The Ways out of Seditions in Islamic Society in Imam Ali's View, with an Emphasis on Events after Iran's Tenth Round of Presidential Election

The condition of the sedition refers to the political and social conditions with a definite set of features wherein it is difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, and it is necessary to consider the ways out. Since Imam Ali's period of Imamate is one of the periods in political history of Islam that is most illustrative and informative for Islamic society's facing heavy and overwhelming seditions, the present article uses a historical-analytical method to study the ways out of seditions in Islamic society in Imam Ali's view. The main goal of the present study is to explain the ways out of seditions with an approach of transiting safely through the conditions of today's Islamic society and the seditions after the tenth round of Iranian presidential elections. Accordingly, the following points are introduced and analyzed as the findings of the present study: observing piety; reinforcing insight; recognizing the centers of sedition and revealing their nature; perseverance; avoiding [irrational] emotions in times of sedition; relying on principles and standards instead of the part of individuals and personages; avoiding division and disunion; and referring to the just Imam and the righteous leader in times of sedition.