Nahj al-Balaghah, Subhi al-Salih (ed.

Nahj al-Balaghah, Subhi al-Salih (ed.), 1967 p. 300. Abd al-Fattah Abd al-Maqsud, Ali bin Abi Talib, vol. 1, p.39. Nahj al-Balaghah, p.301. Ibid. In Addition to books on history which state that Imam Ali (a.s.) was the first believer there are several traditions from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) which mention this fact. Vide: al-Mustadrak, vol. 3. p. 136. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi in his History, vol. 2, p. 81. Al-Manaqib by al-Khuwarzami, Hilyat…