Amir al-Mu'minin: Difference between revisions

'''ʾAmīr al-Muʾminīn''' (Arabic:{{ia| أمیرالمؤمنین}}) literally means the ruler or governor of Muslim believers. It is a title that [[Shiites]] find to be specific to [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. According to [[hadith]]s, the title was used for 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a) at the time of the [[Prophet (s)]]. Shiites maintain that it is not permissible to use this title for [[Rashidun Caliphs]] and others. What is more, they even hold that it is not permissible to use the title for other eleven Imams (a) either. The title has, however, been commonly used by other [[Muslims]] with a political and religious connotation. [[Sunni]] Muslims use "Amir al-Mu'minin" for all Rashidun Caliphs, [[Umayyad Caliphs]] and [[Abbasid Caliphs]].