قضايا على رضي الله عنه بن أبى طالب وبعض أقواله القيمة الثمينة

Abstract

Islam is a religion of justice. It wants to see justice in all walks of life. Therefore, the Holy Qur’an says:

وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ.(1)

Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) gave special attention to the department of justice during his rule. `Ali (a.s) himself had served as a qazi during the time of the Prophet (a.s) and he is known for his dispensation of justice in the records of the History of Islam. After this practical experience, none could match his skills in the organization of the department of justice. Keeping the human weakness in mind, he provided sufficient compensation to the qazis that they need not think of malpractices and bribery in the discharge of their duties.

Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) was very particular about equitable treatment of the contesting parties whether they were Muslim or they were Dimmi. In this article we have described some decisions of Ali (a.s).