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Ali-ibn-Abi-Talib-is-arguably-the-single-most-important-spiritual-and-intellectual-authority-in-Islam-after-prophet-Mohammad.-Through-his-teachings-and-leadership-as-fourth-caliph,-Ali-nourished-Islam.-But-Muslims-are-divided-on-whether-he-was-supposed-to-be-Mohammad’s-political-successor—and-he-continues-to-be-a-polarizing-figure-in-Islamic-history.Hassan-Abbas-provides-a-nuanced,-compelling-portrait-of-this-towering-yet-divisive-figure-and-the-origins-of-sectarian-division-within-Islam.-Abbas-reveals-how,-after-Mohammad,-Ali-assumed-the-spiritual-mantle-of-Islam-to-spearhead-the-movement-that-the-prophet-had-led.-While-Ali’s-teachings-about-wisdom,-justice,-and-selflessness-continue-to-be-cherished-by-both-Shia-and-Sunni-Muslims,-his-pluralist-ideas-have-been-buried-under-sectarian-agendas-and-power-politics.-Today,-Abbas-argues,-Ali’s-legacy-and-message-stands-against-that-of-ISIS,-Al-Qaeda,-and-Taliban.
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