PEACE AND WAR ACCORDING TO IMAM ALI (PBUH)

Abstract

Peace is the basis of the government of Imam Ali (AS). This confirmed that the pledge of allegiance to the imam was voluntary and without coercion. Guidance with opponents and enemies has always taken precedence over fighting against them. Fighting was not the easy way, but rather the path of irreplaceable oppression. The Imam, may God bless him and grant him peace, did not start fighting with anyone, and he raised the principle (Do not fight them until they start against you, praise be to God, so argue, and leave them until they give you another argument against them). During his caliphate, Imam Ali (may God bless him and grant him peace) faced many challenges that he managed to overcome with steadfastness in Islamic principles. You find divine justice in its best form in the judgment of Imam Ali. It is also noted that Imam Ali (PBUH) worked hard so as not to shed a single drop of blood unjustly with his sword, and he believed that the survival of his ants alive was more beloved to him than what he owed to him in terms of controlling the whole world. Imam Ali (pbuh) adhered to all the foundations and provisions laid down by the Prophet of Mercy, the Messenger Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and obliged his army to do so, embodying a practical reality in the battles fought by Imam Ali (pbuh).