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Certainty Uncovered (Translation of Kashf al-Yaqin, Virtues of Imam ‘Ali کشف اليقين)

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• Translator’s Note
• Biography of Allamah Hilli
• Said About Him
• His Teachers
• His Pupils
• His Works
• His Birth
• Place of Death and Tomb
• Notes
• Preface
• ‘Ali’s Virtues Before His Birth
• Section One
• Section Two
• Section Three
• Section Four
• Section Five
• ‘Ali’s Virtues at Creation and Birth
• Notes
• ‘Ali’s Virtues in Boyhood and Maturity 
• ‘Ali’s Spiritual Virtues
• Faith
• Knowledge
• ‘Ali’s Courage in Battlefields
• ‘Ali’s Piety
• ‘Ali’s Generosity and Magnanimity
• ‘Ali’s Religiosity, Piety and Prayer
• ‘Ali’s Good Temper
• ‘Ali’s Forbearance
• Notes
• Imam ‘Ali’s Physical Excellence and Superiority 
• ‘Ali’s Worship
• Jihad in the Way of Allah
• Battle of Badr
• The Battle of Uhud
• ‘Ali’s Courage in the Battle of Khandaq (The Ditch)
• ‘Ali and Surah Bara’ah
• ‘Ali’s Contradictory Virtues (Polarization)
• ‘Ali’s Maxims
• Notes
• Imam ‘Ali’s External Virtues and Merits
• ‘Ali’s Genealogy
• ‘Ali’s Marriage with Lady Fatimah
• ‘Ali, the Holy Prophet’s Brother
• Only Door of ‘Ali’s House Open to the Masjid
• Mutual Curse (Mubahalah)
• Love for ‘Ali, a Must
• ‘Ali, the Holy Qur’an, and the Truth are Inseparable
• Whoever I Am the Master, ‘Ali Is His Master
• The Holy Prophet’s Appointment of Imam ‘Ali for the Next Leadership
• ‘Ali, Amir al-Mu’minin
• The Unity of ‘Ali and the Holy Prophet
• The Story of the Grilled Bird
• ‘Ali is the Best Creature
• Warning Against Those Challenging ‘Ali’s Authority
• ‘Ali’s Ablution with Heavenly Water
• ‘Ali, a Great Master
• Notes
• More Merits of Imam ‘Ali
• Virtues of ‘Ali’s Children
• Virtues of ‘Ali’s Spouse
• Verses Revealed in Honor of ‘Ali
• The Holy Prophet’s Prayer for ‘Ali
• Divine Punishment for ‘Ali’s Enemies
• ‘Ali and the Jews
• ‘Ali on the Shoulders of the Holy Prophet
• Mentioning and Looking at ‘Ali; sorts of Worship
• ‘Ali’s Station on the Day of Judgment
• Seeking Guidance from ‘Ali
• The Story of a Dinar ‘Ali Found
• ‘Ali during the Night Journey
• The Holy Prophet and ‘Ali’s Merits
• ‘Ali’s Arch-Enemy, Zubayr ibn Bakkar
• ‘Ali’s Valor
• ‘Ali’s Posthumous Miracles
• Notes
• Final Note