Quran, Culture And Civilization

Quran, Culture And Civilization

Components of Civilization-Building in the Biography of Imam Ali (AS) with a Quranic Approach

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Associate Professor, Department of History and Islamic Civilization, Institute of Theology and Islamic Knowledge, Imam Sadiq (AS) Institute of Islamic Sciences, Qom, Iran
Abstract
After the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Imam Ali (AS) played a very important role in shaping Islamic civilization. To explain this role, examining the components and indicators of civilization-building in the biography of Imam Ali is of great importance. The main issue of this research is to identify which components of civilization-building exist in the biography of Imam Ali (AS). Using a descriptive-analytical method, this article examines the Alawite biography and the role of Imam Ali in Islamic civilization-building with the aim of investigating and explaining the components of civilization-building in both his theoretical and practical biography from a Quranic perspective. The findings of the research indicate that Imam Ali had a visionary insight and a civilization-building personality. His fundamental role in Islamic civilization is strengthening the components of Islamic cultural civilization among the people and employing them in his own government. Ethics, human dignity, freedom and free thinking, patience and resistance, justice, and solidarity are among the spiritual components of civilization-building in the biography and government of Alawites.

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Components of Civilization-Building in the Biography of Imam Ali (AS) with a Quranic Approach
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  • Receive Date 15 March 2023
  • Revise Date 11 December 2023
  • Accept Date 18 December 2023
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024