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==Time and place of the writing==
==Time and place of the writing==
The letter is written in the returning of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] from [[Battle of Siffin]]. In '’[[Nahj al-balaqa]]’’ the place of writing is mentioned as “Hadirin”, but it’s not clear where the name belongs, or it is not name of a place but is the plural of “hadir” means “people who were present”.
The letter is written in the returning of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] from [[Battle of Siffin]]. In "[[Nahj al-balaqa]]" the place of writing is mentioned as "Hadirin", but it's not clear where the name belongs, or it is not name of a place but is the plural of "hadir" means "people who were present".


==Content==
==Content==


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  |title = Supplication in the view of Imam 'Ali
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The main subject of the letter is ethics. In the beginning of the letter, Imam 'Ali (a) describes himself and his son as two ordinary human and then mentions the importance of the letter. Then he says that he wrote the letter in order to be a support for his son.
The main subject of the letter is ethics. In the beginning of the letter, [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] describes himself and his son as two ordinary human and then mentions the importance of the letter. Then he says that he wrote the letter in order to be a support for his son.


Then, Imam 'Ali (a) orders his son to be wary of [[Allah]] and obeying him and constructing the heart with remembrance of him.
Then, Imam 'Ali (a) orders his son to be wary of [[Allah]] and obeying him and constructing the heart with remembrance of him.
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