (Ahd) toMalik al-Ashtar in Islamic Sources. Quranic Sciences and Tradition, 2011; 43(2): 115-132.
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