1-His Status.2-Lineage, Titles and Physical Attributes.2.1-Lineage.2.2-teknonyms and Titles.2.2.1-Amir al-Mu'minin.2.3-External Characteristics.3-Life.3.1-From Birth to Hijra.3.2-After Hijra.3.3-After the Prophet (s).3.4-His Caliphate.3.5-Spouses and Children.3.5.1-Other wives.3.5.2-Children.4-Participation in Battles.4.1-Saraya.4.2-Mission to Yemen.5-Event of Ghadir.6-The Event of Saqifa.6.1-The Background of the Disfavor for Imam Ali (a).6.2-Imam Ali's (a) Standpoint.7-During the Rule of the First Three Caliphs.7.1-During the Caliphate of Abu Bakr.7.1.1-Forced Allegiance.7.1.2-Imam's performance during the caliphate of Abu Bakr.7.2-During the Caliphate of Umar.7.3-During the Caliphate of Uthman.7.3.1-Imam Ali's (a) Standpoint Regarding Uthman's Assassination.8-Caliphate.8.1-Governors.8.2-Battles.9-Martyrdom.9.1-Will and Advice.9.2-Burial Place.10-Virtues.10.1-Ali's Virtues in the Qur'an.10.2-Other Virtues.11-Imamate and Wilayah.12-Moral Characteristics.13-Sayings and Writings.13.1-Nahj al-balagha.13.2-Ghurar al-hikam wa durar al-kalim.13.3-Dastur ma'alim al-hikam wa ma'thur makarim al-shiyam.13.4-Collection of Poems.13.5-Writings.13.6-Other Collections.14-Companions.15-See also.16-Notes.17-References.18-Further Reading.
