Creation of Universe

Age of Ignorance, Household of Muhammad, hypocrites

Shaqshaqiya (literally, "roar of the camel"), in which Alī lays out his claim to the caliphate and his superiority over his predecessors

His far-sightedness and his steadfastness in Islam

When Abbas and Abu Sufyan offered to pay allegiance to him for the caliphate after Muhammad''s death

On being advised not to chase Talha and Zubayr for fighting

The hypocrites

About Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate

Cowardice of his enemies in the Battle of the Camel

Talha and Zubayr

When he gave the standard of the Battle of the Camel to his son Mohammad

When, after his victory in the Battle of the Camel, one of his comrades said, "I wish my brother had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory God had given you"

Condemning the people of Basra

Also in condemnation of the people of Basra

After resuming the land grants made by Uthman

Delivered when the people of Madina swore allegiance to him

About those who sit for dispensation of justice among people but are not fit for it

In disparagement of contradictory views among Muslim jurists

Treachery and hypocrisy of al-Ashath al-Kindi

Death and taking lessons from it

Advice to keep light in this world

About those who accused him of killing Uthman

Keeping aloof from envy, and good behavior towards kin

Exhorting people for jihad

When his men were overpowered by Muawiya''s men

People after Muhammad''s death, the settlement between Muawiya and Amr ibn al-As

Exhorting people for jihad

The transient nature of this world and importance of the next world

About those who found pretexts at the time of jihad

In connection with Uthman''s killing

Before the Battle of the Camel, he sent Ibn Abbas to Zubayr to advise him back to obedience

Disparagement of the world and categories of people

At the time of setting for the Battle of the Camel

Exhorting people to fight against the people of Syria

After arbitration

Warning the people of Nahrawan of their fate

His steadfastness and precedence in Islam

In disparagement of those in doubt

In disparagement of those who shrink from fighting

In response to the slogan of Kharijites: "Judgment belongs to God alone"

In condemnation of treason

Heart''s desires and hopes

In response to a suggestion of war

When Masqala defected to Syria

The greatness of God and the lowliness of this world

When he decided to march towards Syria

Calamities befalling Kufa

At the time of marching towards Syria

God''s greatness and sublimity

Admixture of right and wrong

When his men were prevented from taking water from the River Euphrates

Reward and punishment in the next world

On the description of the Day of Sacrifice

On the swear of allegiance

When his men showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight in Siffin

Steadiness on the battlefield

Muawiya swallows whatever he gets and craves for what he does not get

Addressing the Kharijites

When he was told that the Kharijites had crossed the bridge of Nahrawan

When he was told that the Kharijites had been totally annihilated

Do not fight the Kharijites after me!

When he was warned of being killed by deceit

Transience of this world

Decline and destruction of this world

Attributes of God

Ways of fighting

On hearing the account of what took place in Saqifah of Bani-Sa''ida

When Mohammad ibn Abi Bakr, governor of Egypt, was overpowered and killed

Admonishing his companions for careless behavior

In the morning of the day he was fatally struck with a sword

In condemnation of the people of Iraq

Praise for Muhammad

When Hasan and Husayn interceded on behalf of Marwan

When the elective committee (or shura) decided to swear allegiance to Uthman

When he learned that the Umayyads blamed him for killing Uthman

Preaching and counseling

Banu Umayyad

One of his supplications

Prophecy of astrologers

Shortcomings of women

Way of preaching and counseling

World and its people

Al-Gharra (literally, "the brilliant"), in which Ali enjoined people to piety

Amr ibn al-As

Perfection of God and counseling

Preparing for the hereafter by following God''s commandments

Faithful and unfaithful believers

Factions of community

Holy Prophet

God''s attributes and some advice

Al-Ashbaah (literally, "the skeletons"), in which Ali talked about the creation of the universe

When people decided to swear allegiance to him after the murder of Uthman

Annihilation of the Kharijites, mischief mongering of the Umayyads, vastness of his own knowledge

God''s praise and eulogy of the prophets

Age of Ignorance and Muhammad''s efforts to disseminate God''s message

In eulogy of Muhammad

Admonishing his companions

Oppression of the Umayyads

Abstinence of the world and vicissitudes of time

Muhammad and his descendants

Vicissitudes of time

Day of Judgement

Abstemiousness and fear of God, attributes of the enlightened

Age of Ignorance, Muhammad''s efforts to spread God''s message

In eulogy of Muhammad, the Umayyads, importance of Imam

Islam: most bright of all paths

Describing the days of Siffin

Vicissitudes of time, blaming Muslims

Might of God, Day of Judgement, Muhammad and his descendants

Pinnacles of Islam

Caution about this world

Angel of Death and the departure of spirit

World and people

Abstemiousness, fear of God, importance of preparing for the hereafter

Seeking rain

Troubles which would arise, Day of Judgment

Rebuking misers

In praise of his faithful companions

When he exhorted people to jihad but was met with silence

Household of Muhammad, the laws of Islam

Reasons for objecting to arbitration at first and allowing it later

Addressing the Kharijites at their camp when they persisted in their rejection of the arbitration

Supporting the weak and the low-spirited on the battlefield of Siffin

Exhorting his followers to fight

Kharijites and arbitration

In response to the objections to the equal distribution of shares from the treasury

Clarifying confusion for Kharijites

Foretelling the capture of Basra and the Mongol conquest

Measures and weights

When Abu Dharr was exiled to al-Rabathah

Grounds for accepting the caliphate and the qualities of a ruler

Death and counseling

On the glory of God, on the Quran and Muhammad

When Umar consulted him about taking part in the march towards the Roman Empire

Addressing al-Mogheera when he wanted to speak in support of Uthman

Take revenge for the oppressed from the oppressor

Talha and Zubayr

Foretelling events

On the occasion of the elective committee after Umar''s death

Backbiting and speaking ill of others "Those who do not commit sins and have been gifted with safety (from sins) should take pity on sinners. Gratefulness should be their indulgence and it should prevent them from (finding faults with) others."

Against reliance on heresy

Misplaced generosity

Praying for rain

Past prophets, Household of Muhammad

This world, on innovation (bidʻah)

When Omar consulted him about taking part in the Battle of Persia

Divine mission of Muhammad and what happens when people go against the Quran

Talha and Zubayr and the people of Basra

His last will

Coming events and hypocrites'' activities

Advice against disorder, oppression, and unlawful earning

God and His vicegerents

The negligent, beasts, and carnivores

The Household of Muhammad and their enemies

Wonderful creation of the bat

Malice borne by Aisha and warning the people of Basra

Urging people towards piety

Muhammad and the Quran

Good behavior and ignoring people''s faults

Following the examples of Muhammad and the past prophets

Divine mission of Muhammad and lessons from this world

Usurpation of the caliphate from him

Attributes of God

Dialogue with Uthman

Magnificence of the Creator in birds

Observing courtesy and kindness, the autocracy of the Umayyads

Fulfilment of obligations, advice to fear God in all matters "Fear God in the matter of His creatures and His cities because you will be questioned even about lands and beasts."

In response to the demand for avenging Uthman

When the people of Jamal set off for Basra

In response to a Kolayb al-Jarmi who came from Basra to enquire about his position vis-a-vis the people of Jamal

When he decided to fight the enemy face to face at Siffin

Elective committee after Umar, and people of Jamal

On eligibility for the caliphate, the need for sagacity in fighting against Muslims

When he received the news that Talha and Zubayr had left for Basra to fight against him

Warning to neglectful people

Greatness of the Quran, following the Sunnah and refraining from innovation

The two arbiters after the Battle of Siffin

Transience of this world and causes of decline in God''s blessings

In reply to a question about seeing God

Condemning his disobedient men

The group who decided to join the Kharijites

Learning from history, al-Mahdi

About the importance of the Quran

On hearing a Kharijite raising the slogan, "judgment belongs to God alone"

Creation of universe

Oneness of God

Vicissitudes of time

Transience of this world

Steadfast and transient belief, the challenge: "Ask me before you miss me"

Fear of God and love for the Household of Muhammad

World and its people

al-Qaaseeaa: Warning about Satan, caution against vanity and other vices, his precedence in Islam

Qualities of the God-fearing

Age of Ignorance, the animosity of Arab tribes, the position of hypocrites

Fear of God and details about the Day of Judgement

Age of Ignorance, the transience of this world and the state of its inhabitants

His attachment to Muhammad and the performance of his funeral rites

Fear of God, praise for Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran

Prayer, Zakat, and fulfillment of obligations

Treachery of Muawiya

One should not be afraid of the scarcity of those who tread on the right path

On the occasion of the burial of his wife, Fatimah

Transience of this world, and the importance of preparation for the hereafter

Warning about the dangers of the Day of Judgement

In response to Talha and Zubayr''s complaint for not consulting them in the affairs

One hearing some of his men verbally abusing the Syrians during the Battle of Siffin

About Hasan when Ali saw him proceeding rapidly to fight in the Battle of Siffin

When his army was on the verge of mutiny in connection with the arbitration

When he noticed the vastness of his companion''s house

Causes of difference in the traditions and categories of narrators

Greatness of the universe

Those who give up supporting the righteous cause

Sublimity of God and eulogy of Muhammad

Muhammad''s nobility of descent, the characteristics of the virtuous

Prayer he often recited

Mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled

Excesses of the Quraysh, on rebels

About those who went to Baṣrah to fight Amīr al-mu’minīn

On passing by the corpses of Talha and another rebel, who were killed in the Battle of the Camel

Qualities of the pious

Exegesis of verse 102:1-2 of the Quran

Exegesis of verse 24:36-37

Exegesis of verse 82:6

Keeping aloof from oppression, on the poverty of his brother, Aqil

A supplication

Transience of the world and the helplessness of those in graves

A supplication

About a companion who passed away before the occurrence of troubles

Allegiance to him as the caliph

An account of those who remain apprehensive of death

About Muhammad

When Abd al-Allah ibn Zamaa asked him for money from the treasury

When his nephew was unable to deliver a sermon

Causes for differences in the features and traits of people

Funeral rites of Muhammad

His immigration to Medina, following Muhammad''s

Preparing for the hereafter

The two arbitrators after the Battle of Siffin

The Household of Muhammad

When Uthman sent word that Ali should leave for Yanboo

Exhorting his men to Jihad