Why do we need in the twenty-first century for the thought and philosophy of Ali bin Abi Talib (PBUH)

2023.03.13 - 06:58
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  Why do we need in the twenty-first century for the thought and philosophy of Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him? What is worth studying and researching in the biography of Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, so that we launch a center for studies that research and document his thoughts?

In the beginning, we refer those who dont know the person of the Imam, his biography, philosophy, thought and greatness to the links at the end of this brief text. Moreover, we believe that Ali, peace be upon him, is an outstanding disciple of all the prophets, and we believe that all the prophets didn’t bring religions except as messengers to restore man to his first life, a complete human being without flawless greed. We believe that Prophet Mohammad, Allah peace and blessings be upon him, is not the last of the prophets, but rather he is the last chance for a person to salvation in order to recover himself from the evil of his deeds. Also we believe that We believe that Allah Almighty, the Most High, the Creator of everything, created the universe from scratch. He said to all creatures “To be, thus, it was”. As we also believe that Allah Almighty created everything by reason, and made man a master over the planet that we live on with other creatures. In addition, He let the man decide whether to be better than angels if he followed Allahs commands that are inherently held in humans from birth, or to follow his instinct, as greed, where theres a wisdom in it for life continuity in the presence of a motive.For example, sex is considered to be a wonderful humanitarian instinct of love and passion, however, it’s the cause of life continuation and reproduction. Furthermore the ability to kill is a savage instinct, but humans are required to refine it to be a hunting tool for wild animals in ancient times, and to manage the provision of food for billions of people in the present time. So that if there wasnt much power to kill, no human would be able to eat what Allah has permitted, including land and sea animals.
On the other hand, evil is when a person gives up on greed and then he kills his brother for financial gain or to control issues that aim also for materialistic goals usually. And evil lies in the exploitation of good instincts for evil goals.

Therefore, religions came to re-discipline the human through raising him morally, intellectually and philosophically so that he would return as Allah created him on the instinct of goodness.
Thus Ali, peace be upon him, was a complete human free of suspicion of guilt, because he was the upbringing of the Holy Prophet who came with what Musa, Isa, Ibrahim and all other prophets brought about a monotheistic religion that unites people and doesnt separate them and equates them and doesnt distinguish them by color, race, tribe, nationality, or faith.

So that according to Islam people are “a brother to us in religion, or brothers to us in creation,” as Ali said, peace be upon him, and all that Ali said was from the discipline and education of the Prophet of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him.
In addition to this we believe that man is in eternal struggle with himself, so that if he doesnt fight himself to refine it and to stop it from his passion, it beats him since the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil. But the mind is the conscience of its guidance for the person to choose either to follow himself or his conscience.
However because Allah is Merciful, He made every pure person beautiful, and made us a free mind to choose. He didnt impose upon us His will nor created us just to obey without thinking. Rather, He created for us a mind that can reach the obedience of the Creator without any trouble if we get rid of sins, which is greed the root of every crime, and its considered the biggest thing after polytheism with Allah Almighty. And because the prophets are “one nation” each of them came with a message for his time except Muhammad, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, he came with the same essence of the message of all the prophets, but it is an eternal message until the Day of Judgement. He was sent, so that his message would be the end of the divine messages to man. Whoever is guided for himself, and whoever disbelieves by faith also is for himself.
Likewise we believe that the message is the content, and the Messenger, may Allah’s prayers be upon him, is the bearer of it, and after the completion of the message the Messenger died in a short time, so there was a need for someone to explain the content to people, and there was a need for someone who raises people especially the new generations on the message to obey Allah Almighty as He wanted them to obey Him.
Adding to that because people need a leader, that is instinctive, and because a person needs a model that teaches and guides him if he is overcome by passion and bad companionship, then Ali, peace be upon him, was needed as a complete person to play the role of model and leader. It is a need that is still essential today for all humans. Indeed, the need for a model like Imam Ali, peace be upon him, and the thought of Imam Ali, has increased with the spread of evil and its control over the fate of mankind.

So who is better to be followed more than the person in which the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said, “I am the city of knowledge, and Ali the gate to it.” Which means that he guided people toward the essence of the speaking message.
We, at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Foundation for Studies and Documentation, pledged ourselves voluntarily and lovingly to our brothers from all countries, nationalities, colors and religions to present for them documented texts, verified statements, and proven studies on the biography, thought, philosophy and heritage of Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, because this imam has been subjected to raging wars since one thousand four hundred years for the disappearance of his heritage, falsifying his words, and introducing falsehoods in his biography, actions, ideas and philosophy.
So we depend on Allah Almighty and must rely on Him, Glory be to Him...

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