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

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.

Keywords

• imam ali
• islamic civilization
• civilization-building components
• quran