1
Department of Education. Marvdasht unit. Islamic Azad university .Marvdasht. Iran
2
Department of Law, Research Institute and University, Qom, Iran
Abstract
Upon assuming the caliphate, Imam Ali (AS) faced opposition from various factions that had lost their perceived gains during his 25 years of seclusion. Among these groups were the Qasitin, who, for more than two years, openly opposed and waged war against the Imam, forcing him to confront falsehood, hypocrisy, and deceit. Their rebellions led to significant divisions and bloodshed among Muslims.This research was conducted analytically and examined the words of Amir al-Mu'minin (AS) in Nahjul-Balaghah about the Qasitin, their goal and method in their hostility towards the Imam (AS), and also the consequences of the formation of the Qasitin.The findings of this study show that the hypocrisy of the leaders of the Qasitin movement was certain. They, motivated by reaching the position of the caliphate as the highest political position and the treasury as the largest financial source of Muslims, sought to dominate all Muslim affairs so that they could destroy the religion of Islam. In this way, they used hard tools such as direct and proxy war and soft tools such as changing the concept of imamate to caliphate, psychological warfare, and arbitration. This movement led to the emergence of the Battle of Siffin and Nahrwan and subsequently created different ideological and intellectual schools of thought, each of which became a source of disagreement among Muslims.
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Esmaili,A. and Javan arasteh,H. (2024). An Examination of the Methods, Objectives, and Consequences of the Hypocrites' (Qasitin) Struggle Against Imam Ali (AS)
in Nahj al-Balaghah. Nahjolbalagheh Research, 23(2), 89-106.
MLA
Esmaili,A. , and Javan arasteh,H. . "An Examination of the Methods, Objectives, and Consequences of the Hypocrites' (Qasitin) Struggle Against Imam Ali (AS)
in Nahj al-Balaghah", Nahjolbalagheh Research, 23, 2, 2024, 89-106.
HARVARD
Esmaili A., Javan arasteh H. (2024). 'An Examination of the Methods, Objectives, and Consequences of the Hypocrites' (Qasitin) Struggle Against Imam Ali (AS)
in Nahj al-Balaghah', Nahjolbalagheh Research, 23(2), pp. 89-106.
CHICAGO
A. Esmaili and H. Javan arasteh, "An Examination of the Methods, Objectives, and Consequences of the Hypocrites' (Qasitin) Struggle Against Imam Ali (AS)
in Nahj al-Balaghah," Nahjolbalagheh Research, 23 2 (2024): 89-106,
VANCOUVER
Esmaili A., Javan arasteh H. An Examination of the Methods, Objectives, and Consequences of the Hypocrites' (Qasitin) Struggle Against Imam Ali (AS)
in Nahj al-Balaghah. Nahjolbalagheh Research, 2024; 23(2): 89-106.