Letters of Imam Ali (A.S.)

Letters

1. LETTER - Addressed to the people of Kufah at the time of his march from Medina to Basrah

2. LETTER - Written to the people of Kufah after the victory of Basrah

3. DOCUMENT - Written for Shurayh ibn al-Harith (al-Kindi), Qadi (judge) (at Kufah)

4. LETTER - To one of the officers of his army

5. LETTER - To al-Ash` ath ibn Qays (al-Kindi) the Governor of Azarbayjan (Iran)

6. LETTER - To Mu` awiyah (ibn Abi Sufyan)

7. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

8. LETTER - To Jarir ibn `Abdillah al-Bajali when Amir al-mu'minin sent him to Mu` awiyah (and there was delay in his return)

9. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

10. LETTER - To Mu` awiyah

11. INSTRUCTION - Given to the contingent sent to confront the enemy

12. INSTRUCTION - Given to Ma` qil ibn Qays ar-Riyahi when he was dispatched to Syria at the head of a vanguard  contingent three thousand strong

13. LETTER - To two of the officers in his army

14. INSTRUCTION - Given to the army before the encounter with the enemy at Siffin

15. INVOCATION - Made by Amir al-mu'minin when he used to face the enemy

16. INSTRUCTION - He used to give to his followers at the time of battle

17 LETTER - In reply to a letter from Mu`awiyah

18. LETTER - To `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas, his Governor of Basrah

19. LETTER - To one of his officers

20. LETTER - To Ziyad ibn Abih (son of his [unknown] father), the deputy Governor of `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas in Basrah

21. LETTER - Also to Ziyad

22. LETTER - To `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas

23. WILL - Made shortly before his death, when he had been fatally wounded by a blow from the sword of (`Abd ar-Rahman) Ibn Muljam (the curse of Allah be upon him)

24. WILL - Made after his return from Siffin as to how his property should be dealt with

25. INSTRUCTION - He used to write to whoever he appointed for the collection of zakat and charities

26. INSTRUCTION - Given to one of his officers whom he sent for the collection of zakat and charities

27. INSTRUCTION - Given to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) when Amir al-mu'minin  appointed him as Governor of Egypt

28. LETTER - In reply to Mu`awiyah, and it is one of his most elegant writings

29. LETTER - To the people of Basrah

30. LETTER - To Mu` awiyah

31. COMMANDMENT - He wrote for al-Hasan ibn `Ali (his son - peace be upon them) , when Amir al-mu' minin encamped  at al-Hadirin on his way back from Siffin

32. LETTER - To mu`awiayh

33. LETTER - To Qutham ibn al- `Abbas, his Governor of Mecca

34. LETTER - To Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr on coming to know that he had taken over the position of (Malik) al-Ashtar as Governor of Egypt after the latter had died on his way to Egypt

35. LETTER - To `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas after Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr had been killed

36. LETTER - To his brother `Aqil ibn Abi Talib in reply to his letter which contained a reference to the army Amir al-mu'minin had sent to some enemy

37. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

38. LETTER - To the people of Egypt when he appointed (Malik) al-Ashtar as their Governor

39. LETTER - To `Amr ibn al-`As

40. LETTER - To one of his officers

41. LETTER - To one of his officers

42. LETTER - To `Umar ibn Abi Salamah al-Makhzumi who was his Governor of Bahrain, but whom he removed and replaced by an-Nu`man ibn Ajlan az-Zuraqi

43. LETTER - To Masqalah ibn Hubayrah ash-Shaybani, the Governor of Ardashir Khurrah (Iran)

44. LETTER - To Ziyad ibn Abih when Amir al-mu'minin had come to know that Mu`awiyah had written to Ziyad to deceive him and to attach him to himself in kinship

45. LETTER - To `Uthman ibn Hunayf al-Ansari who was his Governor of Basrah, when he came to know that the people of that place had invinted him to a banquet and he had attended A short history of Fadak after the death of Fatimah

46. LETTER - To one of his officers

47. WILL - For Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon them) when (`Abd ar-Rahman) Ibn Muljam (the curse of Allah be upon him) struck him (fatally with a sword)

48. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

49. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

50. LETTER - To the officers of his army

51. LETTER - To his collectors of (land) tax

52. LETTER - To the Governors of various place concerning prayers

53. DOCUMENT OF INSTRUCTION - Written for (Malik) al-Ashtar an-Nakha`i when the position of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr had become precarious, and Amir al-mu'minin had appointed al-Ashtar as the Governor of Egypt and the surrounding areas; it is the longest document and contains the greatest number of beautiful sayings

54. LETTER - To Talhah and az-Zubayr (through `Imran ibn al-Husayn al-Khuza`i). Abu Ja`far al-Iskafi has mentioned this in his Kitab al-maqamat on the excellent qualities (manaqib) of Amir al-mu'minin (peace be upon him)

55. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

56. INSTRUCTION - Given to Shurayh ibn Hani (al-Madhhiji) when he placed him at the head of the vanguard preceding towards Syria

57. LETTER - To the people of Kufah at the time of his march from Medina to Basrah

58. LETTER -Written to the people of various localities describing what took place between him and the people of Siffin

59. LETTER - To al-Aswad ibn Qutbah, the Governor of Hulwan

60. LETTER - To the officers through whose jurisdiction the army passed

61. LETTER -To Kumayl ibn Ziyad an-Nakha`i, the Governor of Hit expressing displeasure on his inability to prevent the enemy forces that passed through his area from marauding

62. LETTER - To the people of Egypt sent through Malik al-Ashtar when he was made the Governor of that place

63. LETTER - To Abu Musa (`Abdullah ibn Qays) al-Ash`ari, the Governor of Kufah whem Amir al-mu'minin learned that he was dissuading the people of Kufah from joining in the battle of Jamal when Amir al-mu'minin had called them to fight along with him

64. LETTER - In reply to Mu`awiyah

65. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

66. LETTER - To `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas

67. LETTER - To Qutham ibn al-`Abbas, his Governor of Mecca

68. LETTER To Salman al-Farisi (may Allah have mercy upon him) before his caliphate

69. LETTER - To al-Harith (ibn `Abdillah,al-A`war) al-Hamdani

70. LETTER -To Sahl ibn Hunayf al-Ansari,his Governor of Medina about certain persons in Medina who had gone over to Mu`awiyah

71. LETTER - To al-Mundhir ibn Jarud al-`Abdi who had misappropriated certain things given into his administrative charge

72. LETTER - To `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas

73. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah

74. DOCUMENT - Written by him (Amir al-mu'minin) as a protocol between the tribes of Rabi`ah and the people of Yemen. Taken from the writing of Hisham ibn (Muhammad) al-Kalbi

75. LETTER - To Mu`awiyah, soon after he was sworn in. (Muhammad ibn `Umar) al-Waqidi has mentioned this in his Kitab al-Jamal

76. INSTRUCTION - Given to `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas at the time of his appointment as his Governor of Basrah

77. INSTRUCTION - Given to `Abdullah ibn al-`Abbas at the time of his being deputed to confront the Kharijites

78. LETTER - To Abu Musa al-Ash`ari in reply to his letter regarding the two arbitrators. Sa`id ibn Yahya al-Umawi has mentioned this in his Kitab al-maghazi

79. LETTER - To the army officers when he became caliph