The biography of Imam Ali (A.S) who gave a distinctive outlook to the intellectual, social, cultural and political concepts of his times. As Gibbon says " The birth, the alliance, the character of Ali which exalted him above the rest of his countrymen, might justify his claim to the vacant throne of Arabia. Ali has the qualifications of a poet, a soldier and a saint: his wisdom still breathes in a collection of moral and religious sayings, and every antagonist, in combats of the tongue or of the sword was subdued by his elequence and valour. From the first hour of his mission to the last rites of his funeral, the Apostle Muhammad (SAWA) was never forsaken by a generous friend, whom he delighted to name his brother, his vicegerent, and a faithful Aaron of a second Moses"P/B edition, Pgs.279
